Jharkhand's traditional musical instrument 'Mandar' may get GI tag, final hearing on Dec 20

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand's centuries-old traditional musical instrument, Mandar, is on the verge of receiving a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, with the final hearing scheduled for December 20 before the Registrar of Geographical Indications,…

J'khand HC stays publication of CGL exam results, orders FIR on paper leak complaint

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the publication of the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2023 results conducted by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) until further orders.  

The decision came while hearing…

Jharkhand HC provides relief to CM Hemant Soren in ED summons case

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Monday granted relief to Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a case related to his alleged non-compliance with Enforcement Directorate (ED) summonses.  

During the hearing, the court extended the exemption…

Jharkhand CGL exam row: Police disperse protesters, student leader detained

Ranchi (IANS) Tensions flared up in Ranchi as students protesting against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination were dispersed by police near the JSSC office. The demonstration,…

Row erupts in Jharkhand over recovery notices to beneficiaries of Maiya Samman Yojna

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand government has launched a fresh screening process for beneficiaries of the Hemant Soren-led administration's 'Maiya Samman Yojana,' a scheme which was hailed as a "game changer" during the recent Assembly elections. 

Jharkhand villagers launch violent campaign against Maoists in West Singhbhum; 10 reported killed

Chaibasa (IANS) A violent campaign led by villagers against extremists, Maoists, and illegal traders has intensified in the Gudri, Tebo, Goilkera, Sonua, and Anandpur areas of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district.  

Armed with traditional weapons…

Curfew-like situation in Jharkhand's Chakulia due to tigress 'Zeenat'

Jamshedpur (IANS) A curfew-like situation has gripped several villages in the Chakulia block of East Singhbhum (Jamshedpur) district over the past four to five days due to fear of a tigress named 'Zeenat.' 

The tigress, originally from…

‘Jungle Raj’: BJP attacks Jharkhand govt over deteriorating law and order

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand BJP's acting president and former MP Ravindra Kumar Ray criticised the Hemant Soren-led state government, alleging that law and order situation has deteriorated in the state.

At a press conference held at the state…

Jharkhand: NIA charge sheets two for extorting money for PLFI terror acts

New Delhi (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed extortion and conspiracy charges in a Special Court in Ranchi against two more accused in a case related to the revival of the terror group People’s Liberation Front of India…

Sand shortage sparks row inside, outside Jharkhand Assembly

Ranchi (IANS) On the final day of the special session of the Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday, the issue of sand shortage in the state sparked heated discussions both inside and outside the House. 

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Babulal…