Ranchi, Feb 21 (IANS) The issues of increasing the retirement age of government employees and filling long-pending backlog vacancies dominated discussions in the Jharkhand Assembly on Saturday.Clarifying the government’s position, Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore said there is no proposal under consideration to raise the retirement age of state employees. At the same time, he assured the House that backlog vacancies would be filled on a priority basis through a transparent recruitment pr…
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Ranchi, Feb 20 (IANS) Responding to a two-day discussion on the Governor’s address during the Budget Session of the Jharkhand Assembly, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday announced that the state government will enact a comprehensive and effective law on organ donation.He said that there are policies and legal provisions at the central level on this issue, but the desired outcomes have not been fully realised on the ground.The state government, he said, will strengthen the legal framework a…
Ranchi, Jan 25 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Central government for announcing the conferment of the Padma Bhushan on veteran tribal leader and former Union Minister Shibu Soren, popularly revered as ‘Dishom Guruji’. Shibu Soren and Hemant Soren share a father-son relationship, with Hemant being the political successor to the JMM party founder, Shibu Soren. Shibu is known as ‘Dishom Guru’In a statement shared on social media p…
Ranchi, Jan 15 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, where he will showcase investment opportunities in the state on a global platform.The Chief Minister was received at Zurich Airport by India’s Ambassador to Switzerland, Mridul Kumar. He is accompanied by an official state delegation, which will travel from Zurich to Davos a day later.Sharing the update on social media…
Ranchi, Jan 15 (IANS) In a setback for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the High Court on Thursday allowed the trial to proceed in a case related to the defiance of summonses issued by the ED in an alleged land scam.A single-judge Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary dismissed Soren’s petition seeking to quash the proceedings pending before the MP-MLA special court. However, the High Court granted him exemption from personal appearance before the court.The MP-MLA court had initiated jud…
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 12 (IANS) Jharkhand’s millennia-old megalithic culture is set to be presented on the global stage. A government delegation led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren is preparing to showcase the region’s ancient stone structures, cave paintings and distinctive landscapes at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, later this month.The delegation will present detailed documents on Jharkhand’s megalithic sites to the international community, to initiate concrete steps toward…
Ranchi, Jan 7 (IANS) Hockey India confirmed on Wednesday that Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, will be the chief guest at the women’s final of the Hockey India League, scheduled to be held on January 10 here at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Hockey Stadium.Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs of Jharkhand, Sudivya Kumar, and International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Dato Tayyab Ikram will be the Guests of Honour, and Member of the Jharkhand Leg…
Ranchi, Jan 1 (IANS) While January 1 is celebrated across the world as the beginning of a new year, the day remains a symbol of grief and sacrifice for Jharkhand’s Kharsawan. Seventy-seven years ago, on January 1, 1948 — a few months after India attained independence — the soil of Kharsawan was soaked in blood during a brutal firing on tribal protesters, an incident often compared to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.On that fateful day, thousands of tribals had gathered to oppose the proposal to …
Gumla (Jharkhand), Dec 30 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday called upon the tribal community, especially the youth, to remain rooted in their cultural heritage while embracing modern education, science, and technology for overall development.Addressing the inter-state socio-cultural gathering ‘Kartik Jatra’ at Raidih block in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, the President emphasised that preserving tribal identity and traditions is essential even as society progresses.”Education is the…