Jeevan Prakash Sharma is assistant editor, Special Assignment. He has spent nearly 20 years in journalism with focus on education, real estate, crime and legal . He specialises in RTI-based information and open source data.
Articles by Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Soon, passengers can track trains in real time with GPS
It will be available first on the Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes by February-end, and cover the entire country in phases later.
Updated on Nov 30, 2017 02:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
No conviction in 150 sexual harassment complaints against Delhi Police staff
Rights activists say reporting crimes to police can sometimes be daunting, and complainants can face more harassment, from being asked for bribes to sexual favours in the case of women.
Updated on Nov 22, 2017 07:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Medical colleges: 352 vacant super speciality seats cost exchequer Rs 200 crore
Senior doctors say that the cost of infrastructure, faculty, equipment, among others, makes super speciality teaching very expensive.
Updated on Nov 20, 2017 12:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Is govt giving the cold shoulder to aviation accident bureau?
A downgrade could hit Indian airlines hard, preventing them from launching more flights to some countries, including the US.
Updated on Nov 14, 2017 06:14 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Indian-origin businessman duped by Indians threatens to go on hunger strike
A 60-year-old Swedish national of Indian origin has threatened to go on a hunger strike, saying authorities in India have failed to act on his complaints after two Indians cheated him of his life savings
Updated on Nov 14, 2017 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
US, UK, Canada, UAE among most preferred nations for Indian fugitives
Extradition requests from the govt for 121 wanted people are pending with 24 countries, of which the US, UK, UAE and Canada have become safe havens for 83
Updated on Nov 14, 2017 08:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Railway orders enquiry in rivalry leading to train delays
HT reported on Sunday that due to rivalry between the two railway zones to maintain a better punctuality record, half a dozen express trains were kept waiting for the green signal on the outer circle of Palwal, 85km from New Delhi, on the Nizamuddin-Agra route from 4:15pm to 5: 30pm.
Updated on Nov 12, 2017 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
‘Zonal rivalries’ derail Indian Railways bid to improve punctuality of trains
Earlier this week, the North Central Railway allegedly kept several express trains waiting for green signal at the outer circle of Palwal to dent on-time performance of rival zones
Updated on Nov 11, 2017 12:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
IGNOU promoted teachers despite HRD ministry’s objections
The ministry sent a fax saying IGNOU’s ordinance did not have its consent.
Published on Nov 05, 2017 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Physical disability won’t prevent deserving candidate from becoming doctor
The Medical Council of India will open up admissions to 21 categories of even severely disabled candidates for graduate and post-graduate medical courses.
Updated on Nov 05, 2017 05:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Now, health ministry to penalise students who block medical seats for kicks
The health ministry will penalise candidates who indulge in such tactics for three degree courses: MBBS, post-graduate and super-specialty streams.
Published on Oct 25, 2017 08:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Aircraft engine failures spike to highest in 6 yrs, question on aviation safety
Civil aviation regulator’s data shows as many as 15 passenger jets of Indian airliners suffered midflight engine damage till August this year.
Updated on Oct 16, 2017 02:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Health ministry to move SC again for permission to fill vacant medical seats
The apex court had declined ministry’s similar request on September 22 because the medical education regulator, Medical Council of India had opposed it.
Updated on Oct 10, 2017 02:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Under NDA, railways laid tracks 11.5% faster in first three years than UPA
The Railways has laid 7,666km of tracks during 2014-17 (NDA’s rule), which is 794km more than the UPA-II’s between 2009 and 2012, an RTI response revealed.
Updated on Oct 08, 2017 07:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Delhi Police officer accused of molestation let off with mild warning
From 2012 to 2016, four station house officers of Delhi Police were charged with molesting women, but only one was booked and is still facing trial.
Updated on Oct 03, 2017 07:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
UP: Judge ‘corrects’ his bench order to allow medical college to admit students
On Sept 4, justice Narayan Shukla made a correction by hand in the order. He signed the corrections with the remark, “corrected suo moto”, to mean he did it on his own initiative.
Updated on Sep 29, 2017 08:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
How NEET high scorers, pvt institutes colluded to make a quick buck | HT Special
HT found that the high-scoring candidates blocked the seats in the initial counselling rounds and withdrew in the last minute so that privates colleges, at least in Bihar, Karnataka and Puducherry, could trade the vacancies for money.
Updated on Sep 28, 2017 05:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
MBBS admissions: MCI waits for info on 12,000 students from 97 colleges
The Medical Council of India is still waiting for details on 12,000 students from 97 colleges across the country.
Updated on Sep 28, 2017 09:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Blind student’s suicide threat: MCI asks Karnataka college to provide counselling
19-year-old Suresh, who can’t see beyond a distance of 8cm, threatened to kill himself after the Medical Council of India cancelled his admission for violation of disability norms.
Updated on Sep 26, 2017 05:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Air scare: Birds, wild animals hit two planes every day in India
More than 4,000 aircraft suffered wildlife strikes — hit by birds or animals — in nearly 80 airports over the past five years.
Updated on Sep 25, 2017 09:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Medical aspirants forfeit seats as colleges demand high fee
Medical education director general said there was little he could do in light of a government norm specifying that students must forfeit their deposits if they don’t accept seats allotted to them.
Updated on Sep 23, 2017 11:58 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Rights body, pension dept flay aviation ministry for withholding employees’ retirement benefits
There are 1,600 more people working in this government sector, unsure for the past 31 years if they will ever get a pension when they retire.
Published on Sep 19, 2017 07:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Puducherry MBBS Scam: Kiran Bedi asked CBI to investigate 778 illegal admissions
The L-G said failure to hold colleges and staff accountable for lapses meant the malaise continued in PG Admissions in 2017-18.
Published on Sep 18, 2017 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Medical college seat cancelled, blind student says will commit suicide
The Medical Council of India cancelled a 19-year-old student’s admission to college since his disability is regarded too severe for someone taking the MBBS course.
Updated on Sep 18, 2017 10:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
778 medical students’ admission cancelled: Blame game begins
Lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi blames CM V Narayanasamy for the crisis while the latter points finger at the MCI
Updated on Sep 16, 2017 01:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Medical Council of India throws out 778 private college students in Puducherry
The Medical Council said seven private medical colleges in the Union territory “haven’t demonstrated any evidence of fairness and transparency in the admission process.”
Updated on Sep 13, 2017 01:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
NEET irregularities: Rules twisted to favour some for medical seats
This defeats the purpose of the Supreme Court-mandated single entrance examination — NEET — for more than 60,000 MBBS seats in nearly 500 private and government colleges in India.
Updated on Sep 13, 2017 02:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Jaypee case: SC order exposes lacuna in insolvency code, necessitates amendment
The code doesn’t recognise homebuyers’ as creditors nor has it any provision to represent them in resolution proceedings.
Updated on Sep 12, 2017 04:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
‘Disclosing details of Indians jailed in Pakistan for spying will harm national integrity’
Disclosing details of Indians languishing in Pakistani jails on false spying charges would jeopardise nation’s integrity and its ties with the neighbour
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 11:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Kiran Bedi takes power tussle with Narayanasamy to MedicaI Council of India
The Puducherry LG in a letter to MCI denies receiving file from UT government seeking action against erring medical colleges violating admission rules
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 06:16 PM IST