News for 'Bihar Human Traffic Prevention Programme'

Bihar: Human trafficking dips as govt goes alert

Bihar: Human trafficking dips as govt goes alert

Rediff.com26 Jul 2011

Although human trafficking is still rampant in Bihar, but the state government's initiatives to check it are showing some results.

Bihar is fighting the scourge of human trafficking

Bihar is fighting the scourge of human trafficking

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

The Bihar government's initiative to curtail one of the gravest criminal offences in the state -- human trafficking -- is finally showing results. The police have rescued 350 children and 127 women from human traffickers in the last three years, according to official figures. They have arrested 381 human traffickers. Most of the rescued victims of human trafficking were minor children.

Lightning: India's Deadliest Hazard

Lightning: India's Deadliest Hazard

Rediff.com19 Aug 2025

Lightning claims more lives in India annually than any other extreme weather event. Between April and July this year alone, 1,621 people died due to lightning strikes.