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The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning about havoc rainfall or a cloud burst hitting Bihar's flood-affected districts in the next 24 to 48 hours, officials said on Sunday. Bihar has already sounded a high alert in the state. The government has also asked all district magistrates and superintendents of police to maintain a cautious vigil and take precautionary measures, said Water Resources Department Principal Secretary Arun Kumar Singh. The IMD has warned of havoc rainfall or cloud burst-like situation in Kishanganj, Katihar, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Supaul, Madhepura, Sitamarhi East and West Champaran, between September 9 and September 13. Reports from flood-affected districts said that hundreds of people have started leaving for safer places. The state administration is also worried about a natural calamity worse than the Kosi floods that ravaged Bihar in 2008. “State Chief Secretary A K Sinha on Saturday, through video-conferencing with the DMs … [Read more...] about As floodwaters recede, Bihar braces for more nature’s fury

When vote-hungry parties appear to gain power only through communal polarisation, do we see any possibility of an end to this violence? asks Mohammad Sajjad . I n news reports on the Bijnor communal violence of September 17, 2016, as also in most of the recent instances of such violence in UP, Bihar, and Haryana, we have noticed a politics of invisibilising the subaltern identities of the Muslim victims, and reporting it only in terms of their religious identity. Already, an atmosphere of communal tension has been prevailing in most parts of Uttar Pradesh. In the Muzaffarnagar communal violence of August-September 2013 the victims (killed and displaced) belong mostly to the poorer class of Pasmanda Muslims engaged in artisanal occupations. It occurred when the first phase (ending on September 30, 2013) of the 'Pasmanda Kranti Abhiyan' (founded in 2012) was underway in the area, with the slogan, ' Dalit-Pichhrha Ek Samaan-Hindu ho ya Musalman .' Thus, through the communal … [Read more...] about The communal mood in UP is turning ugly

November 04, 2017 08:52 Painter Kim Mul-gil captures on canvas her own impressions of the things she encounters. She traveled 46 countries across five continents for nearly two years between 2011 and 2013. Then she published a book about her experience during her trip and now spends her time sharing her adventures with people, believing that "Paintings can bring comfort and happiness to them once they open their minds." "After participating in an international work camp when I was in college, I started dreaming of traveling abroad. I scraped together whatever money I could, juggling several part-time jobs. I even painted murals for extra cash," she recalled. "I saved up W25 million, and I was finally able to hit the road at the age of 24 (US$1=W1,115)." When she started her journey, Kim had no special plans or specific itinerary. "I left Korea with just two plane tickets in my hand. One was a ticket to somewhere in Asia, and the other was from there to Africa. I just … [Read more...] about Young Traveler Shares Her Adventures on Canvas