Arun Kumar
Hindustan Times
Patna, BR, India
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The year ahead: Political flux, liquor flow in spotlight
In 2022, Bihar saw a sudden change in government that stripped BJP of power, a number of hooch tragedies, frequent protests by job aspirants, embarrassing leak of question papers of state’s top competitive exams, complete disarray in state universities due to delayed academic sessions and below par agriculture growth, which clouded the state’s positives like the inauguration of the Ganga water… → Read More
Bihar: Ex-agri minister urges CM Nitish Kumar to ban GM mustard; threatens stir
Sudhakar Singh said that GM mustard can have disastrous consequences, especially on small and marginal farmers of Bihar → Read More
Bihar’s rainfall deficiency rises to 40% as trend could impact sowing season
In July, the rainfall deficiency has touched almost 90% and this trend could severely impact agriculture → Read More
Bihar to recruit teachers through central test, won’t hold own exam
The decision was taken at high-level review meeting held under the chairmanship of additional chief secretary (education) Deepak Kumar Singh in the light of the recent Patna High Court order, directing the state government to take a considered view on the holding teachers’ eligibility test (TET). → Read More
CUET 2022: Last date to apply extended, CUSB to release counselling details soon
CUET 2022: NTA extends last date for submission of application to May 22 in the interest of students. → Read More
Two candidates for assistant professors in Bihar varsities booked for forging certificates
The detection of forged documents during the scrutiny of applications submitted by candidates for appointment of assistant professors in the state’s universities has stumped the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC), which has lodged FIRs against two applicants and increased vigil to prevent any undeserving candidates getting even closer to the interview stage, officials said. → Read More
3 years on, Bihar varsities still await new teachers as panel nears end of tenure
The seven-member BSUSC, which is tasked with filling large-scale vacancies in the state universities is completing its three-year term by the end of this month, though none of its recommendations has joined any university so far despite crippling teaching staff shortage in state’s colleges and universities. → Read More
Bihar to appoint 42,000 teachers from Feb 23, document verification must for salary
The Bihar government is set to start distribution of appointment letters to 42,000 candidates selected for teachers’ post through panchayati raj and urban civic bodies from February 23 after three rounds of counselling, education minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said on Wednesday. → Read More
LNMU removes assistant registrar after Raj Bhawan rap
Earlier, a committee appointed by Raj Bhawan has expressed dismay as to how the LNMU DDE, with over 80,000 enrolment and crores of rupees coming through fees, could run so arbitrarily → Read More
Bihar Governor slams vigilance probe in state varsities, says creating ‘fear on campuses’
Amid the ongoing vigilance probe into alleged corruption in universities in Bihar in which premises of a serving vice chancellor were also searched, Governor Phagu Chouhan, who is the ex officio Chancellor of state universities, has shot off a strongly-worded letter to the state government, accusing it of bypassing the Raj Bhawan and “creating an atmosphere of fear on the campuses”. → Read More
Bihar varsity ad hocism: V-C on medical leave avoids vigilance, another delays joining
While Magadh University vice-chancellor (V-C) Rajendra Prasad, who has been on medical leave ever since the state vigilance unit (SVU) carried out raids at the residence and office with another one-month extension last week, the newly appointed V-C in Patna-based Pataliputra University RK Singh has been delaying his joining for the last 40 days for reasons best known to him. He has reportedly… → Read More
Bihar governor meets Nitish Kumar to defuse university crisis, then flies to Delhi
Bihar governor Phagu Chauhan left for Delhi after his meeting with chief minister Nitish Kumar. In Delhi, he is scheduled to meet Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, among others. → Read More
Bihar BJP chief sends Bhagavad Gita to Rahul Gandhi amid Hindutva row
Amid the continuing debate over Hinduism and Hindutva, which was trigged following the release of a book written by Congress leader Salman Khurshid, Bihar BJP president Dr Sanjay Jaiswal on Sunday presented a copy of the ‘Bhagvan Gita’ to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at a press conference in Patna → Read More
Bihar Speaker seeks to host 82nd presiding officers conference
At the 81st AIPOC, Bihar Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha said the three pillars of democracy, including the legislature, judiciary and the executive, were working within their boundaries for the nation’s development and this was an opportunity to improve the credibility of the legislature → Read More
JP’s omission from varsity syllabus: Edu minister meets Guv; V-Cs meet this week
The minister said that the Governor has assured to resolve the issue at the earliest. In view of the sensitivity of the matter, the Governor would call a meeting of all the vice-chancellors this week itself to resolve it. → Read More
One-fourth pending cases in Bihar courts related to excise, shows HC data
57,159 excise cases have been filed in Patna high court between 2018 and May 31, 2021. This includes 32,909 cases for regular bail, 23,495 for anticipatory bail and 314 for quashing besides others → Read More
CAG report shows sorry state of Bihar PSUs
Seventy-five of 79 state PSUs have 1,321 arrear accounts since 1977-78, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India report for the year ending March 31, 2019 → Read More
Bihar assembly passes three more bills
Bihar Engineering University Bill, 2021 proposes to bring all the government and private engineering colleges in the state under one umbrella, with the chief minister as the chancellor → Read More
Patna HC quashes blacklisting of firm, orders fresh bidding for NMCG project
Petitioners’ counsel and former additional solicitor general SD Sanjay said that BUIDCo exercised the power of blacklisting only for the purpose of keeping the petitioner out of competition in the tender process → Read More
JD(U) to contest UP assembly elections next year
Party general secretary KC Tyagi said while their first choice would be to be accommodated in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), it will still go ahead with its plans even if that does not materialise | Latest News India → Read More