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EC issues notice to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren over mining lease

The EC had recently written to the state government to share the documents related to the mining lease

Security forces detect 3 IEDs in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district

Security forces on Sunday detected three improvised explosive devices kept hidden by CPI (Maoists) in a jungle in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said in a statement.

Jharkhand power crisis due to poor pre-planning by govt: Ex-CM Raghubar Das

Terming the Jharkhand government "inefficient", former chief minister Raghubar Das accused the JMM-led dispensation of not planning in advance to avoid power cuts in the state during summer.

Raghubar Das accuses Jharkhand CM of irregular industrial land allotment

The BJP leader further said Soren's political representative Pankaj Mishra had been given a lease in the name of Mahakal stone in Sahebhanj

Jharkhand: 39,513 nominations filed for first phase of panchayat polls

The nomination process for the first phase, which started on April 16, concluded on Saturday, State Election Commission (SEC) officials said

Jamtara becomes country's first district with library in every village

A Janta Darbar was initially organised by the district administration to know the problems of the villagers in Changidih Panchayat

Several trapped in an abandoned coal mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district

The alleged incident occurred in Chanch Victoria colliery area of Bharat Coking Coal.

Jharkhand: Ropeway site sealed ahead of probe into cable car tragedy

Three people lost their lives in the ropeway accident at Trikut Hills, around 20 km from the temple town of Baidyanath Dham

Massive blaze at Jharkhand forest, 4 firefighters severely injured

The fire broke out at the Bigha Forest along the Hazaribag-Gaya Road in Chouparan police station area, officials said

India applauds heroic efforts of those involved in Deoghar rescue ops: Modi

PM Modi also said that the country is proud that it has such a skilled force of the Army, Air Force, NDRF, ITBP and Jharkhand Police who always bring people out of every crisis situation

Former Air Chief Fali Homi Major commends rescue ops in Jharkhand's Deoghar

"Such operations are risky and mishaps can happen. It isn't easy to winch up a person in conditions such as these. I certainly feel that this was a great effort by our security forces," he added.

Jharkhand ropeway accident: 2 dead, 15 trapped mid-air as rescue ops halt

Around 32 people have so far been rescued, nearly 28 hours after the accident took place around 20 km from the famous Baba Baidyanth temple in Deoghar town

Tension prevails after stone pelting on Ram Navami procession in J'khand

Tension prevailed in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district after incidents of stone pelting and arson during Ram Navami fair on Sunday in Hirahi-Hendlaso village

Four-phase rural poll in Jharkhand from May 14 to elect 4345 mukhiyas

The first phase of polling will take place on May 14, while the second, third and last phase of polls are scheduled on May 19, May 24 and May 27 respectively

Jharkhand HC defers hearing into Lalu's petition in a fodder scam case

73-year-old Prasad is in custody following his conviction and sentence by a CBI court in February in a fodder scam case involving embezzlement of over Rs 139 crore from Doranda treasury

Doctors' strike hits outpatient departments across Jharkhand

The OPD services were affected in most government and private hospitals of Jharkhand following a 12-hour strike called by the two forums

Jharkhand government to take over wholesale, retail sale of liquor

The state Cabinet on Wednesday approved four major amendments in the excise policy related to rules of wholesale and retail sale of liquor and other related cases.

Jharkhand CM warns of shutting coal mines over non-payment of dues by PSUs

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has warned the coal companies of putting barricades around coal mines if due payment of worth Rs 1.36 lakh crore is not cleared to the state by Central PSUs."We have demanded payment of Rs 1.36 lakh crore (dues) to the state from the coal companies, and we will take it, this is State's right otherwise we will put barricades around coal mineral resources," the Chief Minister said in his speech in the Legislative Assembly on Friday.Soren had raised the issue of non-payment of dues by coal companies to the Centre in a letter to Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi dated March 2, 2022."Inspite of repeated consultations held with @CoalMinistry & @NITIAayogregarding non payment of long standing legitimate dues of Rs 1.36 lakh crores related to mining done by Central PSUs, Govt of India has paid no heed so far. I have written to @JoshiPralhad ji in this regard", tweeted Soren on Saturday.Noting that Jharkhand is a mineral-rich state and that

Old pension scheme likely to be revived, MLA fund hiked: Jharkhand CM

The scheme for government employees was discontinued from April 1, 2004, and the new National Pension Scheme (NPS) was implemented

Jharkhand HC directs CBI to implead WhatsApp chief in judge murder case

Additional District Judge Uttam Anand, 49, was run over by an autorickshaw while he was out jogging on July 28, 2021