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
RCD to build two stretches of NHs after MoRTH approves ₹1,684-cr for projects
The RCD will build the road and the MoRTH would bear the entire expenses of land acquisition and civil work, said the officer, adding that the tenders for both projects would be floated next month to rope in the construction company for that.
Published on Mar 26, 2023 11:14 PM IST
Rahul acting a martyr with eye on Karnataka polls: BJP
Former union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of resorting to lies again to defend his London speech.
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 10:17 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar ministers gets a pay hike
The Bihar cabinet, at its meeting chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday, approved a proposal to hike the monthly allowances of the ministers by around ₹35,000.
Published on Mar 21, 2023 10:09 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Legislative Council Minister, oppn leader argue over hooch deaths
Samrat Chaudhary interrupted the minister during the government’s reply to the debate on annual budget for 2023-24 when the latter claimed that the number of deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor was much less in Bihar that many other states where there is no liquor ban.
Published on Mar 20, 2023 09:43 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
SP Singla construction wins Patna outer ring road project bid
The ring road project is part of the special package of ₹1.25 lakh crore announced for Bihar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 2015 state assembly elections. It was approved by the state government in 2017
Published on Mar 19, 2023 03:03 PM IST
BJP questions Ramadan relief to Muslim staff
On Friday, the general administration department (GAD) issued an order advancing duty hours for Muslim employees of the state government by an hour for the month-long Roja (Ramadan) period and directed the home department to modify the biometric attendance system in offices.
Updated on Mar 18, 2023 08:55 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
‘Situation normal’: Bihar team in Tamil Nadu amid targeted attack rumours
“The governments of Tamil Nadu and Bihar are making all efforts to ensure the safety of migrant workers here,” Bihar rural development secretary Balamurugan D told reporters in Tiruppur.
Published on Mar 05, 2023 11:56 PM IST
Bihar team satisfied with TN govt on safety measures for workers in Tirupur
Reacting to the hue and cry raised by the BJP leaders in the state legislature, deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Sunday said that the state government is serious in this matter and hence a team had been sent to Tamil Nadu.
Published on Mar 05, 2023 10:38 PM IST
Economic survey: Bihar’s aviation sector grew 8 times in a decade
The recent trends of business in terms of air passengers and freight from Patna airport suggest the sector is gradually returning to pre-Covid era traffic.
Published on Mar 04, 2023 10:10 PM IST
How much soil can you dig out of your own land? 3m deep, says minister
Bihar’s mines minister Ramanand Yadav gave the statement while replying to the “earthy” question by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) member Ajay Kumar Singh, who alleged farmers were facing penal action from police and mining officials for removing silt from their own land in the Kosi region.
Published on Mar 03, 2023 10:11 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Experts raise concern over govt’s plan to develop roadside amenities along Ganga Path
A researcher on river water with Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) said that the quantum of the flow of water in the river Ganga is declining over the years, while the level of pollutants is going up notwithstanding the claims of checking the flow of untreated water.
Published on Feb 26, 2023 10:55 PM IST
NHAI seeks Patna admin help to clear land for Bihta elevated road project
Of the total 25-km-long project, Danapur to Bihta strech, 20km in length, is to be built on elevated foundation.
Published on Feb 22, 2023 09:45 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
4th agri road map to boost farmers’ income: CM
Claiming that the road maps have yielded outstanding results, the CM said that production of crops like maize, paddy, wheat, etc, has increased substantially over the years
Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:29 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
RCD plans development of roadside amenities along Lok Nayak Ganga path, invites EoI
According to officials, the road construction department (RCD) has floated the expression of interest (EoI) from expert consultants to prepare the master plan for a green corridor that envisages the development of roadside amenities, which includes a multi-level parking, a shopping mall, stadium, cycling track, theme park, etc.
Updated on Feb 20, 2023 09:33 PM IST
Lalan Singh slams Kushwaha, dubs his two-day convention ‘unauthorised’
National JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh, while dismissing the meeting as ‘unauthorised’ and ‘unconstitutional’, took dig at Kushwaha, asking him to tell as how far his parley with leaders in Delhi went through.
Published on Feb 19, 2023 10:57 PM IST
Nitish Kumar urges Congress to take a call quickly on Oppn unity for 2024
PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said the Congress should take a call at the earliest on forging an alliance of opposition parties to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Published on Feb 19, 2023 01:33 AM IST
2024 LS polls: Nitish asks Congress to decide on Oppn unity ‘at the earliest’
Kumar said Congress must not rest on its laurels it has earned during Bharat Jodo Yatra (of Rahul Gandhi) and use the momentum to forge an alliance of the parties opposed to BJP.
Published on Feb 18, 2023 09:09 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Land acquisition officers in Bihar get revenue powers to speed up infra work
Currently, 21 of the total 38 districts in Bihar have dedicated DLOs, while DMs have been authorised to nominate any deputy collector as DLO in their jurisdiction if it is required for project execution.
Published on Feb 15, 2023 09:38 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Archaeologists find ‘Gupta-age’ carvings on hillock in Bhagalpur
The site is at the foothills of Murli Pahar, a hillock on the banks of river Ganga in Sultanganj block of the district.
Published on Feb 11, 2023 10:08 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Nitish asks Cong to talk to Tejashwi for cabinet expansion
Bihar Congress chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh had earlier dismissed Yadav’s claim that there was no plan for cabinet expansion and said it was the CM’s prerogative. He had sought two more berths in the cabinet, citing his party’s tally in the assembly.
Published on Feb 11, 2023 10:04 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Cabinet expansion is CM’s prerogative: State Cong chief
Deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Thursday had dismissed the Congress’s claim that it would be getting additional berths in the cabinet, saying that there were no talks about chief minister Nitish Kumar going for any cabinet expansion.
Published on Feb 05, 2023 10:47 PM IST
Chief secy probing IAS officer’s ‘abusive’ video
The IAS officer in question, additional chief secretary (excise & registration) KK Pathak, had expressed his “regret” on Thursday, a day after the video clip began circulating on social media.
Published on Feb 03, 2023 10:29 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar: Officials’ association weighs legal options after govt cancels its registration
The state’s excise and registration department on Saturday issued an order cancelling the registration of BASA and prohibiting all its activities forthwith, citing violation of norms of its registration.
Published on Jan 30, 2023 09:48 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Indira Awas Yojna: Bihar offers financial aid to poor to complete construction of homes
The RDD department has already asked the block development officers (BDOs) to carry out a survey of each and every village and identify the incomplete houses.
Published on Jan 23, 2023 10:05 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar’s UDHD plans centralised web portal to streamline delivery of civic amenities
The web portal will be linked with all 264 ULBs, including 19 municipal corporations, 89 municipal councils, and 155 Nagar panchayats through a high-speed broadband link for real-time response.
Published on Jan 16, 2023 10:20 PM IST
Bihar farmers grapple with fertilizer crisis, urea selling at premium
Contrary to the claims of union minister of state for agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Kishore Chaudhary, state agriculture secretary N Sararwana Kumar recently said Bihar received 32 per cent less urea than allocated by the Centre for kharif season.
Published on Jan 14, 2023 08:59 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar to sack 81 absentee doctors
In October last year, deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav had triggered unrest in the state’s medical fraternity by announcing that more than 700 doctors were absent from their place of work for as long as 12 years but were still drawing salary.
Published on Jan 13, 2023 10:12 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar received only 68% of allocated urea this kharif season: Agriculture secretary
So far, the state has received about 7,00,105 tonnes of urea against the allocated quota of 10,30,000 MT for January
Updated on Jan 12, 2023 08:24 AM IST
‘Cong hopeful of two more berths in Bihar cabinet expansion’
State Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh told reporters he has apprised the chief minister of his party’s sentiments and the latter has given assurance of needful action.
Published on Jan 11, 2023 10:10 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar pitches five major wetlands for Ramsar tag
Currently, Bihar has only one Ramsar site , Kabar Jheel in Begusarai, which was declared thus in August 2020.
Updated on Jan 06, 2023 09:39 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna