Articles by Reena Sopam
Bihar State Archives to release documents related to anti-colonial resistance
The documents include the records related to the arrest of freedom fighter Birsa Munda in 1895 and the Tana Bhagat movement

Published on Jan 19, 2022 10:05 AM IST
Bihar’s Women Development Corporation plans anti-dowry campaign
PATNA: Bihar’s Women Development Corporation (WDC) is preparing to increase awareness against dowry to convince people to print anti-dowry declarations on wedding cards

Published on Jan 12, 2022 09:18 AM IST
Bihar govt revises decision, plastic ban to be effective from July 2022
The Bihar government has said that the ban on single-use plastic items and thermocol products will be effective in the state from July 1, 2022, instead of December 15 as earlier announced

Published on Dec 17, 2021 02:48 PM IST
Bihar: Traders worried over ban on single-use plastic items, thermocol products
The production, distribution and sale of these products are now a punishable offence even as Bihar enters the peak season of weddings and family functions, when such items are in high demand

Updated on Dec 16, 2021 11:31 AM IST
Italy’s Museum of Oriental Arts proposes exhibition in collaboration with Bihar Museum
The Museum of Oriental Arts, Turin (Italy) has proposed Bihar Museum for an exhibition in collaboration in the state capital

Updated on Dec 12, 2021 04:37 PM IST
Bihar govt chalks out plan to boost tourism in Champaran
Bihar’s tourism department has chalked out a plan to tap the tourism potential of the temples and the sites of the rituals in Champaran

Updated on Dec 10, 2021 04:12 PM IST
Omicron scare impacts hospitality sector in Bodh Gaya
Bookings and even queries to block facilities at hotels, tour packages and guides have stopped coming

Updated on Dec 05, 2021 07:41 PM IST
Bihar’s rescued child labourers now want to return to work
One of the rescued child labourers said he was able to save some money while working at the factory in Jaipur and the life at his own village was not any better since he had to work there too but for very little payment in return

Published on Dec 05, 2021 11:39 AM IST
Mongolian delegation member found Covid-19 positive, isolated at Bodh Gaya
A member of the 23-member delegation from Mongolia, which visited Bodh Gaya in Bihar a couple of days ago, has been found Covid-19 positive

Updated on Dec 04, 2021 04:29 PM IST
Bihar’s draft Bill proposes night shifts for women employees, prompts calls for review
Bihar’s labour resources department has proposed that employers will need written consent of women employees before assigning them night shifts but activists fear that this may not be enough to protect women

Published on Dec 02, 2021 11:55 AM IST
Unavailability of Gandhi Maidan forces organisers to cancel Patna book fair
Most of the leading publishers had insisted that they will only be part of the book fair if the event is held at Gandhi Maidan, says Amarendra Jha, secretary, CRD.

Published on Nov 30, 2021 09:12 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Bihar priests protest move to declare 30,000 acres of temple land as public
Bihar law minister said there were several cases of cheating gullible buyers, who do not know that the land of temples and Maths can’t be sold by any individual. By the time buyers learn the truth, the sellers disappear from the scene

Published on Nov 29, 2021 10:04 AM IST
Thalassemia activist from West Bengal cycles to Patna with a message
Roy says the harassment and trauma associated with periodical blood transfusions can be avoided if parents decided to test for Thalassemia before bearing a child

Published on Nov 28, 2021 04:43 PM IST
Minister promises children at govt care homes access to schools
Efforts are under way to arrange for skill development training and help them get jobs here, state’s social welfare minister Madan Sahni said.

Updated on Nov 20, 2021 09:12 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
‘Evidence of Britain’s bonding with Bihar and its people still preserved’: UK-based art lover
In his presentation, Dr Mohammad S Siddiqui highlighted the heritage buildings and places associated with India in the UK

Updated on Nov 15, 2021 04:14 PM IST
Filmmakers from Bihar keen to shoot in state, want subsidy, easy nods
To ensure that filmmakers get the permission for shooting at locations near heritage sites and monuments easily, a meeting with the ASI will soon be held, Bandana Preyashi, secretary at the culture department, said.

Published on Nov 09, 2021 09:24 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Children to share pandemic and flood experiences at Bal Darbaar in Bihar
Children and adolescents comprise more than 50% of Bihar’s total population, and the learning from events such as Bal Darbaar in form of recommendations and charter of children’s demands will be presented to chief minister Nitish Kumar

Published on Nov 06, 2021 10:56 AM IST
Bihar government all set to phase out single-use plastic, thermocol products
The state govt decided to put a blanket ban on single-use plastic and thermocol products from December 25, while the department of forests, environment and climate change has asked manufacturers and traders to clear their stocks

Published on Oct 28, 2021 09:11 AM IST
Bihar State Pollution Control Board asks DMs to ban firecrackers in four cities
In the cities other than the four districts where the crackers have been completely banned, the State Pollution Control Board has allowed only green cracker and that it can used on Diwali for two hours from 8 pm to 10 pm.

Published on Oct 23, 2021 10:33 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Posts of chairperson, panel members at Bihar State Women Commission still vacant after a year
The three-year term of the state women Commission chairperson and panel members got over on October 31, 2020.

Updated on Oct 23, 2021 03:55 PM IST
Girls from shelter homes in Bihar bag jobs with star hotels
In all, 14 girls selected from shelter homes in Bihar were sent to Eurindian Academy of Hotel Management in Bengaluru by the state government in December 2020

Published on Oct 07, 2021 10:11 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Four new sites in Bihar in protected monuments’ list
These include archaeological remains discovered on the banks of Chandan river in Amarpur block of Banka district, the huge mound discovered at Guwaridih-Bariarpur in Bhagalpur district, the ancient Lord Shiva temple at Dumaria village in Gopalganj district and mausoleum of Qamar Ali and Sultan Ali and Dulhin Mandir at Sherghati in Gaya.

Published on Oct 07, 2021 09:20 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Bihar Archive makes public reports on Gandhi tour to quake-hit state in 1934
On March 11,1934, Gandhi arrived at “Dinapur (the present day Danapur)” railway station in Patna where he was received by Dr Rajendra Prasad

Published on Oct 01, 2021 09:59 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Muslim majority opposed Jinnah’s 2 nation theory, most in Bihar: AMU teacher
In a 1940 edition of Urdu weekly called Naquib, Maulana Abdul Mohsin Mohammed Sajjad questioned the logic behind Jinnah’s “hue and cry” over alleged torture of Muslims in Hindu dominated areas and his desire to create Pakistan, where Hindus could live in Muslim-dominated areas

Published on Sep 25, 2021 12:00 PM IST
Todarmal’s diary to offer authentic information about land revenue system during Mughal age
Would it not be interesting to learn about the land measurement and revenue system introduced by Raja Todarmal, the finance minister and counsellor of Mughal Emperor Akbar during the medieval age? A far more fascinating reading can be the details of the kind of habitations and the farming patterns available in Bihar at that time, especially in Bhagalpur district and the information related to the revenue administration system in the state during the Mughal period

Updated on Sep 24, 2021 09:48 AM IST
Bihar Museum offered collaborations by Germany’s Goethe Institute to work on art projects
Bihar Museum, the internationally acclaimed museum in the state capital, has been offered collaborations by the Goethe Institute, Germany in many art projects to be planned in the state in the coming days, officials said

Updated on Sep 23, 2021 09:26 AM IST
Bihar CM inaugurates Mandar ropeway
Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday inaugurated the much-awaited ropeway at Mandar hills in Banka, developed by the state tourism for worth over ₹9 crore

Published on Sep 21, 2021 10:03 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Session to improve nutrition in Bihar, which has highest child mortality rate
Even the infant mortality rate-- the number of infants dying within one year of birth per 1,000 deliveries in a given year-- is at 46.8 in Bihar, the highest in the country. In comparison, Kerala’s infant mortality rate is 4.4

Published on Sep 20, 2021 09:36 AM IST
NEP: What about Maithili medium schools in Bihar, asks cultural organisation
The issue has been raised by Chetna Samiti, a socio-cultural organisation of Maithils which has reached out to education minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, demanding that primary schools in Maithili medium be developed in the region including Darbhanga and Madhubani districts

Published on Sep 20, 2021 09:30 AM IST
Bihar panchayat polls: Trend reverses,women emerge as ‘better half’ after 50% quota
In the first phase, 15,328 candidates filed their nomination for different panchayat posts, of which 9,093 were women, which comes to 52.79%. For the second phase, 76,279 candidates filed their nominations, including 40,168 women, ie. 52.65%.

Published on Sep 16, 2021 09:32 PM IST