Bihar

Patna will soon be amongst the few major cities along river Ganga to have 100 percent sewage treatment capacity to ensure that no waste water gets discharged into the river. The National Mission for Clean Ganga has put in place a comprehensive sewage management plan for the city, that will replace

Ancient Mauryan engineering has brought water back to the undulating and rocky terrain of Magadh, the grain bowl of Bihar that had turned almost entirely arid because of abortive modern irrigation policies. The Magadh region, comprising 10 districts in south-central Bihar, was reeling from its worst

Believe it or not, Raj Kumar Vaish, aged 98 years, has received a Masters degree. May be this is a global record. Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik and his Meghalaya counterpart Ganga Prasad on Tuesday rose from their seats as a student of Nalanda Open University came on stage to receive his masters

Every morning, a nondescript village on the outskirts of Patna reverberates with the drumbeats of women. Soon after their children and husbands leave for their work, 10 Mahadalit women of Dhibra village finish their daily chores, assemble on a rooftop and rehearse with instruments. Meet the Nari

A 98-year-old man, who wished to have the tag of being a postgraduate, finally completed his master's programme on Monday. Nonagenarian Raj Kumar Vaishya fulfilled his long-due dream by securing a master's in economics from the Nalanda Open University (NOU) 79 years after he graduated in the same

Only last week a news was posted on this web site of a village in Jharkhand where every girl aspires to play hockey for the country. (The link is http://bharatmahan.in/positive-news/jharkhand-village-every-girl-aspires-play-hockey-india-1020) Now comes the story of a village in Bihar which has given

We have so many examples of students from humble backgrounds making a mark in the competitive examinations of schools boards or professional courses. (Read earlier post - http://bharatmahan.in/positive-news/students-humble-background-score-high-995) Now comes another news of how a son of a dhaba

This is the story of Chanka village under Srinagar block of Purnea dist of Bihar. This village has about 4,000 tribals, and is identified as a hub of manufacture, sale and consumption of country liquor. Once when Purnea SP Nishant Tiwari reached Chanka the locals were apprehensive. However in this

Speaking on the occasion of the laying of foundation stone for the Banana Research Centre at Gorole, Vaishali, Bihar Centre, on Saturday, Union Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that Bihar and particularly Vaishali district is very suitable for the cultivation of

This is the story of one Jai Govind Singh from Sasaram in Bihar. Jai Govind was an alcoholic for more than 25 years. He has now turned as a counsellor and runs a de-addiction centre. And this change came following Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's implementation on prohibition. Because of his drinking habits

All the villages in 15 districts of Bihar have been electrified.

बिहार के पटना में गंगा नदी पर चार लेन वाले महात्‍मा गांधी सेतु का पुनर्निर्माण प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्‍द्र मोदी की अध्‍यक्षता में आर्थिक मामलों की मंत्रिमंडलीय समिति ने आज बिहार के पटना में एनएच-19 पर गंगा नदी के उपर 5.575 किलोमीटर लम्‍बे चार लेन वाले महात्‍मा गांधी सेतु के पुनर्निर्माण संबंधी