State to mark National Sports Day with three-day events

Ranchi: National Sports Day, celebrated every year on August 29 to honour hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, will be observed in a special way this year in Jharkhand. The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs has announced that from August 29 to 31,…

CAG report flags ?41 crore wasted on incomplete infra projects in state

Ranchi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India presented the compliance report for the financial year 2022-23 in the Jharkhand Assembly on Monday, highlighting serious lapses in multiple government projects where ?41.10 crore was spent…

CAG report highlights decline in forest cover, wildlife in state

Ranchi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has presented a report in the Jharkhand Assembly revealing a decline in both forested land and wildlife population in the state. The report attributed the situation to a shortage of staff in the forest…

CAG flags govt’s failure to submit utilisation certificates for ?1.33 lakh crore grants

Ranchi: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has reported that the Jharkhand government failed to submit utilisation certificates (UCs) for central assistance worth ?1.33 lakh crore within the prescribed timeline. The state also did…

JMM MLA Hemlal Murmu slams BJP for glorifying criminal Surya Hansda as tribal icon

Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Hemlal Murmu has strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for attempting to portray Surya Hansda—a man with a long criminal history—as a tribal hero. Addressing a press conference, Murmu…

CM Soren, MLA Kalpana Soren launches book on Baba Baidyanath Jyotirlinga

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren and MLA Kalpana Soren formally released the book “Baba Baidyanath Jyotirlinga Deoghar – A Touch of the Divine (Divyata Ka Sparsh)” at the Jharkhand Assembly premises. The book is authored by Jharkhand’s…

If conditions in Santhal don’t change, another Surya Hansda will rise: MLA Jairam Mahato

Ranchi: Dumri MLA Jairam Mahato has strongly objected to JMM leader Hemlal Murmu’s statement labelling Surya Hansda as a criminal, stating that such remarks are inappropriate in the absence of a court conviction. Speaking to Reporter Post, Mahato…

CM Soren holds sentence review board meet, 51 life-term prisoners to be released

Ranchi: The 35th meeting of the Jharkhand State Sentence Review Board, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, was held at the Chief Minister’s residential office in Ranchi. In this session, consensus was reached on the release of…

Attack on BIT Mesra girl student in Ranchi sparks massive campus protest

Ranchi, Aug 21  The Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, turned into a flashpoint on Thursday after a girl student was allegedly molested and attacked with a blade by unidentified assailants near the campus gate.

The incident…

JMM slams Centre, calls new Bill a step towards 'end of democracy'

Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over the introduction of the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, calling it a deliberate move to dismantle…