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Bihar government to put a chapter on kala azar in school textbooks: to ensure awareness! Patna: according to the latest reports, the Bihar government has decided to introduce a chapter on kala azar in textbooks used by the government run schools across the state. The Bihar state Health Society executive director Sanjay Kumar said a Patna-based NGO has been asked to prepare the text on kala azar for inclusion in text books. This indicates both the seriousness of the medical issue as well as the government’s determination to fight the disease by raising public awareness. Kumar said that... 

‘Khap-A story of honour killing’ will not be seen where it should be seen:  in the land of Khaps!   Part I Rohtak, Haryana: film critics in India have been forever preaching to film makers and producers that they must make movies that reflect and tackle reality. But this once, they have a reason to pause and take a careful look at their own pious speechifying! News is, the new Bollywood movie ‘Khap-A story of honour killing’ could not be released in the khapland of Haryana last Friday as cinema owners did not want to antagonize khap panchayats, who had warned... 

RTI goes Hi-tech: now Information Commission to deal with complaints through video conferencing Patna: according to the latest news reports from TV channels The Bihar State Information Commission (SIC) has launched a video conferencing system for quicker hearing and disposal of complaints related to the Right to Information (RTI) Act. State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) A.K. Choudhary said the SIC will help dispose complaints against principal information officers for denying information under the RTI Act to people. As this system comes into place, complaints from all over the state... 

Draft of land acquisition bill to be placed in the public domain in the next few days New Delhi: agricultural land, mines, forests, and spectrum – every form and type of land or space in India with its massive population has currently turned into a battleground with many fronts, interests and slogans. This is not a problem that cannot be avoided any more. This is why the news that the draft of the much-awaited land acquisition bill, compliant with the exiting legislations on panchayats and forest rights and its draft will be placed in public domain in the next two-three days is very welcome.... 

Kerala to follow the Bihar example: to implement the Right to Service Act Tiruvanthapuram: latest reports emerging from Kerala suggest that Kerala may become the second state in India after Bihar to formulate a bill aiming to make officials punishable for not providing the required services at the government offices. The Congress-led state government is giving the proposal a serious consideration. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in a recent meeting of the secretaries and district collectors said ‘the services that the citizens should get from the government should be provided in time and we... 

Patna and its garbage: and its two highly avoidable routines! As far as garbage collection in Patna is concerned, we seem to follow two distinct and highly avoidable routines! First, the municipal workers turn up and start clearing the drains. They empty all the garbage and arrange piles on both sides of the road. A stranger might think, more action will follow in the hours to come as municipal vehicles carry the piles away. But the local residents know better – the stinking piles stay put firmly, before drying up in the sun and floating up in the air. The dirt slowly makes its way back... 

Film Review Film Review- Aisa torture na milega Dobara by Yatri  . A humongous disappointment. Such an ensemble cast, sumptuous budget, splendid Spain and still Zoya Akhtar managed to deliver a dud. Zindagi na milegi dobara(ZNMD) is an inspiring title and deservers an equally inspiring treatment, alas Zoya is lost in the gloss and glitter and story bites the dust. Let me make it clear, we hardly create cinema now, movie is just another product, period. ZNMD has an appealing GUI (Graphical User Interface) and zero soul. If I have to say truth, it’s boring and bourgeois. ZNMD is supposed to be,... 

Nitish’s response to land scam accusation: seeking Hazare’s help for effective Lokayukta   Patna: even as Nitish Kumar, the Bihar CM faces charges of ‘land scam’ in the assembly, he expressed a resolve to fight corruption in the state and will consult Anna Hazare’s to make the state Lokayukta “further broad-based and effective.” “We have realised the need for strengthening Lokayukta… We will take help of Anna Hazare in our determined bid to make Lokayukta further broad-based and effective in Bihar,” Kumar told reporters at his state Assembly... 

Highlights of the tripartite Agreement on  Gorkhaland: now some peace in the hills!   Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee took a laudable initiative in tackling a chronically sore issue – that of the Gorkha movement with a long history of violence, bunds and strikes, something the left government was unable to do. Although the tripartite agreement outlined below aims to discourage or slow down the formation of a new state, it is still a good measure for the simple reason that the  Gorkha Janmukti Morcha is a party to it. 1. The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the Gorkha...