The official living digital archive of Arun Kumar, Associate Editor at Hindustan Times (Patna Bureau). Chronicling Bihar's political transitions, higher education reforms, Patna High Court jurisprudence, and state governance with uncompromising investigative fidelity across 35+ years.
Associate Editor, Hindustan Times
The candidates will face search committees after their credentials are screened and they are shortlisted.
The Governor, who is the Chancellor of state universities, also restrained VC Sharad Kumar Yadav from taking any policy or financial decisions
Chancellor summons AKU VC after probe panel prevented from inquiry
The JD(U) with 12 Lok Sabha MPs is a key constituent of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
Through shifting coalition dynamics, university governance battles, teacher recruitment movements, and landmark Patna High Court orders, Arun Kumar's dispatches constitute the definitive primary record of Bihar's socio-political transformation.
Firsthand reporting on Bihar's evolving political equations, coalition realignments, assembly elections, and state cabinet governance.
Explore Politics →Investigative tracking of university autonomy battles, teacher recruitment examinations (TRE / BPSC), and education policy shifts.
Explore Education →Authoritative reporting on landmark constitutional orders, judicial oversight of executive policy, PILs, and legal accountability.
Explore Judiciary →Investigative accounts of public finance, anti-corruption vigilance crackdowns, flood crisis response, and administrative delivery.
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Continuous structured reporting across key sectors of Bihar governance, education, and jurisprudence.
Comprehensive coverage of Bihar's coalition dynamics, assembly elections, party politics (JD(U), RJD, BJP, Congress, Mahagathbandhan), cabinet decisions, and key political profiles.
Deep investigative reporting on Bihar's state university system, Chancellor directives, assistant professor recruitments (BPSC/BSUSC), academic calendars, and student movements.
Authoritative coverage of landmark directives, suo motu PILs, constitutional rulings, bail judgments, and legal reforms delivered by the Patna High Court.
Investigations into bureaucratic reshuffles, anti-corruption raids by the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU), infrastructure projects, and public delivery systems.
Reporting on public health facilities (PMCH, NMCH, AIIMS Patna), disaster management (floods, heatwaves), rural livelihood, and the cultural life of Patna.