Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, the former Indian high commissioner in London, told a local newspaper that the cricket that he learnt at St Xavier’s School in Patna was not just a sport but part of his bringing up. That’s not all, he attributed much of his ‘learning for life’ to what he had picked up from […]
Mahtab’s Bookshelf Here in the “Pick for the Week” series, I’ll help you pick your ‘to-becoming’ favourite books, fiction as well as non-fiction, ranging from all genres and all ages, through a weekly series of mini completely spoiler-proof reviews. It’s never bad to laugh, even in serious times, on serious issues. And this week, I […]
It’s an eventful November for Patna’s Kurji Parish. After a remarkable Christ the King procession at on Sunday (the 25th), Bihar’s most populous parish prepares to play host to the Papal Nuncio and several bishops this week. It’s going to be an evening to remember, according to sources close to Kurji Parish Priest Raymond Cherubim SJ, […]
Presentation Sister Dorothy Fernandes, working in Bihar, was honoured for promoting democratic and republic characteristics of the Indian Constitution on Monday November 26. Catholics of Patna know her as a person with a strong commitment for the poor and disempowered. She received the award “Neelkanth Samman” on November 26, the Constitution Day, at Mavlankar Hall […]
Was she the oldest nun in the world? We don’t know for sure. But without a doubt, Sister Cecylia Maria was one who made a world of difference for so many people and their families. A Polish nun who was believed to be the oldest nun in the world and was recognized as a rescuer […]
Mahtab’s Bookshelf Here in the “Pick for the Week” series, I’ll help you pick your ‘to-becoming’ favourite books, fiction as well as non-fiction, ranging from all genres and all ages, through a weekly series of mini completely spoiler-proof reviews. Pick for the Week #1- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald’s […]
Guwahati (Assam) – At a time when the State is on the edge over the illegal Bangladeshi migrants’ issue, Amnesty India today said that Assam must end human rights violation against persons declared foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunals and held in detention centres across the State. Releasing a report, ‘Between Fear and Hatred: Surviving Migration […]
Jude Law says that it’s high time we get used to gay role models for children — he has just been cast as Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and he’s meeting J.K. Rowling. “She makes a great effort to make you feel at ease when you know you’re in the presence […]
Neglect and the utter ineptitude of drain management in the city came to the fore as blocked drains and other impediments hampered the rescue of a kid who fell down a drain in Patna, Bihar Specialised rescue teams including divers and equipped with a “super sucker” machine failed to find 10-year-old Dipak Kumar, who fell […]
You Tube and the internet has become the training round for all sorts of fraudsters. And to add to this, a chap in Bihar actually set up an institute to train ATM thieves! ATMS are being pilfered, cards duplicated and all sorts of chicanery is on! The Muzaffarpur police have arrested eight persons and say […]
Here’s a piece of wild news: Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal, is being terrorized by hordes of killer monkeys! In the past three months local newspapers have reported at least three incidents where people have been fatally attacked and bitten by monkeys. There’s nothing that the population can do, because these simians are […]
Diwali’s over and now preparations for the Big Bihar Bathing Bash is on. It’s a snaan party that happens 6 days after Diwali, and thousands of devout Biharis will take a dive into almost freezing water to ward off the evil forces! As usual, the festival has a lot of ramifications, both civic and political. […]
