Sir, The tragic event which happened in Patna on the eve of Makar Sankranti in which an overloaded boat capsized claiming the life of 24 fellow Patnaites, deeply saddens me and makes me ponder. As the spot of the accident is close to me and at one of my favourite destinations of the city, it […]
Sir, It was only recently when the city was celebrating Makar Sankranti like every year on 14th January. In the evening, when I switched on the television, I saw in the breaking news about the boat tragedy, which happened near NIT Ghat and killed almost 20 – 25 people and many of them are still […]
Motihari (Bihar): Is there a shadowy network of terror that lurks in the backwoods of Bihar? The local police say they have nabbed some Bihar fellows hired by a Nepali working for a Pakistan spy ring to derail trains! The role of ISI in the recent train disaster in Kanpur was being suspected after Bihar […]
New Delhi: It may be a dog’s life, but he’s got a right to live it! Culling and extermination are two different things, so stop bitching about being bitten by carnivorous canines! “Stray dogs have a right to live,” was how the Supreme Court reacted sharply today when a submission was made that such canines […]
New Delhi: Has the note ban actually cleaned up dirty dealing in the Real estate market? Some believe so! Anyway, half the potential buyers for apartments and such have disappeared! A Gloomy time for real estate barons! But the feeling is that the sector has been forced to ‘clean up’. The Property market, long considered […]
New Delhi: You can’t sue a college for not giving you a ‘placement’. Education isn’t a commodity to be bought or sold or with ‘special offers’. Students are not consumers. A youth’s plea against an institute for allegedly not providing him with an internship or job as promised at the time of admission, has been […]
New Delhi: This ‘new quota proposal’ will probably be hailed throughout India! A panel has recommended reservation for girl students in IITs to address the issue of slump in the number of female students entering the prestigious institutes (Jan 15). The guys need not be worried, because ‘new seats will be created only for girls’. […]
New Delhi, Jan 15 (PTI) A three-member committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet tomorrow to decide on the chief of the country’s premier probe agency CBI. The post of CBI director is lying vacant for over one month following Anil Sinha’s retirement on December 2. At present, Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana is […]
Sir, Whatever we see, it doesn’t reflect the reality always. It is so with the reservations (Quota) system in India. The systems of reservation in India were proclaimed to bring equality among masses for the sake of backward categories (OBC, SC, ST) of our society in different government legislatures or jobs and even in educational […]
Sir, Yesterday, when I was waiting for an autorickshaw near Boring Road I saw a group of boys around 16 to 20 years age dressed shabbily which they pretend to be cool, were smoking proudly. How tragic it is that about 13 lakh people in India die every year due to diseases related to smoking […]
Sir, Shopping of citizens of Patna have been changing and online shopping has brought about a drastic transformation in the buying behavioral habits especially that of the middle income group. The developing online market is characterized by domestic and foreign investors, it’s growing and ever hungry consumers like us apparently have insatiable demand for all […]
Sagar Islands (Bengal): Makar Sankranti is really big here! Over nine lakh pilgrims took a holy dip at the Gangasagar today (Jan 14) on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti and offered prayers at Kapil Muni Ashram amidst tight security that is in place in view of the Gangasagar Mela, officials said. Pilgrims started […]
