J'khand CM Hemant Soren, Ministers term ED raids as politically motivated ahead of polls

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and state ministers Mithilesh Thakur and Banna Gupta have criticised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at over 20 locations across the state being conducted since Monday morning, calling them…

BJP's seat tally will rise in J'khand if Rahul visits state, Assam CM's jibe at Cong leader

Ranchi (IANS) Assam Chief Minister and BJP joint election-in-charge for Jharkhand, Himanta Biswa Sarma, took a sharp dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in the state. Sarma remarked that the BJP's seat tally…

BJP election committee holds strategy meet in Ranchi; confident of Jharkhand win

Ranchi (IANS) The BJP Election Management Committee in Jharkhand held a crucial strategy meeting in Ranchi on Monday, ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.  

The meeting, chaired by BJP State President Babulal Marandi, saw participation from…

Three of a family killed in Jharkhand over witchcraft allegations

Chaibasa (Jharkhand) (IANS) Three members of a family were brutally murdered in the Tebo police station area of  Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, after being accused of practicing witchcraft, the police said on Saturday.  

The deceased…

HAM(S) will contest 10 seats in Jharkhand Assembly polls: Jitan Ram Manjhi

Patna (IANS) Union Minister of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and leader of the Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S), Jitan Ram Manjhi, announced on Thursday that his party plans to contest at least ten seats in the forthcoming Assembly…

Swachh Bharat Mission: Garhwa, Jharkhand town becomes open defecation free

Ranchi (IANS) Garhwa, a non-descript town in Jharkhand has joined the list of open defecation centres, adding yet another success story to the Clean India Mission. 

The Swachh Bharat Mission, launched on October 2, 2014, has achieved many milestones…

JMM protests BJP's 'Gogo Didi Yojana'; Hemant Soren orders action against poll rule violations

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has strongly objected to BJP’s 'Gogo Didi Yojana', announced on Saturday, which promises Rs 2,100 every month to women if BJP comes to power in Jharkhand.  

BJP's scheme appears to counter…

NCPCR flags inaction on child trafficking reports in J'khand Missionaries of Charity centre

Ranchi (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Saturday sent a letter to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) of Jharkhand, addressing concerns over the alleged "trafficking and illegal selling"…

PM Modi launches Rs 83,000 cr tribal development schemes in Hazaribagh on Gandhi Jayanti

Hazaribagh (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of a series of development projects, worth over Rs 83,000 crore, aimed at uplift of tribal communities from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh on Gandhi Jayanti on Wednesday. 

Elect BJP govt to protect 'Roti, Beti, Maati, PM Modi urges people of Jharkhand

Hazaribagh (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the people of Jharkhand to bring the BJP to power in the state to protect their "roti, beti, and maati" (livelihood, daughters, and land). 

Addressing the Parivartan Maharally…