Ruchir writes on health, aviation, power and myriad other issues. An ex-TOI, he has worked both on Desk and in reporting. He over 25 years of broadcast and print journalism experience in Assam, Jharkhand & Bihar.
Articles by Ruchir Kumar
Airlines cut fares, woo fliers, raise fares again
Private airlines have been successful in winning over some of its lost clientele by temporarily reducing airfares on select sectors. Some have, however, raised the bar again, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Feb 03, 2009 04:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Bihar burns in MNS fire; 30 injured
There was no let up in violence in Bihar caused by Sunday’s attack on north Indian students by Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists in Mumbai, report Ramashankar and Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Oct 24, 2008 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramashankar and Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Pregnant women crowd Bihar camps for CM’s dole
Thousands of expectant women would be forced by their spouses to walk to the camps to collect the booty after the Bihar CM announced a monetary award for a child born in relief camps, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Oct 01, 2008 11:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Singheshwar (madhepura)
Kishore's cruel destiny
Destiny has been cruel to Raj Kishore Sah, a marginalised farmer in flood-hit Madhepura. A freak accident fractured his right clavicle and also paralysed him, Ruchir Kumar reports.
Updated on Sep 09, 2008 10:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Madhepura
Boatmen turn molesters in Bihar
The Madhepura district administration has drafted private boatmen for relief operations. Many women have accused the boatmen of molestation, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Sep 04, 2008 01:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Madhepura
BSNL ad: Preity out, Deepika in
The squeaky, bubbly girl, who refused to tie the nuptial knot with an otherwise versatile boy, not having a BSNL landline connection at home, will soon be off your TV screens, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Aug 14, 2008 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Bihar plans school radio project
Schools will soon double up as broadcasting stations in Bihar where the Govt has proposed a community radio project for which 11 highschools of Patna and Nalanda have been selected, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Mar 20, 2008 03:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
When news is just around the corner
Ruby Kumari and Anita Kumari of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district are taking news to the rural hinterlands with their all-women news channel Appan Samachar.
Updated on Mar 08, 2008 04:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Paru (muzaffarpur)
On air, a new success story by rural girls
The girls, who carry a Sony Handycam, a tripod and a microphone to gather news on bicycles, broadcast a 45-minute weekly news program from their ‘studio’ — an asbestos-roofed room with a wooden table.
Updated on Mar 01, 2008 11:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Muzaffarpur
An all-women green club
Who says it’s a men’s world? If the zeal of women of this village is any indication, they will soon surpass men in a male-dominated agro business, report Ruchir Kumar & Rajesh K Thakur.
Updated on Feb 15, 2008 02:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Thakur, Panchdamia (vaishali)
Now, maternity huts for expecting mothers in Bihar
With maternity services crippled in flood-hit districts, the government, in association with the UNICEF, has floated the concept of maternity hut, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Sep 05, 2007 02:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Flood abates, battle for food begins
Thousands of displaced people in Bihar are leading a life worse than that of a prisoner in a small cellar, report Ruchir Kumar & Binod Dubey.
Updated on Aug 08, 2007 04:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar/Binod Dubey, Patna
To boost litchi export, Indian cuts freight charges
The Indian has lowered its freight charges for transporting these litchis to one-fourth its ordinary cargo charges, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on May 21, 2007 09:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Patna havildar's son makes it to IPS
Havildar Bhagwan Singh, a personal security officer, may now stand guard to his own son after the latter cleared the coveted services, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on May 16, 2007 08:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Bihar government decides to develop 21 airfields
With an eye on tapping tourism and also to improve air connectivity for VIPs within the state, the state government has decided to develop 21 airfields under its jurisdiction, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Apr 26, 2007 07:48 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
40 patients 'missing' due to scarcity of drugs
Nearly 40 AIDS/ HIV patients undergoing treatment in Patna Medical College and Hospital reported 'missing' due to scarcity of drugs could have died.
Updated on Apr 23, 2007 06:17 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Only 9.1 per cent houses in Bihar have television
Ekta Kapoor's 'saas-bahu' serials do not have a fan following in Bihar as only 9.1 per cent houses in Bihar have a television, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Apr 19, 2007 05:49 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Bihar docs to do a Lage Raho Munna Bhai
They will offer roses to Health Minister CM Rai and Deputy Chief SK Modi to press their 18-point charter of demands, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Apr 16, 2007 12:41 AM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
New cervical cancer vaccine on the anvil
A new discovery reveals that tobacco leaves extracts can work wonders and is the panacea to cervical cancer, writes Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Apr 07, 2007 07:52 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Bihar, NTPC to set up new thermal power project
The State Government has agreed in principle to set up a 1320 MW mega thermal power project in joint collaboration with NTPC, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Published on Feb 07, 2007 01:45 AM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Boy visiting grandpa lands in emergency in Patna
Health Secretary Deepak Kumar has taken a serious note of the incident and ordered an inquiry into it, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Published on Feb 05, 2007 08:36 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Modern rickshaws hit Patna streets
Cycle rickshaws with seat belts, first aid kits and music are seen traversing the city roads, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Jan 27, 2007 10:25 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Patna eunuchs adopt Gandhigiri
Patna Municipal Corporation comes up with an indigenous method to collect tax the non-violent way, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Nov 08, 2006 05:30 AM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Orthos help blind septuagenarian
Ram Lakhan was abandoned by his family and had no money to treat his hip fracture. But thanks to a bunch of surgeons at PMCH, he is now hoping to start walking soon.
Updated on Aug 05, 2006 09:48 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Ruchir Kumar
Orthos leg-up blind septuagenarian
Ram Lakhan was abandoned by his family and had no money to treat his hip fracture. But thanks to a bunch of surgeons at PMCH, he is now hoping to start walking soon.
Published on Aug 02, 2006 11:55 AM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Ruchir Kumar
Orthos leg-up blind septuagenarian
Ram Lakhan was abandoned by his family and had no money to treat his hip fracture. But thanks to a bunch of surgeons at PMCH, he is now hoping to start walking soon.
Published on Aug 02, 2006 11:55 AM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Ruchir Kumar
Orthos help blind septuagenarian
Ram Lakhan was abandoned by his family and had no money to treat his hip fracture. But thanks to a bunch of surgeons at PMCH, he is now hoping to start walking soon.
Updated on Aug 05, 2006 09:48 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Ruchir Kumar
Who'll pay for their surgery?
The benefactor of the 10-yr-old conjoined twins has washed his hands off the affair, reports Ruchir Kumar.
Updated on Feb 24, 2006 05:12 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Who will pay for surgery?
MOHAMMAD SHAKEEL Ahmad is desperate for a miracle. His 10-year-old conjoined twins are in dire need of an operation to separate them and the benefactor funding it has washed his hands off the affair.
Published on Feb 24, 2006 03:31 PM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Who will pay for surgery?
MOHAMMAD SHAKEEL Ahmad is desperate for a miracle. His 10-year-old conjoined twins are in dire need of an operation to separate them and the benefactor funding it has washed his hands off the affair.
Published on Feb 24, 2006 01:50 AM IST
None | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
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