Shun violence, Jharkhand governor tells Maoists
January 26th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 26 (IANS) Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi Thursday urged Maoists to shut violence.Taking part in the 63rd Republic Day celebrations here, the governor hoisted the national flag and ... Read more...
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CBI yet to charge tainted Jharkhand IAS officers
April 3rd, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) is yet to file charges against two senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers, posted in Jharkhand, who were suspended last year on ... Read more...
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3D characters ‘Upin and Ipin’ heading to Bollywood in April
January 26th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 26 (ANI): Malaysian 3D characters Upin and Ipin will be heading to India's Bollywood this April.According to Berita Harian, 'Upin and Ipin' will be translated into Hindi and screened ... Read more...
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Court petition against former Jharkhand governor
December 17th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 17 (IANS) A public interest litigation has been filed against former Jharkhand governor Syed Sibte Razi in the high court for allegedly misusing his position during the President's Rule in ... Read more...
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Patnaik, new Assam governor, asks ULFA to shun violence
December 11th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 11 (IANS) Former Orissa chief minister J.B. Patnaik, who was Friday sworn in as Assam governor, urged the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to shun violence and ... Read more...
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Koda scam probe may be handed over to CBI: Maken
November 28th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 28 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken Saturday said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may be asked to probe the alleged Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam involving ... Read more...
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New governors named for Assam, Gujarat and Tripura
November 22nd, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Agartala, Nov 21 (IANS) Former Orissa chief minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was Saturday appointed the governor of Assam and Tripura governor Kamla, transferred to Gujarat for remaining period of her term.
D.Y. ... Read more...
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EU’s trade ties with India, ASEAN worries Dhaka
November 5th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 5 (IANS) The European Union's bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with India, Southeast Asian nations and South Korea may pose a potential threat to Bangladesh, a report quoting officials of ... Read more...
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Mobiles replace wake-up call for pre-Ramzan fast meal
September 18th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 18 (IANS) "Roza rakhne walon jag jao, Sehri ka waqt ho chuka hai (Wake up all those who have to keep the fast, it's time for breakfast) -- the call ... Read more...
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Crackdown on graft due to president’s rule: Jharkhand officials
August 31st, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 31 (IANS) With the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducting raids on the houses of one more Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official in Jharkhand Monday for alleged graft, senior bureaucrats ... Read more...
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CBI raids Jharkhand IAS official’s houses (Lead)
August 31st, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday carried out searches at the residences of health department officials in Jharkhand, including former state health secretary Pradeep Kumar.
The CBI conducted ... Read more...
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CBI raids Jharkhand IAS official’s houses
August 31st, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday conducted searches at the residences of health department officials in Jharkhand, including former state health secretary Pradeep Kumar.
The CBI conducted searches ... Read more...
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Jharkhand suspends senior IAS officer on corruption charges
August 25th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Jharkhand government Tuesday suspended a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer on corruption charges, officials said.
Avinash Kumar was suspended on the basis of CBI raids conducted at ... Read more...
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No complaints against Governor Razi: Assam chief minister
August 18th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tuesday said he had "no complaints" against Syed Sibtey Razi and had "no knowledge" about the governor being asked to quit following ... Read more...
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Houses of former Jharkhand governor’s aides raided
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 3 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials Monday raided the houses of senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials who had served as aides to former Jharkhand governor Syed Sibte ... Read more...
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Kateekal Sankaranarayanan takes oath as Governor of Jharkhand
July 26th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, July 26 (ANI): Kateekal Sankaranarayanan on Sunday sworn in as the Governor of Jharkhand State, which is presently under President's rule.Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, Gyan Sudha Mishra, administered ... Read more...
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Sankaranarayanan takes oath as Jharkhand governor
July 26th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 26 (IANS) Kateekal Sankaranarayanan was sworn in as governor of Jharkhand at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here Sunday.
Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra administered the ... Read more...
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B.L. Joshi replaces Rajeshwar as Uttar Pradesh governor
July 19th, 2009 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Uttarakhand Governor B.L. Joshi was late Saturday transferred and appointed as the Uttar Pradesh governor in place of T.V. Rajeshwar, whose term has expired, a Rashtrapati ... Read more...
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Staring at drought again, farmers seek ‘mercy killing’
June 28th, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 28 (IANS) Hit by drought for the fourth successive year and fed up of the government's apathy to their woes, thousands of farmers of Chhattarpur block in Jharkhand's Palamau ... Read more...
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JMM, BJP demand rollback of VAT on food grains
June 8th, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 8 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have demanded the rollback of four per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on food grains ... Read more...
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Jharkhand traders protest VAT on food grains
June 5th, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 5 (IANS) Around 600,000 traders in Jharkhand kept their shops closed Friday to protest against the state government's decision to impose four percent value-added tax (VAT) on food grains from ... Read more...
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Compensation for dead villagers termed Maoist rebels
May 21st, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 21 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has announced compensation of Rs.500,000 and a job to one family member each of the five villagers killed last month by security personnel who claimed ... Read more...
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Jharkhand governor orders CBI probe into trader’s murder
May 14th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi has given his consent to the government's recommendation of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of a businessman, an ... Read more...
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Report submitted in killing of villagers termed Maoist rebels
May 12th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 12 (IANS) Almost a month after five villagers termed Maoist rebels were killed by security personnel, a detailed report on the incident has been submitted to the Jharkhand government. State ... Read more...
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Jharkhand governor misleading people on national games: BJP
May 11th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday charged Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi, who had last week announced the infrastructure for holding the 34th National Games was ready, ... Read more...
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Ranchi mayor seeks administrator, threatens demonstration
May 8th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 8 (IANS) Ranchi Mayor Rama Khalko Friday said he would stage a sit-in demonstration in front of the governor's residence here to seek an administrator for the Jharkhand capital's civic ... Read more...
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Sikhs demand representation in Jharkhand minority panel
May 7th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 7 (IANS) Sikhs in Jharkhand Thursday filed a petition in the high court here demanding appointment of their community member as vice-chairperson of the state's Minority Commission.
The Central Gurudwara Prabandhak ... Read more...
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National games could be held in November: Jharkhand governor
May 6th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jamshedpur, May 6 (IANS) Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi Wednesday said the 34th edition of the National Games could take place in November in the state.
"Jharkhand is prepared to hold the ... Read more...
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Paramilitary forces should guard EVMs in Jharkhand: BJP
April 27th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand Monday demanded that paramilitary forces be deployed at all the strongrooms in the state where electronic voting machines (EVM) have ... Read more...
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BJP demands paramilitary forces at all polling stations in Jharkhand
April 20th, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday demanded deployment of central paramilitary forces at all polling booths in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand ... Read more...
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Maoists kill four guards of power plant firm
April 6th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 6 (IANS) Maoist rebels have killed four security guards of a proposed power plant of the Abhijeet group in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said Monday.
Around 20-25 guerrillas of the ... Read more...
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BJP questions poll-timed fund release by Jharkhand governor
April 1st, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is crying foul over Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi's move to release a Rs.910 million revival package for Heavy Engineering Corporation, allegedly ... Read more...
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Jharkhand governor’s DA hike decision under EC scanner
March 28th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 28 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Saturday said it would look into the Jharkhand governor's decision to hike government employees' dearness allowance (DA) after the model code of conduct ... Read more...
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BJP accuses Jharkhand governor of violating model code
March 25th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded the removal of Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi accusing him of violating the model code of conduct.
"We have faxed a ... Read more...
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Jharkhand governor for removal of recruitment board chief
February 26th, 2009 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 25 (IANS) Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi Wednesday recommended the removal of the state public service commission's head and one of its members for their alleged corrupt practices, an official ... Read more...
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