Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren wins trust vote, BJP stages walkout

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday won the trust vote amid a threat of disqualification in an office of profit case.

Soren got 48 votes, while the BJP walked out during the House proceedings.

Earlier in the…

Twitter war erupts between BJP MP, Deoghar DC

Deoghar/(IANS): Amid the ongoing political crisis in Jharkhand, a war of words erupted on Twitter between BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and IAS Manjunath Bhajantri, the District Magistrate (DM) of Deoghar.

In a series of tweets, the DM asked who authorized…

Another Minor found dead in Dumka, culprit nabbed, CM expresses grief

Dumka/Ranchi: The body of a 14-year-old minor girl who was four months pregnant has been found hanging from a tree under Vishwavidhalay OP of Dumka district in Jharkhand on Saturday.

The girl who hails from the tribal community along with her relatives…

Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank organises Run for Vision in Ranchi

Ranchi: The Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank along with the Eye Donation Awareness Club (EYEDAC) on Saturday organised its annual Run for Vision in the 37th National Eye Donation Fortnight.

The Chief Guest on the occasion was Speaker of the Jharkhand…

Government will not allow injustice with any family: CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the state government will not allow injustice with any family. Earlier a Suhani Sanga and David Aind residents of Musa Toli which comes under the Ranchi Smart City Project met the Chief Minister at his…

Chief Minister to seek trust vote on Sept 5 in Special Session of Assembly

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren will seek a vote of trust on Monday to prove the strength of his government amid growing political uncertainty that has risen post the office of profit row in which he is likely to face disqualification. 

Jharkhand…

DC reviews progress of schemes related to welfare department

Ranchi: A review meeting of schemes related to the welfare department was organized under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Rahul Kumar Sinha in which senior officials of the district administration and those from the concerned departments were…

Jharkhand High Court orders CBI probe into mob lynching of Rupesh Pandey in Hazaribagh

Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court on Friday ordered CBI to take up an investigation into the Rupesh Pandey murder case. The order was passed by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi on a writ petition filed by Rupesh’s mother Urmilla Devi seeking an independent…

IMD forecasts cloudy sky with few spells of rain in Jharkhand

Ranchi: IMD’s Ranchi weather office has issued a forecast of cloudy sky in most places across the state with few spells of rain or thundershowers activity.

Though the monsoon trough which has shifted close to the foothills of the Himalayas…

Two Maoists killed in encounter with security forces at Kuchai

Saraikela: Two ultras were killed in an encounter between paramilitary forces and the proscribed CPI-Maoist squad which took place in a jungle located under the Kuchai police station area of this district. Apart from the bodies of the Maoists, the…