The controversy between the two different groups of city bus pliers does not seem to die as the govt. backed BSRTC's Eden Bus Service and the City Bus Service Association standing face-to-face to one another. The City Bus Service Association went on a day long like strike on Monday in Patna and sit on a dharna near Kargill roundabout to press their demand.

At present, running buses on 11 intercity routes connecting the city from Danapur to Patna city, there are about 250 buses running under city bus service, serving the daily commuters. It is well known that these buses face a tough competition since the Eden Bus Services were launched in Patna some years ago.

General Secretary of the City Bus Service Association, Umesh Prasad Sinha criticized the state government for adopting different policy for these two groups. “We want a level playing field, a true competition and this is how the service will improved and commuters will be benefited”.  Eden which is backed by the govt. does not follow the route-norms claims the association secretary. “Moreover, we can’t share bus stand with Eden at bankipore”, he continues. He shown several documents related to assurance from administration and other govt. quarters to provide them separate stand and address their various demands.

The theatre artist of Patna has paid their tribute to the father of the nation on his martyr day in their own way. About two dozens theatre groups from different parts of Bihar together played a series of nukkad natak and open theatre in Gandhi Maidan, Dakbunglow etc. Continues for the second day on Monday various plays, songs, bhajans etc. were organized in Gandhi Maidan. “Main Bihar Hun”, the play attracted much applauses from the audience who were watching the play amid the gust of wind in before the statue of Mahatma in Gandhi Maidan.

Koshish, EPTA, Al-khair charitable trut, Sampradayik Ekta Committee, Nirman kala munch, Natmandap, East and West Educational Society, Bihar Art Theatre, Prerna, Pravin Sanskriti Munch, Rangkarm, Rangmati, Oxygen, Samar, Phulwari Sharif, Adarsh Divya Vikas, Patna City Epta, Anupam Sewa Samaj Sansthan, Gandhi Sangrahalaya, Sutradhar, Prangan, Manthan Kala Parishad, Hiraval, Divine Social Development Organization and Bihar Kalakar Manch are together sponsored the event.

Talking to our correspondent, the program coordinator, Piyush Kumar expressed his happiness over the overwhelming response by the public and the media. Earlier to this the philosophy of Ahimsa, Dharma, and Sarvhit Sukhaya were lighted on by some speakers and relevancy of Gandhi’s thought at present time were  also discussed.

The role of Junior Doctors in the health system of Bihar is of great significance. The state health ministry groping in the dark as the Junior Doctors were not agree to roll back their strike, proposed from 31^st of January across the state.  But thanks to the Doctors, Medical Association and government representative who together worked out a plan and the strike which was looming ahead from the midnight of 31^st January is called-off. After the government assurance of relevant hike in the stipend alike central govt. and the demand of JUDA (JUnior Doctors Association, which is dissolved at present) to get the rank of senior residents will now be monitored by an inquiry committee which will submit its report in three months.

Earlier to this, the state government requested the junior doctors to called-off their proposed strike. Amid all the effort from the government quarters, a “slip of tongue”, by the health minister, Ashwini Chowbey turns the scene upside down on Sunday. For the last couple of days Amarjeet Sinha, health secretary of Bihar was in constant touch with the principal and the Superintendent O.P.Chowdhry trying his best to appease the Junior Docs. The health secretary welcomes the decision and assured the Junior Doctors that their grievances will be addressed within 3-4 months.

It’s well known that DMCH Darbhanga, NMCH Patna, ANM Gaya, JNLM Bhagalpur, KMC Katihar and PMCH patna having a total of about 1000 junior doctors. Most of the medical works are done by these doctors. Giving their critical importance, each time such situation arise governments seems perplexed as neither it can be over strict nor it can loose the string.  

“To chop their hands off”, is a quote which does construed in wrong sense by media, said the furious health minister. “It’s just a quote and I only meant not to allow any one cripple the health system and hijack the entire state by going on strike”, he said.

As the junior doctors of the state medical service are delayed of their demands to get the status of “senior residents”, they threaten to go on strike. Proving their demands as reasonable enough, the junior doctors of PMCH are leading the lobby of the states’ junior doctors.

On the other side the Ministry of Health seems to be in no mood to compromise and the Health minister, Mr. Ashwani Chowbey himself warned the Junior Doctors that these threat will not work and Doctors will be thrown out of service. “This is a threat not just to government but it is to public and the poor. We will not let the Doctors do what they want not let the poor die” he says. “We will terminate their service as immediate action and in future they won’t be able to practice in the state”, said a somewhat irritated minister.

“I don’t care for their association and how it react but our government won’t let them hijack the state for another spell. If they (Jn. Docs.) are not happy working in the state and the policies they are free to leave their job”, the minister said.