Four police personnel martyred in Maoist ambush in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) In a major attack ahead of the Jharakhand Assembly polls, Maoists ambushed a Police Control Room (PCR) van, killing an ASI and three other policemen at NH-22 near Rukaiya More at Chandwa in Latehar district of the state, police said.

Retd IPS cop special police observer for Jharkhand polls

New Delhi (IANS) Amid threats from Left-wing extremism during upcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand, the Election Commission appointed retired IPS officer Mrinal Kanti Das as special police observer for ensuring free and fair elections.

Das,…

After Pawar, Supriya points to 'split in family & party'

Mumbai (IANS) Shortly after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar washed his hands off nephew and senior NCP leader Ajit Pawars move to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and form the government in Maharashtra, Supriya Sule…

Congress taking all its MLAs to Bhopal to avoid poaching

New Delhi (IANS) Surprised by BJP and NCP chief Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar over government formation in Maharashtra, the Congress is taking all its 44 MLAs to Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal to avoid poaching.

According to Congress…

Sudesh campaigns for party candidates in Chattarpur and Hussainabad

Daltonganj: AJSU supremo Sudesh Kumar Mahto addressed a series of rallies in Chattarpur and Hussainabad assembly areas while campaigning for party candidates Radha Krishna Kishore and Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehta.

Addressing the people in Patan…

People of Jharkhand believe only BJP can do development: Mathur

Ranchi: Incharge for Vidhan Sabha polls of Jharkhand BJP Omprakash Mathur claimed that people of the state are of the belief that only BJP can do development in the state which they have seen in the last five years.

Addressing a press conference…

Maoist attack proves ECI apprehension true in Jharkhand poll

Ranchi: The killing of four security personnel seems to have proved the apprehension of Election Commission of India true. In a major attack ahead of the Jharakhand Assembly polls, Maoists ambushed a Police Control Room (PCR) van, killing an ASI and…

DGP pays tribute to martyr policemen vows to avenge their death

Latehar: Tributes were paid to the four martyr policemen which included an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police and three jawans of the home guard who were killed in a maoist ambush over police patrolling vehicle at Lukaiya village under Chandwa Police…

Raghubar accuses JMM of misleading people over domicile policy

Palamu/Chatra: Chief Minister Raghubar Das has accused the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha of misleading the people over the issue of domicile policy and said that even when the party was in power it did not frame the policy and played with the future of youth.

Local BJP leader among two killed by maoists in Palamu

Daltonganj: A local BJP leader and a youth were gunned down by the maoists under the Pipra Police Station area of the Palamu district.

The deceased have been identified as local BJP leader Mohan Gupta and Suraj Soni. A pamphlet throw by the…