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 […]
Every year farmers have to face a lot of loss because of the disasters whether its created by nature or humans. Even when they can be prepared for it and reduce the risk of large loss. The state government runs many schemes for citizens. If used properly they can reduce the disaster risk; but because […]
Will Bihar become the new El Dorado? Will Jamui be the Kolar Gold Field of the 21st Century? What’s the buzz? Just a few days ago, the Bihar government decided to allow the mining department to start the exploration project of gold in Jamui district, South Bihar. The news obviously comes as a surprise to […]
Care and protection of Mother Earth and finding our spiritual connections in harmony with Nature was the theme of a special foundation and mentoring session conducted by undergraduate students in Bihar, India. The students from the MassCom department of St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology joined hundreds of institutions across the world in a […]
With hundreds of stranded youngsters arriving across Indian borders from the Russian-Ukraine conflict zone, a sizeable number of Bihar’s sons and daughters are also in the mix. On Sunday, the families of 97 Bihar students expressed their happiness as they greeted the returnees at the Jayprakash Narain International Airport in Patna, Bihar’s capital. . Earlier […]
As the Supreme Court is coming down heavily on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s irksome penchant for shoving tipplers in jail to enforce prohibition in Bihar, a new directive from the Nitish led administration says that those caught drinking liquor will be let off if they provide information about the bootleggers. Faced with a deluge of […]
“बच्चों के बीच जागरूकता, मरीजों की पहचान और ससमय उपचार से मानसिक रोगों पर लगाम लगाकर उससे मुक्ति संभव है. मानसिक स्वास्थ्य वर्क फ़ोर्स का गठन कर समुदाय में जागरूकता की अलख जगाई जा सकती है ”, उक्त बातें डॉ. राजेश कुमार, विभागाध्यक्ष, मानसिक स्वास्थ्य विभाग, इंदिरा गाँधी आयुर्विज्ञान संस्थान ने वेबिनार में मानसिक स्वास्थ्य […]
पटना के गायघाट स्थित महिला रिमांड होम में एक युवती के साथ हुए कस्टोडियल रेप के उजागर होने बाद पटना हाईकोर्ट के द्वारा स्वत: संज्ञान लिए जाने की प्रशंसा करते हुए पद्मश्री सुधा वर्गीज, जानी- मानी सामाजिक-राजनीतिक नेत्री कंचन बाला और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता तबस्सुम अली , विन्दु कुमारी और प्रतिमा कुमारी ने एक संयुक्त बयान […]
The platform of Sasaram Railway station, located in Bihar’s Rohtas district, has been functioning as an impromptu study centre for students for almost 20 years now. It all started in 2002-2003 when a few students started coming to the railway station to study. The reason was that the railway station was the only place in […]
The viral fever outbreak in Bihar, reported by the media earlier this month has worsened significantly. According to media reports, many patients, most of them children, admitted to hospitals have been put on Oxygen support. The outbreak in several districts of Bihar has posed a serious challenge to the state government. Many hospitals in Patna […]
Nitish Kumar, a 16 year old boy (who, incidentally, is the namesake of the Bihar Chief Minister), from a village in Gaya district, is currently swathed in bandages at Apollo Burn Hospital in Patna. Over 55 percent of his body has no skin. His skin peeled off from the neck downwards, after ‘unidentified’ men on […]
नीतीश कुमार जातिगत जनगणना को लेकर इतने मुखर क्यों हैं? बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने जातिगत जनगणना का समर्थन करते हुए कहा कि ये समाज बांटने वाला काम नहीं बल्कि समाज को एकजुट करने में मददगार है। पिछले कुछ दिनों की चर्चा करें तो नीतीश कुमार उन मुद्दों पर अपनी राय रखते हैं जिसपर […]
