NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand government
September 13th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday issued notice to the Jharkhand government on police action on a protest against acquisition of agricultural land in ... Read more...
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Injured Munda, jailed Koda vote in presidential poll
July 19th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 19 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda, recuperating from injuries in a May 9 chopper crash, and former chief minister Madhu Koda, in jail in ... Read more...
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AJSU wins Jharkhand by-poll (Lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 15 (IANS) All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) candidate Navin Jaiswal won the Hatia assembly by-poll by a margin of over 11,500 votes, defeating the BJP, Congress and ... Read more...
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Jharkhand by-poll: AJSU leads; BJP, Congress trail
June 15th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 15 (IANS) The All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) candidate was leading in the Hatia by-poll while the two national parties, the BJP and Congress, were trailing in the ... Read more...
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Jharkhand by-poll Tuesday amid tight security
June 11th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 11 (IANS) The Hatia constituency by-poll to the Jharkhand assembly will take place amid tight security arrangements Tuesday, an official said here Monday."All necessary arrangements have been made ... Read more...
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Esha Deol looks forward to honeymoon (Movie Snippets)
May 24th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Actress Esha Deol, who is set to marry her businessman beau Bharat Takhtani, is already planning her honeymoon."Wedding prep going on and on and on ... Read more...
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With RS horse trading reports, Jharkhand in news for wrong reasons
March 31st, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) The mineral-rich state of Jharkhand has again hit the national headlines -- for the wrong reasons.Perhaps for the first time, the Election Commission of India ... Read more...
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Six in fray for two Rajya Sabha seats
March 19th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) Six candidates, three independents and one each from the Congress, JVM-P and JMM, have filed their nomination for two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand.The ruling ... Read more...
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‘Make iron ore available for local industries’
March 19th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Monday informed the state assembly that he has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, requesting fixing of rates for iron ... Read more...
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Shutdown against FDI gets good response in Jharkhand
December 1st, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 1 (IANS) BJP workers staged a protest against the decision allowing 51 percent FDI in retail when union Coal Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal's convoy was leaving the Central Coalfields ... Read more...
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Jharkhand minister agrees for DNA test
September 17th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 17 (IANS) Refuting that he married a teacher and fathered her son, Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Satyanand Jha 'Batul' Saturday agreed for a DNA test to clear his ... Read more...
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Jharkhand protesters block train movements
September 11th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 11 (IANS) Railway services were affected Sunday in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur region as the protestes blocked the tracks to demand the resumption of night trains that were stopped following ... Read more...
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Chief minister should be under Lokayukta: Munda
August 26th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 26 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Friday announced that the chief minister would be brought under the Lokayukta (ombudsman) in the state."Personally, I am in favour of ... Read more...
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Soren rejects Munda’s plea, JMM joins Jamshedpur by-poll (Lead)
June 11th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jun 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren, who also heads the ruling alliance's steering committee, Saturday turned down Chief Minister Arjun Munda's request not ... Read more...
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Jharkhand ruling alliance bickers over by-poll
June 4th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 4 (IANS) Jharkhand's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) were Saturday locked in a war of words over the Jameshedpur Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Congress demands probe into Ranchi police firing
April 6th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 6 (IANS) A day after a young man was killed in police firing during protests against a demolition drive here, the Congress Wednesday demanded a high-level probe in ... Read more...
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Congress playing demolition politics: BJP, JMM
April 6th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 6 (IANS) A day after violence here, Jharkhand's ruling alliance partners Wednesday alleged the Congress and its MP Subodh Kant Sahay, who is a union minister, are ... Read more...
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Marandi, legislators held in anti-encroachment protest
March 31st, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) Lok Sabha member and former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi was arrested along with legislators and supporters Thursday when they attempted to demonstrate outside the ... Read more...
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Jharkhand opposition seeks CBI probe into Tata land lease
March 24th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 24 (IANS) Opposition parties in Jharkhand Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the renewal of land lease of Tata Steel's Jameshedpur plant, executed in ... Read more...
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Munda leads in Jharkhand bypoll
February 17th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) After eight rounds of counting, Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda was leading by more than 14,000 votes in Kharsawa assembly bypoll Thursday, an official said.Munda was locked in ... Read more...
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70 percent turnout in by-poll to decide Munda’s fate (Lead)
February 10th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 10 (IANS) About 70 percent polling took place in Jharkhand's Kharsawa assembly by-election that will decide whether Chief Minister Arjun Munda will remain in the post or not."About 70 ... Read more...
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Voting begins to decide Munda’s fate in Jharkhand
February 10th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 10 (IANS) Polling began Thursday amid heavy security for a by-election from Kharsawa in Jharkhand where Arjun Munda is trying his luck to remain the chief minister. Polling began ... Read more...
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Munda in byelection Thursday
February 9th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 9 (IANS) Heavy security arrangements have been made for a byelection from Kharsawa in Jharkhand where Arjun Munda is trying his luck to remain the chief minister.Around 12 companies ... Read more...
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Munda faces tough by-poll as campaigning ends
February 8th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 8 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda of the Bharatiya Janata Party, a three-time winner from Kharsawa assembly constituency, is toiling hard to coast to victory in Thursday's by-poll ... Read more...
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Jharkhand government skips winter session
December 18th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Arjun Munda government in Jharkhand has skipped the winter session of the assembly attracting criticism not only from the opposition but also ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves revocation of President’s rule in Jharkhand
September 9th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved revocation of President's Rule in Jharkhand.The decision comes after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staked a claim to form a ... Read more...
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BJP set to form government in Jharkhand
September 7th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Sep 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today decided to stake claim to form a government with the support of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the All Jharkhand Student's ... Read more...
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Four JVM-P workers killed in accident
August 22nd, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 22 (IANS) Four workers of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) were killed and 14 others injured Sunday when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a tree and fell into ... Read more...
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Ranchi hospital nurses call off strike
August 22nd, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 22 (IANS) Medical services improved slightly at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) here Sunday as the nurses called off a five-day strike after the state government accepted four ... Read more...
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Strike cripples medical services in Ranchi hospital
August 21st, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 21 (IANS) The strike by junior doctors and nurses at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) here for the past four days has paralysed medical services, leading to the ... Read more...
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Ex-JPSC chairman to be probed for ‘wrongful’ appointments
June 10th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 10 (IANS) An ex-chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) along with three of its former members are under the vigilance scanner for alleged irregularities in the appointments of ... Read more...
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President’s rule imposed in Jharkhand
June 1st, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on Tuesday approved the imposition of President's rule in Jharkhand.The move came after Jharkhand Governor MOH Farooq's report to the Centre ... Read more...
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BJP, Congress seek time for government formation in Jharkhand
May 31st, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 31 (IANS) Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook Monday summoned leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress to discuss the formation of an alternative government in the state, ... Read more...
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BJP expected to pull out of Jharkhand Government today
May 24th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi / Ranchi, May 24 (ANI): Frustrated over the Jharkahnd Mukti Morcha (JMM) backtracking from the power-sharing deal in Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to pull out ... Read more...
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Marandi appeals in vain to Supreme Court
May 20th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give urgent hearing to the petition filed by Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) chief Babulal Marandi challenging Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu ... Read more...
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