Ranchi (IANS) Babulal Marandi has been unanimously elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislature Party in the Jharkhand Assembly, putting an end to the three-and-a-half-month-long suspense over the Leader of Opposition (LoP) post. The decision was … read more
Dhanbad (IANS) In a tragic incident, Tanmay Prajapati, a B.Tech student at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in the Aqua Marine Hostel bathroom on Thursday, officials said. The discovery … read more
Chaibasa (IANS) Three security personnel, including an Assistant Commandant of the CRPF’s CoBRA battalion, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa district, officials said on Thursday. They were airlifted to Ranchi for … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and ruling party leaders have hailed the state budget for 2025-26 as “balanced”, “visionary”, and “development-oriented”, while the Opposition dismissed it as “boring” and “directionless.” Presenting the budget in the state Assembly on … read more
Ranchi (IANS) A political storm has erupted in Jharkhand over BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s statement calling the state an “Islamic state.” State Health Minister and Congress leader Irfan Ansari slammed Dubey’s remark, advising him to contest elections in California instead … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Godda BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has launched a sharp attack on the Jharkhand government, alleging that it has been favouring a particular community. Dubey cited the state’s decision to allow holidays on Fridays instead of Sundays in thousands … read more
Ranchi: Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore tabled state’s ₹1,45,400 crore budget for 2025-26 in the state assembly on Monday, unveiling a transformative fiscal plan christened the “Abua Budget”—or “Our Budget” in the local dialect—that blends ambitious economic targets with unprecedented … read more
Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand Police have identified the decapitated body of a businessman from Rajasthan, who had travelled to Ranchi carrying Rs 27 lakh in cash. The body was discovered on the roadside in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, adjacent to Ranchi, … read more
Guwahati (IANS) A new railway line from Assam’s Kokrajhar to Gelephu in Bhutan has been proposed to improve cross-border connectivity and strengthen bilateral ties, officials said here on Saturday. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Mahua Maji, along with her son Somvit Maji, daughter-in-law Kriti Srivastava Maji, and driver Bhupendra Baskey, were injured in a road accident while returning from the Maha Kumbh … read more