They were upset that Nitish Kumar was visiting the hospital two weeks after the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, which has killed more than 100 children so far

Some families have lost their children; others don't want to take a chance. They are migrating from villages and are going to their relatives' place at safer locations

There are community libraries functioning in 45 blocks in small towns and villages in Bihar. Jeevika, an initiative of the state government to alleviate poverty and enhance the quality of life amongst the rural population, hopes to have libraries up and running in 100 blocks across 32 districts in the state.

With the monsoon season coming to an end in India, major rice producing states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand have recorded deficient rainfall. The governments in these states have begun responding to the crop losses but farmers underline that nothing short of a compensation can help them recover the losses sustained by drought-like conditions. Details here.

नए मंत्रीमंडल में बीजेपी के सात, जेडीयू के पांच, हम के एक और वीआईपी के एक मंत्री शामिल हैं। वहीं वहीं बीजेपी के तारकिशोर प्रसाद और रेणुका देवी को उपमुख्यमंत्री पद मिला है।

Farmers lose standing crops, homes and livestock to fires caused by stubble burning, short circuits and electricity theft. Rising temperatures and the westerly winds fan the flames in the summer season when the incidence of fires increases 40-50%.