Champai Soren rues short stint as Jharkhand CM, says 'wanted to do more'

Seraikela (Jharkhand) (IANS) Days after resigning as the Jharkhand chief minister, JMM leader Champai Soren said on Saturday that he would have done more for the development of the state if he had got some more time.  

While talking to the…

Hemant Soren back at helm as 13th Jharkhand CM, calls his imprisonment a 'conspiracy'

New Delhi (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren took oath as the 13th Chief Minister of Jharkhand at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan. 

Land scam case: Jharkhand HC grants bail to ex-CM Hemant Soren

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the land scam case. 

On June 13, Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay reserved the decision on Soren's bail plea.

Soren was arrested by…

NEET aspirant from Jharkhand commits suicide in Kota

Jaipur (IANS) A NEET aspirant from Jharkhand has committed suicide in Rajasthan's coaching hub Kota by hanging himself in his hostel room, the police said on Thursday.  

The deceased has been identified as Rishit Agrawal (17), a Class 12…

Anju Devi, arrested with explosives making material, gets bail from High Court

Ranchi:  Jharkhand High Court has provided bail facility to Anju Devi, wife of Akhilesh Yadav, a member of banned naxalite organization MCC, who was arrested with explosives-making material.

Anju Devi's criminal appeal was heard in the…

Deadly attack on the director of Patanjali IAS Academy

Ranchi:  There has been a fatal attack on the director of Patanjali IAS Academy.

Its director Sanjay Tiwari has lodged a complaint in Lalpur police station.

Sanjay Tiwari has accused Navneet Niranjan, a teacher teaching in his institute,…

Jagannath Mela tender awarded to Patna company

Ranchi:  This year the tender for Jagannath Mela has been done for Rs 1 crore 92 lakh.

Aarambh Business and Marketing Patna has won this tender by making the highest bid.

Last year also the contract for the fair was given through a tender…

Judicial custody of former CM Hemant and others extended by 14 days

Ranchi:  Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren and other accused, who were jailed on charges of money laundering through land scam, appeared in the Ranchi PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) special court through video conferencing.

After…

Itki's Kulhi Panchayat head accused of physical abuse gets bail from High Court

Ranchi:  The High Court has provided bail facility to Vinay Oraon, head of Kulhi Panchayat of Itki block, who is in jail on charges of physically abusing a woman.

Vinay's bail plea was heard in the court of High Court judge Justice Pradeep…

POCSO Act accused sentenced to 22 years, fined Rs 15,000

Kiriburu : The court has sentenced Budhan Singh Sundi, accused of raping a minor girl, to 22 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 15,000 under the POCSO Act.

In Muffasil police station under West Singhbhum district, a case has been…