JMM releases name of sole candidate in 6th list

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has released the sixth list of party candidate for the Vidhan Sabha polls in Jharkhand.

The party has named Sushil Kumar Laung as its candidate from the Khunti (Reserved ST) seat.

Monday is the last…

AJSU promises 73 pc reservation if voted to power, pitches for special state status for Jharkhand

Ranchi: The AJSU party has promised to provide reservations in accordance with the population in the state as per which the reservation will be hiked to 73 percent including 32 percent for the Scheduled Tribes, 14 percent for Scheduled Castes and…

JMM writes to EC over Union Min Javadekar comments on withdrawal of draft policy on Forest Act of 1927

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has written a letter to Election Commission over comments made by Union Forest and Environment Minister Prakash Javdekar over the withdrawal of the draft paper prepared by the officials of his ministry on the Indian…

Denied ticket by BJP Saryu Rai announces his candidature against Raghubar Das

Jamshedpur/Ranchi: Senior BJP leader and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Saryu Rai have perhaps dropped the biggest bomb on his own party after he declared his candidature against Chief Minister Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur East of the Jharkhand…

Battle for Jharkhand: 189 candidates to battle out on 13 seats as process for withdrawal ends for first phase

Ranchi: At the end of the stipulated time frame for the withdrawal of nominations for the first phase of elections on 13 seats of the state a total of 189 candidates are now in the race to reach the Vidhan Sabha with polling all scheduled to be held…

Koderma Zilla Parishad chairperson joins AJSU

Ranchi: Koderma Zilla Parishad chairperson Shalini Gupta has joined the AJSU party and in all probability, she will be fielded against sitting Koderma MLA and HRD Minister Neera Yadav.

Ms Gupta joined the membership of the party in presence…

Chief Secretary extends greetings on National Press Day

Ranchi: Extending his greetings on the occasion of the National Press Day Jharkhand Chief Secretary D K Tiwari said that due to its important role media has been described as the fourth pillar of democracy.

He said that the independence of…

Candidates will have to share details of social media account during nomination filing

Ranchi: State’s Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said that for the third phase of elections to be held on 17 seats of the state a total of 8792 ballot units and control units will be used however the number of ballot units will also depend…

BJP releases fourth list of 3 candidates for Jharkhand elections

Ranchi: The central election committee of BJP has released the fourth list of three candidates for the Assembly elections in Jharkhand.

However, the name of cabinet minister Saryu Rai from Jamshedpur West still continues to be missing from…

Sharad Yadav meets Lalu in RIMS

Ranchi: Senior leader Sharad Yadav met jailed former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav at the paying ward of RIMS here during which discussion took place between the two leaders over the campaigning in the Vidhan Sabha polls.