Bihar
AA Edit | It’s time for a consensus on national caste census
The fear is that there can be no limit on reservation once the ceiling is lifted
AA Edit | Caste census: No excuse now for not having data
The survey will also have its reflection on the country’s political landscape in the current scenario
AA Edit | Hot weather can be a killer
Medical analysis seems to suggest that extreme heat and humidity are exacerbating the existing preconditions in the health of the elderly
AA Edit | Patna meet delay to hurt Opposition
If Nitish cannot make a small compromise even on the format of the meeting, neither is the Cong keen to go out of its way to please him
AA Edit | Bihar ex-MP remission unwise
It’s not new that governments take political decisions to free criminals convicted for heinous crimes
AA Edit | Some states deserve special status
Just as in case of individuals, in the context of states, or regions, too, “equality” between unequals is not fair
Dilip Cherian | Babus are losers in selection of new governors
That not a single babu was seen as governor material is a severe setback
Dilip Cherian | Bihar IAS body’s silence on release of ‘murderer’ MP irks some babus
Mr Anand was initially handed out a death sentence by a local court, but it was later commuted to life imprisonment by the high court
AA Edit | Bihar’s caste census: Will it make a real difference?
Though the Union govt has dismissed the demand for a nation-wide caste-based census, there is a larger political consensus in the state
Shikha Mukerjee | Nitish’s Bihar ‘coup’ to set off tremors across India
Nitish Kumar is the last of the politically active and physically robust survivors of the Mandal versus Kamandal war of the 1990s