Lions Club Patna organises students dance competition

 

Lions Club Patna organised students dance competition at Rabindra Bhavan in Patna on August 22, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Rising Ganga Water Forces Nakta Diyara Residents to Leave Homes

 

Nakta Diyara residents were leaving their homes as rising Ganga river water entered the Diyara in Patna on August 22, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

PhD holders stage Raj Bhavan march in Patna

 

PhD holders staged Raj Bhavan march in Patna on August 22, 2026 in  support of their demands. Police stopped them near R Block. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Athawale Defends Reservation, Calls It a Constitutional Right

 

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on August 22, 2026, strongly defended India’s reservation system, saying it is a constitutionally protected right that cannot be abolished.

Speaking to reporters in Patna, Athawale said those calling for the removal of reservations were acting against the national interest. He stressed that the quota system is a constitutional provision and not something that can be withdrawn at the demand of any individual or group.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui