Ranchi, April 14 (IANS) Political tensions escalated in Jharkhand on Tuesday following allegations of large-scale irregularities and a suspected paper leak in the recently conducted excise constable examination.A high-level delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met Governor Santosh Gangwar at Lok Bhavan in Ranchi and submitted a seven-point memorandum, questioning the credibility and functioning of the state’s key recruitment bodies — the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) …
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Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly, Babulal Marandi, on Tuesday met Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and sought a CBI probe into the alleged liquor scam in the state, which he claimed has ballooned to over Rs 750 crore.The BJP leader submitted a memorandum to the Governor, alleging serious irregularities in the handling of the case by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).He claimed the agency’s role has been “suspect” and that, instead of conducting a fair and…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) While the BJP leaders on Wednesday hailed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, urging for ‘one nation, one Constitution’, the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) opposed it’s passage, calling it the party’s ‘agenda’.The Gujarat Assembly passed the Bill on Tuesday, introducing a common legal framework for civil matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, and inheritance across communities and religions.Speaking…
Ranchi, March 10 (IANS) The Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproar as opposition members created a ruckus over the state’s law and order situation and alleged corruption.As soon as the House assembled, BJP MLAs rushed to the well carrying posters and raised slogans, demanding a discussion on what they termed rising corruption and the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.The situation turned more tense when AJSU Party MLA Nirmal Mahto was marshalled out of the House on the…
Ranchi, Jan 23 (IANS) Aditya Sahu, Jharkhand’s newly elected president of the BJP, formally assumed charge on Friday. During the ceremony, he asserted that the state is a fertile ground for the party and expressed confidence that a “double engine” government will be formed in the state.Earlier in the day, Sahu offered prayers at the state BJP office on the occasion of Saraswati Puja. Addressing party leaders and workers after taking charge, he said the BJP’s greatest strength lies in its…
Ranchi, Jan 15 (IANS) A major political controversy has erupted in Jharkhand after police started a probe into allegations of assault on Santosh Kumar, an accused in a money-laundering case at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Ranchi.A team of senior Jharkhand Police officers, accompanied by a large police force, reached the ED’s regional office on Airport Road as part of the investigation into an FIR lodged by Santosh Kumar in the matter.The police presence at the central agency’s …
Ranchi, Jan 14 (IANS) Aditya Sahu will be the new President of the BJP’s Jharkhand unit, party’s central election officer and Union Minister Jual Oram announced on Wednesday.Sahu filed his nomination at the state BJP office in Ranchi on Tuesday before Jual Oram and was elected unopposed, as no other candidate submitted nomination papers for the post.A Rajya Sabha member from Jharkhand, Sahu was serving as the Working President of the state BJP prior to his elevation as state party chief. He br…
Ranchi, Jan 12 (IANS) The BJP is set to announce its new state President in Jharkhand on January 14, with acting President Aditya Sahu almost certain to be elected unopposed.According to the election schedule released by the BJP state election officer and MP Dr Pradeep Verma on Monday, the process for electing the state President will be conducted on January 13 and 14. The nomination process will take place at the BJP state office in Ranchi on January 13 between 12 noon and 2 p.m. Scrutiny of no…