Government not disturbed over ED raids, agency should tell what recovered so far: CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has hit back over the ongoing raids being conducted by the Enforcement Directorate in the state and said that the actions of the agency appear more like a newspaper stunt. He said that it appears that the agency…

State receives 50mm of rainfall between March-May

Ranchi: Data provided by the meteorological department has revealed that the state has received an average rainfall of around 50 mm between March and May so far, this year. Among the divisions, Kolhan has stood top with Jamshedpur alone experiencing…

National Games Scam: CBI raids continue

Ranchi: CBI raids were conducted even on Friday in connection with the 34th National Sports Games Scam. The CBI has conducted raids at the NGOC (National Games Organizing Committee) office in Morhabadi. The CBI team also raided here on Thursday.

Bandhu asks CBI to go public with recoveries made from his homes

Ranchi: A day after CBI searched two locations of former sports minister Bandhu Tikery as part of the investigation of the 34th National Games scam, the former Mandar MLA has asked the investigating agency to bring all the recoveries from his locations…

JMM wants to intervene in office-of-profit case pending before ECI

Ranchi: The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the capacity of a political party wants to intervene in the matter of office-of-profit case involving Chief Minister Hemant Soren before the Election Commission of India (ECI).

General secretary…

'He is under pressure', Raj CM downplays Minister's resignation

Jaipur (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday downplayed the resignation of Sports Minister Ashok Chandna, saying that he might have resigned under pressure.

Gehlot speaking to the media said: "Chandna holds the charge of organising…

Gyanvapi dispute: Petitioner says plea based on 'British map'

Varanasi (IANS) Jitendra Singh Vishen, head of the Vishwa Vaidik Sanatan Sangh (VVSS), which is among the petitioners in the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi complex case, has said their petition is based on a "British-era map", which also formed the basis…

Neutralised terrorists involved in killing of Kashmiri artist identified

Srinagar (IANS) Killers of Kashmiri TV artist Amreen Bhat, killed by terrorists on Wednesday, who were eliminated in an encounter that started between terrorists and security forces on Thursday at Aganhanzipora area at Awantipora in South Kashmir's…

Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, US remains focussed on China, says Blinken

Washington (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that while the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine was an immediate threat to the international order, the US remained focussed on China because the latter posed the most serious…

National Games Scam: CBI raid against former Minister Bandhu Tirkey

Ranchi: The CBI on Thursday carried out a raid at the official residence of former HRD and sports minister Bandhu Tirkey in connection with the 34th National Games scam in Jharkhand. He had served as minister for a brief period when the preparations…