Simultaneous polls: Rs 10,000 cr required for new EVMs after every 15 yrs, says EC

New Delhi (IANS) If Lok Sabha and assembly elections are held simultaneously, the Election Commission (EC) will need around Rs 10,000 crore after every 15 years to buy new Electronic Voting Machines, the poll body said.

The EC has informed…

FPIs pressed massive equity sale of Rs 24,000 cr in last 3 days

New Delhi (IANS) There is a sudden change in the strategy of the FPIs starting January 17 and they turned massive sellers in the cash market having sold equity worth Rs 24,147 crore in three days from January 17-19, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment…

31 lakh applications received for Abua Awas, verification of 29.97 lakh done - Rural Development Department

Ranchi : Rural Development Department Secretary Chandrashekhar said, The Rural Development Department is continuously accelerating the activities related to Abua housing construction. So far, more than 31 lakh applications have been received from…

Due to the anger of tribal organizations against ED, a large number of police forces were deployed in Ranchi, security of ED office increased

Ranchi:  Due to the anger of tribal organizations against ED, a large number of police forces have been deployed in Ranchi. On the other hand, the security of the ED office located on Airport Road has been increased.

On Friday, tribal organizations…

Tribal leaders' warning - If Chief Minister Hemant is touched, they would set Jharkhand on fire

Ranchi:  Various tribal organizations organized a Raj Bhavan march on Thursday under the banner of Central Sarna Committee. Before this, a foot march was organized from Morhabadi Maidan, which reached Raj Bhavan.

During this time, tribal organizations…

Law and order should not be disturbed during the interrogation of CM, ED wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary and DGP

Ranchi : ED is going to interrogate CM Hemant Soren on January 20 in the land scam case.

To ensure that law and order does not deteriorate during this period, ED has written a letter to the Chief Secretary and DGP of Jharkhand on Thursday.

FIH HOCKEY: New Zealand achieved 5th position by defeating Italy

Ranchi : In the FIH Olympic Qualifier, New Zealand defeated Italy 3-1 and secured fifth place.

On Friday, the match was played between New Zealand and Italy for 5th and 6th place.

New Zealand played an aggressive game in the beginning…

High Court bans CBI investigation into illegal mining in Sahibganj

Ranchi: The High Court has put a stay on the ongoing CBI investigation in the case of illegal mining in Lemon Pahad located in Sahibganj district.

The case of illegal mining in Lemon Pahad was being investigated by the CBI. In this regard,…

Rape convict Ram Rahim gets 50-day parole, ninth time in four years

Chandigarh (IANS) Rape convict and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence in Haryana for raping two disciples, was granted a 50-day parole on Friday, ninth time in four years.

After the parole, he will…

SC imposes Rs 1L cost on lawyer for filing PIL against Rahul's LS membership restoration

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday imposed an exemplary costs of Rs 1 lakh on a Lucknow-based lawyer for filing a “frivolous” PIL challenging restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership.

A bench presided…