Patna: “Culprits are culprits. They have no political affiliation. They are criminals in the eyes of law. And the Muzaffarpur incident is no exception,” National Commission for Women (NCW) member Sushma Sahu has told local media that those found guilty of sexual abuse of girls in the Muzaffarpur short stay home case would not be spared […]
50 years old, Israel Shah, sits on the footpath of Digha market in his little shop. A son of a mason had studied up to 7th and dropped out to help his parents. He decided to be a tailor and apprenticed at a tailoring shop. He has been working as a tailor for 25 years, […]
पटना :फास्ट ट्रैक कोर्ट भी अब फास्ट नहीं रह गया है और वहां भी लंबित केसों की काफी संख्या है। बिहार के 55 फास्ट ट्रैक कोर्ट में 22,616 मामले लंबित हैं। शराबबंदी के पहले जेलों की क्षमता में भी अपेक्षित वृद्धि नहीं की गयी। वर्तमान में बिहार की जेलों की अधिकतम क्षमता 39,432 कैदियों की […]
Patna: It’s a crying shame! The very people entrusted to ‘protect’ the abandoned and at-risk girls in a state-approved shelter are now on trial for having sexually assaulted them. A member of the district protection unit meant to monitor homes for underprivileged children was sent to jail on Wednesday (June 6) on the charge of […]
Motihari (Bihar): Mahatma Gandhi Central University of Bihar, now running out of a makeshift campus located on the premises of Zila school is set to get 33 acres for its ‘permanent campus’. It is only about 10 percent of what is needed. According to the original plan, the university is to be given 302 acres […]
Patna: The police traffic department is pulling up its socks. Red light violators in Patna will now be spotted on specially made cameras, and e-challans sent to their registered addresses. The transport department on Sunday also took a decision to roll out the drive to issue e-challan against those who jump signals and the zebra […]
Even though Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ‘moralistic’ imposition of prohibition is far from popular in ‘civilized circles’ in Bihar, the police are doggedly doing their duty, we hear. A police team raided the ‘official residence’ allotted to one Dr. Chandeshwar Choudhary, a retired medical officer of a Primary Health Centre (PHC) at […]
Patna: Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief and Central minister Upendra Kushwaha was stopped, abused and roughed up near Hajipur in Vaishali during yesterday’s Bharat Bandh against reservation. Kushwaha had cancelled his Motihari jaunt to attend the concluding function of the Champaran Satyagraha centenary at which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief guest. Kushwaha, […]
Patna, 4 April, 2018 :Lohiya Swachh Bihar Abhiyan (LSBA), Department of Rural Development, GoB, with support from UNICEF organized a Workshop with Radio Jockeys/ content creators on the theme of `Chalo Champaran — Satyagrah to Swacchhagrah’ in Patna. This interactive workshop brought together creative radio professionals from private FM, community radio stations and government broadcasters, […]
Bihar Sharif (Bihar): An explosion rocked a crowded locality in Biharsharif township, sparking a major fire that took four hours to douse. Despite platitudes the illegal firecracker manufacturing units still exist in Bhar, putting hundreds at risk. Five people, including three children and a woman, were killed and 18 injured after an explosion in an […]
Patna: A practical way to deal with floods is to teach everyone to swim. That’s what Bihar’s disaster management team is going to do from next month. The Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) has decided to provide swimming lessons to children and teenagers in flood-prone areas. The swimming lessons will start from the first […]
Patna: It’s a curious state of affairs for a Chief Minister whose media spiel is all about his concern for the dalits. The State Commission for SC & ST in Nitish Kumar’s Bihar is non-functional for the past two years. The government seems to be ignoring the Patna High Court directive to remedy the situation. […]
