Anil has reported extensively on Naxals, Buddhism, crime and education, besides covering elections. Worked initially on Desk before moving to reporting. Has worked in Patna, Dhanbad and Gaya.
Articles by Anil Kumar Ojha
Groom pockets dowry money, elopes with girlfriend on wedding eve
Bride’s parents have registered FIR against the groom and his family members who are on the run. Police have launched raids to arrest them.
Updated on Apr 21, 2017 05:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Magadh University staff risk getting sacked if found at tea stalls during office hours
Magadh University vice chancellor spells out dos and don’ts for staff to streamline varsity functioning.
Updated on Apr 26, 2017 04:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Gaya’s Bodhi tree is in good health: BTMC secy
Scientists from the Dehradun-based Forest Research Institute will examine the sacred tree in Bodh Gaya to examine the reason behind the delay in sprouting of new leaves.
Published on Apr 09, 2017 12:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Japanese girl, 12, sets up free dessert stall in Bodh Gaya to fund poor kids
A 12 year old girl has emerged as an inspirational figure in south central Bihar Buddhist pilgrimage town of Bodh Gaya, by setting up a free dessert stall for raising funds for poor kids living in the area.
Published on Apr 07, 2017 07:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Gaya’s Bodhi tree fails to sprout leaves, raises BTMC concern
The Mahabodhi tree, considered a direct descendant of the original specimen planted in 288 BC, under which lord Buddha attained enlightenment, is fast drying up.
Published on Apr 06, 2017 09:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Minor girl strangled by parents in honour killing
The Class 9 girl was trying to elope with her boyfriend when her family members caught them. They took the girl to the riverside outside the village in Gaya district and strangulated her to death.
Updated on Apr 05, 2017 11:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
These Gaya villagers shunned liquor, ushered in ‘divinity’
The adjacent villages of Haridaspur and Balasot in Maoism-affected Sherghati sub-division of Bihar’s Gaya district now have two temples built from cash fines realised from liquor ban violators.
Updated on Apr 05, 2017 06:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Liquor found in Gaya govt school, 4 teachers accused of smuggling
At least 12 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor were recovered from a government primary school in Gaya district . The bottles were concealed in bags of rice meant for midday meal . The police arrested four school teachers, but set them free after a few hours.
Updated on Mar 21, 2017 10:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Woman deserts alcoholic husband in dry Bihar, marries another man
The marriage of Sangeeta, who deserted her alcoholic husband, was solemnised with Ramkeshwar Yadav, a widower, in the presence of their relatives and many social activists in Gaya district of Bihar.
Updated on Apr 04, 2017 07:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Rs 25 lakh bank money recovered within 2 hours of loot in Gaya
This is the second incident of bank loot within 24 hours in Bihar
Published on Mar 07, 2017 05:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
SC order has revived hopes of fair trial in Bihar road rage case, say victim’s parents
Parents of Aditya Sachdeva, who was killed for allegedly overtaking Rocky Yadav’s vehicle in Bihar’s Gaya district on May 7 last year, thanked chief minister Nitish Kumar for “keeping his words and exerting efforts to get the bail cancelled”.
Updated on Mar 07, 2017 06:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Murder case witness burnt alive in Bihar ahead of court appearance
The victim’s wife alleged that the accused were mounting pressure on her husband to stay away from the case.
Published on Mar 02, 2017 03:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Gaya rape case takes new turn; victim’s parents allege gang rape
Parents allege that their daughter was not raped, but gang raped . They allege the police and the school management were trying to save the remaining three accused after one person was arrested.
Published on Feb 26, 2017 10:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Gaya minor’s rape case raises many questions
The accused, a physically challenged, has denied serving the victim any intoxicating substance and insists on having consensual sex with the minor, a class 10 student.
Updated on Feb 26, 2017 10:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Gaya schoolgirl raped, physically challenged accused held
On way back home from school at Manpur in Gaya, the Class 10 girl was allegedly raped by a physically challenged man, who is also the brother of her friend. The accused has since been arrested
Updated on Feb 26, 2017 10:21 AM IST
Hidustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Gaya trader's family suicide case takes a new turn, in-laws allege murder
A special investigating team under deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Alok Kumar Singh has been constituted to probe the case.
Published on Feb 17, 2017 06:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Foreign inspiration transforms Bodh Gaya women’s lives
A German woman has teamed up with two other foreigners to transform lives of many rural women in Bodh Gaya to enhance their skill and empower them.
Published on Feb 09, 2017 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bodh Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
CRPF jawan cries torture, writes to Rajnath; security force denies charge
A CRPF jawan, shifted on ‘attachment duty’ from his home district Gaya to Ranga Reddy district in Telangana, has alleged torture by his seniors after his requests to stay his transfer fell on deaf ears. He has now written to the Union home minister Rajnath Singh, seeking help.
Updated on Feb 07, 2017 10:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
On Red radar, Gaya RJD leader mulls winding up road project work
Less than a week after suspected Maoists attacked the camp office of Bindi Yadav’s firm for levy, the RJD leader says he has no option but to suspend road construction work.
Published on Feb 06, 2017 12:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Maoists attack RJD leader’s construction firm in Bihar
This is the third incident of attack on construction companies in Bihar in less than two months. On January 30, an a construction company employee was hacked in Jamui , while two employees of another firm were shot dead in Saran district on January 12.
Published on Feb 02, 2017 02:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Play watchdog to check bootlegging by kids, Nitish tells women
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has asked women to play a key role in checking bootlegging by children for effective implementation of liquor ban in the state.
Published on Jan 30, 2017 12:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
A Lebanese Muslim, she adulates Dalai Lama, participates in Kalachakra Puja in Bodh Gaya
A devout Muslim, Caren Chawa, 30, travelled almost 5,000 km from Lebanon to Bodh Gaya to participate in Kalachakra Puja. She also plans to read the Gita, soon
Published on Jan 15, 2017 10:14 AM IST
Hindustn Times, Bodh Gaya | Anil Kumar Ojha
Dalai Lama all praise for Nitish on liquor ban
Over 200,000 Buddhists from 90 countries are attending the Kakachakra Puja. The Dalai Lama’s high praise has further boosted Kumar’s stature, as it comes on the heels of praise from PM Narendra Modi.
Published on Jan 11, 2017 03:48 PM IST
Maoists targeting Jan Dhan account holders to deposit demonetised notes
The outlawed CPI (Maoist) is allegedly targetting Bihar villagers who have Jan Dhan accounts to deposit its stock of demonetised notes, the group’s ‘zonal commander’ revealed to the police on Wednesday.
Published on Dec 01, 2016 09:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anil Kumar Ojha, Gaya
36,000 tonne rock hanging over Gaya’s Brahmayoni hill blasted safely
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had declared the Brahmayoni hills, in the southern part of Gaya, a protected site for its historical and spiritual significance in 1976 and prohibited any construction on it.
Updated on Nov 28, 2016 02:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anil Kumar Ojha
6 months after road rage murder, Bihar court frames charges against Rocky Yadav
The Gaya civil court framed charges against Rocky, his father Bindi Yadav, cousin Teni Yadav and Rajesh Kumar, the security guard of his mother.
Updated on Nov 23, 2016 01:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anil Kumar Ojha, Gaya
10 drown in Gaya boat mishap as Dussehra trip turns into tragedy
At least 10 people including six minor girls of a family were feared dead and six others reported missing when a boat ferrying them capsized in the Falgu river on Tuesday.
Published on Oct 12, 2016 03:36 PM IST
Anil Kumar Ojha, Hindustan Times, Gaya
Cop on morning walk shot dead in Bihar’s Gaya district
A policeman was shot dead by at least four unidentified bike-borne men in Bihar’s Gaya district in the second such attack on police officers in the state in the last 10 days.
Updated on Oct 03, 2016 11:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anil Kumar Ojha, Gaya
My son is fighting: Bihar soldier’s family in disbelief after Uri attack
There was shock and disbelief on the face of Sangeeta Devi, whose faith in goddess Parvati had stood rock solid all these years.
Updated on Sep 19, 2016 09:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anil Kumar Ojha and Prashant Ranjan, Hindustan Times, Ara/Gaya
Gaya betel shopowner’s son makes his mark in US submarine design contest
Four years back when Anshuman, son of a betel shopowner Sunil Kumar cracked IIT, the newspapers sketched his struggle - how he vaulted from a humble background to make it big.
Updated on Sep 14, 2016 05:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Anil Kumar Ojha
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