Jamshedpur: A student from country’s premier management institute, XLRI was found dead under suspicious circumstances. The deceased’s name is Shashwat Dixit and he belongs to Mumbai. He was pursuing his second year at the college. Doctors declared him dead after he was taken to the Tata Hospital. According to Sreenivas,[Read More…]
Tag: Jharkhand
Opposition parties disrupt Jharkhand Assembly proceedings
Ranchi: Opposition parties on Friday disrupted the proceedings in the Jharkhand Assembly as the House was running beyond the stipulated lunch time of 12.30 p.m. The Assembly breaks for lunch on Fridays at 12.30 p.m instead of the normal timing of 1 p.m. for Muslim legislators to go for their[Read More…]
Jharkhand: After living-in for 22 years, elderly tribal couple ties knot in a mass marriage ceremony
55-year-old Ramlal Munda and 45-year-old Sohodari Devi have lived together for 22 long years as a couple. But, impoverished as they are, going through actual marriage ritual, which would establish their legal bonafides in their tribal community has not been possible for them, as also for many others. With the 5-month-old witness,[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Police help release 47 workers captivated for three months
Lohardaga: Behind the Jyoti bricks klin situated within the Senha Police Station area, as many as 47 labourers were freed after being kept in captivation for three months. This operation was led by Labor Superintendent Dipti Lori Tirki, assistant mining officer Niranjan Prasad and Sudhir Prasad Sahu, in-charge of Sinha[Read More…]
Ex-CM Arjun Munda elected Jharkhand Archery Association chief
Ranchi, Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Arjun Munda was on Tuesday elected as president of the Jharkhand Archery Association. He was elected unanimously at a meeting of the association in Jamshedpur. He replaces Sunil Bhaskar on Monday that the howitzer has a 52-calibre cannon with a range of[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Hemant Soren likely to ditch Congress and go all alone
Ranchi: After the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s (JMM) Santhal Paragana’s meeting that was concluded at the resident of the party chief Shibu Soren, Hemant Soren revealed that the party would contest the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections on their own. In the meeting, the party discussed plans regarding the February 2[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Shocker to BJP, loses another ally; AJSU Party break ties
Ranchi: Sudesh Mahto led AJSU Party which is currently in the alliance with the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and part of Raghubar Das government in Jharkhand has decided to cut its ties with BJP in the upcoming 2019 Legislative Assembly Elections. AJSU Party spokesperson Devsharan Bhagat said on Monday, “the party[Read More…]
Jharkhand High Court reserve order on Lalu Yadav’s bail
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday reserved its order on the bail plea of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad after completion of aruguments. The court will now pass the order on January 11. Senior Supreme Court lawyer Kapil Sibal pleaded for Lalu’s bail citing his health reasons. Sibal[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Ban on black dresses at venue of PM’s public meet, shoes allowed after outrage
Amid fear that some people may show black flag to the Prime Minister at his rally, police in Jharkhand’s Palamu banned entry of all black materials including black dresses to the venue of PM Narendra Modi’s public meeting scheduled for January 5. “Anybody coming to the meeting with any black material will[Read More…]
Jharkhand JDU chief Jaleshwar Mahto joins Congress
As the general elections are now less than 6 months away, the politics of changing parties is now taking a stronger turn with every passing second. In the latest, the JDU Jharkhand state president Jhaleshwar Mahto has made a switch to the Indian National Congress Party. Reportedly, Bokoro leader Nirmal[Read More…]
Congress wins Kolebira bypoll with Ajoy Kumar’s leap of faith
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha along with Rashtriya Janata Dal sided with the Jharkhand Party for the Kolebira Assembly bypoll elections. Earlier, Congress had supported JMM during the bypoll elections that took place in Sili and Gomia this year. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha continued its strong association with the Congress under the leadership of[Read More…]
Jasdan, Kolebira byelection result 2018 live updates: Congress’ Bixel Kongadi wins Kolebira bypolls
Jasdan, Kolebira byelections results Live updates: 2:55 PM Congress candidate Bikshal Kongari wins the Kolebira Assembly bypoll elections with a margin of more than 9 thousand votes. 2:10 PM After 15th round, Congress candidate Bixel Kongadi leads by 7900+ votes. Congress: 31803 BJP: 23850 Sengal Party: 17630 01:40 PM After[Read More…]
Jharkhand: BJP government spends Rs 304 crore on advertisements between 2014-2018
In an RTI(Right To Information Act, 2005) filed asking the expenditure of Jharkhand’s governments on advertisements, it was found that the BJP government of Jharkhand has spent around Rs 304 crore over it in the four years of their governance(2014-2018). The breakdown of the government expenditure on advertisements over the year[Read More…]
AISECT partners with Jharkhand Government to provide free-of-cost skills training
AISECT partners with Jharkhand Government’s Urban Development & Housing Department for free-of-cost skills training of 3140 candidates in 4 districts of Jharkhand Ranchi: AISECT, which is India’s leading social enterprise working in the area of skill development, has partnered with the Directorate of the Municipal Administration under Government of Jharkhand’s[Read More…]
Jharkhand Panchayat by-polls: 40 Seats remain vacant after the nomination date is over
Pakur: Disillusioned by the Panchayati Raj System, 40 seats remained vacant after the nomination process for the Panchayat by-polls in the district of Jharkhand state got over. The three-tier Panchayat bye-election is due on December 19. The Jharkhand government has announced the bye-elections for 74 vacant seats of ward members,[Read More…]
Lalu Yadav files bail plea in Jharkhand High Court
Former Bihar CM, Lalu Prasad Yadav has filed a fresh bail plea in Jharkhand High Court. In his petition, he expressed his concern on severe ailment which includes kidney problem, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, etc. Lalu pleaded for bail in three cases related to fraudulent withdrawal of money from[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Snatchers’ bike runs out of petrol, duo gets caught by police
In Jharkhand‘s capital city of Ranchi, two snatchers were arrested by the police after their bike ran out of petrol. Two youths grabbed hold of a man’s purse and a mobile phone. The man tried to keep his purse and phone from snatching but was overpowered by the two. According[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Jharia coal mine underground fire reaches city limits
Jharia: Burning for over 100 years, Jharia coalfield has been burning underground and now finally touches the city limits. The Jharia town is sitting on a ticking time bomb. All the efforts to extinguish the fire have proved to be insufficient. India’s one of the largest coal reserves, The Jharia[Read More…]
Jharkhand: BJP issues show cause notice to MLA Dhullu Mahto and MP Ravindra Pandey
Ranchi: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a show cause notice to its Giridih Member of Parliament (MP) Ravindra Pandey and Baghmara Member of Legislative Assembly Dhullu Mahto over the accusations which have maligned the party image. The blame game between the two occurred when MLA Dhullu Mahto was alleged[Read More…]
BJP MLA Dhullu Mahto blames BJP MP’s hand in sexual harassment allegation
Dhanbad: Bhartiya Janata Party MLA from Baghmara Dhullu Mahto has alleged party’s’ Member of Parliament Ravindra Pandey of framing him in the sexual harassment allegation. Mahto said that the entire conspiracy of framing him under sexual harassment charge is being orchestrated by MP Pandey. Internal rift deepens in BJP Jharkhand[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Mysteries over death looms as Godda Police recovers 4 bodies in five days
Godda: Mysteries over death continues in the district as one after another police have found a total of four dead bodies in the last five days. The police investigation is on and they are trying to solve the mysteries of these spurious killings. The last body recovered by police in[Read More…]
Jharkhand: BJP MLA Dhullu Mahto accused of sexual harassment by party worker
Katras: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Baghmar Dhullu Mahto is accused of sexual harassment by his own party worker. The victim has tried to immolate herself outside police station blaming the police for not taking any action against the perpetrator. The victim was angered with[Read More…]
Jharkhand Minister questions government policy on local reservation
Ranchi: Minister of Water Resources, Drinking water, and Sanitation in the state cabinet Chandra Prakash Chaudhary has written a letter to the Chief Minister Raghubar Das and questioned the faulty appointment policy of locals in the government jobs. Chaudhary has expressed his concerns and requested the Chief Minister to take[Read More…]
Group of elephants rampaged through Jayant Sinha’ house, causes havoc
Hazaribagh: As many as 15 elephants rampaged through the house of Jayant Sinha, city’s MP and Minister of State for Civil Aviation under the Modi government. The herd of elephant broke the wall boundary and entered the house causing havoc for at least an hour. The workers employed under Sinha shared[Read More…]
Anupam Kher loses Jharkhand film panel post over failure to participate in a single meeting
Ranchi: Anupam Kher will no longer head the Jharkhand Film Technical Advisory Committee with the state government indicating that his failure to participate in a single meeting is a cause of worry. Information and public relations department secretary Sunil Barnwal said: “Steps had been initiated to replace Kher, who was[Read More…]