Patna ban on Polythene bags: Who cares?

Patna ban on Polythene bags: Who cares?

On paper, a ban on polythene bags exists in Bihar’s Capital, but on the ground… things are different. Plastic bags are used widely in Patna even after the ban. The Bihar government banned plastic bags on 14 December 2018 in urban areas. the Police and Municipal Corporation are also supposed to take actions against the […]

Opposing job reservation? Just Jealousy!

Opposing job reservation? Just Jealousy!

Sir, Glancing through what appears to be a letter written by a ‘fellow’ media student named Preeti Dayal, I would like to put forward the following points. Her arguments are fundamentally flawed and out of whack. I took out a calculator and did some basic adding up of the percentages she has mentioned. 15 +7.5+ […]

RESERVATION IN INDIA MUST GO

RESERVATION IN INDIA MUST GO

Sir, The total population of India is approximately 1.35 billion. In which 16.6% of population (26 crore) belong to the Scheduled Caste category , and they are given 15% reservation of jobs in the government sector.  9% percent of the population belong to Scheduled Tribes (11.7 crore) and they are given 7.5% reservation of jobs […]

Listen to UN, stop desertification

Listen to UN, stop desertification

Sir, It is no secret that agriculture is the backbone of economy of Bihar and approximately  77%  of its workforce is dependent on it.  Drought and Desertification has become a major issue in Bihar and has become  serious issue for the citizen of Bihar. According to the state agriculture department’s data, more than 100,000 farmers […]

Problems of Refugees

Problems of Refugees

Sir, Refugees have become a big problem all over the world today. India is facing political turmoil trying to cope with the refugee influx from places like Bangladesh and Myanmar. Refugee: a person or group of people who are forced to leave their country due to some war or violence in the country. The people […]

Violence and killing: Religious leaders Failure?

Violence and killing: Religious leaders Failure?

Religious leadership failing to control hatred? On one of the most sacred and significant days in Christian history, in a Buddhist dominated state of Sri Lanka, suicide bombers allegedly belonging to an outfit described as Muslims killed more than 250 worshippers and injured hundreds more. The US described them ISIS-inspired and the Sri Lankan government […]

Fight against the terrorism: Sri Lanka bomb blast

Fight against the terrorism: Sri Lanka bomb blast

Sir Easter Sunday bomb blasts at three churches and four hotels in Sri Lanka was a terrible bomb blast. It killed more than 310 people and wounded at least 500 innocents. This attack affected not only to Christians or Sri Lanka but to the entire world. The entire world is mourning with this grief. What […]

Indian Army reaches out in Assam

Indian Army reaches out in Assam

Sir, In Nalbari, Assam, the Indian army is doing laudable work. Keeping in tune with the Indian Army’s endeavour to remain at the forefront of the nation’s development, a unit of the Red Horns Division under the aegis of Indian Army’s ‘Civic Outreach Programme – Operation Sadbhavana’, on the New Year’s day, organised a maintenance […]

Little Change on our part can make a big difference

Little Change on our part can make a big difference

Sir Recently in Dusshera 59 people died in Amritsar because of the train accident. The entire media covered this news. The question was who is to be blamed. Who was at fault – The organizers, the train driver or the government but no one questioned on Public that Why were the public’s standing on and […]

Hoax News: Publicity Material?

Hoax News:  Publicity Material?

  Sir, Today, we have become the passive consumers of media. Specially, when we talk of social media, we don’t even think twice before sharing anything. We are least bothered when it comes to verifying whether  actually the content is worth sharing or is just a cool edited piece for showbiz. We accept the content […]

SOCIAL MEDIA: A PASTIME OR ADDICTION?

SOCIAL MEDIA: A PASTIME OR ADDICTION?

  Sir, Today the world has been connected by the web leading to various communications happening in no time. It can surely be said that world indeed has came a long way in technological advancements. But the thing which has been a arising issue since few months is excessive use of this technology. A recent […]

Gandhi Setu or Accident Site?

Gandhi Setu or Accident Site?

Sir  Mahatma Gandhi Setu, popularly known as Gandhi Setu is the longest ( but not the oldest) bridge of Bihar. It connects Patna to Hajipur and is the third longest bridge in India. Few years ago, it was one of the longest river bridges in India with the total length of 5750 metres. It was […]