Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren held a high-level review meeting regarding the prevailing drought situation in the state and took detailed information from the officials about the low rainfall and sowing of crops in various districts and blocks of the state. The Chief Minister asked the officers to … read more
Saraikela: Two ultras were killed in an encounter between paramilitary forces and the proscribed CPI-Maoist squad which took place in a jungle located under the Kuchai police station area of this district. Apart from the bodies of the Maoists, the police and paramilitary forces seized several firearms and ammunition from the encounter … read more
Ranchi: IMD’s Ranchi weather office has issued a forecast of cloudy sky in most places across the state with few spells of rain or thundershowers activity. Though the monsoon trough which has shifted close to the foothills of the Himalayas was yet to get restored, … read more
Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court on Friday ordered CBI to take up an investigation into the Rupesh Pandey murder case. The order was passed by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi on a writ petition filed by Rupesh’s mother Urmilla Devi seeking an independent probe into the murder. Urmilla Devi in her petition pleaded … read more
Ranchi: A review meeting of schemes related to the welfare department was organized under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Rahul Kumar Sinha in which senior officials of the district administration and those from the concerned departments were in presence. In the meeting execution of Pre- Matric (Primary/Middle High School), Post-Matric, Minority Scholarship Scheme, Chief … read more
Ranchi: The Hemant Soren government has given a big gift to about 1.25 lakh government employees as in the cabinet meeting held on Thursday approval was given on the proposal to implement the old pension scheme in the state was granted. This scheme will be implemented from 1st … read more
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