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
Eight policemen among 20 hurt in clash during anti-encroachment drive in Patna
The trouble started when a team of Patna district administration and police started demolishing illegal constructions on the land acquired by the Bihar State Housing Board.
Updated on Sep 05, 2017 05:18 PM IST
Hindustant Times, Patna | Avinash Kumar/ Subhash Pathak
Media mileage won’t get Lalu far, says Nitish; questions RJD rally numbers
The JD (U) president and Bihar chief minister said circulating photoshopped images in the social media to present a rosy picture of the crowd strength at the August 27 RJD rally in Patna would do no good to Lalu.
Published on Sep 04, 2017 07:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Nitish clears Patna’s new outer ring road plan; new 4-lane bridge on Ganga gets nod
Chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh said the proposed outer ring road, measuring 50 km in length, would be built from Kanhauli (near Bihta) in western Patna to Kachhi Dargah in the east .
Published on Aug 30, 2017 07:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Tejashwi to undertake another yatra, this time for ‘immersion of Srijan wrongdoers’
Tejashwi’s proposed statewide yatra’ will seek to “expose corrupt deeds” of chief minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi and other leaders that led to the alleged embezzlement of more than Rs 1,300-crore public money.
Published on Aug 28, 2017 07:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
RJD rally: Sonia Gandhi urges opposition to stand united against ‘betrayer’ BJP
In an audio message played at the RJD-sponsored anti-BJP rally in Patna, the Congress chief accused the BJP of destroying the basic tenets of the country - unity, brotherhood and tolerance.
Updated on Aug 27, 2017 09:10 PM IST
Patna, Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak
Nitish ‘destroying’ Srijan scam evidence, alleges Lalu; says PM for Bihar poll in 2019
The Rashtriya Janata Dal president wondered why the economic offences unit of the Bihar police could not lodge any FIR in the ‘government funds transfer scam’ even a fortnight after the inquiry was launched.
Published on Aug 23, 2017 08:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
BPSC ex-chief threatens to sue Sushil Modi for claiming he gave land to Lalu to get post
Rejecting the allegation as “baseless and defamatory”, Ram Ashray Yadav, also a former vice chancellor of Bhagalpur University, said he became the chairman of BPSC in 1991 on the basis of his qualifications.
Published on Aug 21, 2017 06:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Door to my home shut on my face, says Sharad Yadav, as he faces ouster from JD (U)
At a ‘Jan Adalat’ organised by JD (U) rebels, Yadav accused CM Kumar, albeit without naming him, of negating the 2015 Bihar assembly poll mandate for the grand alliance, by forming a new government with the BJP.
Published on Aug 19, 2017 07:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Scindia rules out desertion by Bihar Cong MLAs; announces rally against Nitish
Jyotiraditya Scindia, Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, rushed to Patna on Friday amid speculation some MLAs may desert the party following the collapse of the grand alliance government on July 26.
Published on Aug 11, 2017 08:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
In Gandhi’s Champaran, RJD heir apparent Tejashwi targets Nitish; mum on CBI charges
Tejashwi said he had come to Motihari to apologise to Gandhi for reposing faith in CM Nitish Kumar, who had ‘betrayed’ the 2015 Bihar assembly poll mandate for the ‘grand alliance’, by joining hands with the BJP.
Published on Aug 09, 2017 09:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Motihari/Bettiah | Subhash Pathak
Nitish to PM Modi: Celebrate embrace with big Bihar funding; tele law facility opens
CM Kumar apart, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, CJI-designate Justice Dipak Mishra, deputy CM Sushil Modi and Patna HC chief justice Rajendra Menon, were present at the tele law facility launch, in Patna on Sunday.
Published on Aug 06, 2017 07:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
No new slaughterhouse in Bihar, total ban on cow slaughter: Minister
According to officials, cow slaughter is banned in Bihar as per a 1955 law but it continues unabated because of a loophole that permits the killing of a cow, buffalo or bull that is more than 15 years old or diseased.
Updated on Aug 01, 2017 12:02 AM IST
Patna | Subhash Pathak
RJD rakes up 1991 murder case against Kumar, asks him to quit
Former RJD MP Jagadanad Singh noted that the trial in the case had been stayed and security provided to victim’s kin withdrawn.
Updated on Aug 01, 2017 07:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak, Patna
New look Nitish cabinet has a fair dose of taints: Congress
Nitish Kumar believes in the ideology that caters to his lust for power, alleges Congress.
Updated on Jul 31, 2017 07:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Congress’ complacency pushed itself to humbled opposition in Bihar power game
The Congress has rushed AICC in-charge for Bihar CP Joshi to keep its flock together ahead of the crucial trust vote.
Updated on Jul 27, 2017 02:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak/HTC
Prez poll exposes fault lines in Bihar’s ruling alliance; proactive Tejashwi leads RJD flock
Many MLAs reached the Bihar assembly building voting venue well ahead of commencement of polling at 10 am, only to assemble round their respective party leaders, before they queued up to cast their ballot.
Updated on Jul 18, 2017 11:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Tejashwi Yadav’s bodyguards manhandle mediapersons, BJP seeks action
A large number of mediapersons gathered at the old secretariat for comments from Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who stepped out for the first time since the CBI raided his premises.
Updated on Jul 13, 2017 09:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Tejashwi blames PM Modi, Amit Shah for graft allegations
Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, along with father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, is facing charges in an alleged land-for-hotels scandal that saw the CBI raiding their homes and other properties last week.
Updated on Jul 12, 2017 10:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Congress’ shift towards Lalu alters equations within ruling grand alliance
The Congress backing for the RJD chief came on the back of his party’s support to its Presidential candidate Meira Kumar and JD (U) chief Nitish Kumar’s endorsement of her rival, NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind.
Updated on Jul 10, 2017 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Patna GPO completes 100 years, special stamp likely
Though officials have planned to commemorate the centenary year of the GPO on July 1, the celebration will continue for a whole year with a number of events and activities
Published on Jul 01, 2017 01:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Bihar government seeks authority to seize assets worth up to ₹10 cr under PMLA
The Bihar proposal envisages delegation to it the authority for attachment of property amassed by offenders or their relatives from crimes listed under 36 other Central acts, besides the PMLA.
Published on Jun 28, 2017 06:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Buoyed by smart city mission tag, Patna, Muzaffarpur gear up for makeover
With the selection of Patna and Muzaffarpur, Bihar has managed to push three of its cities, including Bhagalpur, under the smart city mission.
Published on Jun 26, 2017 05:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Nitish offers fresh poll in Bihar, if BJP dittoes in UP; blames low MSP for farmers’ unrest
The Bihar CM said (now PM) Narendra Modi’s prepoll promise to fix MSP of farm produce at an additional 50% incentive to farmers on their input cost, would provide reasonable respite to agitated farmers.
Published on Jun 12, 2017 08:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Amid protests, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar gives clean chit to BSEB over conduct of exam
The CM said the government had taken it as a challenge to conduct future examinations in a fair manner in view of the toppers’ scam for the second consecutive year
Updated on Jun 12, 2017 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
‘Never again’, says Nitish, on man carrying wife’s body on mobike; Purnia medical fraternity on notice
The Bihar chief minister said on Monday he had ordered health authorities to put in place an institutional mechanism to ensure arrangements were made to transport bodies of those who died in hospitals.
Updated on Jun 06, 2017 05:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna/Purnia | Subhash Pathak and Aditya Nath Jha
Minor skirmishes mark ‘peaceful’ Patna municipal polls, turnout 46%
Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind and Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad were among the leading citizens of Patna who participated in polling for 75 wards of the civic body.
Updated on Jun 19, 2017 02:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak & Mukesh K Mishra
163 crorepatis in fray for Patna municipal poll, 88 face criminal cases
The civic elections, for which polling will be held on June 4, are expected to be contested, by 1,008 candidates in the fray, with as much aggression as the assembly elections in Bihar, held in November 2015.
Updated on Jun 19, 2017 02:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
1 killed, many hurt in municipal polls as popular pulse put to test in Bihar
Following the massive victory of the RJD-JD (U)-Congress Grand Alliance (GA) in the November 2015 Bihar assembly polls, the electoral exercise will test the popular pulse ahead of the 2019 general elections.
Updated on May 26, 2017 10:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Union forest ministry stops work on Lalu’s shopping mall
In a letter dated May 15, the ministry has asked its regional office in Ranchi — headed by the principal chief conservator of forests — to enforce an immediate stop to the construction work and submit its report to the Centre within three weeks.
Updated on Jun 17, 2017 05:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Bihar cabinet okays 14-15% increase in govt employees’ salary, pension
The salary hike, in accordance with the pay fitment committee’s report on the Centre’s Seventh Pay Commission, will benefit about 3.65 lakh employees and six lakh pensioners.Contractual teachers, who number around 3.60 lakh, will also get a similar increase in their salary,
Updated on May 17, 2017 11:07 AM IST