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Ruchir writes on health, aviation, power and myriad other issues. An ex-TOI, he has worked both on Desk and in reporting. He over 25 years of broadcast and print journalism experience in Assam, Jharkhand & Bihar.
Articles by Ruchir Kumar
21 newly elected Bihar Lok Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases: ADR report
The lone independent candidate Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav from Purnia, has declared 41 criminal cases against himself
Published on Jun 19, 2024 11:19 AM IST
LS polls: Campaign ends, 8 seats in Bihar up for grabs in last lap
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ramkripal Yadav, R K Singh and Misa Bharti are among the key faces in the fray in the last phase
Published on May 30, 2024 09:35 PM IST
Bihar to explore imparting medical education in Hindi
The Bihar government has asked a three member team to submit its report by June 5.
Published on May 29, 2024 09:35 AM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Lok Sabha polls: Legacy, development aspirations key factors in Hajipur seat
In Hajipur, Gunjan Kumar seeks employment and leans towards RJD, while his father supports PM Modi.
Updated on May 18, 2024 01:15 AM IST
Chirag Paswan might face stiff opposition from RJD’s Shiv Chandra Ram
Chirag is a two-time MP from Jamui but is contesting the Hajipur seat for the first time, ignoring his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, who was the sitting MP
Published on May 18, 2024 12:56 AM IST
No cakewalk for Chirag in Hajipur amid silent Paras play
Hajipur is the headquarter town of Vaishali district. It is a Lok Sabha seat reserved for SCs. From 1977 to 2019, the seat was won eight times by Ram Vilas Paswan, who lost only twice, in 1984 and 2009.
Published on May 17, 2024 09:18 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Worth ₹36 cr, Rohini richest candidate in Bihar in 5th phase
Rohini is married to Samresh Singh, a software engineer. The couple lived in Singapore before she decided to take the electoral plunge.
Updated on May 12, 2024 09:42 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Seven doctors in LS fray in Bihar on party tickets, IMA backs
Misa Bharti and Rohini Acharya, two daughters of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, are the most prominent candidates among the doctors in the fray in the state, which has 40 Lok Sabha seats.
Published on May 10, 2024 09:53 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Losing deposit no bar for LS, assembly bids in Bihar
More than 80 per cent of candidates in Bihar have forfeited their security deposits in the last two parliamentary elections in the country as well as the assembly polls in the state.
Published on May 08, 2024 09:51 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
LS polls: Bihar sees 60% turnout in five seats in 3rd phase
A presiding officer at a polling booth in Supaul and a Home Guard jawan in Araria district passed away on Tuesday, allegedly due to a heart attack.
Published on May 07, 2024 09:48 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Chirag, Rudy file nominations
In Saran, Rudy will be pitted against Lalu Prasad’s younger daughter Rohini Acharya, who is making her electoral debut. Chirag, who won from Jamui in 2014 and 2019, has returned to his father’s bastion of Hajipur.
Updated on May 02, 2024 09:42 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
LS polls: Bihar beats 1st phase turnout, but falls short of 2019 mark in 5 seats
The seats whose fate was sealed on Friday were Kishanganj, Katihar and Purnia in the Seemanchal region that has significant Muslim population, besides Bhagalpur and Banka.
Updated on Apr 26, 2024 10:05 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
JD(U) aims to better 2019 tally in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls
The BJP-led NDA, taking into account Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s secular image, gave the JD(U) all five seats to contest, given the fact that Seemanchal is a Muslim-dominated area
Published on Apr 25, 2024 10:03 AM IST
Bihar voters cold, officials blame heat
State recorded a provisional voting percentage of 48.23, a 5.24% dip from the previous 53.47% overall turnout in 2019 in the four seats — Aurangabad, Gaya (SC), Nawada and Jamui (SC) — that went to vote on Friday.
Published on Apr 19, 2024 09:28 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
4 of Bihar’s 40 Lok Sabha seats to go to polls in first phase
Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned in Jamui, Nawada, and Gaya between April 4 and 16, and Union minister Amit Shah in Aurangabad
Published on Apr 18, 2024 05:03 PM IST
CPI-ML LS poll manifesto bats for electoral reforms, return to paper ballot
The electoral reforms the CPI-ML suggested included putting a cap on the election expenditure of political parties, right to the electorate to recall elected representatives and automatic cancellation of their membership in case of defection
Published on Apr 08, 2024 06:33 PM IST
INDIA bloc slams BJP’s ‘lies’ at its rally in Bihar
Top opposition leaders of the INDIA alliance criticized the BJP in a rally in Patna, targeting Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for switching alliances.
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 04:42 AM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
INDIA bloc leaders sound poll bugle, give ‘oust BJP’ call in Bihar rally
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi termed Bihar the political nerve center of the country, and said whenever there was a transformation, it began from Bihar
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 10:34 PM IST
Nitish meets Union health secretary, reiterates demand for AIIMS at Shobhan
Chandra, a civil engineer from IIT-Delhi, reached Darbhanga on Monday, where he inspected the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), a super speciality hospital
Published on Feb 14, 2024 02:59 PM IST
Ruchir KumarBishnu K Jha
Inflated hospital bills: AIIMS Patna lodges FIR against Delhi firm’s owner, staff
The AIIMS has since discontinued services of the firm after having entered into a three-year service contract with them on March 17, 2021
Published on Feb 02, 2024 03:27 PM IST
Probe ordered after infant shifted by Bihar govt doctor to his nursing home dies
The infant’s family said the newborn, died soon after the baby was discharged from the private clinic on January 21 with Ambu bag support
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 04:46 PM IST
Probe ordered after infant shifted by Bihar govt doctor to his nursing home dies
The family said the newborn, discharged from the private clinic with Ambu bag support, died immediately on removal of the ventilation support
Published on Jan 25, 2024 01:45 PM IST
Patna DM writes to chief secretary after edu dept objects schools’ closure order
KK Pathak, additional chief secretary of the education department, in a letter to divisional commissioners on January 20, had earlier asked officials to desist from closing government educational institutions, without prior permission of the department
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 06:30 PM IST
Patna DM orders closure of schools till Thursday amid intense cold conditions
Patna shivered at a minimum temperature of 7.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, after recording the season’s lowest minimum of 5.1 degrees Celsius on Monday
Published on Jan 24, 2024 11:47 AM IST
Patna hospital 37 ‘muhurat deliveries’
However, government hospitals in Patna did not have any such elective deliveries to coincide with the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Published on Jan 22, 2024 09:41 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
IndiGo pilot refuses to fly after getting news of grandma’s death
The aircraft, with 162 passengers on board, had left the parking bay to prepare for take off when the first officer got the news about his grandmother’s demise.
Published on Jan 18, 2024 09:17 AM IST
Cold and fog: 9 flights cancelled; closure of Patna schools extended till Jan 20
The DM had earlier shut academic activities for four days from January 13 to 16, after deferring the school timings to 9am earlier this month.
Published on Jan 16, 2024 09:35 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
AIIMS Patna terminates service of Delhi firm for inflating hospital bills
The decision comes four days after HT flagged the matter to AIIMS Patna through an e-mail on January 11, seeking an official reaction
Published on Jan 16, 2024 02:55 PM IST
Bihar asks Centre to clear intent on constitutional shield for its new quota laws
Both the amendment bills on quota were passed by the state legislature during its winter session earlier this month.
Published on Nov 23, 2023 09:16 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Yadav, Muslim numbers inflated in Bihar caste survey, says Amit Shah
Addressing a rally in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, Shah said that decision to hold caste survey in the state was taken when the JD(U) was a part of the NDA.
Updated on Nov 06, 2023 01:29 AM IST
