https://ak-89y.pages.dev Official archive of Arun Kumar (Senior Assistant Editor, Hindustan Times Patna Bureau) covering Bihar politics, higher education, Patna High Court jurisprudence, and governance. en-in Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:16:47 GMT https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/lok-bhavan-forms-search-panels-for-appointments-of-vcs-in-10-state-varsities-hin-119502 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/lok-bhavan-forms-search-panels-for-appointments-of-vcs-in-10-state-varsities-hin-119502 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:05:19 GMT The candidates will face search committees after their credentials are screened and they are shortlisted. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/chancellor-curbs-aku-vcs-powers-asked-not-to-leave-hqrs-sans-prior-nod-hindustan-819060 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/chancellor-curbs-aku-vcs-powers-asked-not-to-leave-hqrs-sans-prior-nod-hindustan-819060 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:18 GMT The Governor, who is the Chancellor of state universities, also restrained VC Sharad Kumar Yadav from taking any policy or financial decisions arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/guv-summons-aku-vcas-probe-panel-prevented-583120 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/guv-summons-aku-vcas-probe-panel-prevented-583120 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:58:37 GMT Chancellor summons AKU VC after probe panel prevented from inquiry arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/jdu-leaders-to-meet-amit-shah-to-discuss-uniform-civil-code-hindustan-times-223797 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/jdu-leaders-to-meet-amit-shah-to-discuss-uniform-civil-code-hindustan-times-223797 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:37:03 GMT The JD(U) with 12 Lok Sabha MPs is a key constituent of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.  arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/lok-bhavan-forms-panel-to-rectify-asst-prof-hiring-731762 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/lok-bhavan-forms-panel-to-rectify-asst-prof-hiring-731762 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:40:51 GMT Chancellor sets up high-level panel to suggest reforms for vexed varsity teachers’ recruitment arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/suggestion-to-name-jdu-after-nitish-kicks-off-debate-in-biha-926086 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/suggestion-to-name-jdu-after-nitish-kicks-off-debate-in-biha-926086 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:37:01 GMT Nitish Nagar, Nitishpur and now JD-Nitish, different strokes by different folks; Sanjay Jha says it will be apt to name the party after Nitish Kumar arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/iit-bhu-director-amit-patra-gets-additional-charge-of-iit-pa-864682 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/iit-bhu-director-amit-patra-gets-additional-charge-of-iit-pa-864682 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:08:39 GMT IIT (BHU) director Amit Patra gets additional charge of IIT, Patna arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-legislative-council-polls-jan-suraaj-samrat-announcements-add-zing-to-batt-111375 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-legislative-council-polls-jan-suraaj-samrat-announcements-add-zing-to-batt-111375 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:02:10 GMT The Bihar Legislative Council elections for eight seats - four each from the graduate and teachers' constituencies - scheduled in November has started getting intense even before the formal announcement of date arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/liquor-case-accused-gets-bail-in-dry-bihar-asked-to-pay-to-beautify-court-india--644627 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/liquor-case-accused-gets-bail-in-dry-bihar-asked-to-pay-to-beautify-court-india--644627 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:14:04 GMT Uttam Kumar, the accused, was booked under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act following an alleged recovery of liquor in June | India News arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Judiciary, Law & Patna High Court https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/lalu-attacks-centre-state-on-bihars-unending-flood-woes-hindustan-times-594121 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/lalu-attacks-centre-state-on-bihars-unending-flood-woes-hindustan-times-594121 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:29:53 GMT Lalu Prasad Yadav criticizes the Bihar government over flooding, demanding solutions while accusing the Centre of neglecting the state's interests. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/rjd-mp-seeks-probe-into-medical-purchase-pricing-fund-oversi-307237 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/rjd-mp-seeks-probe-into-medical-purchase-pricing-fund-oversi-307237 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:07:01 GMT RJD MP seeks independent probe into medical purchases at inflated price arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/sc-upholds-ebc-profs-preferred-univ-posting-945580 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/sc-upholds-ebc-profs-preferred-univ-posting-945580 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:21:25 GMT Apex court dismisses BSUSC SLP, asks it to comply with HC Division Bench order on teachers’ posting arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-steps-towards-exam-reforms-842658 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-steps-towards-exam-reforms-842658 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:14:27 GMT Print broadsheet report published in Hindustan Times (Patna) arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/jdu-launches-nitish-samvad-on-water-treaty-256479 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/jdu-launches-nitish-samvad-on-water-treaty-256479 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:44:33 GMT JD-U outreach with ‘Nitish Samvad’ on Farakka issue, as Centre assures to address Bihar concerns arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/hc-bars-teachers-principal-postings-004492 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/hc-bars-teachers-principal-postings-004492 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:41:47 GMT Patna HC sets aside deputation of teachers as principals in new govt degree colleges of Bihar arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/guvs-office-to-amend-appointment-statute-for-varsity-registr-699209 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/guvs-office-to-amend-appointment-statute-for-varsity-registr-699209 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:03:16 GMT Print broadsheet report published in Hindustan Times (Patna) arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/ex-envoy-to-pak-dwells-on-mecca-accord-indo-pak-ties-in-vola-756667 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/ex-envoy-to-pak-dwells-on-mecca-accord-indo-pak-ties-in-vola-756667 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:51:52 GMT Print broadsheet report published in Hindustan Times (Patna) arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-appoints-patna-hc-judge-to-head-exams-reforms-committee-india-news-662170 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-appoints-patna-hc-judge-to-head-exams-reforms-committee-india-news-662170 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:34:21 GMT The state government had announced to set up an expert committee to improve various competitive and recruitment examinations following several instances of irregularities, cancellation | India News arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bpsc-postpones-online-applications-for-tre-4-768537 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bpsc-postpones-online-applications-for-tre-4-768537 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:30:00 GMT TRE-4: Now candidates to wait for new notification to apply in keeping with major changes arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/no-student-will-fail-in-class-10-12-bihar-govt-to-replace-it-with-eligible-for-s-847961 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/no-student-will-fail-in-class-10-12-bihar-govt-to-replace-it-with-eligible-for-s-847961 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:13:07 GMT Bihar will replace 'Fail' on Class 10 and 12 marksheets with 'Eligible for Skill Training', allowing students to pursue vocational training arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/chancellors-secretariat-asks-varsities-to-clear-salarypension-backlogs-by-july-2-616987 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/chancellors-secretariat-asks-varsities-to-clear-salarypension-backlogs-by-july-2-616987 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:36:56 GMT The Chancellor's secretariat has asked all varsities to clear salaries to university teachers and employees, and pension and retirement benefits to retired ones by July 20 and submit status reports in the prescribed format, officials said on Sunday. Additional chief secretary (ACS) to the Governor, Dipak Kumar Singh, sent a letter to VCs in this regard. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/pk-to-contest-bankipur-bypoll-hindustan-times-796953 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/pk-to-contest-bankipur-bypoll-hindustan-times-796953 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:59:56 GMT Jan Suraaj Party announced Prashant Kishor as its candidate for Bankipur bypoll on July 30, aiming for political change in Bihar post-2025 elections. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/crucial-bankipur-bypoll-on-july-30-to-be-test-for-bjp-chief-nabin-bihar-cm-samra-766682 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/crucial-bankipur-bypoll-on-july-30-to-be-test-for-bjp-chief-nabin-bihar-cm-samra-766682 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:19:26 GMT The ECI announced by-elections for the Bankipur seat on July 30, with counting on August 3, amidst competition from RJD and Jan Suraaj Party. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-lok-bhawan-extends-application-deadline-for-vcs-p-vcs-for-larger-pool-hind-768269 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-lok-bhawan-extends-application-deadline-for-vcs-p-vcs-for-larger-pool-hind-768269 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:02:47 GMT Bihar Governor's secretariat extends application deadline for vice chancellors and pro-vice chancellors to July 21, aiming for significant reforms in higher education. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/sc-judge-inaugurates-interdisciplinary-research-unit-at-cnlu-hindustan-times-219628 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/sc-judge-inaugurates-interdisciplinary-research-unit-at-cnlu-hindustan-times-219628 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:00:19 GMT Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna, in collaboration with GIGA Innovations Technologies Pvt.Ltd., on Wednesday inaugurated the Cyber Security and Data Protection Compliance Research Unit (CS-DPCRU), a pioneering initiative dedicated to advancing research, policy development, capacity building, and industry collaboration in the fields of cyber security, data protection, privacy, and emerging technologies. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Judiciary, Law & Patna High Court https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-misses-july-1-deadline-for-211-new-colleges-hindustan-times-532126 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-misses-july-1-deadline-for-211-new-colleges-hindustan-times-532126 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:22:11 GMT The ambitious scheme announced the NDA government is a part of Saat Nischay-3 flagship programme and aims to expand higher education to every block of the state arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-starts-training-for-state-officials-at-istm-to-tone-up-administration-hind-931525 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-starts-training-for-state-officials-at-istm-to-tone-up-administration-hind-931525 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:45:31 GMT Bihar government trains administrative officers at ISTM to ensure compliance with service rules, aiming to reduce judicial scrutiny of disciplinary actions. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Judiciary, Law & Patna High Court https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/rjd-mp-accuses-bihar-polices-svu-of-shielding-8-ias-officers-in-multi-crore-tend-943518 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/rjd-mp-accuses-bihar-polices-svu-of-shielding-8-ias-officers-in-multi-crore-tend-943518 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:02:23 GMT Sudhakar Singh alleged that while second rung officials were being arrested, the senior IAS officials had been let off despite ED's clear indications at whose behest junior officials operated without fear arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) State Administration & Vigilance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/pm-lauds-nalanda-universitys-initiative-to-protect-ancient-tradition-in-line-wit-547429 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/pm-lauds-nalanda-universitys-initiative-to-protect-ancient-tradition-in-line-wit-547429 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:32:26 GMT Prime Minister remarked that Nalanda's knowledge tradition, which flourished thousands of years ago, is once again guiding India's future in a renewed form arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-to-have-new-act-to-govern-state-varsities-hindustan-times-948097 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-to-have-new-act-to-govern-state-varsities-hindustan-times-948097 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:12:27 GMT The new law will incorporate best practices adopted by 15 other states and also key features of similar acts prevalent there arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms