Reena has been a journalist for over two decades. She has the experience of covering wide range of issues, including art, culture, archaeology, tourism, forest and women issues. She has also authored a book and is a recipient of the ‘Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Award’, given by the government of Bihar.
Articles by Reena Sopam
Bihar conducts statewide waterbird census across 58 wetlands
Rare varieties of birds such as the falcated duck from Siberia, red crested pochard from Mongolia and long-legged buzzard from Africa were spotted during the survey
Updated on Feb 18, 2022 11:01 AM IST
Rajgir zoo safari opens for public, Nitish says one of its kind in eastern India
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inaugurated the zoo safari at Rajgir in Nalanda district and said it was one of its kind in the eastern part of the country.
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 10:13 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Childline number 1098 to be displayed on school buses, walls to stop trafficking
The transport department will be asked to get the Childline number painted on all the school buses while the district education officers will be directed to ensure that this emergency number is displayed on the walls of all the government and private schools, said Patna district magistrate.
Updated on Feb 13, 2022 02:50 PM IST
Patna shelter home case: Woman in ‘viral video’ too files FIR
A second police case was filed against the shelter home for women based at Gaighat in Bihar’s capital Patna on the complaint of a former inmate on Thursday, a day after another former inmate lodged an FIR alleging maltreatment at the facility, a lawyer and activist associated with the case said.
Published on Feb 10, 2022 09:38 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
₹36.86 cr approved by tourism ministry for facelift of Sita’s birthplace in Bihar: Sushil Modi
The union ministry of tourism has included Punaura, the birthplace of Sita in Sitamarhi district of Bihar, in its revised list of sites identified for the development under its PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spirituality Augmentation Drive) scheme and has approved ₹36.86 crore for its development and beautification.
Updated on Feb 04, 2022 09:55 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Starved of funds, trust set up to promote Gandhian thought is dying
Bihar State Gandhi Smarak Nidhi is a part of the National Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, a public charitable trust set up after Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination in 1948. It’s supposed to run on donations, which dried up 40 years ago.
Published on Jan 29, 2022 09:44 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Patna has five original copies of Constitution in three libraries, one put on display
The Gandhi Sangrahalaya in Bihar’s capital Patna has put on display one of the original 1,000 copies of the Indian Constitution, which was gifted to it in 2017 by former Governor of Tripura, professor Sidheshwar Prasad, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nalanda in the first parliamentary elections in 1952, the museum’s joint director Asif said.
Published on Jan 25, 2022 10:15 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
6th year into prohibition, Bihar begins a social audit of liquor ban impact
Nearly six years since total prohibition was imposed in Bihar, the state’s excise and prohibition department has initiated an exercise to conduct a social audit of the impact of liquor ban on the lives of women and people in general and has assigned the job to Chanakya Law University (CLU) in Patna, officials familiar with the matter said.
Published on Jan 20, 2022 09:12 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Bihar State Archives to release documents related to anti-colonial resistance
The documents include the records related to the arrest of freedom fighter Birsa Munda in 1895 and the Tana Bhagat movement
Published on Jan 19, 2022 10:05 AM IST
Bihar’s Women Development Corporation plans anti-dowry campaign
PATNA: Bihar’s Women Development Corporation (WDC) is preparing to increase awareness against dowry to convince people to print anti-dowry declarations on wedding cards
Published on Jan 12, 2022 09:18 AM IST
Bihar govt revises decision, plastic ban to be effective from July 2022
The Bihar government has said that the ban on single-use plastic items and thermocol products will be effective in the state from July 1, 2022, instead of December 15 as earlier announced
Published on Dec 17, 2021 02:48 PM IST
Bihar: Traders worried over ban on single-use plastic items, thermocol products
The production, distribution and sale of these products are now a punishable offence even as Bihar enters the peak season of weddings and family functions, when such items are in high demand
Updated on Dec 16, 2021 11:31 AM IST
Italy’s Museum of Oriental Arts proposes exhibition in collaboration with Bihar Museum
The Museum of Oriental Arts, Turin (Italy) has proposed Bihar Museum for an exhibition in collaboration in the state capital
Updated on Dec 12, 2021 04:37 PM IST
Bihar govt chalks out plan to boost tourism in Champaran
Bihar’s tourism department has chalked out a plan to tap the tourism potential of the temples and the sites of the rituals in Champaran
Updated on Dec 10, 2021 04:12 PM IST
Omicron scare impacts hospitality sector in Bodh Gaya
Bookings and even queries to block facilities at hotels, tour packages and guides have stopped coming
Updated on Dec 05, 2021 07:41 PM IST
Bihar’s rescued child labourers now want to return to work
One of the rescued child labourers said he was able to save some money while working at the factory in Jaipur and the life at his own village was not any better since he had to work there too but for very little payment in return
Published on Dec 05, 2021 11:39 AM IST
Mongolian delegation member found Covid-19 positive, isolated at Bodh Gaya
A member of the 23-member delegation from Mongolia, which visited Bodh Gaya in Bihar a couple of days ago, has been found Covid-19 positive
Updated on Dec 04, 2021 04:29 PM IST
Bihar’s draft Bill proposes night shifts for women employees, prompts calls for review
Bihar’s labour resources department has proposed that employers will need written consent of women employees before assigning them night shifts but activists fear that this may not be enough to protect women
Published on Dec 02, 2021 11:55 AM IST
Unavailability of Gandhi Maidan forces organisers to cancel Patna book fair
Most of the leading publishers had insisted that they will only be part of the book fair if the event is held at Gandhi Maidan, says Amarendra Jha, secretary, CRD.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 09:12 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Bihar priests protest move to declare 30,000 acres of temple land as public
Bihar law minister said there were several cases of cheating gullible buyers, who do not know that the land of temples and Maths can’t be sold by any individual. By the time buyers learn the truth, the sellers disappear from the scene
Published on Nov 29, 2021 10:04 AM IST
Thalassemia activist from West Bengal cycles to Patna with a message
Roy says the harassment and trauma associated with periodical blood transfusions can be avoided if parents decided to test for Thalassemia before bearing a child
Published on Nov 28, 2021 04:43 PM IST
Minister promises children at govt care homes access to schools
Efforts are under way to arrange for skill development training and help them get jobs here, state’s social welfare minister Madan Sahni said.
Updated on Nov 20, 2021 09:12 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
‘Evidence of Britain’s bonding with Bihar and its people still preserved’: UK-based art lover
In his presentation, Dr Mohammad S Siddiqui highlighted the heritage buildings and places associated with India in the UK
Updated on Nov 15, 2021 04:14 PM IST
Filmmakers from Bihar keen to shoot in state, want subsidy, easy nods
To ensure that filmmakers get the permission for shooting at locations near heritage sites and monuments easily, a meeting with the ASI will soon be held, Bandana Preyashi, secretary at the culture department, said.
Published on Nov 09, 2021 09:24 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Children to share pandemic and flood experiences at Bal Darbaar in Bihar
Children and adolescents comprise more than 50% of Bihar’s total population, and the learning from events such as Bal Darbaar in form of recommendations and charter of children’s demands will be presented to chief minister Nitish Kumar
Published on Nov 06, 2021 10:56 AM IST
Bihar government all set to phase out single-use plastic, thermocol products
The state govt decided to put a blanket ban on single-use plastic and thermocol products from December 25, while the department of forests, environment and climate change has asked manufacturers and traders to clear their stocks
Published on Oct 28, 2021 09:11 AM IST
Bihar State Pollution Control Board asks DMs to ban firecrackers in four cities
In the cities other than the four districts where the crackers have been completely banned, the State Pollution Control Board has allowed only green cracker and that it can used on Diwali for two hours from 8 pm to 10 pm.
Published on Oct 23, 2021 10:33 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Posts of chairperson, panel members at Bihar State Women Commission still vacant after a year
The three-year term of the state women Commission chairperson and panel members got over on October 31, 2020.
Updated on Oct 23, 2021 03:55 PM IST
Girls from shelter homes in Bihar bag jobs with star hotels
In all, 14 girls selected from shelter homes in Bihar were sent to Eurindian Academy of Hotel Management in Bengaluru by the state government in December 2020
Published on Oct 07, 2021 10:11 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
Four new sites in Bihar in protected monuments’ list
These include archaeological remains discovered on the banks of Chandan river in Amarpur block of Banka district, the huge mound discovered at Guwaridih-Bariarpur in Bhagalpur district, the ancient Lord Shiva temple at Dumaria village in Gopalganj district and mausoleum of Qamar Ali and Sultan Ali and Dulhin Mandir at Sherghati in Gaya.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 09:20 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
