Bihar to launch 150-bed ‘Neglected Tropical Disease Centre’
The state accounts for 80 per cent of Kala-azar cases in India, a potentially fatal disease caused by the bite of sand flies
Burden of birth
Maternal deaths in Bihar go unreported, while state claims maternal mortality ratio has decreased
CPCB panel appointed to inspect Utkal Asbestos plant site in Bihar
Patna High Court pulls up state pollution control board for submitting affidavits that contradict each other
Kosi floods inquiry report submitted, finally
Inquiry commission was set up in September 2008 after Opposition party demanded thorough probe to fix responsibility for embankment breach
Bihar initiates steps to obtain GI tag for shahi litchi
Farmers from Bihar set to benefit from protection as the fruit has a huge market globally
Rise of wives of don-politicians
As many as six-don turned politicians in Bihar are fielding their wives in Lok Sabha election 2014
Bihar initiates PPP model cancer treatment
Modern oncology centre with all treatment and diagnosis facilities envisaged in Patna Medical College in first phase
Day after mid-day meal deaths, vitamin A dose kills child in Bihar
Another incident of poisoning caused by mid-day meal reported from Bihar's Madhubani district
Bihar midday meals: 75 students take ill, five critical
Two separate incidents of food poisoning from consuming midday meal reported from Arwal and Jhajha districts
NGO moves Supreme Court; seeks CBI probe into MGNREGA funds scam in Bihar
Report by Centre for Environment and Food Security says nearly Rs 6,000 crore meant to be paid to wage labourers siphoned off
Utkal asbestos plant's no-objection certificate cancelled
Bihar Pollution Control Board's fact-finding team corroborates activists’ allegations of land purchase under false pretext
RTI activists’ murders: Jairam Ramesh demands prompt action, compensation to families
Rural development minister’s letter to Nitish Kumar includes four suggestions for better implementation of social welfare schemes
Notes on migration
Bhojpuri folk songs expressing feelings of women left behind by migrant workers have evolved over the centuries, reflecting changing patterns of …
Voice cracked
A radio-mechanic-turned-entrepreneur who made it to NCERT textbooksÔÇöand penury
Schools in Bihar's flood-prone districts to have monsoon vacation
Decision to hold classes in summers prompted by loss of working days owing to floods
Seek truth at own peril
RTI applicants in Bihar land in jail
Bihar hopes Union Budget will set right Finance Commission’s ‘wrong’
Finance Commission recommended curtailing funds under Backward Region Grant Fund
Free sanitary pads for girls in middle and high schools of Bihar
The napkins will be supplied by self-help-groups
One man, 22 years, a road
Fed up of state’s highway fixation, villagers connect themselves to the world
Seven die mysteriously in Bihar, docs suspect acute encephalitis
In November this year, mystery disease had claimed 13 lives in the state
Scare tactics
Violence mars Bihar’s efforts to empower women, promote self-governance
Kosi victims run riot
Can President Mukherjee redress this farmer’s grievance?
World record holder for highest paddy yield awaits certification
Bihar government rolls back cut in MGNREGA minimum wage
The decision to reinstate Rs. 162 minimum daily wage follows protests and litigation
Bihar to close down brick kilns along the Ganga
There are around 6,477 registered brick kilns operating on the banks of the river