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Umesh Kumar Ray

Umesh Kumar Ray

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Bihar Govt Doesn’t Count How Many Lost Vision to Illicit Liquor. But Their Lives Are Changed Forever.

Saran/Siwan/Patna (Bihar): By the evening of December 13, Satyendra Mahto had sensed that something was wrong with his eyes. He was serving food to...

17.06.2026 10

The Wire

Umesh Kumar Ray

Bullets, Thars and toppers: Inside Bihar’s crazy coaching wars

Kisan Cold Storage Lane – a well-known address in Musallapur, the coaching hub of Patna – looks much as it always does. The narrow lane houses the...

13.06.2026 20

newslaundry

Umesh Kumar Ray

How a Poster Sparked a Violent Clash Between Patna’s Coaching Giants

Patna: A dispute over a poster claiming success in a competitive examination escalated into a police case, the arrest of a coaching centre owner and a...

10.06.2026 30

The Wire

Umesh Kumar Ray

Bihar Elections: Will Dularchand Yadav's Murder Impact Mokama and Surrounding Seats?

03.11.2025 20

The Wire

Umesh Kumar Ray

Mahagathbandhan Kicks Off Voter Adhikar Yatra; Rahul Says Votes Being Stolen Through SIR

18.08.2025 30

The Wire

Umesh Kumar Ray

Bihar SIR: Many BLOs Take Only Aadhaar, Even From Those Who Have Valid Documents

14.07.2025 20

The Wire

Umesh Kumar Ray

With Aadhaar as the Only Proof, Bihar’s Musahar Community Left Clueless Amid Electoral Roll Revision

13.07.2025 50

The Wire

Umesh Kumar Ray