Lat Friday (January3) Two men affiliated to fringe Hindu outfits red-flagged by police were among six arrested in Patna for the murder of a teenager whose body was found on December 31 — ten days after he was last seen participating in an RJD protest against the CAA and NRC with a Tricolour in his […]
Was the violence against the JNU students organised via social media? A report in a leading English daily suggests that it is. Messages urging people to “thrash the anti-nationals” in JNU allegedly did rounds of some WhatsApp groups in the hours leading up to the violence on campus Sunday. The Indian Express managed to contact […]
GUWAHATI: In Assam, it is the fear of being swamped by Bangladeshi language and culture that is driving the anti-CAA protests. As thousands of people in Assam take to the streets to voice their opposition to the amended citizenship law, old icon Bhupen Hazarika and newer idol Zubeen Garg have helped the protests find a […]
New Delhi: The economic slowdown may have dropped the sales graphs of cars and biscuits, but 2019 was a healthy year for smartphones. While biscuit companies saw rural sales dropping off, and auto sales spun into low gear, smartphones were flying off the shelves! Urban and rural users continued to buy, and even upgrade to […]
They were appointed two years ago, but after a Supreme Court verdict, some 82 government employees are jobless. The Manipur government has terminated services of its 82 officers after a court order on pleas alleging irregularities in the state civil services examination conducted in 2016, according to an official order. Their appointment letters issued on […]
Patna 27 November: The Patna Diocese of the Catholic Church in Patna is celebrating 100 years of service to Bihar, and the many achievements and contributions in education, health, and social service could not have been possible without the goodwill of all the communities of Bihar, said Archbishop William D’Souza SJ. Archbishop William D’Souza SJ, […]
Renowned mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh passed away at the age of 77 at PMCH hospital on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia while still in the US after which he had returned to India in 1974. One of the family members said that Singh was taken to PMCH after his condition […]
The ‘Deepotsava’ at Ayodhya, the annual jamboree sponsored by the Uttar Pradesh government on Diwali, cost the state government a sum of ₹133 crore this year. Now, let’s look at some facts. The Uttar Pradesh government has been busy curtailing funds for several other projects. • Last week, the UP government decided to curtail duties […]
Diwali is a festival of lights but the light from diya is diminishing due to the coming of Chinese lights or other artificial lights. The use of diyas have become limited. The easily accessible and pocket friendly Chinese lamps have taken over the traditional diya. Every year with the coming of Diwali the artificial lamp […]
After the heavy rainfall and flood like situation, common people in Patna are now facing with another problem, which is hike in vegetable price. For the poor the situation has become even worse as they don’t have enough money to buy their daily bread. Hike in vegetables price is something we cannot ignore because it […]
The question is, will you need to bring along a valid passport to cross over to another state some day soon? Right now, if you’re thinking of crossing the Assam border to a neighbouring state, you’re most likely to run into a roadblock or two. Just look at the aftermath of the NRC jhamela! According […]
Battered by heavy rainfall for the past 48 hours in 3 districts of Bihar, at least 29 people have died in the state due to mishaps caused by the downpour, according to news agency ANI. Parts of the city experienced a break in the rainfall for a few hours,and very low precipitation on Monday. That […]
