All stories by M I KHAN
Why Bihar's Musahars won't get vaccinated
Rediff.com4 Jun 2021'They are not ready to take the vaccine.' 'They fear that if they do, they will die.'
The COVID crisis in rural Bihar
Rediff.com21 May 2021The government's focus is on urban areas, so rural areas are neglected and the COVID situation in Bihar's villages -- neither the positive cases nor the deaths -- are reported, notes M I Khan.
Bihar doctors die of COVID, govt looks away
Rediff.com19 May 2021116 doctors treating COVID patients in Bihar have succumbed to the disease. The family of only one doctor has received compensation.
COVID tragedy: Dog mourns owner's demise
Rediff.com12 May 2021'It refuses to leave the place where his owner was cremated.'
Is the BJP behind Pappu Yadav's arrest?
Rediff.com11 May 2021Why MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy and his party, the BJP, are angry with Pappu Yadav.
Why is Bihar reducing COVID testing?
Rediff.com5 May 2021As the number of COVID cases rise in Bihar, data indicates that the state is slowing down on testing. It is also relying more on the Rapid Antigen Test than the more accurate RT-PCR test.
Returning migrants face being jobless in Bihar once again
Rediff.com15 Apr 2021With more than 21 lakh migrant workers returning to the state as per official data, the Nitish Kumar government faces an enormous challenge in providing jobs for them.
Why Bihar's students are angry
Rediff.com6 Apr 2021This is the first protest in Bihar against the state government order directing schools, colleges and coaching institutes to remain closed till April 11 following a rise in COVID-19 cases.
Bihar police to use drones to go after liquor mafia
Rediff.com26 Mar 2021Five years after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar imposed total prohibition in Bihar, the liquor mafia continues to thrive, reports MI Khan.
Post COVID-19, doctor commits suicide
Rediff.com24 Mar 2021After recovering from COVID-19, Dr Ramswarup Choudhary was struggling with memory loss, sleeplessness and mental fatigue.
VHP attacks Nitish Kumar rule as 'jungle raj'
Rediff.com18 Mar 2021If you can't control law and order, then resign, VHP tells NDA government in Bihar.
Nitish again disagrees with BJP, this time over population control law
Rediff.com27 Feb 2021In yet another sign that not everything is fine between Bihar's ruling partners, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar opposes the BJP's demand for a population control law -- even while seeking a caste-based census, a red flag for the BJP. M I Khan reports.
Bihari 'jugaad': Cheaper Indian petrol smuggled in from Nepal
Rediff.com23 Feb 2021Soaring fuel prices give birth to a jugaad system in Bihar's border towns abutting Nepal with residents smuggling in India-supplied cheaper petrol and diesel from the mountain kingdom.
How Life has CHANGED for Bihar's Bicycle Girl
Rediff.com19 Feb 2021'Thanks to monetary help from several people, we are comfortable and living with dignity.'
'Kanhaiya is not going anywhere'
Rediff.com16 Feb 2021'He will continue to fight against the BJP, Modi and RSS.'
''Glacier burst' is unknown to scientists'
Rediff.com11 Feb 2021'Events like the one we saw on Sunday are complex geological processes which can be impacted by weather and climatic conditions.' 'It is difficult to attribute something like this to just one factor or to a particular time period, especially when we have still not understood the exact cause.'
'The real killer is being protected'
Rediff.com4 Feb 2021Was road rage behind the murder that shocked Bihar?
'Nitish Kumar has never compromised on crime'
Rediff.com30 Jan 2021'Unlike past governments, we never protect or save criminals.'
Why is Nitish Kumar so angry?
Rediff.com18 Jan 2021According to state government data, the first 10 months of last year -- January to October 2020 -- witnessed 2,649 murders in Bihar, an average of nearly nine murders a day.
'China has been active in Nepal for a decade'
Rediff.com31 Dec 2020'Keeping its financial interests in mind, China wants no enmity with the Nepalese government.'