As the Arab world is witnessing some long overdue political change, a tiny village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar is experiencing a smaller, much quieter revolution. This uprising isn’t ...
Jhamindra Rai was knifed to death on December 3, 2024, when he had gone to celebrate a wedding function in a nearby village, Sonwalia, in Bihar’s Gopalganj district. Jhamindra, then 52, would do the ...
Karpuri Gram: After a three-hour drive from Patna via Hajipur towards Bihar’s Samastipur district, the road suddenly gleams with freshly laid tarmac. To your left, an archway bears the inscription — ...
PATNA: Babarchak village in Bihar’s Banka district, once ravaged by a frenzied mob during the 1989 communal riots, has earned the distinction of becoming the state’s first "Smart Village," with modern ...
In Bihar’s Jawahi Diyar village along the border of Uttar Pradesh, life flows on an even keel. And so does liquor. While Bihar was declared a dry State in 2016, liquor flows freely in the riverine ...
On a summer morning, bundles of gamchas are being loaded on carts in Patwa Toli village in Gaya district to be taken to various markets in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. The narrow lanes are ...