Wali Ahmad

As the government extended the lockdown by 19 more days, migrant workers from Seemanchal -- consisting of Kishanganj, Purnea and Kathihar in Bihar and Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal -- are staring at a bleak future.

The students of Marwari College which is affiliated to Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University, Madhepura, were protesting against the cancellation and delay of BA Part-I examination just a day before it was to begin.

A week on, water has receded in the flood-hit Seemanchal region of Bihar and parts of West Bengal, but what is left behind is only wreckage, telling the stories of death and destruction. Apart from human lives, livestock have been lost and crops destroyed.

Chakulia block in Uttar Dinajapur is also under the grip of flood. Water from the Mahananda river breached the NH 31 on Sunday marooning major part of the area. The power grid in Dalkola is under water, disrupting power supply in the entire region.

Pankaj Dixit, District Magistrate of Kishanganj, said, “People are being moved to safer areas. We have set up relief camps. Teams from NDRF and SDRF are carrying out rescue and relief work.”

May be there was a sense of denial that the BJP would even consider Yogi Adityanath as the contender for the chief minister’s post. But then, victory is what matters in electoral politics.

We look to answer four questions these elections had thrown up.

In the SP stalwart's word, he expelled both the leaders to save the party.

Only time will tell whether it is a hit job by Rahul Gandhi or he actually has evidence to link the PM to corruption. But for now, the Congress seems to have unnerved the government.

Ever since the demonetisation scheme came into effect, the government has shrugged off every criticism as politically motivated, even calling these voices as anti-national and pro-black money.

Once fired, these lead loaded shots hit the soft parts of the body and eye being the delicate organ having soft tissues becomes the prime target.

PM Modi said swarajya is about empowering citizens and improving their quality of life and that his government was committed to bring that change to every citizen of the country.

PM Modi's remarks came after months of dithering and denial on such attacks by the Central and respective state governments.

Ever since Arvind Kejriwal returned with absolute majority in Delhi, his government has been locked in a power tussle with the LG.

Anandiben's resignation bears an uncanny resemblance to circumstances which led to then chief minister Keshubhai Patel's exit as CM in 2001.

Though it's the prerogative of the PM as to what and when to speak, his continued silence emboldens the cow vigilante groups which are operating with impunity.

PM Modi is actively pursuing and dictating the government's foreign policy initiatives, but Swaraj has been instrumental in making the crucial ministry more responsive

Continuous rain and rise in water levels in Mahananda, Kankai, Retua, Mechhi and Bakra rivers have caused massive flooding in this part of the state, with Seemanchal being the hardest hit.

Now that Home Minister Rajnath Singh is visiting Islamabad for the SAARC meeting, he doesn't seem to have the same advantage, conducive environment or euphoria created after that famous handshake.