Santosh Singh

Introduction

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

Articles by Santosh Singh

Behind Bihar ending domicile rule for teaching jobs: Nitish bid to boost quality education, national imageSubscriber Only

Jun 28, 2023 17:02 IST

BJP criticises Nitish Cabinet's decision to make recruitment of teachers pan-Indian, questioning...

Wed, Jun 28, 2023

Bihar withholds salary of over 1,000 staffers for being absentSubscriber Only

Jun 28, 2023 04:00 IST

The move comes days after the government opposed Raj Bhavan's decision to introduce four-year...

Wed, Jun 28, 2023

Patna goodwill may ease way for Congress demand of 2 more ministers in Bihar govtSubscriber Only

Jun 27, 2023 08:00 IST

Rahul-Nitish talk indicates Bihar CM ready to concede; Cong might name an OBC and an upper caste...

Mon, Jun 26, 2023

Basking in Patna glow, Oppn camp braces for uphill ride as Nitish, Rahul take pole positionSubscriber Only

Jun 25, 2023 16:29 IST

First joint Opp meeting did not discuss seat-sharing leaving tricky issues for future meets, but...

Mon, Jun 26, 2023

Patna High Court, 102 National Ambulance Service, ambulance service, bihar ambulance service, patna ambulance service, Indian Express, India news, current affairs

Ambulance contract: Patna HC allows losing bidder’s contempt pleaSubscriber Only

Jun 25, 2023 04:04 IST

In a two-part series on June 18 and 19, The Indian Express had reported how the state government...

Sun, Jun 25, 2023

Patna Oppn meeting off to a good start, parties resolve to contest together, set date for next talksSubscriber Only

Jun 23, 2023 20:51 IST

AAP's pressure on Congress over ordinance only blip; Nitish Kumar says seat-sharing to be taken up...

Mon, Jun 26, 2023

‘Like Karnataka, Congress will win Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan’: Rahul Gandhi ahead of Opposition meet in PatnaSubscriber Only

Jun 23, 2023 11:50 IST

A united Opposition can defeat the BJP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in Patna, where top...

Mon, Jun 26, 2023

Leaders start arriving for Patna Oppn meeting, with promise of ‘the first draft of unity’Subscriber Only

Jun 22, 2023 20:46 IST

18-odd Opposition parties expected, will talk about seat-sharing, common minimum programme; play...

Fri, Jun 23, 2023

Jehanabad MP, now caught in ambulance contract row, is key to Nitish’s EBC projectSubscriber Only

Jun 22, 2023 16:35 IST

The coal businessman-turned-politician’s family has business interests in petroleum, liquor and...

Thu, Jun 22, 2023

Patna awash with posters, banners hailing Nitish, Tejashwi, Rahul; stage set for first joint Oppn showSubscriber Only

Jun 21, 2023 19:57 IST

The meeting of 20 Opposition parties on June 23 is expected to unveil their 'common minimum...

Thu, Jun 22, 2023

Nitish Kumar, MK Stalin, Political Pulse, Indian Express

Oppn meet near, ‘ill’ Nitish cancels Tamil Nadu trip; Stalin seeks to dispel doubt: ‘I will be in Patna’Subscriber Only

Jun 21, 2023 07:13 IST

Cong, JD(U) deny problems, attribute Nitish cancellation to health issues; Stalin is all praise for...

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

Expired medicine, no oxygen: audits flag gaps in Bihar’s ambulance serviceSubscriber Only

Jun 20, 2023 04:00 IST

The infrastructure included Dial 102, the call-an-ambulance service run by the consortium of...

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

Bihar ambulance contracts | BJP demands probe: ‘Conflict of interest, Opposition must ask Nitish’Subscriber Only

Jun 19, 2023 13:53 IST

The party, which is in the Opposition in the state, called it a “clear case of conflict of...

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

bihar ambulance service scam, jdu, Pashupatinath Distributors, bihar

Despite court’s caution, red flags, Bihar Govt awards Rs 1,600-crore ambulance contract to firm of JD(U) MP’s kinSubscriber Only

Jun 19, 2023 04:02 IST

Norms tweaked for Pashupatinath Distributors owned by Jahanabad MP’s kin; state says move backed...

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

Nitish Kumar fills in Manjhi-sized gap in Cabinet, brings in Mushahar leader Ratnesh SadaSubscriber Only

Jun 16, 2023 22:23 IST

The CM claims HAM (S) leader was in touch with BJP, and that he had apprehensions that the June 23...

Fri, Jun 16, 2023

Bihar govt opposes Governor’s nod to four-year graduation courses, says regularising sessions top prioritySubscriber Only

Jun 16, 2023 11:23 IST

Additional Chief Secretary K K Pathak said the state government was taking every step to ensure...

Sat, Jun 17, 2023

Looking for a new U-turn to BJP, Jitan Ram Manjhi gets set for another flip-flop on Nitish KumarSubscriber Only

Jun 16, 2023 09:50 IST

Soon after the resignation of HAM(S) founder’s son Santosh Suman as a minister, JD(U) and RJD...

Fri, Jun 16, 2023

Row over Kurmi and Kurmi (Mahto) tangle in Bihar OBC list pits Nitish govt against CentreSubscriber Only

Jun 14, 2023 09:40 IST

As NCBC seeks PM's intervention in 'anomaly' over Kurmi caste certificates in Bihar, Nitish govt...

Wed, Jun 14, 2023

Jitan Manjhi son quits Nitish Cabinet ahead of joint Oppn meet amid buzz of HAM(S) return to NDASubscriber Only

Jun 13, 2023 17:44 IST

Tendering his resignation, Bihar SC /ST Welfare Minister and HAM(S) leader Santosh Kumar Suman...

Wed, Jun 14, 2023

Lalu Prasad’s birth anniversary: The story of how the young Bihar CM stopped Advani’s rath yatra in 1990Subscriber Only

Jun 11, 2023 16:45 IST

When Advani's rath yatra entered Bihar, Lalu held back in Dhanbad and Patna, acting only once the...

Mon, Jun 12, 2023

Balasore train accident, Coromandel express accident, Odisha train accident, Odisha train derailment, Shalimar Chennai Coromandel Express derailment, indian express

Loved ones dead in Odisha train tragedy, residents of Bihar wait for state govt to wake upSubscriber Only

Jun 09, 2023 04:00 IST

Of the 10, eight survived with minor injuries, and one died. But there’s no word on Raja — he...

Fri, Jun 09, 2023

Decks cleared for first joint Oppn meet in Patna on June 23; Kharge, Rahul to attendSubscriber Only

Jun 07, 2023 21:21 IST

JD(U) chief Rajiv Ranjan Singh says the Oppn conclave holds 'great importance' at a time of an...

Thu, Jun 08, 2023

Patna as the political capital 2.0: City’s long arc – Lohia to JP, Atal to Modi, Lalu to NitishSubscriber Only

Jun 07, 2023 10:48 IST

After a long hiatus, Patna returns as a nerve centre of national politics, weeks after Mamata...

Wed, Jun 07, 2023

Firm making bridge that collapsed in Bihar issued notice, to build it fresh: Tejashwi YadavSubscriber Only

Jun 06, 2023 19:44 IST

The suspended executive engineer was in charge of monitoring the 3.1-km bridge. The Rs 1,710-crore...

Wed, Jun 07, 2023

Day after his deputy called bridge collapse planned, Nitish blames ‘poor work quality’Subscriber Only

Jun 05, 2023 18:11 IST

The 3.16-km bridge being built since 2014 collapsed twice in 14 months - first on the Bhagalpur's...

Tue, Jun 06, 2023

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