BUIDCO was largely responsible for the flooding in the city as out of the 39 sump houses which it runs, most of them were not functioning.
Author: Saurav Kumar
‘Kaun Banega Crorepati fame’ Sushil Kumar pledges drive to save House Sparrow
Sushil, presently is rousing masses about bird’s significance and is helping them to set up a small wooden portable box inside their home making the environment favourable to sparrow.
Obituary: Karpuri Devi, the artist who made Mithila art reach global heights
Madhubani art is known form of art which are made on eve of festivals, rituals weddings and ceremonies. Karpuri Devi was an acclaimed artist and winner of National Merit award in Sujani craft.
Flood fury in West Champaran, villagers cry no relief work
Due to incessant rain and heavy discharge of water from Gandak barrage at Valmiki Nagar, water level of rivers have swelled.
No respite for people in North Bihar as flood grips state
According to the Water Resource Department, heavy rain was predicted in catchment areas of Kosi, Kamala Balan, Gandak, Budhi Gandak and Adhwara group of rivers may see a surge in their water level.
Ground Report: Amid drought cry, flood likely to grip North Bihar, as Cofferdam collapses thrice in 10 days
A cofferdam on Bagmati river embankment in Muzaffarpur’s Aurai block decimated causing flood in nearby villages.
Bihar teenager to be honoured with ‘The Diana Award’
An avid reader, Siddhant’s life is driven by lofty ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda.
Bihar: Land of Champaran Satyagrah home to world’s iconic novelist, George Orwell
Orwell’s father worked as an assistant sub-deputy agent in the Opium Department of the Indian Civil Service.
Ground Report: No connection between Litchi and Encephalitis outbreak: National Research Centre scientist
In 11 years of my experience at Muzaffarpur based research centre, I did not come across any side effect of the fruit, says National Research Centre scientist Vishal Nath
Politics in Bihar kneels down amid an epidemic AES outbreak
With suffering children in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the opposition parties in Bihar are also in coma.
Ground Report: Crime rate refuses to go down in Bihar
Yesterday morning Santosh Kumar, a grocery shop owner in rural Patna, Bikram Bazar was shot dead by a group of assailants. 15 incidents of extortion killing in the state in the last five months.
Ground Report: Encephalitis outbreak in Muzaffarpur costs infants’ lives as health services remain unsatisfactory
In nine days, a total of 130 cases of encephalitis has come to light, out of which 48 have succumbed to death. Monday had the highest death toll, with 20 children losing their lives.
Sachidanand Sinha – A lone legend in league of freethinkers
Sachidanand Sinha had passed one part of his life in New Delhi from 1969 to 1987. These 18 months of his life carved his intellect in best manner as he came up with numerous books on varied subjects.
Lok Sabha 2019: “Vote transfer Victory” for Modi-Nitish as NDA decimates Mahagathbandhan in Bihar
Bihar emerged as one of the largest states where a rainbow alliance of opposition parties was taking on the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party.
Ground Report: Can Upendra Kushwaha’s RLSP resist Radha Mohan Singh’ return in Purvi Champaran?
In the 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls, land of “Champaran Satyagrah” Purvi Champaran is set to undergo the electoral test. East Champaran is the second most populous district in Bihar, followed by Patna. Its administrative headquarter Motihari borders the north with Nepal. This constituency came into existence in 2008,[Read More…]
Ground Report: Battle of Begusarai Lok Sabha seat to break traditional social arithmetic
Results will end up favouring only one among the three parties but ransacking of traditional social arithmetic of the BJP and RJD is sure shot to happen.
Ground Report: Voters in Samastipur wait for sitting MP’ visit since five years as development takes back seat
The Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency is among 40 seats in Bihar, is a reserved constituency for Schedule Caste (SC). The home district of late socialist icon and former Chief Minister of Bihar Karpoori Thakur, had stint of socialist politics for long. It is one among five seats which is going to[Read More…]
Ground Report: LJP’ Mehboob Ali Kaiser battles to retain Khagaria Lok Sabha seat against Mukesh Sahani
Khagaria is among 40 seats of Lok Sabha in Bihar which is set to acknowledge the power battle in third phase of election. As part of the Munger Division, Khagaria town is the administrative headquarters of Khagaria district and is one of the least populated districts of Bihar, as only[Read More…]
Ground Report: The Lantern embrace for battle with Arrow to retain Bhagalpur Lok Sabha seat
Bhagalpur is the third largest city in Bihar in league of resources like education, health etc. Historically significant as it is the land of rebellion against the British Raj led by tribal leader Tilka Manjhi; demographically with heterogeneous population and sociopolitically a right wing bastion. Bihar’s Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency is[Read More…]
Ground Report: Banka Lok Sabha seat, a triangular fight with caste factor as key determinant
As the second phase of Lok Sabha election is just a day away, Banka seat has 20 candidates in fray but the battle seems revolving only around three candidates, Girdhari Yadav of the JDU, Jai Praksah Narayan Yadav of the RJD and Putul Kumari an independent candidate. In Bihar, any[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Cracks in JDU camp? Prashant Kishor aloof from poll campaigning
This election season, the political strategist turned politician is brainstorming for Jagan Reddy and not Nitish Kumar despite being vice president of the JDU.
Dr Tanweer Hassan: RJD candidate from Begusarai; Life long socialist nurtured by Karpoori Thakur & Lohia
Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar has become a high profile battlefield in this election season of 2019. With all interesting factors, Begusarai will have a three dimensional fight with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vs Communist Party of India (CPI) vs Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in election fray. The constituency,[Read More…]
Ground Report: We don’t trust police administration, says kin of custodial death victim in East Champaran
Nation’s Hindi heartland in near past has become den for torture and custodial death of undertrial prisoners and suspects. Uttar Pradesh’s shameful trait, custodial death seems to be copied by its neighboring state, Bihar. Earlier this month, two Muslim youth of East Champaran, were tortured to death under police custody[Read More…]
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, remembering the symbols of revolution on martyrdom
23rd March marks 88th martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru, the three revolutionaries of freedom movement who were hanged by the British Raj for acting on their dream of freedom through mixed blend of both violence and non-violence. Considering them just as gun-toting nationalists’ remains our drawback[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Polls 2019: NDA in Bihar set to take on Mahagathbandhan, but what are its prospects?
Will the NDA survive the litmus test of 2019?