Ex Jharkhand minister has assets 579 percent of income!
January 27th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 27 (IANS) Former Jharkhand minister Enos Ekka, in jail for more than 29 months in a corruption case, had amassed assets of 579 percent beyond his known source ... Read more...
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Kishenji’s death not good for country: Shibu Soren
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren said the death of Maoist leader Kishenji was "not good for the country", inviting sharp reaction from political ... Read more...
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BJP backs JMM in bypoll, JD-U miffed
November 21st, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to back ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the Dec 4 Mandu assembly bypoll in Jharkhand has upset its ... Read more...
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Four JMM legislators boycott legislative party meeting
October 19th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 18 (IANS) Expressing unhappiness with the functioning of Jharkhand government, four of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) 17 legislators boycotted the party legislative party meeting Tuesday.The four legislators -- ... Read more...
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JMM, AJSU legislators unhappy with Munda government
October 17th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 17 (IANS) Discontent is brewing in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Jharkhand, with legislators of two key alliance partners complaining of being sidelined and even ... Read more...
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Jharkand legislator dies of heart attack
September 27th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 27 (IANS) Teklal Mahto, a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator who was in hospital for several days, died of a heart attack here early Tuesday, doctors said. ... Read more...
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JMM tight-lipped over fresh row in 1993 bribery case
September 13th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is tight-lipped over the fresh controversy which has arisen in the 1993 bribery case to save the government of then prime ... Read more...
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Congress’ money before 1993 trust vote a donation: JMM MPs
September 13th, 2011 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) In a fresh twist in the vote of confidence controversy faced by the P.V. Narasimha Rao government in 1993, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MPs ... Read more...
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Jharkhand legislator - an ex-Maoist - supports Anna
August 25th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 25 (IANS) Polush Surin, a former Maoist leader and now a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator, Thursday staged a one-day sit-in to support Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal ... Read more...
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BJP refutes JMM’s power rotation claim
July 9th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 9 (IANS) Jharkhand's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said there was no deal with its coalition partner Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on handing over power to ... Read more...
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‘Files pending as Jharkhand top brass focuses on by-poll’
June 28th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 28 (IANS) The Arjun Munda government in Jharkhand is busy campaigning for the Lok Sabha by-poll in Jamshedpur resulting in development work coming to a standstill, ... Read more...
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Plea for CBI probe into Shibu Soren’s assets
June 21st, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 21 (IANS) A petition was filed in the Jharkhand High Court Tuesday seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the assets of former chief minister and ... 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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JMM rejects Munda’s request not to contest by-poll
June 11th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jun 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief and the ruling alliance's steering committee chairman Shibu Soren Saturday turned down Chief Minister Arjun Munda's request not to field ... Read more...
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PM maintaining conspiracy of silence on scams: BJP
June 3rd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 3 (IANS) Terming the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) as "the most corrupt government since independence", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Jharkhand deputy chief minister gets bail
May 20th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 20 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren was released on bail Friday after he surrendered before a Dumka court in a case related to violation of ... Read more...
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Will jailing bigwigs refurbish government’s image? (Comment)
April 30th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
The earlier belief that there are two sets of laws - one for the poor and another for the rich - is slowly being eroded. The process started more than ... Read more...
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Jharkhand demolitions cause differences in ruling alliance
April 29th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 29 (IANS) The ongoing court-ordered demolition drive across Jharkhand appears to have created differences within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (BJP-JMM) alliance in the ... Read more...
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PM seeks report on Jharkhand demolitions
April 29th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought a report about the ongoing demolition drive in Jharkhand."I raised the demolition issue in the central cabinet meeting Thursday. ... Read more...
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Jhakhand scraps free power connection scheme
April 16th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Jharkhand government has scrapped a scheme to provide free power connection to people in rural areas of the state. Ironically, ... Read more...
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JMM eyes Jameshedpur Lok Sabha seat after Munda victory
February 18th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Friday congratulated Chief Minister Arjun Munda, of alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for his victory in the Kharsawa assembly by-poll. It ... Read more...
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Ranchi stadium named after tainted lawyer Anand
February 18th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 18 (IANS) Amid the profusion of heroes from Jharkhand after whom stadiums have been named for the National Games, one name is causing much consternation - that of tainted Delhi-based ... Read more...
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Sorens ignored at National Games: JMM
February 15th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), a key ally of the ruling BJP, is unhappy that party chief Shibu Soren and his son Hemant Soren were given the cold ... Read more...
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Vivek, Ameesha jazz up 34th National Games’ opening show (Lead)
February 12th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 12 (IANS) Bollywood actors Vivek Oberoi and Ameesha Patel added glamour to the inaugural ceremony of the 34th National Games which got off to a spectacular start at the Birsa ... Read more...
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34th National Games begin
February 12th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 12 (IANS) The 34th National Games got off to a spectacular start at the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi Saturday evening.Long before the start of the opening ... 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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Raja second ex-minister to be arrested in 15 years
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Disgraced former communications minister A. Raja is the second central ex-minister, after Sukh Ram, to be arrested in the past 15 years. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu ... Read more...
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Jharkhand minister seeks more security
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 22 (IANS) Jharkhand Excise Minister Gopal Krishna Patar alias Raja Peter Saturday sought additional security from the state government following threats from Maoists and his opponents."The security which has ... Read more...
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Munda files nomination for Kharsawa by-poll
January 19th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 19 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda of the Bharatiya janata Party (BJP) Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Kharsawa assembly by-poll scheduled Feb 10.Munda filed his nomination ... Read more...
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Munda to be ruling alliance joint nominee for by-poll: Soren
January 18th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 18 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief and Jharkhand's ruling alliance steering committee chairperson Shibu Soren Tuesday said that Chief Minister Arjun Munda would be the joint nominee of the ... Read more...
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JMM to field candidate against Munda in by-poll (Lead)
January 13th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) Stunning his coalition partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren Thursday said his party would field its candidate against Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Arjun Munda seeks early assembly by-poll
January 11th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Tuesday said that the Election Commission (EC) should soon take a decision on holding a by-poll to the state assembly from Kharsawa ... Read more...
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Supreme Court issues notice to Jharkhand CM Munda
January 10th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court reacting to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which said that an unelected person should not be made a chief minister, on Monday issued notices ... Read more...
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Shibu Soren supports Maoists, says Maoism a ‘people’s movement’
December 30th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Dec 30 (ANI): Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren has termed the Maoist movement as a people's movement and said that he supports the rebel's cause."I will certainly not support the ... Read more...
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Grateful Jharkhand gives Shibu Soren house for life
November 25th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 25 (IANS) Acknowledging his services for the creation of Jharkhand, the state cabinet has decided to give free accommodation for life to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ... Read more...
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