Relief for Jharkhand CM, SC sets aside HC order in a mining lease case

New Delhi (IANS) Relief for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, as the Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Jharkhand High Court, which had upheld the maintainability of a PILs seeking probe against Soren in a mining lease case.

On August…

PMLA court refuses bail to Pooja Singhal’s husband

Ranchi: The special PMLA court of Prabhat Kumar Sharma on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail petition of Abhishek Jha in the Khunti district MNREGA case. He is the husband of Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal who is in judicial custody…

Registry of properties remains hit as ED grills Sub-Registrar in fraudulent land deals

Ranchi: Due to the impact of the ED raids registration of land and flats in the Jharkhand capital did not take place on the second consecutive day on Saturday.

A short visit to the registration office at Kutchery suggested that sub-registrar…

UPA stages demonstration against ED’s ‘selective’ action

Ranchi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) staged a dharna near Raj Bhawan to protest against the ED notice to Jharkhand chief minister Heman Soren for questioning.

Though the number of Congress party and RJD members were limited in the…

Hemant Soren meets World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy, Yohi Shashkawa along with his delegation

Ranchi: The World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Yohi Shashkawa, along with his delegation, had a courtesy meeting with Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

He apprised the Chief Minister about the work being done by the World Health…

Chief Minister holds a high level meeting with the senior officials regarding the state foundation day ceremony

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren reviewed the preparations being made in connection with the main function to be organized at Morhabadi Maidan in the capital Ranchi on 15th November on the occasion of Jharkhand State Foundation Day and the arrival…

IT raids continue against two Jharkhand MLAs, associates

Ranchi: The Income Tax department continued its raids against Jharkhand Congress MLAs Jaimangal Singh alias Anup Singh and Pradeep Yadav on the second consecutive day. In Godda, the IT team continued searching Yadav’s residence at Sarkanda.

Another…

CM participates in ‘Aapki Yojana Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar’ in Ramgarh, says students to soon get benefit of CM Sarathi Yojana

Ramgarh: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday laid the foundation stone of 146 schemes worth Rs 4,616.26 lakh, inaugurated 106 schemes worth Rs 25,598.47 lakh, distributed assets worth 11982.43 lakhs among 2,813,18 beneficiaries along with adding 6,456…

Recent cases, numbers expose Jharkhand's shocking record of lynchings

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand, which is known for rich mineral deposits, has also earned a bad reputation as an increasing number of crimes, including murder, rape, mob lynching, etc, are being reported from the state.

Around 2014, when the term…

Health minister Banna Gupta recommends suspension of RIMS doctor

Ranchi: State health minister Banna Gupta has recommended suspension of a senior doctor of RIMS CTVS department, Dr Rakesh Choudhary and has asked to withhold one month salary of RIMS cardiology department head Dr Prakash Kumar.

Health minister…