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
With rivers in spate, flood threat looms over low-lying areas in Bihar
Discharge in the rivers originating from Nepal, like Kosi, Mahananda, Gandak, Burhi Gandak and Adhwara group of rivers was also rising following moderate to heavy rains in their catchment areas in last 24 hours in Bihar.
Published on Sep 05, 2018 03:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Bihar: Work on Digha Ghat expressway likely to begin in January
Principal secretary of road construction department (RCD) Amrit Lal Meena said East Central Railway (ECR) officials had been asked to clear tracks to expedite construction work.
Updated on Sep 04, 2018 03:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Cong, JD(U) rebuke Choubey for his controversial remark on Rahul Gandhi
Congress spokesperson Gourov Vallabh said the BJP had exposed its “fake respect” for Hindu traditions by insulting Gandhi when he is on a pilgrimage to the Kailash Mansarovar shrine
Published on Sep 01, 2018 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Transgenders to be roped in for security of women in Bihar’s short stay homes
The principal secretary of Bihar’s social welfare department said they are working on a proposal to hand over the security of short stay homes, specially meant for minor girls, to transgenders.
Published on Jul 18, 2018 02:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar’s cleanliness booklet carries image of girl drawing Pakistan flag
A senior official of Jamui district said the image was selected from Unicef website but they didn’t notice that the girl was from Pakistan and drawing a Pakistani flag.
Updated on May 05, 2018 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
PM Modi slams Opposition, praises Nitish for cleanliness drive
The Prime Minister praised Nitish Kumar for working to turn Bihar open defacation free and for building a large number of toilets in a short time.
Updated on Apr 11, 2018 07:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Motihari (Bihar) | Subhash Pathak
Controversies surround new Araria MP Sarfaraz Alam
Apart from being charged with extortion, kidnapping, criminal intimidation, theft and preventing government officials from discharging their duties, Sarfaraz Alam is also accused of misbehaving with a couple and molesting a woman in train.
Published on Mar 19, 2018 12:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar seeks Centre’s help to promote trade with Nepal to offset revenue loss caused by prohibition
The landlocked state suffered a revenue loss of Rs. 5000 crore during 2017-18 due to liquor and sand mining ban
Updated on Mar 12, 2018 04:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Bypolls pass off peacefully in Bihar with 54% voting
The bye-elections in Bihar were held for the first time since Nitish Kumar-led JD (U) parted ways with the RJD-Congress alliance and joined hands with the BJP to remain chief minister.
Updated on Mar 11, 2018 09:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Potable water in 13 arsenic-hit Bihar districts by next year, says deputy CM Sushil Modi
Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said work was also underway to set up sewage treatment plants in 20 districts to curb flow of sewage water directly into Ganga and its tributaries.
Published on Feb 22, 2018 12:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Hope turns to despair at Rabri Devi’s Patna residence as Lalu gets 3.5 years in jail
Tejashwi Yadav said appropriate steps would be taken after analysing the sentence.
Updated on Jan 06, 2018 11:03 PM IST
Ancient Mauryan technology brings water, hope to dry Magadh in Bihar
Inspired by a college professor, villagers in the south-central part of Bihar donated money, built traditional channels and embankments to irrigate fields and ease farm woes.
Updated on Jan 04, 2018 08:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Magadh | Subhash Pathak
Nitish Kumar to review progress of schemes in Bihar from Dec 12
The programme, rechristened ‘Vikas karyon ki sameeksha yatra’, will begin from West Champaran district
Updated on Dec 10, 2017 11:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Modi, Nitish to be blamed for consequences of dilution of my security, says Lalu
Prasad’s outburst came after the centre downgraded his security from z+ to z category, which resulted in replacement of NSG personnel by CRPF jawans and curtailing of the number of personnel guarding him.
Published on Nov 27, 2017 06:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Tax collection in many states down, 41% shortfall in Bihar, says Sushil Modi
Modi reiterated that the tax rates on 80% items, currently in the 28% goods and services tax (GST) bracket, may be lowered soon after the GST council meeting slated to be held at Guwahati on November 10.
Published on Nov 08, 2017 08:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Bihar decides to apply reservation formula in engaging outsourced employees
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar at the main secretariat in Patna on Wednesday.
Published on Nov 01, 2017 06:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
President Kovind to unveil Bihar’s 3rd agriculture road map on November 9
To be executed at an estimated cost of Rs 1.54 lakh crore, the latest roadmap (2017-22) seeks to enhance farmers’ income substantially by encouraging change in cropping pattern and better usage of technology.
Published on Oct 30, 2017 07:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Bihar government sets up three-member body to probe Bhoodan land irregularities
The commission has been given two years’ time to scrutinise the documents of land donation, distribution and redistribution since the Bhoodan Yajna Samiti was constituted under an act notified in 1954.
Published on Oct 28, 2017 08:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
CM inspects Ganga ghats for Chhath, tells officials to augment safety measures
The CM instructed Bihar urban infrastructure development corporation (Buidco) and Patna municipal corporation officials to spruce up the infrastructure at Patipul ghat in Digha and LTC ghat in Patna.
Published on Oct 22, 2017 08:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Bihar okays 1%DA hike for staff, 7th pay scale for pensioners, Rs 1,896 cr for power scheme
Those drawing salary and pension as per the recommendation of the 7th pay commission will be getting 5% DA with effect from July 1, 2017 and pensioners will gain by Rs 100 to Rs 1,000 as fresh increment.
Published on Oct 18, 2017 06:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Slow registration process: Vehicles with blank number plates flood Patna roads
District transport officer, Patna, Ajay Kumar Thakur, blamed the delay on Vahan-2, an outdated registration software still in use and said the problem would be resolved once its replacement, Vahan-4, was in place.
Published on Oct 16, 2017 08:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Bihar infra growth on fast track, Rs 53000 crore committed, says PM Modi
At a function organised in the Taal area of Mokama, about 100 km east of Patna, PM Narendra Modi said, ‘Bihar may not have seen such a huge volume of ongoing works since Independence’.
Updated on Oct 15, 2017 12:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mokama (Patna) | Subhash Pathak
Vacate bungalows or pay rent 15 times the market rate, Bihar asks ex-ministers
The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government had earlier turned down opposition leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav’s plea to allow him to retain the bungalow allotted to him when he was the deputy chief minister.
Updated on Oct 14, 2017 08:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Accusations fly as Bihar Cong leaders dispute membership drive, delegates’ election
Continuing their tirade against each other, which saw a clash at the Bihar Congress headquarters on October 9, BPCC acting chief Kaukab Quadri and ex-chief Ashok Choudhary, again traded charges on Wednesday.
Published on Oct 11, 2017 08:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Fisticuffs at Bihar Cong headquarters; Sonia authorised to name new BPCC chief
Supporters of BPCC ex-chief Ashok Choudhary and ex-union minister Akhilesh Prasad Singh clashed at Sadaquat Ashram after the former protested against alleged irregularities in election of PCC delegates.
Published on Oct 09, 2017 08:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
All eyes on new Bihar Congress president; announcement expected by October 16
Whereas many party leaders are said to be lobbying for the post, sources said there was a strong possibility that the AICC leadership may be authorised by the party to nominate somebody for the post.
Published on Oct 07, 2017 06:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Shun caste divide, put India first, says RSS chief at Bihar yajna attended by 1 cr devotees
At a function organised to mark the 1,000th birth anniversary of Swami Ramanujacharya, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad batted for a Ram temple at Ayodhya while CM Nitish Kumar was praised for his social reforms.
Published on Oct 04, 2017 09:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ara | Subhash Pathak & Prashant Ranjan
My ouster unfortunate and insulting: Sacked Bihar Congress chief Ashok Choudhary
Ashok Choudhary said that he came to know about his ouster from media reports.
Published on Sep 27, 2017 02:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Ashok Choudhary removed as Bihar Congress chief
Vice president of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee Kaukab Quadri was named as officiating state unit president.
Updated on Sep 26, 2017 09:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak/HTC
Former MP Shyama Sinha passes away at 74 in Delhi, to be cremated on Sept 13; Bihar CM mourns death
Former MP and ex-vice president of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) Shyama Sinha passes away after illness in Delhi. Her cremation will take place in Patna on September 13.
Published on Sep 11, 2017 12:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak