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
Lalu ‘takes over’ as home minister, advises CM how to control crime
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday took upon himself to do some mentoring, despite having no obvious role in government, advising actual home minister and chief minister, Nitish Kumar to deal sternly with criminals, who were out to divert the government’s focus from ushering in promised development.
Updated on Dec 30, 2015 04:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Lalu tells party functionaries to brace for Delhi battle
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Friday called upon party leaders and workers to be prepared for a decisive battle for Delhi and told them to step up move to expose the anti-Bihar attitude of Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
Published on Dec 05, 2015 04:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Modi was never Prime Minister material, says Lalu
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said that Narendra Modi was never a Prime Minister material and that he had little understanding of constitutional provisions.
Published on Nov 25, 2015 12:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar elections: Congress’ future at stake in final phase
Stakes for the Congress are perhaps higher than its rivals as well allies in the grand alliance (GA) in the fifth and final phase of the ongoing Bihar assembly election to be held on Thursday.
Updated on Nov 04, 2015 01:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
For Bihar’s tribals, jungle rights matter more than ‘jungle raj’
Bihar’s Mandate 2015 has been billed as a choice between good governance and a return to ‘jungle raj’ (rule of the wild). But what matters most for the marginalised tribes in the state is going back to the days when they enjoyed their jungle rights.
Published on Oct 31, 2015 05:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Bettiah/bagaha
Rahul Gandhi takes on PM over soaring pulse prices, intolerance
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to contain the prices of essential commodities including pulses and growing intolerance leading to communal tension.
Updated on Oct 26, 2015 07:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak & Sagar Suraj, Bagaha / Areraj / Riga
In Bihar’s rice belt, the ‘smoke signal’ of a farm crisis
On both sides of the highway that cuts through eastern Bihar, yellow patches have started appearing amidst acres and acres of lush green farmland, signalling the ripening of the crop.
Updated on Oct 15, 2015 12:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Bikramganj/nokha (rohtas)
PM Modi uses Bihar minister’s sting video to attack Nitish, Lalu
Latching on to a sting video of a senior JD-U minister allegedly accepting bribe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked rivals Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, accusing them of “insulting” the legacy of Jayaprakash Narayan, who fought against corruption.
Updated on Oct 12, 2015 11:40 PM IST
PTI | Arun Kumar and Subhash Pathak, Jehanabad/bhabua
Modi’s Bihar package a political bluff: Sonia Gandhi
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bhartiya Janata Party, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked people to reject those who divide society and make false promises.
Updated on Oct 03, 2015 11:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak & Anil Kumar Ojha, Kahalgaon/gaya
Khagaria’s long wait for ‘complete’ Ganga bridge
The proposed rail-cum-road bridge over the Ganga has turned out to be a poll issue in the historic town of Munger.
Published on Oct 01, 2015 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Khagaria
Bihar polls: Lalu won’t attend Rahul rally in Bihar, deputises son
RJD chief Lalu Prasad will not share the stage with Rahul Gandhi at the Congress vice-president’s September 19 rally in West Champaran where he is set to launch his party’s election campaign for the Bihar assembly polls.
Updated on Sep 17, 2015 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Sonia to share stage with Lalu, Nitish at Swabhiman rally today
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address the first joint rally of the grand alliance billed as Swabhiman Rally at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Sunday.
Updated on Sep 17, 2015 06:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Nitish Kumar dismisses PM Modi’s Bihar package as political bluff
Dismissing the special package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “political bluff”, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday claimed that the Central government was splurging on advertisement to create and propagate a ‘false impression’ for gaining votes ahead of the elections.
Updated on Sep 17, 2015 06:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Ganga expressway in for minor change to save river
Tech experts from IIT-Roorkee called in to suggest structural modification in pathway to ensure flowback of the river to its original course along Patna.
Updated on Jul 30, 2015 02:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar: With barbs for Modi, Nitish Kumar starts inauguration spree
The Bihar assembly election date hasn’t been announced yet, but the political slugfest has begun already. Chief minister Nitish Kumar took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he might repackage existing schemes and offer them as a special package for the state where the BJP and JD(U)-RJD-Congress combination are locked in a do-or-die battle.
Updated on Jul 21, 2015 08:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anil Kumar and Subhash Pathak, Patna
Two new flyovers to decongest Patna central rail station
The road construction department has proposed construction of two new flyovers - one from Chiraiyatand to Karbighaiya and from Mithapur to Bhikhari Thakur railway overbridge via R-Block-to resolve the frequent problem of traffic jams on the existing routes.
Updated on Jul 15, 2015 10:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
River Ganga most polluted along Patna stretch
With streams of untreated waste, chemical wastes, sewage, idol immersion as well as human and animal remains finding their way into the river, there is a big question mark over the self-purification quality of the "Gangajal".
Updated on Jul 15, 2015 10:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
From Munna to Nitish Kumar: Comic series tells Bihar CM's story
Like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar chief minister and his bête noire Nitish Kumar, will soon be frozen for posterity in a comic series.
Updated on Jun 17, 2015 03:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar Polls: Congress says no decision yet on alliance CM face
AICC spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad's statement that Congress hasn't decided on the CM face of the RJD-JD(U)-Congress alliance is seen as a move to keep the pressure up on Nitish Kumar ahead of the alliance talks.
Updated on Jun 15, 2015 09:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
CBSE de-affiliates five Patna schools, including DAV
The CBSE has de-regulated five schools in Patna that have failed to meet the standards required.
Updated on May 26, 2015 05:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Lalu better than Nitish, says Jitan Ram Manjhi
Former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday said RJD chief Lalu Prasad was better leader than chief minister Nitish Kumar, even though the latter had spent hundreds of crores of public money on his image building at the international level.
Updated on Mar 08, 2015 06:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak/HT Correspondent, Patna
Nitish carries out major bureaucratic reshuffle in Bihar
Barely two days after taking reins of the state once again, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday carried out a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
Updated on Feb 27, 2015 11:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
I am being threatened for backing CM Manjhi: Narendra Singh
Amidst heightened political turmoil, Bihar agriculture minister Narendra Singh on Wednesday claimed that he was being threatened for supporting chief minister Jitan Ram Majhi, who is set to tide over the confidence vote with the backing of about 140 MLAs in the assembly.
Updated on Feb 18, 2015 07:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Negligence, inexperience led to Kosi tragedy in 2008
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) set up after the 2004 tsunami to help deal with disasters is practically headless and has vacancies in key posts.
Updated on Aug 03, 2014 12:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anirban Guha Roy and Subhash Pathak, New Delhi
Once ignored, Lalu calls the shots on Cong candidates
Finally, the wily Yadav is laughing his head off to the polls. As the face-off is coming closer, the small battles that RJD chief Lalu Prasad has been winning since he got out of jail in December are adding up to a big win.
Updated on Mar 22, 2014 01:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Patna will have world's longest free Wi-Fi zone: Bihar govt
The Bihar government claims it began the trial run for the world's longest free Wi-Fi zone, which covers a 20-km stretch in the capital Patna.
Updated on Feb 20, 2014 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Communal threat to Mahatma's ideology: Sonia
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of spreading communal hatred in order to come to power. She said they were hurting the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi and the concept of secularism in the country.
Updated on Jan 30, 2014 08:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Kishanganj
People will sweep away trash from outside, says Nitish
A war of words broke out between the BJP and the Janata Dal-United on Saturday over Narendra Modi’s helicopter tour of blast victims’ homes.
Updated on Nov 03, 2013 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak and Arun Kumar, Patna
Modi's visit to kin of Patna blasts victims triggers BJP-JD(U) duel
Janata Dal (U) today sparred with the BJP over Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's visit to the families of the victims of Patna serial blasts, accusing it of vitiating social harmony in the state.
Updated on Nov 03, 2013 12:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna
Government mulls forceful eviction of ex-ministers
With sacked ministers of the BJP refusing to vacate bungalows despite expiry of the deadline, the building construction department is now contemplating forceful eviction.
Updated on Aug 27, 2013 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Patna