Once upon a tine, the House Sparrow was the most familiar bird in the world. They have been close to humans and have shared thousands years of relationship with the mankind. They have peacefully coexisted with us in our buildings and gardens, but no more. We can still remember our mothers or grandmothers throwing seeds […]
“No vote unless the Political parties include land rights to Dalits in their manifesto “. This was the demand of over two thousand people assembled in the famous Miller School groundsin Patna last Sunday (10th March) at the sixth state level conference organized by the Dalit Rights Forum”For the creation of a law for land […]
Traditional is always a choice when it comes to festivals, kurta-pyjama, Banarasi saris and kahdi apparels are the preferred ones by all. If you are a handloom admirer you can get your choice from the handloom exposition at Gandhi Maidan. It’s a week-long exposition that will continue till March 20. People are rushing to […]
On Friday, the state cabinet paved the way for the formulation of rules to facilitate time-bound redressal of grievances related to service and retirement benefits for regular government employees. Till now, the state government had introduced Right to Service Act for the citizens and followed it up with Right to Grievance Redressal Act. It was […]
Three men attacked a 35-year-old woman with acid for resisting their alleged rape attempt in a village of East Champaran district, 190 km north of Patna, on Saturday night. She and her 10-year-old son also suffered burns in the attack. This is the fourth acid attack in East Champaran in the past few months. One […]
The political games continue. Over the past two days, the Bihar government has come in for sharp criticism as none of its Ministers were present at the Patna airport on Sunday to receive the mortal remains of CRPF Inspector Pintu Singh, who was killed in Kashmir on March 1. The perception is thatChief Minister Nitish […]
Good news for the medical students as The Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH) at Gaya has been allowed to introduce postgraduate teaching in gynaecology. The secretary of Union ministry of health and family welfare issued the notification last week regarding this purpose. College principal Dr. H G Agrawal said “we received the […]
Majority of modular toilets across the city are locked, almost after 20 days of their inauguration. Patna mayor Sita Sahu and municipal commissioner Anupam kumar Suman had inaugurated around 60 modular toilets on 7th February as part of centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission. Majority of those toilets lack proper water connection, sources said and added that […]
As per the theme of Election Commission of India to make booth accessible to all voters, Patna District magistrate Kumar Ravi on Sunday instructed all the sector officers to personally meet people with disabilities and meet their requirements on Election Day to ensure they cast their vote. The DM gave instruction at a meeting held […]
In the month of June, the installation of the CNG kit will start in the petrol vehicles being run in the capital of Bihar. Initially CNG kits will be installed in four-wheeler vehicles and petrol auto. According to Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), kit manufacturing companies have started contacting the transport department for the […]
“Enough is enough. Children cannot be treated like this. You cannot let your officers treat children this way. Spare the children,” the Supreme Court told the Bihar government. The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the transfer of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to a court in New Delhi and slammed the […]
Patna came alive to poetry, music, and the romance of the written and spoken word over the past three days. The eternal poetry of Mirza Ghalib enthralled the young audience, as it reflected a unique way of looking at life and threats attached to it. Ghalib had mastered the art of bringing out human sorrow […]
