Ranchi (IANS) Family members, mainly spouses, campaigning for candidates are a common feature in elections. In Jharkhand, spouses of political bigwigs, including Arjun Munda, Jayant Sinha and Kriti Jha Azad are sweating it out as political and actual temperatures soar … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Both the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in Jharkhand have 13 crorepati candidates each with BJP’s Sunil Soren and Congress’ Kalicharan Munda being the only two lakhpatis in the fray. More interesting … read more
Ranchi (IANS) A woman who was heading to a polling booth to cast her vote in the ongoing elections to the three Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand on Monday, died after falling from a bike in Garwah district, police said. According … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Polling began at 7 am at three Maoist affected Lok Sabha seats spread over in six districts of Jharkhand on Monday, said an official. The polling will end at 4 pm. Polling began at total 6072 polling booths. More than … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand recorded 12 per cent polling till 9 a.m. on Monday for the state’s three Maoist-affected Lok Sabha seats, according to Election Commission (EC) data. Voting that began at 7 a.m. across 6,072 polling station in the Lohardagga, Chatra … read more
Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Sunday said that Maoists have asked the party’s Executive President and former Chief Minister Hemant Soren to stay away from the polls or face the consequences, and accused the ruling BJP of colluding … read more
New York (IANS) Two US retailers are testing cameras that could guess people’s age, sex or mood to determine their buying habits. Grocery store chain Kroger is testing cameras embedded in a price sign above shelves in two stores on the … read more
London (IANS) If you are finding it hard to deal with the pressure at the workplace, there is more reason to worry. New research has found that work stress and impaired sleep are linked to a threefold higher risk of cardiovascular … read more
Ranchi (IANS) The fate of 59 candidates will be decided by 45,26,691 voters in Jharkhand’s first phase of polling in three Maoist-affected Lok Sabha seats on Monday. The first phase of elections involve Lohardagga, Chatra and Palamu seats. The leading candidates … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its emphasis on nationalism, former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren on Saturday wondered if the party or an Army was contesting the polls. “Issues related to … read more