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…
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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 11 (IANS) The alleged ban on DJ music during Ram Navami processions triggered a major uproar in the Jharkhand Assembly during the Budget Session on Wednesday. BJP legislators staged protests both inside and outside the House.As soon as the proceedings began, BJP MLAs raised slogans over the issue, accusing the government of interfering with religious traditions.The opposition alleged that the state government was targeting a particular community and undermining the religious sentim…
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, 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…
Ranchi, Feb 19 (IANS) The issue of elephant attacks reverberated through the Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday, as MLAs raised alarm over the increasing number of deaths and demanded urgent government intervention.On the second day of the Budget Session, Mandu MLA Nirmal Mahto of All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) staged a sit-in protest on the steps of the Assembly, holding a banner and accusing the state government and the Forest Department of gross negligence in tackling the escalating man-anim…
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) An all-party meeting was held here, ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly’s Budget session, which begins on Wednesday.Speaker Rabindranath Mahato, at the all-party meeting, urged leaders across party lines to ensure the smooth functioning of the House.Addressing the meeting, he appealed for cooperation from all members, stressing that meaningful solutions to public issues can only be found through logical, factual, and constructive debate within the Assembly.He expressed hope tha…