Jammu and Kashmir: Beekeeping is picking up in the state after years of decline, The Indian Express reported. Honey output has jumped from 300 tons to 597 tons since 2010, according to the article. Apiculture is creating job opportunities, state officials said.
Assam: At least six people died and several others were injured in traffic accidents in the state during the five-day Durga Puja festivities, and residents clashed with police after one of the deaths, The Pioneer reported. A curfew was imposed in the Dhubri region on Wednesday, the last day of the celebrations, as a precautionary measure after a stabbing was reported.
West Bengal: Two government-supported girls' schools in the Nadia district have had no students on their rolls for three years, but teachers and other staff members have continued to receive salaries, The Indian Express reported. The article said the schools' 14 teachers “mostly while away their time by read ing newspapers, magazines and plain gossiping.â€
Bihar: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been invited to Pakistan next month, Business Standard reported. Pakistan's high commissioner in India, Salman Bashir, recently visited the state and lauded Mr. Kumar's efforts at developing the state, but not everyone in Bihar would agree with him, the analytical piece says.
Rajasthan: Rajasthan's State Human Rights Commission is scrutinizing khap panchayats, the unelected, caste-based village councils that have recently drawn attention over comments made about rape cases in neighboring Haryana, Daily Bhaskar reported. The panel plans to recommend legislation dealing with the unelected bodies.
Tamil Nadu: A nongovernmental organization, Action Aid, says that only 12 of the state's 25 homeless shelters are functional, according to The New Indian Express. Supreme Court guidelines say that a state Tamil Nadu's size should have 123 homeless shelters, the newspaper noted.< /p>
