Following new and more stringent laws against consumption of liquor in Bihar, large volumes of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) was seized from two districts of Bihar on October 15. Seven persons were arrested, in stepped-up drive to enforce the prohibition in the state. Police seized 3,286 litres of IMFL, smuggled from Haryana, in Nalanda […]
White Cane Day is observed worldwide to recognize the movement of blind people from dependency to full participation in society. It is celebrated on October 15 every year. It also reminds people about the how the white cane is an important tool in helping the blind and the visually impaired live with greater independence. The […]
The Indian intelligence service has revealed that the Daesh terror group has called on its affiliates in India to carry out lone wolf-style attacks across the nation with the use of knives and machetes. DAESH, is a violent Salafi-jihadist militaristic expansionist anti-Shi’a terrorist group consisting of insurgents and foreign fighters active in the countries formerly […]
China says its new dam over the Brahmaputra in Tibet will not affect India. Justifying its move to blockade a tributary of the Brahmaputra to construct a dam, China tried to allay fears that it would affect the river flow into India, saying that there will be no adverse impact on downstream areas. The Lalho […]
The arrows of Cupid know no discrimination, and it seems the election commissions of India and Nepal have been his target. Love, it is said, has blossomed, and it’s evident as former Indian Chief Election Commissioner will wed present Nepal CEC! Former Chief Election Commissioner of India SY Quraishi of 69 years and the current […]
The Chinese are fast learners! After two years of its stay in India, Xiaomi has learned a thing or two about the country’s festive season. The Chinese company sold over 500,000 smartphones in India between Oct. 1 and Oct. 3, it said Wednesday. That’s two phones sold every second. The milestone comes as e-commerce giants […]
Sir The world is facing various other problems including the problem of climate change. These days climate change has turned into a very serious problem. Now climate change has become less of natural process and is rapidly occurring due to the undesired actions of human beings. We people have become the reasons of environmental problems […]
The Patna High Court on Friday cancelled the Bihar government’s controversial Prohibition of Liquor Act, calling it illegal. This is not ‘good news’ for boozers, rather, it is that the punishments given under this law were undemocratic and unconstitutional. Imagine that the penalty of possessing a bottle of liquor was more severe than penalty for […]
Patna: A small piece of land which was the late Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan’s only testimony to his Bihar connection is no more. Authorities say the house, located in the Dumroan block of Buxur district, some 130 west of Patna, where he spent his early childhood days is now in the possession of a man […]
Human Trafficking is one of the major problems in Bihar. Mostly children, girls and women are the victim of human trafficking. This fuels other problems like child labour, prostitution, forced labour, bonded labour, forced marriage etc. The traffickers mostly target the people after the natural calamities because this is the time when people lose all their […]
Why is Child Abuse, either physical or sexual, covered up by Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi migrants in the UK? A 2016 report by the Child Protection department of the UK government highlighted the extent of child sexual abuse. They found over 47,000 police records regarding sexual abuse between 2014 and 2015 the highest recorded in […]
Tuesday was World Peace Day (21 September). The campus housing the twin St Xavier’s colleges at Digha saw several strange faces. The reason? An inter-department Face painting competition jointly by St. Xavier’s College and St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology. The competition was based on the college annual theme “Healthy Youth, Wealthy Nation”. […]
