Ramgarh (Jharkhand), July 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have arrested seven persons in connection with the murder of Giridih Sub-Registrar Baleshwar Patel in Ramgarh district and recovered a blood-stained brick and a bamboo stick allegedly used in the crime, officials said on Wednesday.The murder took place in Balsagara village under Mandu police station limits on Tuesday, where Patel was allegedly attacked over a long-standing land dispute. All seven accused have been sent to judicial custody.Addre…
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Ranchi, June 30 (IANS) Martyrs Sidhu-Kanhu, who led the Santhal Hul rebellion against British rule 171 years ago in 1855, were remembered with reverence across Jharkhand on Tuesday.On this occasion, which is called Hul Diwas in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi and several others paid tribute to the revolutionaries at Sidhu-Kanhu Park in Ranchi.Large gatherings were also reported at the historic site of the uprising in Bhognadih village of Sahibganj dis…
Ramgarh (Jharkhand), June 30 (IANS) Jharkhand’s Giridih district Sub-Registrar Baleshwar Patel was killed on Tuesday in Ramgarh district in a violent attack said to be linked to a land dispute, officials said.The incident took place in Balsagara village under the Mandu police station area and has triggered widespread shock in the area.According to preliminary information, Patel had come to his ancestral village on Hul Diwas, which is a holiday in Jharkhand.On Tuesday morning, he reportedly went …
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday paid tributes to legendary Santhal freedom fighters Sidho Murmu and Kanhu Murmu on Hul Diwas, saying their valiant struggle against injustice and exploitation remains an enduring source of inspiration for the nation and a defining chapter in India’s freedom movement. In a message shared on social media, the Chief Minister said the Santhal Hul occupies an immortal place in the country’s history of resistance against oppr…
Sahibganj (Jharkhand), June 29 (IANS) The sprawling banyan tree at Pachkatia in Bhognadih village in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district stands as a silent sentinel of history. Every year on June 30, the site transforms into a living monument of resistance as thousands gather beneath its shade to commemorate the legendary Santhal Hul — a rebellion that shook the foundations of British rule 171 years ago.It was here on June 30, 1855, that tribal leaders Sidhu Murmu, Kanhu Murmu, Chand Murmu, Bairab M…