Law rules oftener: Bihar Patna: truly, custodial deaths must be an important measure of a society’s law and order record – for the simple reason that a citizen is most vulnerable when in police custody, often seen as equivalent to a sentence on its own. The Bihar cop seems to have turned somewhat economical with misdemeanour – a piece of good news for the state. Bihar has improved its position from eighth to thirteenth in the number of police custodial deaths recorded in the country between 2005 and 2010. According to the latest report compiled by the National Human Rights Commission... 

Bhojpuri film ‘Kaalia’ completes shoot in Naxal stronghold: Jehanabad   Jehanabad: believe it or not, according to a latest report, a Bhojpuri film has just completed its shooting schedule at a site that lies right at the heart of Naxalite stronghold in Bihar – Jehanabad! The subject of the film? Feudal tyranny and the peasant’s fight against the landlord! But then this is not a subject uncommon in Bhojpuri films where the village Thakur often turns out the villain. It is definitely for the first time in the recent history of Bihar that a film maker Hyder Kazmi selected Jehanabad,... 

Ghoora [घूरा] The killing of a Bihari hero: Ramvilas Singh from Lakhisarai! By Ratnakar Tripathy Everyone loves good news. We even tend to avoid those people who have a habit of shouting bad news loudly from rooftops but prefer silence when there is something pleasing to report. The educated in Bihar in particular have become so greedy for good news these days, they plug their ears if you try to make a critical comment. There is a nice word in our language too that suggests itself to me – ‘mahatiyana [महटियाना ]’, meaning to ignore or avoid! This is understandable. For...