Sir On 10th December the world celebrated Human Rights Day. On this day many political conferences, meetings, exhibitions, cultural events, debates were organized to discuss all kinds of issues related to human rights. Several governmental, civil and non-governmental associations actively took part in the human rights day celebration. Most of the programs held at this […]
She was the first woman in Concord, USA to register as a voter. Google today ( November 29)celebrated the birthday of one of the best-known female authors of 19th Century, Louisa May Alcott with a special Doodle displaying the characters of Little Women. Little Women was Alcott’s first and biggest success. It’s a semi-autobiographical account […]
Demonetisation has affected all of us very badly. In Patna, About 75% of ATMs are closed and the money finishes very fast in those that are open. At many places you see people standing in line from early morning before ATMs open up . No more 24 hour service! One of my relatives who is […]
From Tuesday, (Nov 15) the Bihar State Film Development and Finance Corporation (BSFDFC) hosts a six-day film Regional Film Festival at Rabindra Bhavan, Patna. More than 16 films in Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Malayali, Punjabi and Rajasthani will be shown, said Ganga Kumar, the managing director of BSFDFC. Actors, directors, singers and other artistes will attend […]
On Sunday, the green flag waved for the inaugural run of the China-South Asia freight service. It’s a great boost for trade links. Operation of the first China-South Asia international freight route is officially underway from Sunday, linking Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, and Katmandu in Nepal. Following the launch of regular service on […]
The arrows of Cupid know no discrimination, and it seems the election commissions of India and Nepal have been his target. Love, it is said, has blossomed, and it’s evident as former Indian Chief Election Commissioner will wed present Nepal CEC! Former Chief Election Commissioner of India SY Quraishi of 69 years and the current […]
The Chinese are fast learners! After two years of its stay in India, Xiaomi has learned a thing or two about the country’s festive season. The Chinese company sold over 500,000 smartphones in India between Oct. 1 and Oct. 3, it said Wednesday. That’s two phones sold every second. The milestone comes as e-commerce giants […]
The Patna High Court on Friday cancelled the Bihar government’s controversial Prohibition of Liquor Act, calling it illegal. This is not ‘good news’ for boozers, rather, it is that the punishments given under this law were undemocratic and unconstitutional. Imagine that the penalty of possessing a bottle of liquor was more severe than penalty for […]
Human Trafficking is one of the major problems in Bihar. Mostly children, girls and women are the victim of human trafficking. This fuels other problems like child labour, prostitution, forced labour, bonded labour, forced marriage etc. The traffickers mostly target the people after the natural calamities because this is the time when people lose all their […]
Sir, Some time ago, I went to the Kurji Ghat to meet the people affected by the flood. Over there I met different people who had been shifted from Bin Tola to an under-construction apartment block at Kurji Ghat because of the flood. They were in very bad condition. They informed me that they were getting […]
Every individual wants to look good. We use creams and other cosmetics to make-over ourselves. But we usually forget that using cosmetics cannot make a big change but taking good care of ourselves can definitely do so. Our smile can make a big difference to our personality. For a good smile we need to have […]
Sir, Patna is facing a number of problems, but the major problem here is scarcity of water. Patna depends on the River Ganga and groundwater for drinking and other purposes.These both sources of water is highly polluted. According to a report by New Delhi, Centre for Science and Environment the city needs about 215 million […]
