- Thu, 9 Sep, 2010, 11:38 am -

Ranchi: The first day of the two day Naxal bandh paralyzed normal life in the State as all the Inter- state bus services were grounded. Railways, as a precautionary measure diverted the routes of many trains. These include Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti express, Varanasi Inter-city and Hatia-Jammu Tawi Express. These trains went via the Gomoh route.The Hatia- Howrah Express is already running on the diverted route via Asansol and would continue till 3rd of July. ..details..

Ranchi: Behind the bars for more than eight months, former CM and at present Lok Sabha member, Madhu Koda, spoke to certain selected media persons in Ranchi on Tuesday. The former CM was present at the Special Vigilance court in the alleged Rs.4000cr scam. ..details..

Ranchi: The Khunti police nabbed the killers of former MLA Ramesh Singh Munda in a raid at the Mosanga jungles in Jharkhand. The police raid team was lead by Khunti SP Manoj Kaushik. ..details..

Ranchi: The Vigilance department conducted one more raid at the premises of former JPSC Chairman Dalip Prasad’s house in Ranchi to gather more evidence against him in the appointment scam. Prasad was absconding from the house and the details of the raid could not be ascertained. The Vigilance department is tightening the noose on the accused and very soon arrests are expected. ..details..

Ranchi: Governor M O H Farook held a review meeting of the progress made in the Centre sponsored schemes. He urged the officers to work dedicatedly to complete the projects earmarked for this fiscal year on time. He warned the officers absenting from their districts, of stern action. ..details..

Ranchi: Union minister of State for Coal, Sriprakash Jaiswal blamed the State government for not taking preventive action to curb illegal coal mining. He asserted that the Centre depended on the support of the State to root out corruption. ..details..

Ranchi: The Congress and JMM candidates Dheeraj Sahu and K D Singh respectively won their Rajya Sabha seats comfortably and the BJP candidate Ajay Maru could muster only 17 of the required 28 votes. ..details..

Ranchi: Both Dheeraj Sahu and KD Singh of Congress and JMM respectively are expected to have a smooth passage in tomorrow’s Rajya Sabha (RS) elections for the two RS seats in the State. Though BJP’s Ajay Maru is making frantic efforts to garner 28 seats, hios effort seems to be futile as no major hiccup is e4xpected in the last moment. ..details..

Ranchi: The notorious and dreade4d PLFI Sub-zonal commander Safal Gope was shot dead by the Gumla police on Monday. Acting on a tip-off that the PLFI big-wigs were assembling in Rakmasera village in Gumla, the Gumla police headed by SP A K Singh raided the village. Sensing police presence the PLFI members opened fire and a fierce battle ensued as the police replied with several rounds of fire. ..details..

Ranchi: The forth coming Rajya Sabha elections in the State has no party claiming straight victory. The Congress candidate has the assurance of 11 of the JVM votes to his Party’s 14 but is still running short of 3. Added to the worry is the off-the-cuff remark of JVM’s Samresh Singh who stated that the voting would depend upon the positive action of forming a democratically elected government . ..details..

Ranchi: Union Home Minister P. C. Chidambaram arrived in Ranchi late Thursday night and held a high level meeting with all the senior most officials at Raj Bhavan on Friday morning. He advised the Secretaries of all the departments in the State to fix their priorities by the end of this month itself so that all the developmental work scheduled for the current fiscal year is completed successfully. ..details..

Ranchi/Sahebganj: In a nerve rackling incident the five assasins of JMM leader Muktar Ansari, who was shot dead in broad daylight, were nabbed by the furious villagers of Sahebganj district of Jharkhand. ..details..

रांची : पूर्व डीजीपी को झारखंड के राज्यपाल एमओएच फारूक के सलाहकार के रूप में नियुक्‍त किया गया है। इसके अलावा सेवानिवृत्त आइएएस अधिकारी विलफ्रेड लकडा भी सलाहकार के रूप में फिर से चुने गए हैं।  गृह मंत्री पी चिदंबरम ने दोनों सलाहकारों के नामों पर अपनी सहमति प्रदान कर दी है। डीजीपी प्रसाद अपने कार्यकाल में एक सुलझे हुए अधिकारी के रूप में ख्‍यात रहे हैं। झारखंड में लंबे समय का उनका अनुभव रहा है। खासकर नक्‍सल समस्‍या पर वह आरंभिक काल से ही अध्‍ययन और शोध में व्‍यक्तिगत रूचि लेते रहे हैं। माना जा रहा है कि राज्‍यपाल के सलाहकार के रूप में उनकी यह नई पारी राज्‍य में नक्‍सल समस्‍या को मानवीय और प्रशासनिक दृष्टिकोण से सुलझाने में काफी मददगार साबित होगी। ..details..

Ranchi: The elections to thr two Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from the State have taken an interesting turn as three candidates jump into the fray. The safest passage seems likely for the Congress candidate Dheeraj Sahu as Babulal Marandi’s JVM has finally given its consent to support Congress. In all likelihood the five RJD MLAs would also vote for him. ..details..

Ranchi: JMM supreme Shibu Soren and his son and leader of the Parliamentary Party in Jharkhand, Hemant Soren returned from the Delhi trip empty handed, the JMM legislative Party’s differences surfaced openly. 8 of the JMM MLAs with the support of two independent MLAs filed the support papers for industrialist K D Singh for the Rajya Sabha seat.. ..details..

Ranchi: President’s Rule was imposed in Jharkhand on Tuesday after the Central Cabinet put its stamp of approval. This is the second time in the past twelve months when imposition of President’s rule in the State was necessitated. ..details..

Ranchi: Shibu Soren met the Governor M O H Farook at 10pm on Sunday along with 16 of his MLAs and accompanied by AJSU’s Sudesh Mahto and Independendant Chamra Linda. The four month old drama invoving in numerable meetings and chartered flights to Delhi fizzled off as both the National Parties Congress as well as the BJP decided to vote against the trust motion called for Monday. Shibu led JMM had no other alternative other than to resign rather than face the ignominy of defeat in the House. ..details..

रांची : झारखंड की राजनीति में तेजी से बदलते घटनाक्रम का एक नतीजा सामने आया है। मुख्‍यमंत्री शिबू सोरेन ने आज देर शाम राजभवन जाकर अपना इस्‍तीफा राज्‍यपाल को सौंप दिया है। उनके साथ 16 विधायकों के अलावा आजसू के विधायक व उपमुख्‍यमंत्री सुदेश महतो भी मौजूद थे। ज्ञातब्‍य हो कि कल, 31 मई को, सोरेन को विधानसभा में विश्‍वास मत हासिल करना था। …. विस्‍तृत समाचार जल्‍द ही….

Ranchi: Shibu Soren has decided to go ahead in seeking the trust of the House. The trust vote would be conducted in a special session convened on the 31st instant at the ATI, converted as a make shift Assembly since the regular Assembly Hall is undergoing renovation. The information was given to the media by the Speaker C. P. Singh on Thursday. ..details..

Ranchi: With hardly four days remaining for Shibu Soren to prove his majority in the House, confusion prevails as to who is going to support to achieve the magical number. Even after withdrawing support from the JMM, a section of the BJP was seen lobbying for a re-alliance with JMM. ..details..