ARUN KUMAR

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Arun Kumar, Associate Editor, Hindustan Times Patna
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Three Decades of Award-Winning Journalism Documenting Contemporary Bihar

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Arun Kumar, Award-Winning Associate Editor, Hindustan Times
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★ Award-Winning Journalist

Arun Kumar

Associate Editor, Hindustan Times

K.C. Kulish Award Laureate35+ YEARS BIHAR JOURNALISM
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K.C. Kulish Award (2014) International Award for Print Investigative Excellence
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Keshav Bhatt Journalism Award Honoring Outstanding Bihar Investigative Reporting
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LDM Fellowship Public Policy, Governance & Institutional Reforms Fellow
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35+ Years Active Beat Associate Editor, Hindustan Times (Patna Bureau)
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No student will 'fail' in Class 10, 12: Bihar govt to replace it with 'Eligible for Skill Training'

Bihar will replace 'Fail' on Class 10 and 12 marksheets with 'Eligible for Skill Training', allowing students to pursue vocational training

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Higher Education & Academic Reforms 5 Jul 2026 • 4 min read

Chancellor's secretariat asks varsities to clear salary/pension backlogs by July 20

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.

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Documenting Contemporary Bihar: Four Decades of Grounded Journalism

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.

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Political Transitions & Coalition Eras

Firsthand reporting on Bihar's evolving political equations—from the early 1990s through the Nitish Kumar administration, coalition realignments, assembly elections, and state cabinet dynamics.

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Higher Education & BPSC Reforms

In-depth investigative tracking of university autonomy battles, teacher recruitment examinations (TRE / BPSC), Chancellor vs. Government jurisdiction, and higher education policy reforms.

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Patna High Court Jurisprudence

Authoritative reporting on landmark constitutional orders, judicial oversight of executive policy, PILs shaping public infrastructure, and legal accountability across Bihar.

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Vigilance & State Governance

Investigative accounts of public finance, administrative corruption, vigilance bureau crackdowns, flood crisis response, and public welfare delivery across Bihar districts.

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Editorial Beats

Continuous structured reporting across key sectors of Bihar governance, education, and jurisprudence.

Politics, Elections & Governance

Comprehensive coverage of Bihar's coalition dynamics, assembly elections, party politics (JD(U), RJD, BJP, Congress, Mahagathbandhan), cabinet decisions, and key political profiles.

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Higher Education & Academic Reforms

Deep investigative reporting on Bihar's state university system, Chancellor directives, assistant professor recruitments (BPSC/BSUSC), academic calendars, and student movements.

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Judiciary, Law & Patna High Court

Authoritative coverage of landmark directives, suo motu PILs, constitutional rulings, bail judgments, and legal reforms delivered by the Patna High Court.

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State Administration & Vigilance

Investigations into bureaucratic reshuffles, anti-corruption raids by the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU), infrastructure projects, and public delivery systems.

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Social Issues, Health & Heritage

Reporting on public health facilities (PMCH, NMCH, AIIMS Patna), disaster management (floods, heatwaves), rural livelihood, and the cultural life of Patna.

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