Subhash Pathak is special correspondent of Hindustan Times with over 15 years of experience in journalism, covering issues related to governance, legislature, police, Maoism, urban and road infrastructure of Bihar and Jharkhand.
Articles by Subhash Pathak
P Chidambaram asks for transfer of SPs of three Naxal-hit Ranchi districts
Discontented at the tardy pace of joint operation and casualty inflicted on central forces in the State, Union home minister P Chidambaram has asked chief minister Arjun Munda to urgently review the police set up in five Maoists-affected districts including Lohardaga and Chatra and look for suitable replacements at the top to add fresh intensity in the anti-Naxal drive.
Updated on Jul 20, 2011 08:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
India should follow US style to end terror: Yashwant Sinha
Former external affairs minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha asked for United States' like strategy to deal with the challenges of terrorism.
Updated on Jul 15, 2011 07:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Turning around? BSNL seeks Rs 4,000-cr subsidy
Cash-strapped State-owned telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) would turn into a profit making enterprise in the next six months. Subhash Pathak reports.
Updated on Jun 26, 2011 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Munda okays sacking of IPS officer
Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda has recommending dismissing a 1975-batch IPS officer from service as the latter had allegedly exploited a tribal woman sexually.
Updated on Feb 23, 2011 12:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
CM Munda okays suspended IG Natarajan's dismissal
Acting upon the recommendation of the departmental proceedings, Chief minister Arjun Munda has given his nod to the dismissal of PS Natarajan, a 1975-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, from the service.
Updated on Feb 22, 2011 08:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak
Rewards elude cops who nabbed Naxals
When it comes to receiving rewards and getting recognition, the brave hearts from Jharkhand police often remain unsung. These also include the ones who showed exemplary courage in nabbing top-ranking Maoist leaders.
Updated on Jan 28, 2011 01:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Rewards elude cops who nabbed Naxals
When it comes to receiving rewards and getting recognition, the brave hearts from Jharkhand police often remain unsung. These also include the ones who showed exemplary courage in nabbing top-ranking Maoist leaders.
Updated on Jan 28, 2011 01:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
UID project hits roadblock in Naxal-hit Jharkhand districts
The ambitious unique identification development project--Aadhaar--has hit a roadblock in the State.
Updated on Dec 06, 2010 09:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
‘Babus the new criminals’
This part of Bihar has changed under Nitish Kumar’s rule, most residents of Shakurabad village 10 km from the Patna-Gaya highway will tell you.
Updated on Nov 08, 2010 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Jehanabad (bihar)
BJP puts tie-up with JMM, AJSU on hold in Jharkhand
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s attempt to cobble up an alternative government in Jharkhand has been put on hold. The party’s core committee, which had earlier okayed for an alternative regime with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the All Jharkhand Students’ Union, now wants to trade cautiously to avoid any fresh embarrassment.
Updated on Sep 05, 2010 11:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Jharkhand heads for Prez Rule, again
Jharkhand could be headed for a short spell of President's Rule as three major political parties — the BJP, Congress and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajantrik— informed Governor MOH Farooq that they did not have the required numbers to form an alternative government.
Updated on Jun 01, 2010 08:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Sonia nods, Cong upbeat
Encouraged by the go-ahead from party president Sonia Gandhi, Jharkhand Congress leaders have decided to explore the possibility of forming an alternative government in the state.
Updated on May 28, 2010 12:08 AM IST
None | Subhash Pathak & Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, Ranchi/new Delhi
Soren breaks deal with BJP, won’t quit
Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren made a u-turn on his resignation deadline on Thursday, sending the power sharing pact between the BJP and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha into another tailspin.
Updated on May 21, 2010 12:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak & Sanjay Sahay, Ranchi
Govt may seek Centre's help to redefine BPL list
In a bid to do away with confusion triggered due to issuance of contradictory notifications, the Jharkhand Government has decided to take recourse of the Centre’s norms for classification of the below poverty line (BPL) families.
Updated on Mar 06, 2010 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Govt to re-investigate cases against those booked for symathising with Maoists
In pursuance of the Maoists’ demand for exchange of the kidnapped block development officer (BDO) Prashant Kumar Layak, presently posted at Dhalbhum block of the East Singhbhum district, the Jharkhand government on Wednesday ordered for re-investigation the cases of as many as 19 people lodged in Ghatshila jail for their alleged Naxal links.
Updated on Feb 17, 2010 11:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Have motorcycle, brick house? You’re still poor
New Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren has brought about a silent revolution in the state. He has redefined poverty.
Updated on Feb 09, 2010 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Jharkhand Govt redefines poverty
Earn upto Rs 1.20 lakh per annum, own a swanky motorcycle and have a pucca house with 5 acre land in city like Ranchi. Never mind! You can still enjoy the status of a below poverty line (BPL) family in Jharkhand reports Subhash Pathak.
Updated on Feb 08, 2010 09:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Soren Govt to undertake floor test on Jan 7
Soon after being sworn in as the seventh chief minister, Shibu Soren has decided to undertake the floor test on January 7, a day ahead of the deadline stipulated for him by Governor K Sankaranarayanan, reports Subhash Pathak.
Updated on Dec 30, 2009 09:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Congress unwilling to support Soren as CM, says Sahai
Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahai said on Friday that the Congress was in no hurry to form the government, as it may make the party compromise on its crusade against corruption, insistence for transparency and its stress on development.
Updated on Dec 25, 2009 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Jharkhand Rajbhawan adopts wait and watch, as no party stakes claim to form the Govt
The Jharkhand Raj Bhawan has adopted a wait and watch policy, as no political party or any alliance could stake its claim to form the government in the State even a day after the announcement of the Assembly results.
Updated on Dec 24, 2009 10:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
After 4 years of drought, 5,000 farmers sign suicide pact
This could well be another Vidarbha in the making, where failing monsoons and the burden of debt drove scores of farmers to kill themselves. Done in by both the rain gods and the government, 5,000 farmers of drought-prone Palamu district in Jharkhand have singed a suicide pact, reports Subhash Pathak.
Updated on Jun 30, 2009 12:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
The tribals’ fallen hero
JMM chief Sibu Soren climbed the political ladder espousing the tribal cause. He got what he wanted — a separate Jharkhand, but has since forgotten his people. Subhash Pathak reports.
Updated on Apr 07, 2009 12:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak
Prez rule in Jharkhand?
Governor Syed Sibtey Razi has submitted a report to the Home Ministry on Friday on the political stalemate in Jharkhand, stating that under present circumstances, no political party can form a stable government in Jharkhand.
Updated on Jan 17, 2009 12:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Dhoni’s home, but quite alone
Only a couple of years ago, Dhoni rode free on his motorcycle. But now, even though he is the proud owner of a Harley Davidson, he has mostly been restricted to his three-bedroom house, reports Subhash Pathak.
Updated on Dec 01, 2008 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Maoists get brazen, put price on Jharkhand DGP’s head
The Maoists have put a price on the head of senior-most policeman of Jharkhand and one of his colleagues and want policemen to claim the booty. Subhash Pathak reports.
Updated on Oct 18, 2008 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
Koda resigns, Soren may take over today
Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda has handed over his resignation to Governor, admitting that he was not confident of facing the trust vote, report S Pathak, G Mazumdar & M Kumar.
Updated on Aug 24, 2008 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak, Gautam Mazumdar & Madan Kumar, Ranchi
Koda seeks time to prove majority
Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda called on Governor Syed Sibtey Razi on Monday and sought time to prove his government's majority in the House, report Subhash Pathak & Rajesh Upadhyay.
Updated on Aug 19, 2008 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak & Rajesh Upadhyay, Ranchi
Soren vs Koda divides UPA
The UPA stood deeply divided and even lurched precariously on the brink in Jharkhand over JMM chief Shibu Soren's demand to be made chief minister of the tribal state.
Updated on Aug 12, 2008 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Pathak & Saroj Nagi, Ranchi/new Delhi
Sibu calls upon JMM cadres to take on Naxalites head –on
JMM chief Sibu Soren's call has surprised one and all in the corridors of power in Jharkhand, reports Subhash Pathak.
Updated on Apr 11, 2007 07:39 PM IST
None | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
TV spurs SMS frenzy
According to a recent survey by the Cellular Operators' Association of India, Bihar and Jharkhand register a whopping 45-50 lakh text messages every day, reports Subhash Pathak.
Published on Nov 07, 2006 02:25 AM IST
None | Subhash Pathak, Ranchi
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