Subhash Pathak is special correspondent of Hindustan Times with over 15 years of experience in journalism, covering issues related to governance, legislature, police, Maoism, urban and road infrastructure of Bihar and Jharkhand.
Articles by Subhash Pathak
Riga sugar mill in Sitamarhi set to reopen by year-end
The Riga mill’s former owner, Dhanuka group, had shut down its operations in 2020 and insolvency proceedings were initiated in 2022-21.
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 09:42 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
‘Game changer’ river interlinking project in Bihar set to get union cabinet nod
Chaitanya Prasad, additional chief secretary of the state’s water resources department, said the Kosi-Mechi project is awaiting approval from the Public Investment Board. “Once the PIB approves , it will go to the union cabinet for approval,” he said.
Published on Aug 30, 2024 09:38 PM IST
Portion of Bihar’s Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge collapses yet again
The bridge was being built at the cost of Rs.1710 crore by SP Singla Construction Pvt. Limited for Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited
Published on Aug 17, 2024 03:20 PM IST
Bihar bets on community biogas plants to check carbon emission
We have successful pilots at Gaya and East Champaran. The department has sufficient funding to promote community biogas plants under Lohia Swachha Mission: Rural development minister Shravan Kumar
Published on Jul 29, 2024 10:15 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Committee formed to expedite flood mitigation plan in Bihar
The plan includes building a series of barrages, dams and linking of major rivers originating from Nepal to manage excess water in their course
Published on Jul 25, 2024 04:31 PM IST
Bridge under the water: A tale of crumbling infrastructure in Bihar
These last three weeks have seen 12 bridges, big and small, collapse in Bihar.
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 04:42 AM IST
Two more bridges fall in Bihar; 7th incident in 15 days
Portions of two small bridges over Gandaki river in Bihar collapse, marking the seventh such incident in the state in the last 15 days.
Updated on Jul 04, 2024 10:50 AM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar cancels ₹800 crore tenders awarded during RJD minister’s tenure
Deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary said the cancelled tenders relate to the period when the RJD minister oversaw the public health and engineering department
Published on Jun 26, 2024 09:38 PM IST
Bihar EOU team visits NEET-UG exam centres in Hazaribag, to handover case to CBI
The five accused, who were arreste on Saturday in the NEET-UG paper leak case, were brought to Shastrinagar police station, Patna, on Sunday, and sent to hospital for medical examination
Published on Jun 23, 2024 08:24 PM IST
Araria bridge collapse: 3 engineers suspended, contractor booked
Bihar rural works department minister Ashok Choudhary has set up a four-member team headed by chief engineer Purnea has been constituted to probe the incident
Published on Jun 19, 2024 07:34 PM IST
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LS polls: Last 8 seats locked in Bihar, turnout 50.56%
The eight seats in Bihar that went to vote on Saturday are Patna Sahib, Patliputra, Nalanda, Arrah, Karakat, Buxar, Sasaram and Jehanabad.
Published on Jun 01, 2024 09:27 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
LS polls: Campaign ends, 8 seats in Bihar up for grabs in last lap
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ramkripal Yadav, R K Singh and Misa Bharti are among the key faces in the fray in the last phase
Published on May 30, 2024 09:35 PM IST
Jehanabad: JD-U struggles to retain seat it won in 2019 by a whisker
Chandeshwar Prasad, who won the seat in 2019 by 1,751 votes, is again facing off the runner-up, RJD candidate and strongman Surendra Prasad Yadav
Published on May 28, 2024 09:29 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Jehanabad
Valmiki Nagar: Voter discontent persists amid flooding woes and underdevelopment
In Valmiki Nagar, voter frustration is palpable as they perceive a lack of development. Dissatisfaction with government efforts dominates discussions
Published on May 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Voters in Gopalganj constituency yearn for progress amidst continuing neglect
Gopalganj, known for its significant NOTA votes in the 2019 elections, struggles with development issues despite electing three CMs.
Published on May 25, 2024 12:00 AM IST
Bihar: Rebels redraw battle lines in five seats
The most keenly watched battle is playing out in Karakat in central Bihar, which votes on June 1 in the last of the ongoing seven-phase parliamentary elections in the country.
Published on May 17, 2024 09:24 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Opp set to oust Modi govt: Kharge
Later, addressing an election rally in Samastipur, Kharge said Modi could become the prime minister of India only because Congress fought for its Independence.
Published on May 11, 2024 09:47 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
PM Modi has turned India into a centre of unemployment: Rahul Gandhi in Bihar
Addressing an election rally in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, Gandhi took potshots at the Modi government with issues such as unemployment and economic deprivation.
Updated on Apr 20, 2024 03:36 PM IST
Promised projects hanging fire, all bets off in Aurangabad
Farmers in Aurangabad rejoiced as Modi revived the Mandal dam project, but were disappointed when it was not mentioned in recent speeches, impacting the upcoming elections.
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 09:29 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Aurangabad
In Gaya, Manjhi faces son of man who trounced him in 1991
Former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, the NDA nominee, is pitted against RJD’s Kumar Sarvajeet, a former minister in Bihar govt.
Published on Apr 11, 2024 09:13 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Gaya
Mukesh Sahni joins RJD-led alliance, VIP to contest 3 seats
Former Bihar minister Mukesh Sahni joins RJD-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, his VIP party to contest three Lok Sabha seats.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 09:15 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar Board 10th Result 2024: 82.91% students pass, 51 bagged top 10 positions
A total of 51 students, 28 of them are boys, have been ranked the top ten students on the basis of marks they obtained in the matriculation examination.
Published on Mar 31, 2024 06:12 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Pappu vows to fight from Purnea, Congress in a fix
The seat has gone to RJD as part of Lok Sabha seat-sharing pact of the Opposition alliance in Bihar also comprising the Congress, a party he had joined a little over a week ago.
Published on Mar 30, 2024 10:02 PM IST
Aditya Nath JhaSubhash Pathak, Purnea
Bihar: Congress awaits Lalu Yadav’s nod to finalise candidates for LS polls
BPCC chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh, who held two rounds of meetings with the RJD chief, said the seat-sharing talks with RJD was going well and it will be declared in a couple of days
Published on Mar 22, 2024 04:46 PM IST
LS polls looming, Nitish leaves for 5-day UK visit
On Sunday, former minister and Rajya Sabha member-elect Sanjay Jha had announced that CM would be visiting Scotland in the UK to see the science city and meet the select group of businessmen
Published on Mar 06, 2024 10:21 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Ganga water unsafe even for bathing, says Bihar govt report on river pollution
The WHO stipulates that river water with more than 1000MPN/100ml faecal coliform bacteria should not be used even for irrigating crops
Updated on Feb 26, 2024 07:42 PM IST
NDA will win more than 200 seats in next assembly elections: Nitish Kumar
The Bihar CM said the NDA coalition will win more than 200 assembly seats and bag all 40 Lok Sabha seats under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Published on Feb 14, 2024 08:55 AM IST
Ahead of floor test, JD(U) issues whip, RJD moves MLAs to Tejashwi’s residence
The JD(U) whip came after at least five of its total 45 MLAs failed to turn up at a luncheon meeting organised at the house of party leader Shravan Kumar.
Updated on Feb 11, 2024 12:45 AM IST
RJD herd to stay at Tejashwi’s house till floor test
The party has decided to keep all its 79 members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) and eight members of legislative council (MLCs) together amid alleged bid by CM Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) to “woo” them for an easy win during the trust vote.
Published on Feb 10, 2024 10:13 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Rebel RJD MLC disqualified on party’s plea
Rambali Singh was elected as a member of the legislative council (MLC) in June 2020 as an RJD nominee from the assembly quota and his term was to expire in 2026.
Published on Feb 06, 2024 09:41 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna