Avijit has around 20 years of experience in journalism and reports across beats for HT from Bhagalpur and adjoining districts of eastern Bihar.
Articles by Avijit Biswas
Bihar man, on way back home from Gujarat, dies on board Shramik Special train
The migrant worker, who worked as a security guard in Vapi, had boarded the train on May 23 along with his wife and three daughters.
Updated on May 26, 2020 10:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur / Darbhanga | Avijit Biswas and Bishnu K Jha |Edited by: Anubha Rohatgi
9 labourers killed, several injured as their truck collides with bus in Bihar’s Bhagalpur
All those killed were travelling in the truck carrying iron pipes.
Updated on May 19, 2020 12:41 PM IST
Tilka Manjhi university to streamline e- teaching
He said during a review of the online teaching activity, it was found that over a hundred teachers are conducting e- classes and many of them are making available e-content of the study materials to students.
Published on Apr 21, 2020 10:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas, Bhagalpur
Bhagalpur university plans to introduce CBCS at graduation level from coming session
Following introduction of CBCS, there would total six semesters, two in each year, in the degree course. For starting CBCS, universities have been entrusted responsibility for preparing syllabus of different subjects based on credit system.
Updated on Jan 04, 2020 09:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
RJD has to decide on its continuation in Grand Alliance: Jitan Ram Manjhi
Jitan Ram Manjhi has said that Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) would definitely field its candidate in Nathnagar assembly seat in the upcoming by-election.
Updated on Sep 26, 2019 12:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas, Bhagalpur
Bihar man convicted for murder after 45 years
Chaturanand Chowdhry was convicted for murder of Dhananjay Chowdhury, who was shot dead on April 28, 1974, following dispute over irrigating agriculture land.
Published on Sep 20, 2019 09:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas, Bhagalpur
30k seats lying vacant in TMBU for current session
This is the fourth time that the online portal has opened for inviting online applications from students even though classes have commenced last month.
Published on Aug 24, 2019 07:18 PM IST
Patna | Avijit Biswas
19 awarded life sentence for 2017 murder of youth in Bihar
According to the FIR, the victim The victim was murdered because he married a girl within his community, and his in-laws did not approve of their relationship.
Published on Jul 26, 2019 02:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Endangered dolphins spotted in Bihar’s Mahananda river
The survey was the first official attempt of documenting suitability of habitat and preparing inventory of biodiversity of rivers apart from population estimation of endangered Ganga river dolphins and threats concerning the species.
Published on Jul 08, 2019 02:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Woman set ablaze for resisting rape in Bihar’s Bhagalpur: Police
Police said the accused was the cousin of the woman’s brother-in-law.
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 07:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Bhagalpur acid attack victim dies in Delhi hospital
While two of the accused are in jail, the third has neither been identified nor arrested so far. The police are yet to submit charge sheet in the case.
Updated on May 28, 2019 01:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Ex-official under lens for buying Harley Davidson with Srijan loan
The official, Kumar Anuj, currently posted as senior deputy collector in Buxar, was previously posted as SDO (Sadar) in Bhagalpur, where the Srijan scam took place
Updated on May 25, 2019 10:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
With no takers, Bhagalpur varsity drops PG course in Angika
TM Bhagalpur University (TMBU) have finally decided to discontinue the new session for postgraduate course in Angika.
Updated on May 22, 2019 08:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Avijit Biswas
Mid-day meal sends 51 children to hospital in Bihar’s Lakhisarai
Lakhisarai district’s civil surgeon said water contamination or improper hygiene in food chain could have caused food poisoning.
Updated on May 01, 2019 11:38 AM IST
Avijit Biswas and Megha
Bhagalpur Acid Attack case: One arrested, SIT formed to nab others
On Friday evening , some anti- socials poured acid on a girl after intruding in her house located at Ganga Vihar colony falling under Babbarganj police station.. The victim, an intermediate student, has suffered 50% burn injuries in the attack.
Updated on Apr 21, 2019 09:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Triangular battle in Bihar’s Banka could be anyone’s game
While Girdhari Yadav of JD-U is the NDA candidate pitted against RJD’s sitting MP Jai Prakash Naryan Yadav, the entry of Putul Kumari, wife of late Digvijay Singh, as an Independent has made the battle interesting.
Updated on Apr 17, 2019 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Banka | Avijit Biswas, Bhagalpur
In Bhagalpur Lok Sabha poll, Ganga swallowing homes by hundreds fails to make a splash
Settled close to the long stretch of riverine belt that has been witnessing sharp erosion for long, it will be the second time for Shivnandan to be facing displacement if there is further erosion this year.
Published on Apr 14, 2019 09:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas, Bhagalpur
At Bhagalpur rally, PM Modi seeks to ward off quota fears
PM Narendra Modi was addressing a rally at the local aerodrome ground in Bhagalpur, where chief minister Nitish Kumar and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan were also present.
Published on Apr 12, 2019 09:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
‘Sea change in Pakistan’s attitude towards India after Balakot air strike’, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Pakistan’s attitude towards India and that during the Congress government has undergone a sea change and terrorists and their sponsors in Pakistan are living in fear.
Updated on Apr 11, 2019 09:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Peaceful elections in Naugachia a big challenge
Sources said that there were nearly half-dozen organised criminal gangs active in the area. Out of total 500 poll booths in the sub-division, 32 booths are located in the relatively tough diara terrain.
Published on Mar 18, 2019 01:48 AM IST
Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Nitish Kumar visits family of slain CRPF man in Bihar’s Rattanpur, promises assistance
The CM spent more than 20 minutes with the family members at their house, expressing his condolence and assuring the family members of all possible help. He paid homage to Thakur by garlanding his picture
Published on Mar 08, 2019 10:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas, Bhagalpur
Killed CRPF jawan Ratan Thakur was to become a father again
Ratan’s widow had spoken to him minutes before the gruesome incident. Ratan was travelling in the convoy to Srinagar at that time. He had told her that he would call her upon reaching Srinagar.
Updated on Feb 16, 2019 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
In dry state Bihar, cop comes drunk for wedding, loses bride, lands in jail
Eyewitnesses said the girl refused to marry Uday after she came to know that her fiance was drunk and the ‘barat party’ had indulged in brawl with some members in an inebriated condition.
Updated on Jan 20, 2019 03:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Bihar woman kills her three kids by throwing them in septic tank: Police
He informed that preliminary investigation has indicated that Devi was physically assaulted by her husband last night before she committed the crime. The tank in which the victims were thrown by their mother is approximately five feet deep, Shah said.
Updated on Jan 06, 2019 03:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas, Bhagalpur
Murder convict may be the first to be hanged to death in Bihar after over two decades
The convict, Jagat Rai, is likely to be executed in Shaheed Jubba Sahani central jail in Bhagalpur after his mercy petition was rejected by the president.
Updated on Sep 20, 2018 03:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas, Bhagalpur
After 29 hours, three-year-old Bihar girl rescued from borewell
The National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force launched a joint effort to rescue the child who was trapped at a depth of 43 feet.
Updated on Aug 02, 2018 11:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Bihar’s Shahi litchi may soon have GI tag
The GI tag is given to products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or reputation that are due to that origin.
Published on Jun 22, 2018 11:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Girls’ mother’s illicit affair behind Bihar triple murder
The murder plot was executed by the woman with the help of her two sons and three other men from Chandramandi police station area in neighbouring Jamui district to teach the girls’ mother a lesson
Updated on Jun 08, 2018 11:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Bihar triple murder: Illicit relationship of girls’ mother under scanner
Police said there was a possibility that the crime could have been committed with an intention to teach the woman a lesson
Updated on Jun 06, 2018 06:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhagalpur | Avijit Biswas
Three sisters found murdered with injuries on their throats in Bihar’s Banka
The girls, aged between 10 and 14 years, were killed with sharp edged weapons in Bihar’s Banka district, the police said
Updated on Jun 05, 2018 11:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Avijit Biswas, Bhagalpur