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 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:03:59 GMT 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 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/patna-hc-criticises-autocratic-action-of-state-on-decades-old-land-ownership-hin-726381 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/patna-hc-criticises-autocratic-action-of-state-on-decades-old-land-ownership-hin-726381 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:45:25 GMT Hearing his civil writ petition, a single-judge bench of Justice Sourendra Pandey ordered the local administration to immediately resume issuing rent receipts to the petitioner arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Judiciary, Law & Patna High Court https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/teachers-shortage-prompts-bihar-govt-to-widen-hiring-ambit-for-degree-colleges-h-499301 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/teachers-shortage-prompts-bihar-govt-to-widen-hiring-ambit-for-degree-colleges-h-499301 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:44:09 GMT Education department secretary Rajiv Raushan wrote to all the district education officers (DEOs) for details of eligible Class 9-10 school teachers after verification for deputation in degree colleges. Earlier, it was only for Class 11-12. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/jdu-wont-disintegrate-like-tmc-ubt-sanjay-jha-hindustan-times-373572 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/jdu-wont-disintegrate-like-tmc-ubt-sanjay-jha-hindustan-times-373572 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:32:08 GMT Jha said that at the National Council meeting on Sunday, Nitish Kumar himself indicated that he would devote more time to the organisation to ensure even better performance in the future and facilitate a smooth generational transition. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/with-nitish-legacy-jd-u-has-no-challenges-to-contest-up-polls-sanjay-kumar-jha-h-964304 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/with-nitish-legacy-jd-u-has-no-challenges-to-contest-up-polls-sanjay-kumar-jha-h-964304 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:36:03 GMT JD-U working president Sanjay Kumar Jha said that Kumar himself said that he will devote more time to the organisation with an eye on the 2029 Lok Sabha election and 2030 Assembly elections arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/jdu-pledges-to-follow-nitish-promote-nishant-hindustan-times-071894 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/jdu-pledges-to-follow-nitish-promote-nishant-hindustan-times-071894 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:58:08 GMT The party also appreciated centre's continued help in development of Bihar and congratulated the Samrat government for being committed to taking forward Nitish's legacy arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Politics, Elections & Governance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-governor-issues-strict-guidelines-to-vcs-to-check-arbitrary-transfers-hind-246360 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-governor-issues-strict-guidelines-to-vcs-to-check-arbitrary-transfers-hind-246360 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:36:04 GMT The guidelines have been issued in order to ensure transparency, uniformity, and academic continuity. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) State Administration & Vigilance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/sd-sanjay-appointed-new-advocate-general-of-bihar-hindustan-times-616260 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/sd-sanjay-appointed-new-advocate-general-of-bihar-hindustan-times-616260 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:10:15 GMT A cabinet notification to this effect was issued by Bihar's law department on Thursday. He took charge on Thursday itself. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Judiciary, Law & Patna High Court https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/ahead-of-teachers-transfer-policy-samrat-says-no-excuses-after-choice-posting-hi-116207 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/ahead-of-teachers-transfer-policy-samrat-says-no-excuses-after-choice-posting-hi-116207 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:30:13 GMT Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday said that the government was trying to resolve the vexed issue of teachers' transfer with a policy that would favour all, but the teachers would also be required to deliver what is expected of them - quality education in schools. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) State Administration & Vigilance https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-ag-pk-shahi-resigns-successor-may-be-named-today-hindustan-times-709385 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-ag-pk-shahi-resigns-successor-may-be-named-today-hindustan-times-709385 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:21:48 GMT Bihar's Advocate General PK Shahi resigned, effective Monday, following convention. His successor, experienced in both Supreme Court and Patna High Court, will be notified soon. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Judiciary, Law & Patna High Court https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-govt-releases-998-cr-for-march-to-may-salary-pension-to-varsities-and-coll-820821 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-govt-releases-998-cr-for-march-to-may-salary-pension-to-varsities-and-coll-820821 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:34:12 GMT The funds have been released on the basis of interim approval of the universities' budget and the concerned authorities have to submit utilisation certificates within a month, says the government letter. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/after-docs-pvt-practice-ban-bihar-bars-teachers-from-tuition-coaching-hindustan--896545 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/after-docs-pvt-practice-ban-bihar-bars-teachers-from-tuition-coaching-hindustan--896545 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:44:56 GMT The education department has warned violating teachers of strict disciplinary action for breaching the code of conduct if they were found engaged in private coaching and tuition arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/niti-aayog-meet-bihar-cm-seeks-funds-string-of-institutes-from-centre-hindustan--844215 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/niti-aayog-meet-bihar-cm-seeks-funds-string-of-institutes-from-centre-hindustan--844215 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:37:23 GMT Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary requests ₹18,000 crore from the Centre for water programs, institutes, and support for upcoming national events and development projects. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihars-coaching-chaos-stems-from-feeble-implementation-of-2010-act-hindustan-tim-726280 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihars-coaching-chaos-stems-from-feeble-implementation-of-2010-act-hindustan-tim-726280 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:35:25 GMT Despite strict provisions, coaching centres remained unbridled and made hay, with the government responding only with knee-jerk reaction to problems cropping up every now and then arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-governor-calls-for-strict-compliance-with-fire-safety-norms-urges-greater--093456 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-governor-calls-for-strict-compliance-with-fire-safety-norms-urges-greater--093456 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:50:14 GMT The Governor, who was earlier member of the National Disaster a management Authority (NDMA), directed to organise a seminar at Bihar Lok Bhawan with the aim of increasing public awareness towards fire safety. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/after-a-long-gap-governor-initiates-process-for-appointment-of-14-pro-vcs-in-bih-443972 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/after-a-long-gap-governor-initiates-process-for-appointment-of-14-pro-vcs-in-bih-443972 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:36:10 GMT This means, there will be 24 appointments made for the highest academic posts in the state universities in the coming months by Governor Lt Gen (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain. For the last few years, no appointment had been made to the post of Pro-VCs in Bihar. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/samrat-bats-for-centre-and-state-coordination-for-bihar-growth-in-delhi-hindusta-652437 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/samrat-bats-for-centre-and-state-coordination-for-bihar-growth-in-delhi-hindusta-652437 Fri, 29 May 2026 13:50:51 GMT the CM said that Bihar has made remarkable progress in the fields of infrastructure, power, connectivity and rural development, but it is necessary to work together continuously to give the state a new identity at the global level arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Social Issues, Health & Heritage https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/amid-raging-debate-over-3-language-policy-cusb-to-award-multilingualism-hindusta-991322 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/amid-raging-debate-over-3-language-policy-cusb-to-award-multilingualism-hindusta-991322 Fri, 29 May 2026 13:39:50 GMT VC KN Singh said that at a time when implementation of 3-Language Policy of the ministry of education, government of India is a much debated issue, multilingualism should not be seen as a handicap, but a welcome requirement arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-guv-cancels-old-advts-for-appointment-of-four-vcs-midway-to-start-fresh-pr-881315 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/bihar-guv-cancels-old-advts-for-appointment-of-four-vcs-midway-to-start-fresh-pr-881315 Thu, 28 May 2026 14:01:20 GMT The advertisements would be issued afresh with fresh guidelines for wider publicity to give opportunities to more capable candidates who could pull the universities out of the rut, a Lok Bhavan official said arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/samrat-discusses-higher-education-issues-with-governor-ahead-of-new-deptt-review-828492 https://ak-89y.pages.dev/articles/samrat-discusses-higher-education-issues-with-governor-ahead-of-new-deptt-review-828492 Tue, 26 May 2026 03:57:07 GMT The issue of unending controversies on the ongoing recruitment of assistant professors by the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) also figured during the discussions between the Governor and the CM. arunkumar.htpatna@gmail.com (Arun Kumar) Higher Education & Academic Reforms