Manisha Thapa, a young and dedicated air hostess from Bihar, was among the many lives lost in the devastating crash of Air India flight AI-171, which went down shortly after departing from Ahmedabad on Thursday. A native of Patna with ancestral roots in Biratnagar , Nepal, Manisha was on active duty as a cabin crew […]
In India, where central and state governments often proclaim their commitment to human rights and the upliftment of marginalised communities, the grim reality tells a different story. The harrowing case of an 11-year-old Dalit girl, brutally raped and left to die after hours of waiting in an ambulance, lays bare the systemic failures that plague […]
पटना के सेंट जेवियर्स कॉलेज ऑफ मैनेजमेंट एंड टेक्नोलॉजी में एक बहुत अच्छा मीडिया साक्षरता सेमिनार भइल। ई सेमिनार मिनती चक्लनविस जी कइलें, जे फैक्टशाला यूनिवर्सिटी नेटवर्क के तरफ से आइल रहली। ई नेटवर्क डेटाLEADS शुरू कइलस, जे गूगल न्यूज इनिशिएटिव के साथ मिलके काम करेला। ई सेमिनार में छात्र लोग आ जवान पेशेवर लोग […]
In an era of information overload, media literacy is not just a skill but a necessity. A highly insightful Media Literacy Seminar was conducted on Saturday (March 22) at St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology, Patna, by Ms. Minati Chaklanavis on behalf of the FactShala University Network. This network is an initiative led by […]
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 […]
बिहार में क्या हो रहा है? एक्सीडेंट से मौत की खबरें और हत्या तथा अन्य को खबरें , रास्ते चलते छीना झपटी , घर में चोरी, मॉब लिंचिंग, गुंडागर्दी की खबरें पहले से ज्यादा आ रहे हैं। हालांकि अन्य गतिविधियां भी तेज है और लोग अभी अपराधियों के डर के आगे घर में घुस नहीं […]
The scariest horror stories are not on Netflix and the multiplexes, they’re lurking outside our very houses, in the shadows. Have you heard of the ‘fake cancer drug racket’, busted about 3 months ago? It must have been drowned out with all the ‘election news’ which hogged prime time. Yesterday, (July 17), three months after […]
Five days. For five days, in the midst of a searing June heatwave, an oasis appeared in this cultural Kalahari, bringing a modicum of animation to the listless and drooping culture-vultures parked on the bare bones of a surreal Mowgli landscape. Their “What ya wanna do?” “I dunno, what ya wanna do?” was cut short […]
Today, June 14th, is World Blood Donor Day! It’s that special occasion where we celebrate those brave souls who willingly part ways with their precious life juice for the greater good. World Blood Donor Day was first established in 2004 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The date, June 14th, commemorates the birthday of Karl […]
Bags of rice stocked wall-thick at the grain warehouses are what the nutrition warriors in Bihar are counting on to repel the onslaught of anaemia, which as recent figures indicate has gained the upper hand in recent times. A ‘workshop’ for media, organised last week in Patna, as part of an SBCC Campaign, revealed that […]
The Recognition of a Socialist Icon and the BJP’s History with Backward Classes’ Quota [Updated with corrections. Author: Frank Krishner] The Indian government has decided to confer the prestigious Bharat Ratna on the late socialist leader and former Bihar Chief Minister, Karpoori Thakur. This announcement, made a day ahead of Thakur’s birth centenary, is seen […]
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) successfully rescued nine children from the suspected human traffickers on the New Jalpaiguri – Amritsar Karma Bhoomi Express at Muzaffarpur station. The operation, instructed by Inspector Manish Kumar, took place on a Wednesday afternoon after an important tip-off. Two people involved in this act, one a teenager, have been caught and […]
