In the course of preparing the budget, you have laid down a roadmap for a developed India. What are the key takeaways you intended for us? This process started before 8 October, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from Red Fort (on 15 August). We believe ‘Amrit Kaal’Read More →
Members of the transport union, protest at Jantar Mantar regarding the new laws related to hit and run, in New Delhi on January 03, 2024. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Transport unions threaten to intensify protests The All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation, a platform of various trade unionsRead More →
The Jharkhand government has formed a task force to study the impact on the state of commitments made by India at last year’s global climate summit. At the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year, India had committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 and set a target of buildingRead More →
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in connection with its money laundering probe into cases of alleged illegal mining in the state. “The CM has been asked to appear before the investigating officer on Thursday for questioning. Some facts have been revealed during our investigationsRead More →
During the two-day brainstorming session on internal security organised by the Union Home Ministry at Surajkund in Faridabad, the Jharkhand government asked the Centre for assistance in a slew of schemes to tackle naxalism and cybercrime among others. Representing the state, senior Congress Minister Rameshwar Oraon, who was deputed byRead More →
Seven people, including two minors, were nabbed for the gang rape of the 26-year-old software engineer in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, police said on Sunday. The arrests were made after interrogating some locals who frequent the secluded spot near the old aerodrome in Chaibasa where the incident happened, they said.Read More →
Amid strong indications that Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor is considering contesting elections for the Congress president’s post, two more state units — Haryana and Jharkhand — on Tuesday passed resolutions backing Rahul Gandhi for the post. Party leaders in Kerala indicated that the state unit is in favour of RahulRead More →
After approving the domicile policy in the cabinet, the Jharkhand government has moved one step closer to implementing the Jharkhand State Employment of Local Candidates in Private Sector Act, 2021, which provides for 75 per cent reservation to locals private sector jobs with salaries up to Rs 40,000. The decisionRead More →
A 27-year-old pregnant woman in Hazaribag district was crushed to death under a tractor allegedly by a recovery agent when he was forcibly taking the vehicle away for non-payment of dues, a senior police official said. The incident took place on Thursday and the victim, a daughter of a farmer,Read More →
Amid suspense over continuation of the Jharkhand Chief Minister as an MLA, Hemant Soren will seek a vote of trust during the special session of the Assembly on Monday, an official said. As per a letter sent to the MLAs by the Assembly secretariat, the Chief Minister has expressed hisRead More →
