Ranchi: Leaders of Jharkhand’s ruling coalition comprising those from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha met Governor Ramesh Bais Thursday and submitted a memorandum urging him to “clear the air” regarding Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s disqualification by the Election Commission (EC) so as to put all confusion prevailing in the state to rest. … read more
Ranchi: Amid the ongoing political crisis in the Hemant Soren Cabinet on Thursday decided to call a special session of the state assembly on September 5. Though no reason was given for this special session, it is widely believed that Chief Minister Hemant Soren will seek a vote of … read more
Ranchi: Jharkhand Assembly Speaker Ravindra Nath Mahto on Thursday deferred hearing till September 5 in the matter involving three Congress legislators-Irfan Ansari, Naman Vixel Kongari and Rajesh Kachap. They are in Kolkata after the Calcutta High Court, while granting them interim bail, restricted their movement outside Bengal. The development took place after the trio through … read more
Ranchi: Despite pouring heavily in August the rainfall was not enough to make up the deficit that stood at 26 per cent at the end of the third monsoon month. However, the good news is that more showers are holding up in the sky. According to Met statistics, Jharkhand … read more
Ranchi: Rice Day will be organized in the coming days to provide backlog food grains to the ration card holders in the capital Ranchi. In the review meeting of food supply, Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Rahul Kumar Sinha gave necessary directions to the concerned officials regarding this. District Supply Officer, authorized representatives of FCI, … read more
Ranchi: The four Congress ministers in Hemant Soren’s government of the state including Rameshwar Oraon, Banna Gupta, Badal Patralekh and Aalamgir Alam returned to Ranchi from Raipur to attend the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday even as political uncertainties continue to stifle the state. The four Congress ministers have returned to … read more
Ranchi: Suspended BJP leader and spouse of a retired IAS officer Seema Patra was on Wednesday sent to Birsa Munda Central till September 12 in judicial custody. The woman was arrested in the morning following an FIR against her for perpetuating atrocities against a poor tribal girl and was produced … read more
Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren addressed the Zamindari rights being enjoyed by Hazaribagh Municipality till now under the provisions of Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 and a meeting convened on 21.06.2022 under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms Department. Approval has been given on the proposal to vest in … read more
Ranchi: The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and opposition BJP on Wednesday indulged in a war of words over the heated atmosphere in the state in wake of the Ankita murder case. JMM’s Central General Secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya in a press conference slammed three prominent BJP leaders Raghubar Das, Babu Lal Marandi and Deepak Prakash … read more
Ranchi: The case of third-degree torture allegedly by a BJP leader with a tribal woman in Ranchi is gaining momentum with Congress national spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh alleging that the BJP leader is a serial killer of democracy. Addressing a press conference at the JPCC headquarters he said that it is only … read more