A few months ago, teachers in Bihar were assigned the task of conducting caste-based census by the state government. Letters were issued by Block Development Officers, stating that compensatory casual leave would be granted in exchange for working on holidays during the census period. However, it is now being said that these teachers will not […]
According to a recent report by NITI Aayog, Bihar is the poorest state in the country, with 33.76% of the population still living in poverty. As per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), between 2015-16 and 2019-21, 18.3% of the people in the state were lifted out of poverty. In 2015-16, Bihar had 51.89% of […]
In a bid to seek recognition, autonomy, and equitable development, about a dozen youths have embarked on a 160-kilometer foot march from Sonapur, situated approximately 160 kilometers from West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district headquarter Raiganj. Put simply, if a resident of Sonapur or the neighboring villages needs to visit the district headquarters, they must travel […]
