Bihar

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Society

Autorickshaws: Amazing Rides and Engaging Drivers

Auto-rickshaws are a common sight in many many developing countries. For those who are from India, they know that a “rick” is a life-saver. There are many names for a rickshaw – three-wheeler, samosa, tempo, tuk-tuk, trishaw, autorick, or even bajaj (after the company which makes the most popular version in

Desh Kapoor

25 Oct 15 5 min read

Corruption

The Indian Job Program Scam: Plunder under MNREGA

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is the flagship rural employment program of Dr. Manmohan Singh’s Congress Government. It is also the greatest mechanism created in India to suck greatest amounts of money since British created their discriminatory laws. It involves a $33 billion investment every year! And

Desh Kapoor

07 Apr 13 3 min read

Politics

Nitish Kumar plays the “Victim Card” to get special status for Bihar; wants “Adhikar” to get free doles!

In the past 10 years, no other state has been talked against – yes, the state, not just the leader – as much as Gujarat. In many cases, the Central Government has gone out of the way to deny Gujarat its due. Yet, it has moved on and been one of the

Desh Kapoor

17 Mar 13 3 min read

Health & Medicine

What Pakistan can learn from the Indian Experience of fighting polio

Polio as a disease rendered many young lives in India very difficult to live forever, until 2011, when this disease was eradicated from India. > The last reported polio case – a young girl in West Bengal – was recorded on Jan. 13, 2011. In February 2012, the World Health Organization removed India

Desh Kapoor

11 Jan 13 4 min read

History

Mauritian President: “I am a Bihari”

Indian diaspora is spread all over the world. And it constantly returns to trace its roots and heritage. One such visit was by the Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag. He broke down as he met villagers from Bihar, who are apparently related to him. > Mauritius PresidentRajkeswur Purryag turned emotional and broke

Desh Kapoor

07 Jan 13 2 min read

Europe

British Army sending 4000 troops to India for Meditation to counter PTSD

British Government is planning on sending its troops returning from Afghanistan to India for meditation to they can de-stress to ward off the PTSD. > Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is no longer a fancy psychological term only found in bulky books and journals on the subject. It’s a reality countries

Desh Kapoor

13 Dec 12 1 min read

India

Woman battered to death in Muslim dominated Bihar village in Taliban style execution!

We had discussed yesterday how a Muslim dominated village in Bihar has banned use of cell phones for unmarried women.Now comes the story [http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bihar/Bihar-woman-battered-to-death-on-panchayat-order/Article1-967953.aspx#.UL01e05JxBY.facebook] of Taliban like execution in a Bihar village, again dominated by Muslims. > Bibi Shehzadi, 32,

Desh Kapoor

05 Dec 12 2 min read

India

Bihar Village bans unmarried girls from using Mobiles

The Muslim [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim] dominated Sundarbari panchayat [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchayati_raj] under Kochadhaman [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=26.1319444444,87.8338888889&spn=0.1,0.1&q=26.1319444444,87.8338888889 (Kochadhaman%20%28Vidhan%20Sabha%20constituency%29)&t=h] block in

Desh Kapoor

04 Dec 12 2 min read

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