‘Hemant Babu, countdown for your exit has begun’, says HM Amit Shah

Seraikella (IANS) Claiming that the countdown for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s exit has begun, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday promised to set a committee in the state to identify and uproot “infiltrators” besides restoring the…

PM Modi’s sharp attack on Congress for its anti-reservation stance, cites Rajiv Gandhi-era advertisement

Ranchi (IANS) During an online interaction with booth-level BJP workers in Jharkhand on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp attack on the Congress party, accusing it of a long-standing opposition to reservations for marginalised…

Polling parties leave for remote areas by helicopter to conduct elections in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) The polling parties have started departing to conduct the first phase of elections for Jharkhand Assembly to be held on November 13. The personnel deputed for election duty were sent on Monday to 225 polling stations located in remote…

Jharkhand polls: Campaigning for 43 seats ends, 1.37 cr voters to decide fate of 683 candidates

Ranchi (IANS) Campaigning for 43 seats in the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections ended on Monday evening. Voting will be held on these seats on November 13, for which the process of sending polling parties started on Monday. 

Of the…

J&K: Encounter breaks out in Kishtwar as Srinagar gunfight continues

Jammu (IANS) As a gunfight is already underway between the security forces and terrorists in Kashmir’s Srinagar district, another exchange of fire started on Sunday in Kishtwar district of Jammu division. 

Officials said that an encounter started…

Out-of-pocket expenditure in India decreasing amid govt's healthcare push

New Delhi (IANS) The out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) by the common people on health in India is decreasing, largely due to increased government investment and an improved public healthcare framework, the Centre said on Sunday.  

The National…

Terrorists involved in VDC killings engaged in Kishtwar gunfight, army commando killed

Jammu/Srinagar (IANS) A para commando of the Army was killed and three others injured on Sunday as security forces engaged in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar with a band of terrorists, identified as the same one involved in the recent…

People of our own community have become BJP brokers, says CM Soren

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren today appealed to the people of Chakradharpur to vote for JMM candidate Sukhram Oraon in the upcoming elections. He also launched a fierce attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing its leaders of dishonesty…

Hemant Soren only focuses on 'Bangladeshi Ghuspaithiya Swagat Yojana': Gourav Vallabh

New Delhi (IANS) BJP leader Gaurav Vallabh on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) government, alleging that it prioritises a "Bangladeshi Ghuspaithiya (infiltrators) Swagat Yojana" over developmental…

Jharkhand: PM Modi’s election rally in Bokaro finds overwhelming public support

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Vijay Sankalp Sabha in Jharkhand’s Bokaro on Sunday found groundswell of support, as the huge gathering of people not only filled the ground but also the roads and streets got teeming with crowd.…