BIHAR

10,349 farmers committed suicide in 2018: NCRB

7:51 pm January 9, 2020

New Delhi: At least 10,349 people working in the farm sector ended their lives in 2018, accounting for 7.7 per cent of the total number of suicides in the country which was 1,34,516, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The 2018 figure is less in comparison to 2016 when 11,379 farmers committed suicide, […]

CPWD DG writes to health ministry: ‘Let us develop AIIMS building in Darbhanga’

12:21 pm January 4, 2020

New Delhi: The CPWD, a prime construction agency of the central government, has requested the health ministry to entrust the work of developing AIIMS building in Bihar’s Darbhanga to the agency. In his letter to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare secretary Preeti Sudan, Central Public Works Department Director General Prabhakar Singh said the CPWD […]

Indore girl wants permission to study law at age 13

Work on new education policy gained ground in 2019

4:12 pm January 3, 2020

New Delhi: The HRD ministry held several rounds of consultations in 2019 to give a final shape to the new National Education Policy (NEP), sanctioned 13 new central universities and 50 kendriya vidyalayas, and implemented 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker section of the general category. Work on the BJP government’s ambitious project […]

IMD issues red warning for Sunday as cold wave tightens grip; 2 dead in Haryana vehicle pile-up

11:33 pm December 28, 2019

New Delhi: The frigid air barrelling through north India plummeted temperatures to season’s lowest in Delhi and neighbouring states on Saturday with many places recording a minimum of below two degrees Celsius, as dense fog reduced visibility and disrupted air, rail and road traffic. The cold wave was not expected to relent until the New […]

A set of 37 stories - 'The Greatest Folk Tales of Bihar'

New book brings to life time-tested folktales from Bihar

3:46 pm December 22, 2019

Patna: At a time when children are mostly found hooked to smartphones and gaming consoles, a new book with a riveting compilation of timeless folk stories from rural Bihar has sought to keep the tradition of storytelling alive among the Gen Z and Gen Alpha members. A set of 37 stories – ‘The Greatest Folk […]