FloodReport
‘The river warns us, the government ignores us’
Early flood warnings offer scant relief, as families in north Bihar’s floodplains are left stranded every year—without evacuation plans or adequate relief…
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SIRReport
In Bihar’s Border Districts, Bahus From Nepal Fear Loss Of Citizenship After SIR
There is hardly any Bihar village bordering Nepal which does not have a bahu from Nepal. The women are now worried that…
MigrationReport
The cost of staying on the list
Migrant workers from Bihar are spending weeks' wages and sacrificing festival visits to ensure their names remain on the electoral rolls amidst…
SIRReport
Bihar SIR: Many BLOs Take Only Aadhaar, Even From Those Who Have Valid Documents
One ward member from Maner feared that this would lead to chaos and a ‘stampede-like situation’ during the verification phase.
SIRExplainer
वोटर वेरिफिकेशन: ‘ये हमारा घर’, नेपाल से शादी कर बिहार आईं महिलाओं का क्या होगा?
Bihar Voter List 2025: बिहार में मतदाता सूची के विशेष पुनरीक्षण के बीच नेपाली मूल की महिलाओं की नागरिकता और वोटर अधिकार…
MigrationReport
No light at the end of the Bihar jobs tunnel
Large infrastructure development projects across the country pull in migrant workers like Sushil Vishwakarma from Bihar, who have no choice but to…
GovernanceReport
Tracing the Bodh Gaya temple conflict: From Ashoka to Viceroy to Lalu and roadside protests
The demand for Buddhist autonomy has often resurfaced at the site despite a 1949 law aimed at resolving such disputes.
GovernanceReport
Agnipath in Bihar: ‘I can’t retire at age 26’
Bihar's young men who aspired to join the Indian Army as soldiers for life, have had to shift sights to becoming Agniveers…
FloodReport
‘We Will Die of Hunger’: Flood-Affected Villagers in Areas Around Kosi Embankments Plead for Help
Authorities have ignored several families marooned in the floods, allege villagers.
Liquor BanReport
No crime, only punishment
In Jehanabad district, it is the marginalised Musahars who get picked up in prohibition cases. The legal battles that follow are expensive,…
GovernanceAnalysis
The story of a Bihar bridge that collapsed twice
India News: The collapse of an under-construction bridge — connecting Aguwani Ghat (Khagaria district) and Sultanganj (Bhagalpur district) in Bihar — raises…
CommunalismReport
Archive of knowledge: burnt to ashes
In Biharsharif, a 113-year-old madrasa and its library of over 4,000 books was set on fire by rioters