Influx of Rohingya Muslim refugees has become a headache for security forces in the Northeast. In two separate incidents that came to light on Friday (Januray 15), some 12 Rohingyas were discovered and arrested. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested 10 Rohingyas from Agartala-New Delhi Rajdhani Express. NF Railway CPRO Subhanan Chanda said 10 […]
One of India’s biggest e-commerce platforms – Snapdeal, along with four other Indian shopping complexes has featured in the 2020 ‘Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy’ issued by the Office of US Trade Representative. Snapdeal, according to the report, has recorded an increase in the volume of counterfeit products. “According to a November […]
Assam has now 34 districts! People in Bajali sub-division in Assam woke up this morning to find themselves in Assam’s newest district. Bajali has been carved out of Barpeta district. A notification was issued by the Govenor of Assam Jagdish Mukhi on Tuesday (12th January). With this Bajali has become the 34th full-fledged district of […]
It’s good news on Public Broadcasting Day! Radio lovers all over India breathed a sigh of relief when Prasar Bharati on Wednesday clarified that no All India Radio (AIR) station is being closed anywhere in any state across India. AIR is also piloting Digital radio transmission, the release said. Taking a serious note of what […]
Patna: Patna Archdiocese will bid farewell to their Metropolitan Archbishop Most Rev William D’Souza SJ and welcome the newly appointed pastoral governor the Most Rev Sebastian Kallupura following the official announcement by the CBCI on Wednesday, 9 December, 2020 at 4.30pm. Most Rev. William D’Souza S.J., who on attaining the age of 74, had sent […]
PATNA: In this covid-19 bound Bihar Assembly election, the Jesuits of Patna province took education and citizen’s awareness a step further , hosting a ‘Know your candidate event’ in the premises of one of Patna’s leading colleges. Prominent candidates of Digha assembly constituency on Thursday, October 29, made their cases, presented sharply divergent views, expounded […]
In a significant appeal to those who mentor the upcoming generation of journalists, news anchor, multimedia journalist and author Rajdeep Sardesai spoke of the importance of teaching media ethics as part of the journalism course. Journalism has changed dramatically over the past 30 years, and in the ‘age of mobile journalism’ youngsters looking at a […]
Patna : By September end, the second phase of TEQIP will end. Technical Education Quality Improvement Project (TEQIP) is a fully integrated plan of twenty – five years. The government of India on 1st February 2017 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the World Bank in which India took loan of US $ 201.50 […]
Senior citizens: Men and women who have a covered a long race in life and have reached the twilight years. Time to relax! Time to recall the bitter-sweet events and experiences of life!Men and women who worked hard in farms and factories, in schools and colleges, as drivers and coolies, as housewives and housemaids, as […]
More than 3000 people including several legal luminaries and retired Justices have signed an open letter, expressing their disappointment with the Supreme Court ruling in the now volatile ‘Prashant Bhushan Contempt of Court case’. The Court has convicted a prominent lawyer, Prashant Bhushan, for his tweets. The letter says, ” The tweets were a bona […]
आज 15 अगस्त है, क्या आपने राष्ट्रगान गाया? सच-सच बताइए। गाया? पूरा गाया? ठीक से गाया? बहुत बढ़िया! नहीं गाया? कोई बात नहीं, मैंने भी नहीं गाया। मैं राष्ट्रगान को देशभक्ति से नहीं जोड़ता न ही देशभक्ति को कोई ‘एक-दिवसीय कार्यक्रम’ के रूप में मानता/मनाता हूं कि 15 अगस्त को तिरंगा लहरा दिया जाए, जन-गण-मन […]
PATNA: With stay home and stay safe being the new mantra, and ‘patriotism’ being defined as ‘saving lives’, it’s no great wonder that colleges and institutions opted for ‘creative’ and ‘innovative’ ways to celebrate the 74th Independence day. What it actually meant was that some sort of online interaction was planned to ‘observe’ the day, […]
