Slippers to AirPods: Jharkhand poll observer removed over lavish personal purchases with govt funds

Ranchi (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has recalled Tripura cadre IAS officer Mohammad Zubair Ali Hashmi, who was serving as General Observer for the Jharkhand Assembly elections to be held in two phases.  

The move came after…

Babulal Marandi files nomination from Dhanwar, vows change in Jharkhand with 'Panch Pran'

Ranchi (IANS) Babulal Marandi, BJP's Jharkhand unit President and former Chief Minister, filed his nomination for the Dhanwar Assembly seat in Giridih district on Monday. The Dhanwar constituency will go to polls on November 20 in the second phase…

Jharkhand Cong Working Prez Manas Sinha resigns, joins BJP

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Working President, Manas Sinha, resigned from the Congress on Monday and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in a move seen as a significant shift in state politics. 

Sinha was welcomed into the…

BJP's final list for Jharkhand: Hembrom to challenge Hemant Soren in Barhait

Ranchi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its second and final list of candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly elections. In this list, the BJP has fielded Gamaliyel Hembrom to challenge Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha…

PM Modi gifts exquisite artworks from Jharkhand, Maha to world leaders at BRICS Summit

 New Delhi (IANS) In the recently concluded BRICS Summit in Kazan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted exquisite artworks from Jharkhand and Maharashtra to state heads of Russia, Iran and Uzbekistan.

The gifts that PM Modi gave to world leaders…

BJP will form govt in Maha, J'khand with full majority: Gajendra Shekhawat

Jodhpur (IANS) Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will repeat its Haryana electoral success and form the government with a full majority in the states…

Shivraj Singh Chouhan urges Hemant Soren to sack Irfan Ansari over remarks on Sita Soren

Ranchi (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called upon Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to remove Minister Irfan Ansari from his cabinet over his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP candidate Sita Soren.  

Chouhan…

Huge row erupts over Jharkhand Minister's remark; BJP and Cong take complaints to EC

Ranchi (IANS) A major controversy has erupted over remarks made by Jharkhand Minister and Congress candidate from Jamtara, Irfan Ansari.  

Both the BJP and the Congress have lodged complaints with the Election Commission, with the BJP accusing…

BJP appoints Ravindra Kumar Ray as Jharkhand Working President

New Delhi (IANS) Amid Jharkhand's ongoing Assembly election campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a major organisational change in the state. On Saturday, the party high command appointed former MP, Dr Ravindra Kumar Ray as the…

PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh among BJP’s star campaigners for Jharkhand elections

Ranchi (IANS) The BJP has unveiled a list of 40-star campaigners for the Jharkhand Assembly elections which includes top leaders of the party such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home…