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Civic Problems In Bihar
Patna Residents Concerned Over Price Rise Of Essentials Commodities 
Residents in Patna have expressed concern about the rise in price of essential commodities.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Civic Problems In Bihar
Prices of vegetables and other essential items like sugar, ghee (clarified butter), rice and pulses have been experiencing a sharp rise. "The sales have gone down due to the price rise. The prices of the commodities are rising day-by-day. Earlier we used to sell 5 to 10 Kilograms of a grocery item, but now, we are only able to sell 1/2 a Kilogram. The customers have decreased in numbers and we are suffering huge loses." said Surendra Prasad Gupta, grocery shop owner. The worst sufferers are homemakers, who are struggle to manage their budgets. India's annual wholesale price inflation was 1.34 percent in October, but the benign numbers just reflect the high base effect of prices a year ago, and hide the real rise in the prices of food articles. The WPI has already risen to over six percent from the beginning of the 2009-10 financial year that started in April. Economists have said the inflation could rise to as much as eight percent by the end of the financial year-above the central bank's perceived comfort zone of around five percent. Source: blog.taragana.com Patna residents concerned over price rise of essentials commodities Posted on Mon Dec 14, 2009 at 02:37:12 AM EST
No Exclusive Police Station For Women In State
Women in Bihar still fear lodging a case with a male-dominated police station. To date there is no exclusive police station for women in Bihar where they can lodge their complaints.
Out of the 881 police stations in Bihar, there is not a single separate police station for women. CM Nitish Kumar had initiated a number of measures to ensure women's empowerment, the first being reservation of 50 per cent posts for them in the Panchayati Raj institutions and local bodies. In a RTI query, state police headquarters admitted there is not a single women police station in Bihar. Out of the 881 police stations, there are only 10 separate police stations for scheduled castes in the state. The proposal for setting up separate women police stations one each at Patna, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Gaya are still under consideration. The home department, in its annual report tabled in the state legislature in the last monsoon session, said that the government is committed to set up separate police stations for women so that they could lodge their complaints without any fear. Source: Times Of India No exclusive police station for women in state Click On "Full Story" For More... (445 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 12:54:13 AM EST
Job Slump? Good News For Job Seekers, Companies To Hire 2,50,000 In Next Few Months
There is a good news for job seekers, with the companies planning to hire more than 2,50,000 new employees over the next months. making the new year a welcome change from the gloom of 2008 in the job market.
While the proposed over 2.5 lakh hiring is mostly for the financial services industry, the industry experts believe that the overall job market scenario is also set for a recovery in the second half of the year. Topping the list of the companies planning to hire big include public sector banking giants like State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank as well as insurance firms such as Anil Ambani group's Reliance Life, SBI Life, Metlife, Max New York Life. Even some BPOs and healthcare firms like ACS and Accentia are planning to hire thousands of people in the coming days.
The proposed hirings include more than one lakh of full- time employees and about 1.5 lakh in the part-time positions with the insurance companies Among other sectors, manufacturing and export-oriented businesses are, however, likely to continue to witness some pressure in the next few months, after huge job losses seen during 2008. Click On Full Story" For More... (544 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Fri Jan 02, 2009 at 12:14:50 AM EST
Patna Becomes Hell During Rains
The problem of waterlogging continued to haunt parts of Patna on Monday. The worst affected localities being Driyapur Gola, Khaitan Market, Hathua Market, Congress Maidan, parts of Rajendra Nagar, parts of Postal Park in Kankerbagh and Road No. 2 of Kankerbagh Colony.
This despite the efforts of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) which not only got city main drains cleaned before monsoon, but also introduced some temporary structural intervention to lessen the problem.  Vehicles, rickshaws and cycles wading through waterlogged roads in Patna There were some good results of these steps in the early part of rainy season as water used to drain out within 24 to 48 hours even from low lying areas, but the spate of heavy downpour in the last 72 hours created scenes similar to those of the previous years when the city used to face acute problem of water logging. "Life is hell for us due to waterlogging on the streets for the last three days," rued Paras Kumar of Dariyapur Gola. Click On "Full Story" For More... (336 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Wed Jul 16, 2008 at 04:10:20 AM EST
318 Delayed Projects Cost of Rs 24,670 Crore Could Have Fed Half Of India's Poor For 4 Months
Three Hundred and eighteen government projects running behind schedule has cost an additional Rs 24,670 crore to the exchequer This money could have fed half of India's below poverty line population for close to four months.
By Dr arvind, Section Civic Problems In Bihar
A Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation report on the status of Central governments 897 infrastructure projects worth Rs 3,59,451 crores, surveyed between July and September 2007, shows that the maximum number of proj- ects delayed was in road transport followed by railways and power. The Railways ministry witnessed the maximum increase of 53 per cent in project costs because of delays. As on September 30, 2007, the projects witnessed cost overruns of 15.32 per cent, thereby increasing the cost by Rs 24,670 crore, says the report. The reasons given for huge cost overrun were an exponential increase in the cost of raw material such as cement and steel. The maximum number of delayed projects was in the road construction sector on various national highways under the National Highway Authority of India. In Delhi, the record of the NHAI is very poor, says the report. After a delay in the Delhi-Gurgoan expressway, the widening of GT Karnal road has not been completed five years after the original date of commissioning in April 2003. Till September 2007 only 37 per cent of the work has been completed with a cost escalation of Rs 98 crore. Lalitha Kumar, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation says the escalation of cost on account of delays can be minimised but the government cannot do much about cost overruns owing to general inflation. The report, however points out that the government's performance on delayed project has, in fact, improved over the past 16 years. As against 60 per cent projects being behind schedule on March 1994, the percentage has fallen to about 36 per cent in 2007. Source: Hindustan Times, May/03/2008 Posted on Sat May 03, 2008 at 04:33:15 AM EST
Bihar Bandh Begins, School,Traffic Disrupted
Vehicular movement was disrupted as the RJD-sponsored dawn-to-dusk Bihar bandh supported by almost all opposition parties to protest the attack on journalists by a ruling JD(U) MLA and his accomplices began this morning.
In the state capital, most private schools declared holiday in view of the shutdown. Movement of vehicles was disrupted as bandh supporters blocked Mahatma Gandhi Bridge, the vital link between north and south Bihar, reports said. A large number of bandh supporters descended on the streets of the capital blocking traffic at several places including the busy Dakbungalow road crossing. Shops and business establishments in major thoroughfares were also closed. Official sources, however, claimed that attendance in government offices was near normal. (262 words in story) Full Story By RJD Nitish Kumar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Thu Nov 01, 2007 at 11:41:10 PM EST
Chaotic Situation On Patna Streets Due To Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Rally
People in Patna, thanks to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-sponsored Chetawani Rally in the state capital on Sunday, had a harrowing time on the streets that remained gridlocked for most of the morning and afternoon making it nearly impossible to move from one place to another be it on two-wheelers, autos, or the rickshaws.
Brought from remote villages of Bihar in a display of political strength for the RJD chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, the visitors appeared to be more interested in sightseeing that included a dip in the Ganges, scaling of the Gol Ghar, taking an elevator ride in a multi-storied building, a trip to the Patna Museum, visiting sprawling shopping centers, and the must-see Bollywood movies in Patna theaters. Folk dancers from Jharkhand and various other places and the 'launda nautch' further brought the traffic to a standstill at many intersections only to add to the locals' misery. (277 words in story) Full Story By RJD Nitish Kumar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 03:05:27 AM EST
Lock Your Phone, Or Pay Price - Tampering With Phone Connection
If your phone goes dead off and on, and you are getting exorbitant phone bills, it could be in all probability a case of tampering with your connection and billing you for calls made by someone else.
That comes from the horse's mouth. Patna Telephones' principal general manager (PGM) V K Mahendra has cautioned BSNL subscribers against keeping their phones unlocked. "Make it a habit to use the dynamic lock system when your phone is not in use," he said in response to a query about increasing incidence of cross connections and dead phone lines getting restored without complaints. Cross connections of landline phone calls can occur in case of cable faults or following restoration of phone services after cable cut. "But if this is not the case, there is a possibility of cross connections due to tampering of phone lines," Mahendra said. (370 words in story) Full Story By pardeep3dec, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Thu Oct 18, 2007 at 02:35:24 AM EST
Large No Of Fixed Line Telephones Dead
The woes of BSNL and its subscribers' nightmare continued on Friday with the cutting of cables by private contractor widening road on Beerchand Patel Path near Circuit House and cable theft at Kurji More.
By pardeep3dec, Section Civic Problems In Bihar
According to an official of BSNL, Patna Telephones, around 150 phones went dead following cutting of cables near Circuit House by private contractor Tantiya, which has been engaged in road construction/widening work by the state government. Due to this cable cut, the phones of Patna High Court, which is at present closed on account of Puja vacation, Bihar State Bar Council, a posh hotel and many VIPs went out of order. Unknown thieves cut and stole 16-metre long cable near Kurji More snapping the link of around 200 phones. A couple of days back, the thieves had stolen cable from the adjacent Digha locality near Don Bosco School. Source: The Times of India, 13th Oct,2007 Posted on Sat Oct 13, 2007 at 03:28:40 AM EST
Stagnant Water Slowing Relief Operations In Bihar
It is more than a month since World Vision started its relief operations in Bihar's flood affected Dharbanga district. Recurring rains and stagnant water still hamper relief operations, as several villages continue to remain cut off to access.
"With fields still under water, people are left with no work, no money and no food. As the rains continue to pour, it will take some time for the waters to recede. Food security is the prime need of the hour," said Jacinth Logun, World Vision's manager in charge of the flood relief. "Our response is specially focused on the vulnerable population in terms of flooding and poverty," he said. Bihar has vast areas of cultivation lands and the clayey soil prevents water from easily seeping in to the ground, delaying the drying process. The stagnating water also poses a health hazard, as cases of diarrhoea and malaria are being reported every day. (499 words in story) Full Story By pardeep3dec, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 02:04:14 AM EST
Waterlogging Threw Normal Life Out Of Gear In Patna
Waterlogging threw normal life out of gear once again in Patna as it poured on Friday. Worse, the Weatherman predicted more downpour on Saturday.
Not only the low-lying areas like Kankerbagh, Machhuatoli, Dariyapur Gola and Rajendra Nagar, the situation was no less pathetic even on the roads like Fraser Road, Exhibition Road, Nala Road and Boring Road, hitherto not infamous for waterlogging. "I attempted to move out, but water accumulation near the Dak Bungalow square did not allow me,"rued Sachin Chandra whose flat is just a stone's throw away from this busy square. If this gentleman of a posh locality appeared in a complaining mood, residents of the low-lying areas were fuming. "Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials should be made to stand on this road at least for an hour or else they would not do anything substantial,"said Rohit Ranjan of Dariyapur Gola. (504 words in story) Full Story By pardeep3dec, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Sat Sep 29, 2007 at 12:47:59 AM EST
Train and bus services were disrupted in parts of Jharkhand on Tuesday
Train and bus services were disrupted in parts of Jharkhand on Tuesday as Maoist rebels called for a 24-hour strike in Jharkhand, Bihar,West Bengal, Orissa and Chattisgarh, to protest against last week's killing of at least 14 villagers in police firing on the demonstrators in Nandigram in West Bengal.
A R Sinha, DGP, Bihar, reviewed police preparedness in the wake of the bandh call. Suspecting a Maoist plan to avenge the recent death of Nathun Kahar, one of their area commanders of Konch, in police custody in Gaya, the police here has been put on a high alert. While the strike had more impact in the rural areas of Bihar and Jharkhand, it had no impact in the cities. In Bihar, the impact of the bandh was felt in the Maoist-hit Jehanabad, Arwal and few other districts. (332 words in story) Full Story By sachiv, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Wed Mar 21, 2007 at 05:12:27 AM EST
Striking Workers Bring Life to a Standstill
All of Bihar went without electricity on Tuesday after 14,000 state electricity board (BSEB) employees struck work to protest the unbundling of the Board.
Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad Yaday said they had approached the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, National Thermal Power Corporation and the army to end the crisis. 
In the dark *Rail traffic on the Grand Chord line between Kolkata and New Delhi has been paralysed *Important trains like the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani and HowrahNew Delhi Raidhani were delayed for hours *Hospitals said they had to reschedule surgeries *The Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, National Thermal Power Corporation and army have been approached to end the crisis The resultant water shortage and hospital emergencies prompted the high court to summon the "responsible officers" of the government and BSEB to be apprised of the steps be- ing taken on the strike. It asked for a status report by evening and summoned the leaders of 14 power worker unions on Wednesday Click on "Full Story" for more... (502 words in story) Full Story By Mrs Gupta, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Wed Feb 28, 2007 at 02:33:37 AM EST
PMC invites private players to clean city
PATNA: A cash-strapped Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to open its doors to private players who would share the burden of its work and also make money in the process.
In a major policy shift, private companies have been invited to take over the job of keeping the city clean. To begin with about 10 municipal wards would be handed over to these companies. But gradually, cleaning in all areas that fall under PMC would be outsourced. On Tuesday, a meeting between private bidders and PMC top officials was held. Speaking to TOI, PMC deputy chief executive officer Kamla Kant Rai said: "The bidders have been told that they would have to work out the cost of keeping designated areas clean. And about 50 per cent of this cost would be paid by the PMC." The remaining would have to be shelled out by residents.
"Besides sweeping roads and lanes and picking up garbage, these companies would also be responsible for clearing drains, desilting underground nalas, maintaining and cleaning manholes," he said. (279 words in story) Full Story By Rajesh Kumar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Wed Mar 22, 2006 at 06:55:04 AM EST
Transformation taking place in Bihar: Nitish
Vowing to change the 'existing work culture' in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said transformation had already started taking place and pledged to ensure all-round growth of the state.
"Transformation is taking place in Bihar. My first and uppermost priority is to improve the law and order and speed up the development", Kumar told reporters during his maiden visit to the divisional headquarters here after becoming chief minister. He laid stress on effecting complete change in the existing work culture. New sugar mills would be opened in place of almost 'dead ones' in the state and agro-based industries would be set up, he said. Expressing concern over detection of some polio cases in the state, Kumar said effective steps were being taken to further intensify the drive to free Bihar from recurrence of polio cases. Kumar said the state government had chalked out an amibitious plan for ensuring procurement of 15 lakh tonnes of paddy and rice this year for which the state food corporation, Biscomaun, Food Corporation of India, NAFED and other cooperatives would be made 'more active.
(1 comment, 188 words in story) Full Story By djain128, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Thu Dec 22, 2005 at 07:57:40 PM EST
Know what? Rats ate away flyover
PATNA: A huge crater, big enough to take in two Maruti cars, has been formed on the Rajendra Nagar overbridge. If the government is to be believed, rats are to blamed for this serious traffic hazard.
(430 words in story) Full Story By Rajesh Kumar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Sun Sep 11, 2005 at 09:18:13 PM EST
PRDA drive to pull down illegal constructions
PATNA: The Patna Regional Development Authority (PRDA) that has faced flak for not keeping a check on the illegal mushrooming of the city and the subsequent civic challenges it has thrown up, has started a drive to pull down illegal buildings.
On Saturday, the PRDA pulled down major chunks of two structures, one residential and one commercial, in the New Bypass Road area and Patel Nagar. PRDA vice-chairman Mihir Kumar Singh said, "We have prepared a list of unauthorised structures. Most of them have certain illegal portions that will be pulled down." Some of these buildings have extra unsanctioned floors that will be demolished, while some others extended boundary walls that encroach government land and others have tampered set backs, a term used for the space between buildings and their boundary walls, Singh said. (365 words in story) Full Story By Rajesh Kumar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Mon Sep 05, 2005 at 07:21:49 PM EST
From robber barons to sugar barons
Bihar is among the poorest, most misgoverned states. More Plan funds or public sector projects are not re-medies. The st-ate was India's industrial heartland in the 1950s, boasting of the giant Tata complex at Jamshedpur and Dalmia-Jain complex at Rohtas. Bihar enjoyed massive public sector investment (Bokaro steel, Barauni refinery, Sindri and Barauni fertiliser plants, Heavy Engineering Corporation, Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation, coal mines).
Yet, it became mired in poverty and stagnation because of deplorable governance and weak institutions. No businessman invests in Bihar today because the investment climate is lousy. Public infrastructure does not work. Any successful businessman faces mafia extortion and kidnapping threats. The police cannot help, partly because the mafia are woven into the political fabric. There are criminals galore in the state legislature and cabinet. (812 words in story) Full Story By Rajesh Kumar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Sat Sep 03, 2005 at 09:57:52 PM EST
South West Monsoon 2005 - Flood Situation Report 31 Aug 2005
A comprehensive status report on the flood situation in different parts of the country is given below:
INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT During last 24 hours, monsoon rainfall activity remained subdued over most parts of the country as break monsoon conditions continue to prevail with the monsoon trough remaining close to foot hills of Himalayas. This condition is likely to prevail with scattered moderate rainfall over North eastern states and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and south peninsular India for next two days.
The upper air cyclonic circulation over southeast Tamil Nadu and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal now lies over west central Bay of Bengal off south Coastal Andhra Pradesh coast and extends upto 4.5 km above seal level tilting southwards with height. These systems are likely to cause moderate rainfall activity over south peninsular India during next two days. (407 words in story) Full Story By Rajesh Kumar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Wed Aug 31, 2005 at 11:49:47 PM EST
Freedom from filth
Consider the statistics about the Total Sanitation Campaign, the centrally sponsored scheme of the ministry of rural development. Of the 138 million rural households, only 23.7 per cent have own toilets. The coverage in a state like Bihar is as low as 6.5 per cent, with BPL (below poverty line) households accounting for a paltry 0.7 per cent! Even in a rich state like Maharashtra, the coverage is only 19 per cent. The percentage of schools having toilets is 43 per cent and many of them are of very poor standards.
Jawaharlal Nehru, our dreaming first prime minister, has many quotable quotes to his credit. India would have been a better place if our governments (most of them led by his own party) and people had sincerely abided by the message contained in those quotes. I found this one inscribed at the entrance of a public toilet in a not-so-poor locality in Mumbai: "A country in which every citizen has access to a clean toilet is one that has reached the pinnacle of progress." The toilet was not very clean by any standards. But it was decidedly five star when compared to the many I have seen in the slums of India's commercial capital. Come to Bhagat Singh Nagar in Dharavi, that accursed synonym for squalor. For a population of several thousand, it has only one toilet block with five seats. All of them are covered with muck, which overflows into the open drain running right in front of a long row of houses. Result: almost all the residents use the adjoining railway tracks for defecation. (1167 words in story) Full Story By Rajesh Kumar, Section Civic Problems In BiharPosted on Tue Aug 30, 2005 at 07:41:51 PM EST
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