It all started with a ‘lucky shoe’ . In a land where only the rich and powerful could aspire to wear them, one smart aleck got his hands on a pair, but the shoes were the cause of so many problems. The shoes kept the audience in splits throughout the performance of ‘Jootey’, in Patna […]
A few weeks ago the Patna police confiscated all the cigarettes and Marijuana from some of the Betel shops in Digha Ashiyana Road and warned them not to sell near the school and colleges in the area. The educational institutions, it is learnt, had tipped off the cops and named few shops where students smoke […]
The students of Aryanbhatt University, who completed their even semester examinations recently, may have to wait a while before the results come their way: the reason being that for over a week, the section of Mithapur road was so badly water-logged and flooded, that it was almost impossible for examiners and evaluators to reach the […]
[Patna and its perennial traffic problems… Yogesh write on how it feels to travel from East Boring Canal Road to St Xavier’s College] Too many people and too many vehicles are the main barrier when you have to reach somewhere on a given time. Patna really needs more flyovers. Every day I lose my patience […]
It had been two- three days, and still it was raining. I was there when a wall of my house collapsed. Fortunately, four lives were spared. Nobody got hurt. And it happened around midnight, 12:05 am and everyone was stunned. The village is called Kerwartari. It comes under Jamui district which is 83.6 miles away […]
The Governor of PWC reminded the young women of their destiny to build a new India, and the responsibility to make India- free of communal disharmony and lynching. Patna Women’s College founded by Bishop Sullivan in 1940 celebrated its Founder’s day (August 22). It is the first women’s college in Bihar. Most Reverend Archbishop William […]
Forget all those romantic Bollywood rain-drenched romantic scenes, in Bihar’s capital, people are singing a very different tune during the monsoons, as Deedar reports below: When it rains, people complain. The monsoon season has been accused of creating problems in our daily life. There has been lot of complaints like water logging, traffic jam, power […]
The whole day of Raksha Bandhan was very joyful until my family relatives started announcing restrictions on eating. On the day of Raksha Bandha the lunar eclipse started from 10:42 pm. So everyone was concerned about having the food before the eclipse. This issue definitely must be the interesting topic for the discussion in past […]
The intolerance and violence has become a huge crisis in the sub continent. The killing of people in the name of religion is damaging the integrated strength and harmony. Be it in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka or India, certain vested interests are using religion as an excuse to inflict harm on minority communities. Certain groups […]
Monday Raga The whole Shravan season (or lunar month) is devoted to Lord Shiva, especially the four Mondays of the season. A good number of people come to the Panchmukhi temple in Boring Road for the ‘Somvari puja’. This ‘Somvari puja’ comes with good deal for the small vendors who sell flowers and other stuffs […]
Sir, I write this letter to share my views on the ‘Not in my name’ protest. The public of this nation often come together with a purpose. They align their thoughts to fight against wrong doing but then lose their path. A naïve boy Junaid was killed by the mob, people there didn’t react. When […]
Sir, As an individual I am a part of this diverse culture of my country. My identity is not limited to a religion, caste, creed, clan, color etc. As a citizen of India, I’m part of a country known for values and a culture which has space for opinions, tolerance and other cultures. Our constitution […]
