Even though Bihar hasn’t reported a single case of confirmed COVID-19 infection, Bihar is under the British era ‘Epidemic Act’. So now, government health officials can storm into your house and take you for forcible screening. Any geographical area can be sealed off and isolated. You can be punished for hiding symptoms. You can be […]
PATNA: The state health department in Bihar claimed on Sunday (March 8) to have screened a record number of 1.20 lakh passengers at different transit points along the Indo-Nepal border since January 15 this year after the outbreak of coronavirus. An official statement issued on Sunday said that a total number of 1,20,955 passengers were […]
Some 500 people living with HIV/AIDS , supported by the Chairman of the Global Alliance of Human rights, have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include them in the Centre’s flagship health protection scheme — Ayushman Bharat. As of now, people living with HIV (PLHA) still face rejection and denial of health services from […]
As one documentary film maker put it ,”The only way to control plastic is to ban it’, and the MP High Court has done just that. In Madhya Pradesh, you will no longer send your child to school with a plastic lunch box, so the court has ordered. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has passed […]
A day before the ‘mammoth’ rally against NRC was to take place, the Bihar Assembly passed a resolution against the NRC implementation. Bihar is the first NDA-ruled state to pass a resolution against the NRC and for the 2010 form of NPR, opening a window for the Centre to make a retreat on these issues, […]
On February 5, 2020, the Pink City of Rajasthan, Jaipur, received World Heritage Certificate from the UNESCO. Minister of Urban Development Shanti Dhariwal received this award in a ceremony held at Albert Hall.The UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay visited India to present the certificate. The world heritage certificate was presented to Jaipur for the efforts […]
Every Indian family will have at least one family member with cancer. Bleak times ahead, says WHO. But India loves its khaini, tumbakoo, and areca nut … One in 10 Indians will develop cancer during their lifetime, and one in 15 Indians will die of cancer, according to a latest World Health Organization (WHO) report. […]
The Indian railways are to implement RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, to accurately track and trace Railway movement across the country with focus on safety. RFID is a technology that exchanges data through Radio frequency. The tag is used to track individual objects. The CRIS (Centre for Railway Information Systems) , GS1 India and the Indian Industry have […]
GUWAHATI: – Registering a strong protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), a number of leading artistes and intellectuals of Assam have asserted that the time is not right to hold a mega event like Filmfare Awards function in the State, report local media. Political observers say that the proposed event, to be held for […]
India, emerging as a source for child pornography with over 25,000 instances of ‘suspected child pornography’ being uploaded ? ‘Operation Blackface’ is on in Maharashtra. It’s a drive to tackle child porn uploaders. It’s a whole new experience for Indian police, tracking child abuse (porn) spread via social media. Meanwhile, FIRs and arrests are taking […]
People who missed the republic day parade, here is the golden chance for you to have a glimpse of the event and to celebrate the spirit of India. Bharat Parv which is recognized as the National Festival is being celebrated in Delhi this year too. It started on 26th January 2020 and will continue till […]
The Anglo Indian community in Jharkhand is celebrating the fact that despite the Centre’s ‘unjust’ removal of the representation of the Anglo-Indian community, the Jharkhand Chief Minister took the bold step of ensuring that the representation does not lapse. The MLA was nominated scant hours before the ‘deadline’ 25th January dawned. Glen Joseph Galstaun was […]
