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
CP Thakur swept away in RJD tide
If Chandrababu was uprooted by a cyclone in the coastal state of Andhra, two NDA titans?CP Thakur and Nitish Kumar?were swamped by a mini wave called the RJD in the Patna and Barh parliamentary seats.
Updated on May 14, 2004 03:11 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar & Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Living in shadow of post-poll violence
For the last one month, Madhepura was bubbling with frenzied political activity. With the elections over, an eerie silence now prevails here.
Published on May 09, 2004 07:38 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar & Vijay Swaroop, Madhepura
I am satisfied: Laloo
The RJD chief said he was very satisfied with the way the Madhepura polls have been conducted.
Updated on May 06, 2004 02:02 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar & Vijay Swaroop, Madhepura
Sharad cool & confident
Sharad is satisfied with the way election has been conducted. ?The polls were comparatively peaceful and fair. The booths rigged were those where the central paramilitary forces had not been deployed," he said.
Published on May 06, 2004 01:46 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar & Vijay Swaroop, Madhepura
Prevention is better than cure in Yadav heartland
Heavy deployment of Central forces and proactive election observers prevented a repeat of Chapra in Madhepura.
Updated on May 06, 2004 01:39 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar and Vijay Swaroop, Madhepura
Madhepura poll officers cast bogus votes, held
The presiding officer of booth number 66 at Sripur village and 11 others were arrested on Wednesday on charges of rigging and bogus voting in the Madhepura constituency.
Published on May 05, 2004 11:51 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar/Vijay Swaroop, Madhepura
Madhepura poll officers cast bogus votes, arrested
This is another constituency of Laloo Yadav, where a presiding officer and 11 others were caught rigging and bogus voting.
Updated on May 06, 2004 12:53 AM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar/Vijay Swaroop, Madhepura
Charges serious in Chapra, says EC team
Maintaining a total reticence over the report's content, the two-member team will submit it to the poll panel on Tuesday.
Updated on May 04, 2004 01:11 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar and BK Singh, Patna/chapra
Battle of Balia: Bullets vs ballots is on the cards
It?s not going to be easy this time for criminal-turned-politician Surajbhan Singh, who is contesting on an LJP ticket.
Updated on May 04, 2004 01:24 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar and BK Singh, Balia
Prison no bar for Dr Don
Despite a HC verdict that adversely affects candidates contesting from jail, the campaign machinery of Ranjit Don, prime accused in CAT paper leak, is well under way.
Updated on May 01, 2004 09:48 AM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar, Begusarai
May his dreams not die young!
He blabbered like a politician when he was a bureaucrat. Now, having turned into a politician, he maintains the dignity and composure of a bureaucrat! For the former DGP DP Ojha, independent candidate from the Begusarai seat, calculations went awry.
Published on Apr 30, 2004 03:22 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar and BK Singh, Begusarai
Doctoring voters to vote for Ranjit Don
They are bona fide medical practitioners (their degrees say so) engaged in a political enterprise. They are busy stumping for incarcerated Dr Kumar Suman Singh alias Ranjit Don, an independent, contesting from Begusarai.
Updated on Apr 30, 2004 01:51 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar & BK Singh, Begusarai
No laughter in Laloo's zooland
With elections round the corner, the political temperature in the state has begun to soar. And it is being accompanied by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Laloo Prasad Yadav?s sugar level.
Updated on Apr 03, 2004 01:58 PM IST
PTI | Ruchir Kumar, Patna
- 37
- 38