Santosh Singh

Introduction

Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008....Read More

Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008.

Expertise

He covers Bihar with main focus on politics, society and governance. Investigative and explanatory stories are also his forte. Singh has 25 years of experience in print journalism covering Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.

Articles by Santosh Singh

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Social justice can’t serve interests of only the rich, Patna HC tells state govtSubscriber Only

Jul 26, 2020 05:05 IST

The court ordered the state Chief Secretary to “ensure that vacancies in rural/remote/difficult...

Sun, Jul 26, 2020

Coronavirus India Live Updates: Brazil overtakes India to become second worst-hit country after alarming rise in new cases

Bihar districts with high caseload face stiff test as kits run lowSubscriber Only

Jul 25, 2020 01:41 IST

Most districts being given 1,000 antigen testing kits for use over multiple...

Sat, Jul 25, 2020

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Bihar: Approach road to Gandak bridge in Gopalganj breached, several areas floodedSubscriber Only

Jul 24, 2020 07:17 IST

The bridge and approach road on either side were constructed by Hyderabad-based Vashistha...

Fri, Jul 24, 2020

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Covid positive cancer patient goes missing from Patna hospitalSubscriber Only

Jul 24, 2020 05:38 IST

Bihar Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey said, “I have received an application from the...

Fri, Jul 24, 2020

As a District Unlocks: ‘Left on a truck to see family, but now I am returning to save them’

Bihar: Migrants not behind latest surge, hints dataSubscriber Only

Jul 23, 2020 02:39 IST

The state government’s daily health bulletin then showed how migrants accounted for more than...

Thu, Mar 04, 2021

Central team flags Bihar surge threat, advises focus on every caseSubscriber Only

Jul 21, 2020 01:14 IST

As on Monday, the Covid case count in Bihar is 27,455 — a jump from 10,205 cases on July 1. There...

Tue, Jul 21, 2020

Nitish Kumar to Patna’s pvt hospitals: Be ready to treat Covid patientsSubscriber Only

Jul 20, 2020 02:23 IST

So far, 30 hospitals have applied with district authorities to start the treatment of Covid-19...

Mon, Jul 20, 2020

Kaukab Quadri of Congress: ‘Will discuss Tejashwi as Bihar CM in post-poll scene’Subscriber Only

Jul 20, 2020 01:59 IST

We have not engaged in seat-sharing talks yet. One thing is pretty clear that our alliance with RJD...

Mon, Jul 20, 2020

Chirag Paswan rings alarm on Bihar Covid situation: ‘Becoming explosive’Subscriber Only

Jul 19, 2020 01:46 IST

While both Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan kept praising the Prime...

Sun, Jul 19, 2020

Month after Nitish opened Bihar bridge, river washes away part of approach roadSubscriber Only

Jul 18, 2020 06:34 IST

On Thursday, a 60-metre-long section of the approach road close to the river on the Gopalganj side...

Sat, Jul 18, 2020

One serving, 3 ex-IAS officers booked in Rs 7-crore Bihar soft skill training scamSubscriber Only

Jul 17, 2020 01:31 IST

In an FIR, registered by the state by Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) at the Vigilance police...

Fri, Jul 17, 2020

Bihar allows home quarantine of asymptomatic patientsSubscriber Only

Jul 16, 2020 02:29 IST

Cases in Bihar have jumped from 10,250 on July 1 to 20,153 on July 15. Of these, 6,482 are active...

Thu, Jul 16, 2020

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Bihar gangrape case: Woman booked for ‘misbehaviour’ while recording statementSubscriber Only

Jul 15, 2020 05:04 IST

The woman allegedly raised her voice and insisted that she would sign the statement only after one...

Wed, Jul 15, 2020

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Hit right up to CM office, Bihar locks downSubscriber Only

Jul 15, 2020 01:44 IST

While Patna and seven other districts had already been under lockdown since July 9, this has now...

Wed, Jul 15, 2020

Unpaid school fee, mortgaged ornaments: Bihar farmers suffer due to dip in maize pricesSubscriber Only

Jul 15, 2020 01:38 IST

Some farmers are stocking up in the hope of getting better prices later. Others who have no option...

Wed, Jul 15, 2020

LJP is not indispensable for NDA, says Sanjay PaswanSubscriber Only

Jul 13, 2020 02:03 IST

Sanjay Paswan on Sunday said that the LJP is not indispensable for the NDA, and that the alliance...

Mon, Jul 13, 2020

Preparing on assumption that Bihar polls will be held as per schedule: CEOSubscriber Only

Jul 13, 2020 02:01 IST

State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) H R Srinivas told The Indian Express, “Our job is to prepare...

Mon, Jul 13, 2020

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Bihar govt directs six medical colleges to prepare isolation wards with oxygen cylinders, declares AIIMS Patna as 4th Covid hospitalSubscriber Only

Jul 11, 2020 10:43 IST

Three specialised Covid hospitals - Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna, Anugrah Narayan...

Sat, Jul 11, 2020

Patna, Bhagalpur to lockdown, other Bihar districts may followSubscriber Only

Jul 09, 2020 01:40 IST

Bihar’s case count has gone up from 10,205 to 13,525 in a week and 100 people have died of...

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

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In district where PM Modi launched job scheme, migrants say little work, less paySubscriber Only

Jul 09, 2020 01:19 IST

Meghauna panchayat has seen no new employment drive since the launch of the PM employment scheme....

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

After NHRC, Patna HC takes suo motu notice of Express report on school children turning to rag-pickingSubscriber Only

Jul 07, 2020 17:35 IST

On Monday, The Indian Express reported that children of the Musahari tola of Badbilla village were...

Wed, Jul 08, 2020

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Explained: Why NDA allies LJP, JD(U) are in a tussle; what stops BJP from taking a sideSubscriber Only

Jul 07, 2020 07:09 IST

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: As the polls approach, pulls and pressures are building up within the...

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

Strain in Bihar alliance with JD(U) opposed to MLC seat for LJPSubscriber Only

Jul 06, 2020 01:36 IST

The JD(U) had started snubbing LJP after Paswan, an MP from Jamui, criticised Bihar Chief Minister...

Mon, Jul 06, 2020

Biryani in Banka: Migrants bring taste of Hyderabad homeSubscriber Only

Jul 04, 2020 05:13 IST

The migrants were a group of culinary artists, specialists in making the famed biryani and kebabs...

Sat, Jul 04, 2020

Groom dead, 113 positive: Wedding emerges as Bihar super-spreader of Covid-19Subscriber Only

Jul 01, 2020 03:00 IST

The groom, who was running high fever, died on June 17, two days after the wedding in a village in...

Wed, Jul 01, 2020

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