Ranjan Srivastava leads HT’s coverage from Bhopal. He has spent more than two decades in journalism in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, covering political and other affairs. For the past 16 years, he has been working in Madhya Pradesh.
Articles by Ranjan
Entire new Koilwar bridge thrown open, Gadkari promises more for Bihar
Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday inaugurated the three-lane downstream lane of Koilwar bridge over Sone river in Bihar virtually from New Delhi and said the much-awaited four-lane road from Bhojpur to Buxar will be completed by October 2022
Updated on May 14, 2022 09:46 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan, Ara
India-EU investment treaty: Remove hurdles
An India-EU investment treaty will not only bring benefits to both sides but also demonstrate the combined will towards strengthening a rules-based international order
Updated on May 09, 2022 07:54 PM IST
5 bodies fished out of Ganges near Buxar
Five bodies were recovered from river Ganga in Bihar’s Buxar district on Thursday, a year after 70 bodies were fished out from the river in the same district, officials said.
Published on May 05, 2022 09:07 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan, Buxar
Groom, kin assaulted, wedding called off
A bridegroom and his family members in a village in Bihar’s Bhojpur district were injured after they were assaulted by people from the bride’s side on Wednesday night, police said.
Published on Apr 28, 2022 09:32 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan
Bihar groom among 3 hurt at wedding event. He was firing in air; arrest soon
Bihar: The groom, Ravi Shankar Kumar, also sustained pellet injuries and was taken to hospital in Bhojpur district’s Ara town where he and two relatives are under treatment.
Published on Apr 27, 2022 01:15 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan
Travel: Sun break in the Himalayas
That sublime moment when the sun rises at Annapurna Base Camp makes the cold, grime and exhaustion of the trek worthwhile
Updated on May 12, 2022 11:17 AM IST
Ranjan PalRanjan Pal
To reach full potential of trade pacts, accept investment protection
Stung by several international claims under BITs, India is like a cat who, after sitting on a hot stove, refuses to sit even on a cold stove
Updated on Apr 04, 2022 08:09 PM IST
A fundamental shift in electoral behaviour
Role of the intermediary in Indian politics stands fundamentally decimated with welfare delivery — and political attribution and power — centralised in party leaders. This was most pronounced in UP
Updated on Mar 10, 2022 10:34 PM IST
Bhanu Joshi, Ashish Ranjan, Neelanjan Sircar
The micro narratives that shaped the poll agenda in Uttar Pradesh
UP election: There is a significant dip in religious polarisation in Purvanchal as we move from western Uttar Pradesh. And eastern UP doesn’t have either an urban agglomeration or agricultural surplus like the NCR in western UP to boost the region’s economy.
Updated on Mar 07, 2022 05:09 PM IST
Bhanu Joshi, Ashish Ranjan and Neelanjan Sircar
In war-torn Ukraine, has international law failed us once again?
- The so-called weakness of international law is a tale of the feebleness of global institutions and countries mandated to implement the law.
Published on Mar 02, 2022 07:28 PM IST
A non-protectionist trade policy is what India needs
- It should include pro-market reforms, not pro-business reforms that are reminiscent of India’s “stigmatised capitalism”
Published on Feb 25, 2022 06:47 PM IST
As Ukraine comes under attack, a Buxar family prays for their son’s safety
A third-year medical student who hails from Buxar district, Amritanshu Kumar has been in touch with his family back home, but his parents and sister are anxious about working out his return to India
Updated on Feb 25, 2022 09:31 AM IST
Prashant Ranjan
Party versus identity politics in Punjab polls
In Punjab, groups and interests have coalesced around parties: the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), originally an explicitly religious party representing the rural Sikh class, and the Congress, having roots across social groups, including the state’s Hindus
Updated on Feb 20, 2022 04:55 AM IST
Bhanu Joshi, Ashish Ranjan, Neelanjan Sircar
Hindus’ consolidation may shape Uttar Pradesh election results
As one moves east from Muzaffarnagar district to Bareilly district, there is a noticeable shift in the social context
Updated on Feb 17, 2022 02:41 AM IST
Bhanu Joshi, Ashish Ranjan and Neelanjan Sircar, Hindustan Times, Bareilly
New thematic funds, cap on LTCG surcharge bring cheer to startups, investors
To begin with, the budget has proposed to set up thematic funds emulating the Fund of Funds (FoF) set up under the Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to invest in the agri-tech, climate action, and pharma.
Updated on Feb 02, 2022 01:46 AM IST
Buxar hooch tragedy: SHO among three cops suspended
Three policemen, including station house officer (SHO) of a police station, have been suspended in Bihar’s Buxar district in connection with the suspected hooch tragedy on Wednesday that left six people dead, including a teacher, superintendent of police Niraj Kumar Singh said on Friday.
Published on Jan 28, 2022 09:59 PM IST
Avinash Kumar and Prashant Ranjan, Patna/buxar
In Bihar, six killed in third suspected hooch tragedy in January
According to the villagers, over a dozen people consumed liquor in a hut at around 7.30 pm, on the outskirts of Amsari village, barely two-kilometres from the local police station.
Published on Jan 27, 2022 11:11 PM IST
Avinash Kumar & Prashant Ranjan
6 dead in Buxar in 3rd suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar this year
In yet another suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar where total prohibition on liquor was imposed in April 2016, at least six people have died and three others are battling for life after allegedly consuming spurious liquor at Amasari village in Buxar district late Wednesday, police said.
Published on Jan 27, 2022 10:03 PM IST
Avinash Kumar& Prashant Ranjan, Patna/buxar
Bihar: 10-year-old girl killed, four in family injured after house catches fire
ARA: A 10-year-old girl was killed and four others in her family were seriously injured after their house at Sonvarsha situated under Charpokhri police station of Bhojpur district caught fire from the spark of bonfire kept in a room on Sunday midnight, police said
Published on Jan 24, 2022 02:14 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan
India’s poor compliance with investment awards
The decision of the Canadian court sullies India’s reputation globally as an attractive investment destination and spooks foreign investors
Updated on Jan 12, 2022 07:39 PM IST
Prabhash Ranjan
Man sentenced in Bihar for torturing parents in inebriated condition
Special public prosecutor Rajesh Kumar in Bihar’s Ara said the mother, in her complaint, said in June this year that Aditya Raj assaulted her and her husband, locked them up in a room in a drunken state
Published on Dec 21, 2021 11:24 AM IST
Prashant Ranjan
Bihar: Former RJD MLA arrested under SC/ST Act
Police lodged a case against the former RJD MLA based on a complaint filed by his bodyguard on Nov 17.
Updated on Dec 08, 2021 10:26 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan, Ara
The crisis in SAU is a symbol of the crisis of SAARC
The future of SAARC and specialised bodies such as SAU is directly proportional to India’s political interest. Notwithstanding Pakistan’s recalcitrant attitude, SAARC serves India’s interests
Updated on Dec 04, 2021 10:19 PM IST
Prabhash Ranjan
For vaccine equity, the TRIPS waiver is crucial
The EU’s effort to protect the IP standards of pharma corporations signals the triumph of corporate profits over the health of the poor
Updated on Nov 11, 2021 05:20 PM IST
Prabhash Ranjan and Sakshi Ranjan
CRPF jawan from Bihar killed in Sukma fratricide
He told me he would come on November 14. He showed me a bag purchased by him for his mother and asked me what I wanted, said the deceased jawan’s wife.
Published on Nov 08, 2021 09:32 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan, Ara
4 women crushed to death near Ara
Police, quoting eyewitnesses, said the women were hit by a speeding Scorpio going towards Jagdishpur from Piro. The vehicle sped away after the accident.
Published on Oct 29, 2021 10:04 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan
Decoding the rising Islamist threat in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is known as a moderate Islamic country. There is a strong and committed secular section, but this is dwindling in numbers
Updated on Oct 26, 2021 08:44 PM IST
Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty
India should be open to the WTO investment facilitation pact
India would do well to actively take part in these negotiations and try to shape the investment facilitation agreement in a manner that reflects its concerns
Updated on Oct 22, 2021 05:44 PM IST
Prabhash Ranjan
Juvenile kills self in Bihar correction home, 10 inmates escape: Police
Following the incident, at least 10 inmates managed to escape from the facility. The custodial death brought district officials on their toes and Bhojpur district magistrate Roshan Kushwaha ordered a probe into the matter.
Updated on Oct 17, 2021 01:58 AM IST
Avinash KumarPrashant Ranjan, Hindustan Times, Patna
Juvenile dies by suicide at Bhojpur’s correction home; family members allege murder
A 16-year-old boy, accused of abducting a girl, allegedly killed himself at a correction home in Bihar’s Bhojpur district late on Friday evening under mysterious circumstances, officials said
Updated on Oct 16, 2021 02:44 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Prashant Ranjan
