Ranchi, Feb 1, A move to make Jharkhand legislators computer-literate by providing them a free laptop each does not seem to have yielded the desired results despite more than Rs.80 lakh in public funds spent on it in the last nine years.
Ranchi, Jan 23, Jharkhand will become a power-surplus state in the next five years, says Deputy Chief Minister and Power Minister Raghubar Das, though government officials are sceptical.
Ranchi, Dec 30, Jharkhand’s new Chief Minister, Shibu Soren, promised Wednesday to provide a corruption-free government in the state.
Ranchi, Dec 30, He is a politician to the core, known as a champion of the poor and hugely popular despite being dogged by bribery allegations. Shibu Soren, who became Jharkhand’s chief minister for the third time Wednesday, will also face two murder cases not long after getting the top post in the state.
Tamar (Jharkhand), Nov 28, This little town got on to India’s political map early this year, when then chief minister Shibu Soren lost a by-election here. The constituency is in the limelight again in the middle of Jharkhand’s five-phase assembly polls. This time it is due to the Maoists.
Ranchi, Nov 13, A former Jharkhand bureaucrat has claimed that in 2007 then chief minister Madhu Koda had pressurised him to push files recommending iron ore mine contracts to close associate Vinod Sinha’s company.
Ranchi, Nov 13,Mineral-rich Jharkhand – where 54 percent of the population lives below the poverty line – continues to be exploited by a small section of people. If the scams in recent years were put together, then the value may cross Rs.7,000 crore.
Ranchi, Sep 22, Major political parties in Jharkhand have announced they would go it alone in the upcoming assembly elections in what promises to be a neck-and-neck contest.
Ranchi, July 29, The incidence of premarital sex among Jharkhand youths, particularly in tribal areas, is higher than the national average, says a study that also points to low condom use and little awareness of AIDS in this section.
Ranchi, July 17, It is a painting of a man behind bars, regretting his deeds. The artist did not have to stretch his imagination to paint the picture — he just had to look within.