Vijay is chief of bureau, Patna. He has spent 21 years in journalism and covers political beats and public affairs.
Articles by Vijay Swaroop
Saved public money by paralysing Parliament over coalgate: Ananth
Holding the Congress solely responsible for the coal block allocation scam, BJP national general secretary Ananth Kumar said on Tuesday that the party had saved Rs 1.89 lakh crore of public money “by paralysing Parliament.”
Updated on Sep 12, 2012 11:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Khandwa
Long-term visa promise spells relief for Pakistani Sindhis
Pakistan-born Sindhi Nanik Ram Lalwani, 67, suffered the trauma of Partition and till recently faced the threat of deportation. He may now get some reprieve.
Updated on May 13, 2012 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Indore
Gadkari douses NDA fire, says will talk to all
The BJP will consult all NDA allies before finalising the candidate for the presidential elections, party chief Nitin Gadkari has said.
Updated on May 03, 2012 12:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Indore
Indori chacha’s paathshala
An 80-yr-old gives poor Muslim children a shot at a better life. The doors of his school are, however, open to children from other communities also. Vijay Swaroop reports. HT Impact
Updated on May 03, 2012 09:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Indore
Practise restraint, Nitish tells Kejriwal
Undaunted by Team Anna’s adverse remarks, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday advised anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal to practise restraint before making an observation on any issue.
Updated on Nov 11, 2011 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Bettiah
Is Pratibha Advani the heir apparent?
Is LK Advani's daughter, Pratibha Advani, stepping into her father's shoes? She has been seen actively participating in Advani's yatra -- right from taking care of the logistics to the composition of it's theme song.
Updated on Oct 12, 2011 09:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Sitabdiara's second date with history
Less than 100 km northwest of Patna, Sitabdiara had a second date with history on Tuesday.
Updated on Oct 12, 2011 02:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Sitabdiara
Advani yatra to reclaim Oppn space from Anna
BJP patriarch LK Advani sought to recapture the anti-corruption campaign from “apolitical” social activist Anna Hazare as he launched his Jan Chetna Yatra from the late socialist icon JP Narayan’s birthplace in Chhapra, Bihar on Tuesday. Vikas Pathak & Vijay Swaroop report. Date with history | Column: Take the poll test | Listen to podcast
Updated on Oct 12, 2011 08:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vikas Pathak & Vijay Swaroop, Sitabdiara / Chhapra
Key ally JD(U) reminds Narendra Modi of riots, slams fast
The Janata Dal (United), a principal ally of the BJP, has not taken too kindly to the campaign to project Narendra Modi as the saffron party's prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha elections. Vijay Swaroop reports. More flak for CM | Riot victims' open letter | Poll: Will the fast clean Modi's image? | See video | Day 2 in photos
Updated on Sep 19, 2011 01:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Bihar government approves luxury houses for legislators
The proposed quarters for Bihar legislators in state capital Patna will be a big step up from the two-bedroom flats now.
Updated on Jul 24, 2011 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Doctor's family refuses compensation
The family of Bhudeo Singh, the doctor beaten to death by inmates of a Bihar prison, on Sunday refused to accept the Rs 10 lakh offered by the state government and asked for compensation on the lines paid to an IAS officer slain in 1994. Vijay Swaroop reports.
Updated on Jun 13, 2011 01:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Plan panel meet hit by CMs’ boycott
The significance of a two-day meeting of the Planning Commission with the chief ministers of five eastern states in Bihar's capital is in danger of being diluted with two CMs deciding to stay away and one not confirming participation.
Updated on May 23, 2011 11:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
MLA murder: There's more to it, say police
The attempt to lynch Rupam Pathak just after she stabbed the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Purnia Sadar, Raj Kishore Kesri, on Tuesday morning has made the investigators suspicious. Vijay Swaroop & Aditya N Jha report. Murky past
Updated on Jan 06, 2011 02:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop & Aditya N Jha, Purnia/katihar
Sweets came 10 days ago
There were no crowds, no slogan-shouting mobs and no bursting of crackers. In short, there was no sign of a landslide victory inside Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's official residence in Patna on Wednesday.
Updated on Nov 25, 2010 02:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Confident Nitish has an easy day
With the Bihar assembly election results just a day away, chief minister Nitish Kumar’s official residence at 1 Anne Marg — a hub of activity for the past five years — was calm and quiet on Tuesday.
Updated on Nov 23, 2010 11:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Yatra time for Nitish, again
"Life is a yatra (journey)," philosophises Nitish Kumar as he heads towards his eight-seater Dell 412 helicopter for another leg of his Janadesh (People's Mandate) Yatra that will take him on a daylong trip to the crucial Katihar, Araria and Madhepura districts of northeastern Bihar.
Updated on Oct 13, 2010 12:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Madhepura
Disaster like Kosi flood averted
A disaster like the 2008 Kosi floods in North Bihar was staved off when vigilant rescue and relief workers plugged the second protective embankment after the turbulent Gandak river breached it near Semaria village in Gopalganj district on Friday.
Updated on Sep 18, 2010 12:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop & Rajesh K. Thakur, Gopalganj
Living on the edge of disaster
It has been raining incessantly in flood-hit Gopalganj district in North Bihar since Wednesday afternoon, adding to the havoc the Gandak River has been spreading after it breached its embankment in Barauli block in the early hours of Thursday.
Updated on Nov 24, 2010 09:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rakesh Verma & Vijay Swaroop, Gopalganj
BJP, JD(U) still split over Modi’s poll role
The statement by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would campaign in the Bihar assembly elections set off a fresh row between the party and its ally in Bihar, Janata Dal(U).
Updated on Sep 15, 2010 01:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Lalu loses sleep over fancied seat as Nitish dozes on it
Aspiring to regain the chief minister’s chair in Bihar, Lalu Prasad created a scene — and delayed a flight by 30 minutes — after he found archrival Nitish Kumar had beaten him to the coveted 1A business class seat on an Air India flight on Saturday.
Updated on Aug 22, 2010 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Lalu loses seat 'No 1A', sleep; Nitish gets it, dozes soundly
The coming electoral battle for the 'hot (political) seat' in Bihar found a mildly acrimonious curtain raiser in an Air India New Delhi-Patna flight shared by two estranged 'brothers' - Bade Bhai Lalu Prasad and Chhote Bhai Nitish Kumar. Vijay Swaroop reports.
Updated on Aug 22, 2010 07:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Bihar’s virtuous cycle
Sometimes the most obvious solutions have the greatest effect. One of India’s most backward states decided to give girls bicycles to encourage them to go to school. The cycle movement is working so well that a coming election may hinge on it, reports Vijay Swaroop. See graphics
Updated on Jun 27, 2012 03:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Vaishali/patna
BJP, JD-U stick to 2005 formula
After weeks of turmoil, peace seems to have descended on the NDA camp in Bihar. Alliance partners BJP and JD(U) have decided to leave behind the animosity and controversies of the past couple of weeks and agreed on a seat-sharing formula for the assembly polls due later this year. Vijay Swaroop and Vikas Pathak report.
Updated on Jun 28, 2010 10:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop & Vikas Pathak, Patna/delhi
JD (U) will do better if it dumps BJP, says survey
The JD(U) is excited at the possibility of being able to form a government on its own in Bihar, basing its optimism on a survey done by a New Delhi-based agency.
Updated on Jun 23, 2010 12:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna
JD(U)-BJP on brink of break-up
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday gave a push to an agenda that appeared similar to his Orissa counterpart Naveen Patnaik’s decision to split with the BJP just before the assembly polls in the neighbouring state last year.
Updated on Jun 20, 2010 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rai Atul Krishna and Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Angry Nitish snubs BJP over Modi ads
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday virtually put his alliance partner BJP on notice, at a time when the party is holding its national executive meet in Patna. Kumar was indignant at the BJP-run Gujarat government for its flood relief claims in advertisements published in some Patna dailies. Vijay Swaroop, Vikas Pathak and Prasad Nichenametla report.
Updated on Jun 13, 2010 01:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Vikas Pathak, Prasad Nichenametla, Patna/gandhinagar
Bihar’s forest of daughters
When Nirmala Devi gave birth to a girl in 1961, her husband celebrated by planting 50 mango saplings. The births of her second daughter and, years later, granddaughters were celebrated in a similar fashion by her family in Dharhara, a small village 230 km east of Patna in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, reports Vijay Swaroop.
Updated on Jun 05, 2010 01:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Dharhara (bihar)
Bihar CM finds ground reality biting
Whether the people would repose faith in his government again, only time would tell but one thing is certain - Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is on a ‘reality feel’ tour, may have already come to know that delivery mechanism is needed overhaul.
Updated on May 07, 2010 04:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Dhanchiha (madhubani)
Storm toll 124; survivors protest
A day after a violent storm lashed parts of Bihar, West Bengal and Assam, the body count climbed to 128 today. There is mounting anger and helplessness among the hundreds of thousands rendered homeless as they say food, medicines and temporary shelters have been hard to come by.
Updated on Apr 16, 2010 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pramod Giri and Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Railway projects languishing; cost overruns
A fortnight ago people in Madhepura in Bihar organised a havan programme to ensure that the proposed plan of the Railways to construct Rs 1300 crore electric loco factory, takes off. They have reasons to worship.
Updated on Mar 30, 2010 12:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Swaroop, Patna