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Arun Kumar

Arun Kumar

Arun Kumar is Senior Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times. He has spent two-and-half decades covering Bihar, including politics, educational and social issues.

Articles by Arun Kumar

Bihar governor removes MU VC midway through extended tenure; senior- most professor given charge

Bihar Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 20, 2026 21:36 IST

Bihar governor initiates process to appoint VCs of six universities

Bihar governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain. (HT File.)

Updated on May 20, 2026 17:29 IST

Patna HC restores Pappu Yadav’s Y+ security

Patna HC restores Pappu Yadav’s Y+ security

Updated on May 19, 2026 21:30 IST

Ad-hocism at the top plagues Bihar’s higher edu institutions

Ad-hocism at the top plagues Bihar’s higher edu institutions

Updated on May 18, 2026 17:22 IST

Setback for NDA as RJD wrests seat from JD(U) in MLC bypoll

RJD candidate Sonu Rai (garlanded) has registered his maiden victory. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 14, 2026 13:15 IST

JD-U, BJP swap health, edu depts after 2 decades amid challenges, hopes

JD-U, BJP swap health, edu depts after 2 decades amid challenges, hopes

Updated on May 8, 2026 15:59 IST

Lathicharge on aspirants protesting TRE-4 delay in Patna

Police personnel block the way of aspirants of Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE) 4.0 during a protest demanding the release of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination notification in Patna on Friday. (PTI)

Updated on May 8, 2026 12:20 IST

32 join Samrat cabinet in Bihar with carefully crafted caste calculus

JD(U) leaders Shravan Kumar, Nishant Kumar and Lesi Singh, and BJP leaders Vijay Kumar Sinha and Dilip Jaiswal take oath during the swearing-in ceremony of the Bihar cabinet of the NDA government at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Thursday. (PTI)

Updated on May 7, 2026 13:07 IST

32 ministers, including Nitish’s son, inducted in Bihar CM Samrat’s cabinet

The first batch of five ministers, who took oath, included Shrawan Kumar, Vijay Kumar Sinha, Dilip Jaiswal, Lesi Singh and Nishant. (ANI photo)

Updated on May 7, 2026 09:17 IST

Nitish’s son likely to ministerial berth as Bihar cabinet set for grand expansion on Thursday

Nishant Kumar, son of former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, at the JD(U) office in Patna. (Santosh Kumar/HT File)

Updated on May 6, 2026 17:23 IST

Bihar set for cabinet expansion on May 7; Modi, Shah to attend

Tight security arrangements at the Gandhi Maidan for swearing-in ceremony of the Samrat Choudhary cabinet. (PTI)

Updated on May 5, 2026 13:25 IST

AKU reschedules MBBS exam for 1 centre after unrest

AKU reschedules MBBS exam for 1 centre after unrest

Updated on May 3, 2026 16:49 IST

Countdown begins for Bihar cabinet expansion as Samrat meets Shah, top leaders in Delhi

Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary meets Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Sunday (@samrat4bjp/X)

Updated on May 3, 2026 16:47 IST

HC escalates bank fraud case, calls for action taken report; refers matter to CJ

Patna high court (HT file photo)

Updated on Apr 28, 2026 16:31 IST

Encroachment of govt land won’t be allowed: Samrat warns from Tarapur

Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary during a public event, in Tarapur on Sunday (PTI PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 26, 2026 17:08 IST

Choudhary wins trust vote, vows to follow in predecessor Nitish Kumar’s footsteps

Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary at the legislative assembly in Patna on Friday. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 24, 2026 09:54 IST

Samrat-led NDA govt to seek trust vote today

Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary paid tribute to the statue of Veer Kunwar Singh during Vijay Diwas function at Veer Kunwar Singh Azadi Park in Patna on Wednesday. (Santosh Kumar/HT)

Updated on Apr 23, 2026 13:46 IST

Nitish retains Sanjay Jha as working chief in JD(U) rejig, son Nishant absent

Janata Dal (United) working president Sanjay Jha. (Santosh Kumar/HT)

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 12:25 IST

Nitish picks close aide Shravan Kumar as JD(U) LP leader

Nitish picks close aide Shravan Kumar as JD(U) LP leader

Updated on Apr 21, 2026 13:26 IST

Nitish to pick JD(U) legislative party leader

Former Bihar CM and JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 20, 2026 13:27 IST

‘Defeat of Women’s Reservation Bill a dark chapter of democracy’

Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary addresses a press conference at BJP office in Patna, Sunday (SANTOSH KUMAR/HT)

Updated on Apr 19, 2026 21:30 IST

CM Samrat to seek trust vote on April 24

JD(U) president Nitish Kumar, left, with Bihar chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, right, during a meeting at the CM’s residence, 5 Deshratna Marg, in Patna on Saturday. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 18, 2026 13:49 IST

Samrat Choudhary government to seek trust vote in Bihar Assembly on April 24

Samrat Choudhary government to seek trust vote in Bihar Assembly’s April 24 session despite NDA majority

Updated on Apr 18, 2026 10:41 IST

Chancellor sets up panel to work out modalities for inter-varsity transfers

Bihar Lok Bhavan, the house of Chancellor of the state universities (https://governor.bih.nic.in/)

Updated on Apr 17, 2026 12:08 IST

Asst Profs’ appointment to be challenge for new govt too; PU reports new ‘fraud’

Patna University, Patna (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 21:34 IST

Entire Bihar with PM on 33% quota for women: Samrat

Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary during his visit to the Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib Ji (Patna Sahib) on Thursday. (Rahul Sharma)

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 13:55 IST

Nitish Kumar’s era leaves a legacy that will be hard to match

In the first term he worked on the basics and the result was the biggest ever landslide for the NDA in 2010. (Facebook | Nitish Kumar)

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 07:55 IST

Bihar: Samrat Choudhary takes oath as CM, becomes first BJP leader at the helm

Samrat Choudhary Oath Ceremony Marks BJP’s First Bihar Chief Minister | HT India

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 06:11 IST

Samrat Choudhary scripts history, to be Bihar’s first BJP CM as Nitish steps down

Samrat Choudhary greets supporters and party workers at the BJP office after his unanimous election as leader of the BJP legislature party in Bihar, on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab)

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 11:46 IST

Bihar: Ex-CM Nitish Kumar says new NDA govt will have his full cooperation

Breaking News LIVE: Samrat Choudhary To Take Oath As New Bihar CM | Nitish Kumar | BJP

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 11:27 IST

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