Jharkhand

RANCHI: Hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking a ban on the conversion of tribals in the state through ‘Changai Sabha,’ the Jharkhand High Court on Thursday sought a detailed report on the districts where the conversion of tribals is…

RANCHI: In one of its kind move, the Jharkhand Police has demoted 12 police constables who were given out-of-turn promotions to Sub-Inspectors for their bravery during an encounter with CPI (Maoists) in 2008. This decision comes 26 years…

RANCHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said rampant infiltration has led to the shrinking of the tribal population in Jharkhand and added that if the BJP forms the next government in the state, it will release a 'White Paper' on…

RANCHI: Following an alleged attack on tribal households after a dispute over making an objectionable edited video of a girl viral on social media by her neighbour, state BJP Chief Babulal Marandi has said that the tribals in Jharkhand are…

Terming it as eyewash, BJP said that lollipops are being handed out to the youth in the name of appointment letters.

This high-profile event will be attended by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, alongside key sangh leaders and representatives from across the country.

Earlier in the day, Governor C P Radhakrishnan invited Soren to form the government, a day after his predecessor Champai Soren stepped down as Chief Minister.

According to the petitioner’s lawyer Rajeev Kumar, the government has been asked to file an affidavit within two weeks.

Earlier in the day, leaders and MLAs of the ruling coalition at a meeting at Champai Soren's residence here unanimously decided to elect Hemant Soren as the JMM legislature party leader.

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the land scam case. On June 13, Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay reserved the decision on Soren's bail plea. Soren was arrested by the…

Although Marandi defeated JMM Patriarch Shibu Soren in 1998 and 1999, establishing himself as a tribal leader in Santhal Pargana and Jharkhand politics, he could not convert his popularity into votes in the tribal region.

Ansari's name was initially missing from the electoral rolls, a fact discovered by Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar during a surprise visit to Mandro polling stations on April 5.

At some places polling were conducted after 20 years, while in others, it took place after three decades.

Of the 14 LS seats in the state, AJSU is contesting on only one seat under the seat-sharing formula of NDA. Chaudhary for the first time contested from Giridih on an AJSU ticket in 2019 and got elected.

BJP on May 20 issued notice to Sinha for not participating in campaigning after MLA Manish Jaiswal was declared candidate from the Hazaribag LS seat, thereby maligning the party’s image.

According to Priyanka, policies of Congress had always been there to give more power to the people, but the BJP government does not know people’s need properly and is not able to make proper policies.

The vacation bench allowed Soren's counsel Kapil Sibal to withdraw his plea after warning that if the court goes into the details of the case it will be "damaging" for the former CM.

Alam was arrested after two days of grilling by the ED on May 15 at the agency's office here.

Apex court asks Soren whether a writ court can examine the legality of his arrest after the trial court has taken cognizance of the prosecution complaint filed by the ED.