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BJP feels lack of effort cost it Rajay Sabha seat in Jharkhand
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Differences between BJP leaders came to the fore on Friday following party leader S S Ahluwalia's defeat in the Rajya Sabha elections from Jharkhand.
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SS Ahluwalia loses in RS poll
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In a big embarrassment for the BJP, senior leader S S Ahluwalia was today defeated in the Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand, with the Congress, helped by the RJD and Independents, winning one seat and the JMM bagging another.
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Jharkhand: 69 convicted in fodder scam
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A CBI court on Thursday convicted 69 people and acquitted 16 in the multi-crore fodder scam. Twenty-nine people have been sentenced to one to three years imprisonment and fined between Rs 25,000 and Rs 2 lakh. The quantum of sentence against the others will be pronounced on May 7.
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Won't interfere in Jharkhand RS election: SC
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to interfere with Thursday's biennial election to the two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand which was countermanded following allegations of use of money power and horse-trading.
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Rajya Sabha polls: More trouble for BJP in Jharkhand?
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After the controversy over its candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections from Jharkhand, Anshuman Mishra, the BJP seems to be heading for fresh trouble.
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Unicef to distribute 25000 solar lamps in Jharkhand schools
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Unicef will distribute around 25,000 portable solar lamps in Jharkhand's schools, a move that will help around 75,000 students during their studies.
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Mounted cop battalion in Jharkhand
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The state police will get its first mounted police battalion for its headquarters in Jamshedpur soon. Sources in the home department said a few years ago the police department had made attempts to raise a similar battalion.
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Cong, JMM and BJP in fray for Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll
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Jharkhand's ruling alliance partners - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) - and the opposition Congress have fielded candidates for the May 3 polls to two Rajya Sabha seats.
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Marandi's party to stay away from Rajya Sabha poll
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Ahead of the May 3 Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand, the Congress suffered a setback Monday when its alliance partner, the JVM-P of Babulal Marandi, said it will not support the party in the biennial elections for the two seats
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Court sentences Jharkhand man to life term for murdering wife
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A 30-year-old man from Jharkhand who strangled to death his wife last year has been sentenced to life term by a Delhi court which said the circumstantial evidence pinpoint towards him.
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CBI raids Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA's house twice
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The CBI raided the ancestral house of Vishnu Bhaiya, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha legislator from Jamtara, on Monday in connection with the alleged horse trading in biennial Rajya Sabha election, the search coming second time since last Saturday.
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JVM to abstain in Jharkhand RS polls: Marandi
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Peeved at Congress rejecting its proposal to field a joint opposition candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM-Prajatantric) today said that it would abstain from voting on May three.
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Resentment in JMM over Rajya Sabha candidate
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Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and former deputy chief minister Sudhir Mahto Wednesday staged a sit-in demonstration in the steel city of Jamshedpur to protest against the fielding of Supreme Court
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Six years on, Garhwa power project in limbo
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The ambitious rural electrification project under Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Programme (RGREP) to electrify 746 villages in the district is in limbo.
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'Ranchi will not face water crisis this summer'
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Drinking water and sanitation department (DWS) on Wednesday assured deputy commissioner K K Soan that the capital will not face water crisis, this summer.
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May deadline set for MGNREGS wells
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Altogether 176 wells under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which had caved in the district, will be repaired by the end of May.
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Gun factory unearthed in Hazaribag, manufacturer held
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The district team headed by additional SP Karthik S has unearthed a mini gun factory in Chepikala Khurd village late on Tuesday.
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Trust seeks health insurance for families of domestic helps
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With nearly 150 girls currently registered with the trust, Sister Jemma is geared up to seek cooperation of the state welfare department in getting health insurance and BPL benefits for those girls' families.
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Bandh affects public transport in Jharkhand
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The two-day bandh called by the CPI (Maoists) in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha affected the State’s public transport. The bandh was called to demand 20 per cent increase in the rate of kendu leaves.
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State may get own nuclear power plant
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The department of atomic energy is mulling over the idea of setting up a small nuclear power plant in Jharkhand in the future.
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Munda calls for serious study of Jharkhand politics
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Chief Minister Arjun Munda today called for a serious discussion over the unpredictable political situation plaguing Jharkhand since its inception in 2001.
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Jharkhand women fall prey to ‘witchcraft’ with alarming frequency, says report
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In a shocking revelation, a report released by Jharkhand Human Rights Movement 2001-2011, says every three days a woman becomes victim of crime related to witchcraft in Jharkhand.
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After Jharkhand FIR, Yashwant Sinha surrenders
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Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha and 18 others on Thursday surrendered to a police station, a day after Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) lodged an FIR against them for allegedly holding its General Manager Prabhakar Chaki captive in its office at Charhi.
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PGCIL unveils plans to tap additional power available in Jharkhand
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Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has chalked out its strategy for evacuating and transferring surplus power being generated in Santhal Pargana region to power-starved Palamau and other eastern parts of Jharkhand.
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Gumla district administration gears up to finish pending work
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The district administration has, of late, launched a campaign to complete the pending irrigation well schemes in the district.
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