New Delhi | 2 days ago
Parliament approves bill on Jharkhand panchayat polls
New Delhi, Aug 25 - Parliament Wednesday approved a bill on holding panchayat elections in Jharkhand, which is currently under president's rule, with the Rajya Sabha adopting the measure.The Lok Sabha had last week passed the Jharkhand Panchayat Raj - Bill, 2010 that amends the Jharkhand Panchayat Act to reserve 50 percent of seats for women. Replying to the debate on the bill, Panchayati Raj Min ... read more

Ranchi | 14 days ago
Three illegal coal miners die in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Aug 13 - Three illegal miners in Jharkhand's coal city of Dhanbad died when the roof of a closed mine they were working in caved in. More casualties are expected, police said Friday.According to the police, seven to eight people were working in the closed Munidih coal mine of Dhanbad district, some 240 km from here Thursday night, when the roof of the mine caved in, trapping all of them. ... read more

Ranchi | 28 days ago
Jharkhand withdraws facilities to ex-chief ministers
Ranchi, July 30 - Jharkhand Friday withdrew many facilities, including free housing for lifetime, provided to former chief ministers as it spent millions of rupees on them every year, a senior official said.The decision was taken in a Jharkhand Governor Advisory Council meeting. 'Now ex-chief ministers will get free house facilities for one month only. For the next two months, the ex-chief minist ... read more

Bhubaneswar | 1 month ago
Orissa examines textbook after protest by JMM
Bhubaneswar/Ranchi, July 28 - The Orissa government Wednesday said it is examining complaints over allegedly objectionable remark about the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - in a state text book, a decision that followed protests by the party.'It has come to our notice and we are examining it -. We will take appropriate action soon,' Madhu Sudan Padhi, secretary of the Orissa's higher education department ... read more

Ranchi | 1 month ago
Protests as Orissa text brackets JMM with Maoists
Ranchi, July 28 - The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - has asked the Orissa government to immediately remove references in a Class 12 textbook that brackets the party with Maoists, Bodo militants and others who create 'disturbance' in the country.'Our party fought for the rights of tribal and poor people and such remarks are against the truth. We demand removal of objectionable remarks from the textbook,' ... read more

Ranchi | 1 month ago
Orissa textbook terms JMM 'disturbance creator'
Ranchi, July 28 - The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - will ask the Orissa government to ban a Class 12 textbook that brackets the party with Maoists, BODO militants and others who create 'disturbance' in the country.'The book should be banned immediately. We will take up the issue with the Orissa government,' JMM central committee member Supriyo Bhattacharya told IANS. The issue was taken up with JMM c ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Apex court accepts plea against Soren's acquittal
New Delhi/Ranchi, July 26 - The Supreme Court Monday admitted a petition challenging the acquittal of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - leader Shibu Soren and four others for their alleged involvement in abduction and murder of Shashi Nath Jha.Jha, who was Soren's personal secretary, was abducted May 22, 1994 from Dhaula Kuan in the capital and was taken by Nand Kishore Mehta alias Nandu to a village in Bi ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Murder case trouble for Soren again, says will fight
New Delhi/Ranchi, July 26 - Former chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - chief Shibu Soren could land in trouble in the murder case of his personal secretary Shashinath Jha after the Supreme Court Monday admitted an appeal against his acquittal.But an unfazed Soren told reporters Monday that he would fight the legal battle and there was nothing to worry. 'I will reply in the Supreme Court. T ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Apex court admits petition against Soren's acquittal
New Delhi, July 26 - The Supreme Court Monday admitted a petition challenging the acquittal of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - leader Shibu Soren and four others in the abduction and murder of Soren's secretary Shashinath Jha in 1994.At the time of Jha's murder on May 22, 1994, he was working as personal assistant to Soren. Delhi High Court acquitted Soren in the case in 2008. The apex court bench of Jus ... read more

Ranchi | 1 month ago
FIR against three former officials in graft case
Ranchi, July 25 - A First Information Report - has been lodged against three ex chairmen of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board - for accepting bribes to award a rural electrification contract to a Lucknow based company.The FIR was lodged by JSEB Secretary S.K. Sinha Saturday against V.N. Pandey, S.M. Verma and H.B. Lal who were chairmen of the JSEB during the Madhu Koda and Shibu Soren regime. ... read more