I’ve been thinking a lot about sleep since March 14, which was World Sleep Day. That day was also Holi, a festival in India, a boisterous celebration, where people celebrate with colours and music. I was woken up early by loud music from the neighbours’ apartment, which made me grumble about how noisy Bihar (a […]
Manipur is burning. We hope and pray for sense to prevail, and a solution to be worked out. But the smaller tribes of Manipur who are lumped together under the umbrella identity ‘Kuki’ are caught in the middle.Any long-term solution to the ongoing conflict in Manipur must also take into account the hopes, aspirations and […]
The world as we know it will be evolving to a place where 80 percent of human jobs will be wiped out. From Rio De Janeiro comes an AFP story that artificial intelligence (AI) could replace 80 per cent of human jobs in the coming years. But that is a good thing, says United States-Brazilian […]
A village in Manipur’s Ukhrul District has been celebrating its garlic crop in a festival called ‘Shuri Kaso Phanit’. This week, the 10th edition of the garlic festival, held at Talui village ground and organized by the Talui Kharngarum SHG(Self Help Group), was less satisfying tan previous years, according to the locals. Observers and locals […]
Things are hotting up in the wildlife sector in Assam, in what may be a major embarrassment for the state. Apparently, a high ranking forest official illegally spent over a crore of rupees from a Tiger Fund on a President’s visit to Kaziranga National Park in February last year. Things haven’t been going well in […]
It’s an ambitious plan to reintroduce an extinct predatory animal species. Twelve cheetahs arrived in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa on Saturday ( Feb 18) and were released into the quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district They have been flown to India as part of an agreement to introduce dozens […]
“The destiny of India is being shaped in the classrooms” Prof. Abhishek Anand mentioned this line from the Kothari commission while sharing his thoughts on the occasion of staff day at the Jesuit run St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology (SXCMT), Patna. He said “While there will undoubtedly be many battles left before the […]
The students, who are the future of the country, should be faithful to the fundamental principles of equality, fraternity, and harmony in diversity as enshrined by the Constitution. These were the words expressed by former IPS officer and recipient of the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service Rajyabardhan Sharma, who hoisted the national flag at Bihar’s […]
As the monsoons approach and flood prone areas in Bihar brace for another round of seasonal pain, some 250 youth and women from the poorest and disaster-prone areas of Bihar are ready. They have been oriented in the ways of saving their families and cattle from natural disasters. A state like Bihar regularly hit by […]
The Patna High Court has issued a tender inviting bids for supply of iPhone 13 Pro (256 GB), in the cost range of more then 1.25 lakhs for all judges of the court. The tender, issued on Tuesday 21st June, has also asked interested suppliers or authorized dealers to quote a price for the models, […]
India has reported 2374 new Covid cases today taking the total number of active Covid cases to 81687, 0.19 per cent higher. 13 new deaths have been reported today taking the death toll 1.2 per cent higher at 524903. Official figures from Delhi on Monday stood at 1,060 new Covid cases in a day and […]
The mango men and women (aam admi) are in a sorry state over the state of the Mango! The price of mangoes has gone up this year. The low production and high demand have caused the price of mangoes to shoot up . Compared to last year, a kilo of mangoes is about 30 percent […]
