New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren raised several long-pending issues concerning his state and sought the Centre’s support at the meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Thursday.Soren urged the Centre to release pending funds under the Jal Jeevan Mission and clear outstanding dues of around Rs 1.36 lakh crore owed by coal companies to the state.He also called for simplification of land acquisition procedures an…
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Ranchi, June 8 (IANS) Candidates of the ruling INDIA bloc on Monday filed their nominations for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand, scheduled to be held on June 18.Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) nominee Baijnath Ram and Congress candidate Pranav Jha reached the Assembly along with top alliance leaders and MLAs to submit their nomination papers.Chief Minister Hemant Soren was present on the occasion, along with Congress central observer and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Ba…
Ranchi, June 8 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren suffered a major legal setback on Monday after a special court hearing cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) rejected his discharge petition in a case linked to 8.86 acres of land in Ranchi’s Badgai area.The PMLA special court had reserved its order earlier after hearing arguments from both sides.On Monday, the court ruled that at this stage there are sufficient grounds based on available records and allegations to…
Ranchi, June 6 (IANS) Differences within Jharkhand’s ruling alliance have come to the fore over the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress at odds over seat-sharing.Hours after Congress announced Pranav Jha as its candidate for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats from the state, the JMM decided that the party would field candidates for both seats.A meeting of JMM legislators and senior leaders was held at the residence of Chief Minister Hemant Soren…
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, the party’s general secretary, will attend a meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc on June 8 in the national capital.Incidentally, Abhishek Banerjee is supposed to appear at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police at Bhabani Bhavan in South Kolkata on June 8 for interrogation in an ongoing probe into the signat…
Ranchi, June 2 (IANS) The Jharkhand government took a significant step on Tuesday to ensure tap water supply to every rural household in the state by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.The MoU was signed at an event in New Delhi between the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Jharkhand government.Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, Jharkhand Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Yogendra Prasad, and senior officials from both the Cent…
Ranchi, May 29 (IANS) Political activity has intensified in Jharkhand ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections for two seats scheduled to be held on June 18. Congress leaders held a nearly three-hour-long meeting with Chief Minister Hemant Soren at his residence here on Friday to deliberate on seat-sharing and candidate selection.During the meeting, discussions centred on strategies to be adopted to ensure the victory of alliance nominees in both seats. However, no final consensus could be reached in …
Ranchi, May 23 (IANS) With Jharkhand reeling under an intense heat wave, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday directed district administrations and government officials across the state to ensure the uninterrupted availability of drinking water for the public.The Chief Minister instructed Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police, Station House Officers, Circle Officers, Block Development Officers, Panchayat representatives and all government offices to make adequate arrangements for dr…
Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) Efforts to resolve the dispute over the language policy for the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) failed to yield consensus at the second meeting of a five-member high-level committee of ministers held here on Friday.The final decision is now likely to be taken by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.The committee was constituted by the Chief Minister after controversy erupted over the recently approved rules for language for JTET, which excluded Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili a…
Ranchi, May 19 (IANS) Allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman inmate at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi’s Hotwar area have sparked a political storm in Jharkhand, with the matter now reaching the Governor.Seeking a high-level probe and action, the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar.Meanwhile, the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) and the district administration have taken cognisance of t…