Bihar: Report power theft, Lose your tongue!

Bihar: Report power theft, Lose your tongue!

Patna:  They don’t call Bihar the ‘wild east’ for nothing! Villagers in Khaspur village, a stone’s throw away from the state capital Patna cut off a man’s tongue and almost beat him to death after he reported electricity thefts to the authorities, reports local media. “Half of the victim’s tongue was cut off,” said a […]

Why South Asians in UK don’t report child abuse

Why South Asians in UK don’t report child abuse

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 […]

Bihar: Runner up in Women’s kidnapping?

Bihar: Runner up in Women’s kidnapping?

Sir, The latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on  has placed Bihar in the eleventh position among the states and Union Territories in terms of crime against women and the state was at eighth position in 2014. According to the data, in 2015, there were 13,891 cases of crime against women reported […]

Why Xaverians March for ‘Akeli’

Sir, This is to inform you that the students of BMC department of St. Xavier’s College of Management  Technology, Digha Patna have initiated a candle march on Saturday  27th  August at 6:00 PM from St Xavier’s School, Gandhi Maidan to Gandhi Statue to support Akeli(the 12 year old rape victim who is being denied justice), together with […]

Robbery Filmi Style in Chennai

Robbery Filmi Style in Chennai

Robbers took away Rs 5.75 crore, belonging to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The boxes of money were being transported on Egmore Express Train from Salem to Chennai on Monday (August 8) night. Robbers gained entry in the train, by cutting 2×2 feet hole on the roof of one of the coaches where boxes […]

Scam tainted Ruby wails, ‘wanna go home!’

Scam tainted Ruby wails, ‘wanna go home!’

Patna:  Ruby Rai the so-called ‘topper’ who has brought shame to the real hardworking and sincere students of Bihar, has spent 18 days in a  remand home for minors. She was taken to the juvenile justice board office at Gaighat in Patna City for a hearing on her bail petition. The hearing  began before a […]

Sitamarhi village elects a murdered woman as Panchayat Member!

Sitamarhi village elects a murdered woman as Panchayat Member!

Patna: Villagers from Tikauli Panchayat in Sitamarhi District have elected a dead woman  to the post of Panchayat Samiti member. The woman, Mithlesh Devi, has been dead nine long years. Bihar never fails to spring surprises! A woman in Bihar, who died several years ago, was elected as a panchayat samiti member in the recently […]

Attempt to ‘silence’ Lawyers’ Collective?

Attempt to ‘silence’ Lawyers’ Collective?

New Delhi: Social organisations and a group of individuals have condemned the suspension of FCRA licence of ‘Lawyers Collective’, the NGO run by noted lawyers Indira Jaising and Anand Grover, and termed the Home Ministry’s move as “malafide and motivated” and “blatant violation” of law.  In a statement, the organisations and individuals said there has […]

Father and Uncle kill girl, escape, in Madhya Pradesh

Father and Uncle kill girl, escape, in Madhya Pradesh

In yet another dastardly deed, a  girl was  stabbed to death by her father and uncle on Friday in a suspected case of “honour killing” in Gwalior in (Madhya Pradesh). Police said the victim,  ‘Seema’, was killed at a shelter for women in the Hazira area of the city, more than 400km from capital Bhopal. […]

King of Good Times resigns from Rajya Sabha

King of Good Times resigns from Rajya Sabha

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, whose passport has been revoked by the government has resigned from the Rajya Sabha. Mr Mallya is at the centre of a raging controversy after he left the country amid continuing efforts by banks to recover dues totalling over Rs 9,000 crore of unpaid loans and interest. Last week, the Indian […]

Should this tribal man be charged with murder?

Should this tribal man be charged with murder?

A child of mixed blood has been ritually killed by a primitive aboriginal tribe, leaving the police in the Andaman and Nicobar islands in a fix. The Jarawa tribe has the most unique status. They are to live in a 780 square reservation with as minimal outside contact as possible. When members of the isolated […]