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FIR lodged against MLA for 'beating up' policeman

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03:46 +0530

A policeman has accused Independent MLA Chamra Linda of assaulting him at the Jharkhand Assembly while he was on duty. On the basis of the complaint by the constable Umanath Saha, police filed an FIR with the Jagannathpur police station in Ranchi on Thursday.

Jharkhand: Aadhaar mandatory for sale, purchase of land

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:57 +0530

Aadhaar will be mandatory as proof during land deals in Jharkhand from January 1 2014, an official release said on Tuesday. The decision was taken to bring in transparency in the sale/purchase of land and prevention of registering the same land more than once, the release said quoting Chief Secretary RS Sharma.

Rajnath Singh demands dissolution of Jharkhand Assembly

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:14:02 +0530

BJP President Rajnath Singh on Monday demanded immediate dissolution of Jharkhand Assembly to give the people an opportunity for a fresh mandate. Raising the party's demand again for dissolution of the House, Singh told reporters that the people should get a chance to elect their representatives instead of living under President's rule.

Jharkhand: Koda gets provisional bail for one week

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:44:57 +0530

The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday granted provisional bail to scam accused and former Chief Minister Madhu Koda for a week to attend his ailing mother. Hearing on the provisional bail petition, Justice HC Mishra granted bail with a direction that he should surrender to a lower court on the eighth day from his release from the judicial custody.

Jharkhand: Two Maoists killed in encounter

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:21:46 +0530

At least two Maoists were killed and three jawans got injured in an encounter between the ultras and the security forces in a forest in Seraikela-Kharswan district in Jharkhand, police said on Tuesday. Earlier police had said one Maoist was killed and two jawans were injured in the encounter on Monday.

Jharkhand: Maoist killed, 2 security men hurt in encounter

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:29:59 +0530

One Maoist was killed and two security men were injured on Monday in an encounter in Jharkhand. Police officials said they received a tip-off that Maoists were about to assemble in the forest whereupon the police, COBRA and CRPF forces rushed to the spot.

Jayadev, Sukhdeo to head Congress in Odisha, Jharkhand

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:41:34 +0530

The Congress on Monday appointed Jayadev Jena and Sukhdeo Bhagat as new state unit chiefs of Odisha and Jharkhand, respectively, said a party statement.

Jharkhand: Man arrested for raping minor step-daughter

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:40:40 +0530

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 14-year-old step-daughter for the last seven months, police said on Monday. A woman neighbour helped the police in arresting accused Mahendra Sonar.

Koda for more Assembly seats for stability in Jharkhand

Mon, 06 May 2013 02:54:11 +0530

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda on Sunday demanded that the number of Assembly seats in the state be increased to avoid a fractured mandate and provide a stable government. "I strongly favour that Assembly seats be increased from the existing 81 to at least 140 to provide stability in the government," Koda, an Independent MP, told reporters in Jamshedpur.

Jharkhand: HC extends stay on Dhoot's arrest till May 8

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:10:22 +0530

Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday extended till May 8 the stay order given against the arrest of industrialist Pawan Kumar Dhoot, who as an independent candidate is accused in the horse trading issue during 2012 Rajya Sabha polls.

Nirupama's death: HC quashes proceedings against lover

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:13:05 +0530

Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal proceedings instituted against journalist Priyabhansu Ranjan in connection with his journalist girl friend Nirupama Pathak's death in Kodarma three years ago.

Jharkhand: Encounter between Naxals, security forces; 3 dead

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:04:56 +0530

An encounter between security forces and Naxals in Latehar in Jharkhand which began on Monday morning has ended. Search operations have been launched by security forces to track the rebels.

Jharkhand: Unidentified man rape, murder 5-year-old girl

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:26:04 +0530

A five-year-old girl was raped and murdered in the Jharkhand capital, police said on Thursday.

Jharkhand: 3 unidentified men gangrape 19-year-old woman

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 02:16:18 +0530

A 19-year-old tribal woman was allegedly gangraped by three persons in Chatra district, police sources said on Sunday. The 19-year-old married tribal woman had come to witness the Ramnavmi procession on Friday in Chatra town when she was abducted by three youths who later allegedly gangraped her, Superintendent of Police Arun Birthery said.

Former Jharkhand CM fails to produce bail documents

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:07:02 +0530

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who got a three-week provisional bail from Jharkhand High Court, could not go home on Wednesday following his failure to produce bail documents to the jail authorities. "We don't have any document of his bail in any of the cases against him (Koda). He can only walk out after producing all bail-related documents," Jail Superintendent Dilip Pradhan told PTI in Ranchi.

School uses red coloured uniform to save students from trains

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:54:39 +0530

A school near Jharkhand's capital Ranchi has changed its uniform's colour from sky blue to red to ensure that the children are not crushed by a train when they cross the railway tracks while going to or returning from the school. The residents of Angada also say that now the children will be safe while crossing the railway track.

7 police officials suspended on molestation charges

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:14:46 +0530

Seven officers, undergoing training at the Police Training Centre of Padma in Hazaribagh district, were suspended for allegedly attempting to molest women passengers on a bus, police said on Monday. The seven accused were suspended by Superintendent of Police (Padma) Madan Mohan Lall after the bus passengers handed them over to the police on Sunday following the incident, Officer-in-charge of the Ichak Police Station Ravi Shankar Singh told reporters in Hazaribagh.

Anti-terrorism Squad takes headmaster on transit remand

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:29:45 +0530

A team of Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) on Friday took the headmaster of a school in Pakur district on transit remand in connection with a fake currency case that was registered in Gujarat five years ago. Mohammad Zaheer-ud-din Ansari, the headmaster of Hitesh Nagar Upgraded Middle School in the district, was produced before the chief judicial magistrate by the ATS.

Sinha blames regional parties for instability in Jharkhand

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:27:24 +0530

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Thursday appealed to the people of Jharkhand not to vote for regional parties if they wished to have a stable government in the state, now under President's rule.

IAEA hosts training event on Uranium exploration

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:05:48 +0530

Adequate uranium reserves have been proved for India's nuclear power programme and the future belonged to mineralisation of poor grade uranium ore, according to the country's nuclear experts.

Cash-for-vote scam: CBI carries out more raids in Ranchi

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:32:26 +0530

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has been carrying out raids in Ranchi in connection with the alleged cash-for-vote scam during the 2010 Rajya Sabha elections, continued its raids for the second day. CBI sources said houses of 11 MLAs have been raided and the investigative agency has seized important case-related material from their houses.

Five policemen killed by Maoists in Jharkhand

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:15:42 +0530

Five policemen were killed on Thursday in a gun battle with Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand, police said.

Jharkhand: Five policemen killed by Maoists

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:10:56 +0530

Five police personnel were on Thursday killed when Maoist guerrillas attacked them near Chenpur bus stand in Gumla district during a 'protest week' being observed by the red rebels.

J'khand: 4 men arrested for piercing woman's tongue with needle

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:41:29 +0530

Four persons were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly piercing the tongue of a woman with a needle after dubbing her a witch in Jharkhand's Latehar district last Sunday, police said.

Jharkhand: Man crushes infant daughters to death

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:26:07 +0530

A man crushed his two little daughters to death after a quarrel with his wife at Gonabana village in Garwah district on Friday, police said.

Jharkhand: Ten Maoists killed in encounter with rival faction

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:55:49 +0530

Ten alleged Maoists have been killed in an encounter between rival Maoist factions in Chatra in Jharkhand, local police said. The Maoists were killed in an encounter with the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) on Wednesday night.

Jairam Ramesh takes a pillion ride in Naxal-hit areas

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:26:38 +0530

Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday rode pillion on a two-wheeler to go around villages in Naxal-hit Jhumra Hills area of Jharkand. After his visit, the Rural Development Minister said the Centre would soon announce the Jhumra Action Plan (JAP) to develop the villages of three contiguous districts in the area. The villages covered by Ramesh were all under-developed.

Four accused in gang rape case sent to judicial custody

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:40:48 +0530

A local court on Friday sent four persons to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with the gang rape of a college girl, who had committed suicide following the incident. The four persons were arrested on Thursday, a day after the girl committed suicide by setting herself on fire.

CID officer, student commit suicide in Jharkhand

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:58:10 +0530

A senior CID officer and an engineering student committed suicide in the Jharkhand capital on Thursday in two separate incidents, police said. Chandi Kumar Maitra, 59, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) posted in criminal investigation department (CID) in Bokaro district committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Ranchi. He was scheduled to retire in July 2013.

Ranchi gangrape: Four arrested a day after girl's suicide

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:00:21 +0530

The boyfriend of the victim and three other accused in the gangrape case of a college girl, who committed suicide on Wednesday, were arrested, the police said. "All the four accused have been arrested," Senior Superintendent of Police Saket Kumar Singh said in Ranchi.

Girl sets herself on fire after being gangraped, dies in a hospital

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:05:41 +0530

A college girl on Wednesday committed suicide by setting herself on fire after she was allegedly raped by four youths near Getalsud dam on the outskirts of Ranchi.

Jharkhand: Teenager rapes 10-year-old cousin

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:29:43 +0530

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her distant cousin at Chat village, about 70 km from Giridih town, the police said on Saturday.

Yashwant Sinha upset with appointment of Munda aide as J'khand BJP chief

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:05:09 +0530

BJP leader Yashwant Sinha is reportedly upset with the party's decision to appoint Ravindra Rai as the party president in Jharkhand.

Watch: Police thrash man for driving through no-entry zone

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:56:22 +0530

In a case of police brutality, policemen in Bokaro, Jharkhand, beat up a man on Monday after he allegedly drove his bike through a no-entry zone.

Yashwant Sinha threatens to quit LS over Rai's appointment

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:33:05 +0530

Signs of cracks were visible in the main Opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yet again when its senior leader Yashwant Sinha threatened to resign from his Lok Sabha membership on Monday after Ravindra Rai was appointed the new Jharkhand party president. Sinha had made his opposition clear during the morning meeting of the top BJP leaders before the Parliament session.

Sports officer arrested in sexual harassment case

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:20:22 +0530

Dumka district sport officer-in-charge on Friday was arrested on the charge of exploiting a college student sexually for the last six months, police said.

Koda acquitted in pollution control board scam

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:27:01 +0530

Jharkhand High Court on Thursday acquitted former chief minister Madhu Koda and his alleged associate Binod Sinha in the Rs 90 lakh scam pollution control board scam. The single bench of Justice RR Prasad acquitted the two due to lack of evidence submitted by the Vigilance Bureau.

Jharkhand: Neighbour rapes 5-year-old

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:21:26 +0530

A five year old tribal girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour at Kuluptanga bustee in Seraikela-Kharswan district, the police said on Monday. The girl was alone at her home on Sunday when the accused Durga Munda entered the house and committed the crime.

Watch: JMM MLA ties man to a tree to 'cure' him of his drinking addiction

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:51:52 +0530

A local Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA on Sunday tied an alleged alcoholic to a tree saying he won't free him till he mends his ways.

Quack beheaded, Maoist hand suspected

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:20:54 +0530

Suspected CPI (Maoists) beheaded a quack at Hudagada village in Seraikela-Kharswan district of Jharkhand, police said on Sunday. The torso of the victim, identified as Vijay Kumar Dey (37 yrs) a quack, and the severed head were found lying within a distance of 15 metres on Saturday.

ED to attach Rs 143 cr properties in Koda money laundering case

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:49:57 +0530

Stepping up its action in the alleged multi-crore money laundering case involving former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has decided to attach properties worth Rs 143 crore belonging to his close aides.

Rajya Sabha approves President's rule in Jharkhand

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:26:54 +0530

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday approved the proclamation of President's Rule in Jharkhand where former Chief Minister Arjun Munda had resigned after his government was reduced to a minority in January.

Miscreants beat up teens after father refuses to give them free cigarettes

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:23:16 +0530

Three teenagers including a girl were beaten up by miscreants beat after their father refused to give them cigarettes at Patan in Palamu district, police said on Monday. The teenagers' father Amrika Paswan has shop which sells cigarette. On Sunday evening some miscreants came to the shop and demanded cigarettes.

Jharkhand: Student beaten up, tonsured for molesting girl

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:55:35 +0530

A class ten student was on Friday sent to jail after he was beaten up and tonsured by a mob allegedly for molesting his junior at Chaipur in Palamu district. The 18-year-old boy frequently indulged in molesting a class nine girl student of Harina High School, the police said.

Cabinet clears NTPC power project in Jharkhand

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:53:29 +0530

The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on Wednesday approved the setting up of the 1,980 MW North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Plant in Jharkhand by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

Three men lynched for molestation in Jharkhand

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:20:37 +0530

Three young men were on Friday beaten to death by a mob for trying to molest a woman in a Jharkhand village, police said.

Jharkhand: Unidentified men behead 35-year-old woman

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:26:05 +0530

A 35-year-old woman was beheaded by unidentified persons near Dimna lake in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday.

Jharkhand: Girl raped, murdered days before marriage

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:35:35 +0530

A 19-year-old girl, who was scheduled to get married next week, was allegedly raped and murdered in her home in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Wednesday.

Coal scam: Koda aide Bastawade sent to judicial custody

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:31:19 +0530

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide Anil Bastawade has been sent to 14 days' judicial custody. He was brought back from Jakarta on Tuesday night by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Coal scam: Koda aide Bastawade produced in Ranchi court

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:50:25 +0530

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide Anil Bastawade has been produced in a Ranchi court. He was brought back from Jakarta on Tuesday night by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Coal scam: ED arrests Madhu Koda aide Anil Bastawade

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:49:56 +0530

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide Anil Bastawade. He was brought back from Jakarta on Tuesday night where he was arrested on January 21 on an Interpol notice.

Coal scam: Koda aide Bastawade brought back to India

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:12:46 +0530

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday brought back former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide, Anil Bastawade to India. The alleged mining scam kingpin has been accused in a money laundering case.

Cash-for-votes scam 2010: Court orders CBI probe

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:57:46 +0530

The Jharkhand High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the 2010 cash-for-votes scandal. It has also ordered the CBI to investigate the role of the Jharkhand Department of Cabinet (Vigilance).

Graft case: Ex-Jharkhand CM Koda's aide detained in Jakarta

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:42:01 +0530

The noose seems to be tightening around former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda. Sources have indicated that Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials will be heading to Jakarta soon to gain custody of Madhu Koda's aide Anil Adinath Bastawade, who was detained at Jakarta by immigration authorities on January 19.

Cabinet recommends President's rule in Jharkhand

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:38:17 +0530

The Union Cabinet on Thursday recommended imposition of President's rule in Jharkhand, which was facing political instability following the collapse of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition last week

Arjun Munda says dissolve Jharkhand Assembly

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:34:16 +0530

Justifying his recommendation for dissolution of the Jharkhand Assembly and fresh elections in the state, caretaker Chief Minister Arjun Munda on Wednesday questioned why some political parties were demanding time from the Governor to form an alternative government if they had the numbers.

Jharkhand: Woman beheaded on suspicion of witchcraft

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:41:35 +0530

The head of a tribal woman was chopped off by her brother-in-law who then surrendered with it at a police station at a village in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district, police sources said on Saturday.

J'khand: Man arrested for raping differently-abled woman

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:56:41 +0530

A differently-abled married woman was allegedly raped at Padma, about 30 km from Hazaribagh, and one person has been arrested in connection with it, police said on Saturday.

Maoists can't be fought with guns alone: Prabhakar Kumar

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:19:40 +0530

Will the Latehar encounter with Maoists put security forces on their backfoot? CNN-IBN's Bihar and Jharkhand Bureau Chief Prabhakar Kumar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue.

Jharkhand: JMM leaders exploring options for new govt

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:18:40 +0530

In the wake of a political turmoil created after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) withdrew its support from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the state, the JMM leaders met the state governor to explore scenarios for forming an alternate government. JMM leader Hemant Soren said he has asked the governor for time to negotiate with other parties in the state.

Anti-Naxal operations will be intensified: CRPF DG

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:30:07 +0530

Anti-Naxal operations will be intensified in Maoist violence-hit states including in Jharkhand, CRPF chief Pranay Sahay said on Friday as he described as "barbaric" the planting of a bomb in the body of a dead trooper. The CRPF Director General returned here after his four-day visit to Jharkhand where 14 people - ten security personnel and four civilians - were killed in an Maoist encounter in Latehar district earlier this week.

Jharkhand: First arrest made in Latehar Naxal attack

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:25:41 +0530

A day after body bombs exploded killing three and days after a Naxal encounter in Latehar, Jharkhand, the first arrest has been made. The General Secretary of the Maoists' Koel-Sankh Zonal Committee, Prabhat Mochi, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody.

Are forces prepared to take on inhuman Naxal tactics?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:46:33 +0530

It was Naxal brutality at its worst in Jharkhand as they allegedly surgically inserted an explosive device inside the body of a slain CRPF jawan in Latehar. Reacting to the act of the Naxals, the police said that it was a new Naxal tactic.

Jharkhand DGP calls CRPF-Naxal encounter inhuman, barbaric

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:57:15 +0530

A bomb was recovered from the body of security personnel who was brought in for post mortem at a Ranchi hospital after a Naxal attack. The Naxals booby-trapped the bodies with explosives which exploded subsequently, killing 10 CRPF personnel and three civilians on Monday.

Jharkhand: Govt rushes troops after new Naxal terror tactic

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:47:11 +0530

In a barbaric and daring new tactic employed by the Naxals in Jharkhand, the bodies of some CRPF personnel who had been killed in an encounter with the rebels were found to be implanted with IEDs. The startling discovery was made on Thursday when doctors conducting the autopsy of CRPF troopers at a government hospital in Ranchi found a 1.5 kg unexploded bomb stitched inside the abdomen of one of the personnel.

Jharkhand CRPF-Naxal encounter: Dead villagers' families to be compensated

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:33:17 +0530

A compensation of Rs 2.35 lakh was on Thursday announced to the families of the four villagers who died during Monday's encounter between the security personnel and the Maoists near Amvatikar village of the district, the police said in Latehar.

Naxal encounter: Operations in Latehar to be escalated

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:46:01 +0530

There has been a massive change in the terror tactics of the Naxals as the bodies of missing CRPF personnel were found with explosives, two days after an encounter saw 10 personnel being killed. A bomb was recovered from the body of security personnel who was brought in for post mortem at a Ranchi hospital after the Naxal encounter.

Bomb found in body of CRPF personnel killed in Naxal encounter

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:55:25 +0530

A bomb was recovered from the body of security personnel who was brought in for post mortem at a Ranchi hospital after a Naxal attack. The Naxals booby-trapped the bodies with explosives which exploded subsequently causing the high casualty figure in the attack on Monday, killing 10 CRPF personnel.

Jharkhand Governor recommends President's rule

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:28:51 +0530

A day after the resignation of Chief Minister Arjun Munda, Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed on Wednesday recommended President's rule in the state. The developments have taken place in the state after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) withdrew its support to coalition government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

JMM hold talks with Cong on possibility of govt formation

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:28:25 +0530

After pulling out from the BJP-led government in Jharkhand, JMM leaders on January 9 held parleys here with state Congress leaders to explore the possibility of formation of an alternative government in the state. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, who was Deputy Chief Minister in the Arjun Munda government, told reporters that his party is in favour of forming a new government in the state that can deliver, arguing that polls require huge spending that ultimately put burden on the electorate.

Jharkhand: Three students stab to death teacher

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:07:16 +0530

A woman school teacher was stabbed to death in Sahibganj town allegedly by three students, police said on Wednesday. The students went to the residence of 57-year-old teacher Rita Biswas at Netaji Subhash Colony on Tuesday on the pretext of taking tuition and stabbed her in the stomach when she opened the door, Deputy Superintendent of Police Shashi Bhusan said.

Jharkhand: JMM to meet Congress leaders in Delhi

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:07:00 +0530

Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leaders would meet Congress leaders in Delhi to discuss formation of a new government in Jharkhand, a party leader said on Tuesday.

Jharkhand: Will Congress help JMM form government?

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:53:06 +0530

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha finally withdrew support from Arjun Munda-led BJP government in the state on Tuesday. JMM chief Shibu Soren and his son Hemant, also the deputy chief minister met Governor Syed Ali Naqi and reduced the Munda government to a minority for not handing over the chief ministership to the JMM, as had been agreed in the rotational format worked out during the government formation.

Ready for talks with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha: Congress

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:10:21 +0530

In a blow to the BJP government in Jharkhand, the JMM withdrew support to the coalition in the state on Tuesday. Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda later met the governor and submitted his resignation.

Jharkhand: 11 CRPF personnel killed in clashes with Maoists

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:51:53 +0530

Around 11 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed during an encounter with Maoists in the Latehar area of Jharkhand on Tuesday. Sources said that around 14 personnel had been injured and they had been airlifted to a Ranchi hospital for treatment.

JMM pulls out, Munda recommends Assembly dissolution

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:18:00 +0530

In a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Jharkhand, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha withdrew support to the coalition in the state on Tuesday. The JMM MLAs met Governor Syed Ali Naqi to submit the letter of withdrawal of support.

Jharkhand CM recommends dissolution of state assembly

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:25:21 +0530

Amidst political crisis, Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has recommended the dissolution of the state assembly. A Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) delegation will meet Governor Syed Ali Naqi on Tuesday to officially withdraw support to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Jharkhand: Govt in trouble as JMM withdraws support

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:09:40 +0530

For the umpteenth time, JMM chief Shibu Soren withdrew support to a coalition government in Jharkhand. This time his target is Arjun Munda.

Jharkhand: JMM withdraws support from BJP-led govt

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:54:03 +0530

Jharkhand has been plunged into yet another political crisis with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) withdrawing support from asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state. JMM chief Shibu Soren withdrew the support after the BJP refused to remove Arjun Munda as Jharkhand Chief Minister.

Jharkhand: JMM asks BJP to name a new CM

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:40:59 +0530

JMM has asked the BJP to tell Arjun Munda to step down from the post of Jharkhand Chief Minister. Sources say JMM chief Shibu Soren while asking for a change of leadership within the BJP told Arjun Munda to either step down and hand power to JMM or to make someone else from the BJP chief minister.

Jharkhand: JMM asks BJP to handover CM's post

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:26:57 +0530

Jharkhand is heading towards political uncertainty with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) threatening to withdraw support to the Arjun Munda led Bharatiya Janata Party-JMM coalition government. JMM leaders are meeting to again on Monday in Ranchi to decide on their next course of action after the meeting on Sunday failed to finalise the party's strategy.

Ranchi: Man tries to protect woman, beaten to death

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:57:26 +0530

A 38-year-old medical representative in Ranchi in Jharkhand was beaten to death on January 1 by a group of drunk men as he tried to prevent them from attacking a woman. The victim, Srikant Bhardwaj, reportedly made calls to the police but as when they reached the assailants had already fled after beating up Bhardwaj and his three friends. All the injured were admitted to a hospital where Bhardwaj later died of excessive bleeding.

Arjun Munda: No question mark on government's stability

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:46:05 +0530

Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda today said there was no question mark on the issue of his government's stability in the face of ruling alliance partner JMM mounting pressure on the BJP to make its stand clear on a 'power-sharing formula' that the two allies purportedly struck before forming the government.

9 injured as labourers clash with Tata Steel guards

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:45:03 +0530

Nine persons, including a photo journalist, were injured during a clash between contract labourers and security guards at Tata Steel who opened fire at the agitated workers here on Monday. The trouble started when the security guards, in accordance with a new company circular, asked the labourers to board company buses instead of riding bicycles to the site, which the labourers resisted.

Jharkhand: Five men lynched for molesting women

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:13:24 +0530

Five young men were lynched by a mob for allegedly misbehaving with women in Jharkhand on Saturday. The incident happened in the Khunti district. The accused men were beaten to death by angry villagers.

55-year-old man accused of raping minor girl

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:03:06 +0530

A 55-year-old man was on Saturday accused of sexually abusing a six-year-old girl at Bhathkidih in Jamshedpur city. In an FIR filed by Saeeda Parveen the mother of the victim, the man, Subhaan was accused of abusing the minor and issuing threats to not go to the police, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Law and Order) Raj Kishore Prasad said.

Ranchi: Girl sets herself ablaze after being sexually harassed

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:28:38 +0530

In Ranchi a teenager committed suicide after she was allegedly sexually harassed by a group of youth. The incident happened at Chatakpur. The victim poured kerosene and set herself ablaze. Police have taken the accused men into custody and have launched a probe.

Jharkhand: UID cards improve quality of life in Ramgarh

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:59:31 +0530

Unique Identification cards introduced in the Ramgarh District of Jharkhand are helping the government bypass middlemen and directly reach out to people. The government's pilot project called Aadhar, being implemented in four districts, combines various welfare schemes making them more accessible through UIDs.

Jharkhand: Eunuch mothers 13 orphans without donations

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:52:11 +0530

A eunuch in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, is toiling hard to bring up destitute and orphan kids. She takes care of them till they are married off. Mother to 13 kids so far, she doesn't believe in any grants or awards.

Woman hurls stone at Jharkhand CM's pilot car

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:50:47 +0530

An elderly woman on Monday threw a stone at Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda's convoy, breaking the wind screen of his pilot car in Simdega, the police said here. Munda's car was at a safe distance and the driver of the pilot car managed to maintain the speed that avoided any pile-up of cars following it, the sources said.

Jamshedpur: Alleging affair, man kills wife, 2 kids

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 06:38:51 +0530

Suspecting that his wife was into an illicit relationship, a villager allegedly killed her and their two children in West Singhbhum district, police said on Sunday.

Jharkhand: Boy stabbed in school struggles for life

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:50:43 +0530

The boy, who was stabbed by a man in the premises of a primary school at Diggilota in West Singhbhum district, was struggling for his life at Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur. "He is on a ventilator in the Critical Care Unit of Tata Main Hospital," a doctor attending upon him said.

Jharkhand: CRPF reaches out to tribal women

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:08:08 +0530

In Jharkhand, there's a new wave of positivity, especially among girls of the tribal areas. And it's all thanks to the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) new initiative to provide them with a better future. Stuck in a virtual civil war with Naxals on one side and the government forces on the other, the girls had given up all hopes of moving ahead in life.

Boy critically injured as MLA's vehicle runs over him

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:12:54 +0530

A boy was critically injured tonight after a vehicle of a JMM legislator ran over him in the district, a police officer said. Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said the three-and-half-year-old boy suddenly came in front of the vehicle of JMM MLA from Torpa constituency, Paulus Surin, near Parenga village and was critically injured.

HC asks IIT to admit student with Hindi marksheet

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:02:13 +0530

The Jharkhand High Court on Sunday asked the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to admit a student who was earlier denied admission because his marksheet was in Hindi.

Girl gangraped at Jharkhand MLA's house in Patna

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:11:08 +0530

A 20-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped in Patna at an MLA's house by five men. The woman filed an FIR with the Patna police and all five accused have been arrested.

Jharkhand ashram stampede: Police enhance security

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 02:01:58 +0530

A religious gathering at the Thakur Anukul Chand Samaadhi in Deogarh turned into a tragedy after nine people were killed and 24 injured in a stampede.

Jharkhand: Stampede at an ashram, 9 dead

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:59:30 +0530

Nine people have died and around 24 were injured in a stampede at a satsang (religious gathering) in Jharkhand. The stampede took place at Thakur Anukulchandra's samadhi in Deoghar.

Jharkhand: BJP MLA launches blockade, trains halted

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:46:52 +0530

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Amit Yadav has launched a rail blockade in Jharkhand early on Monday morning.

Bharat bandh paralyses life in Jharkhand

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:17:40 +0530

Normal life in Jharkhand was affected with the nationwide strike called by various political parties, including ruling partners BJP and JMM in the state, in protest against FDI in multi-brand retail and hike in diesel price.

Jharkhand acid attack victim recovering slowly

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:50:44 +0530

Ten years after a horrific acid left her disfigured, 27-yr-old Sonali Mukherjee is taking baby steps towards a normal life. She is recoivering from a reconstructive surgery at Delhi's BL Kapur Memorial Hospital. Her operation was done with the help of the NGO Beti.

Ranchi: Killers decapitate man, take away his head

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:55:51 +0530

In a bizarre incident in Ranchi, a man was first shot dead and then his killers beheaded him and took away his head with them, police said on Tuesday. The victim, Vinod Rawani, was apparently murdered due to a family dispute.

Bokaro: Three patients die in ICU fire

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:07:33 +0530

Three patients died of burns after a fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital at Bokaro in Jharkhand, hospital sources said on Saturday.

Heavy rains lash Jharkhand, Bokaro flooded

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:22:34 +0530

Bokaro in Jharkhand is submerged under three feet of water after incessant rainfall for the past few days.

Jharkhand: US Army rifle found with 2 men

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:17:29 +0530

The seizure of a US-made assault rifle from two men in a jungle bordering Bihar in Jharkhand has created a flutter in the state with the police saying they would investigate if a network of suppliers of foreign-made weapons were reaching out to Maoists.

Jharkhand acid attack victim undergoes surgery

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:23:06 +0530

Ten years after the horrific incident, 27-year-old acid attack victim Sonali Mukherjee on Thursday underwent a reconstructive surgery at BL Kapur Memorial Hospital in New Delhi.

Jharkhand: Maoist held, US-made weapon seized

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:22:04 +0530

The head of the CPI(Maoist) 'armoury' section and an arms supplier were on Wednesday arrested when foreign-made sophisticated weapons were about to change hands, police said.

Crackdown on hate content: Journalist arrested

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:16:30 +0530

In the ongoing crackdown against hate content on social media websites in the wake of the northeast exodus, a former journalist in Jamshedpur was arrested on Thursday for allegedly posting inflammatory messages online.

Jharkhand: American changes lives with football

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:25:39 +0530

Franz Gastler is no professional footballer. Born and brought up in Edina, Minnesota, he studied at Boston University and Harvard Law School before he found his true calling, at least 13,000 km away from home, in a small village in North India.

Jharkhand officials escape after boat capsizes

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:13:07 +0530

A group of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers had a narrow escape when the boat carrying them capsized in Jharkhand. At least a dozen persons, including three Jharkhand government officials, on Monday had a narrow escape when their boat overturned in Dhurva Dam, about 20 km from Ranchi.

Jharkhand: Man buried alive for practising witchcraft

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:59:51 +0530

A man was beaten up by some people and buried alive at Aradhih village in Latehar district for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said on Sunday.

Woman attacked with acid for saying no to sex

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:29:32 +0530

A woman suffered acid attack after she spurned two young men's advances in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, say local media reports.

Former Jharkhand CM Koda gets bail in second case

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:32:47 +0530

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and MP Madhu Koda was on Monday granted bail by the state High Court in one of the corruption cases lodged against him. However, he will continue to remain in jail in other cases.

Jharkhand CM offers govt job to acid attack victim

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:20:44 +0530

The Jharkhand government on Friday offered a government job to acid attack victim Sonali Mukherjee after CNN-IBN ran a campaign to help her. In addition, Chief Minister Arjun Munda assured adequate security to her family.

Women warned of acid attack for wearing jeans

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:33:18 +0530

Posters put by an outfit in the Jharkhand capital have threatened acid attacks on girls and women who wear jeans or do not wear a dupatta.

CRPF launches anti-Maoists operation in Jharkhand

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 06:02:38 +0530

Security forces on Saturday launched an operation on the Jharkhand-Chhatisgarh border to flush out Maoists. The operation has been dubbed 'Operation Marangdeo'.

Jharkhand acid attack: Justice still eludes victim

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:14:54 +0530

Even as financial and medical help pours in for acid attack victim Sonali Mukherjee, justice still eludes her. It's just the beginning of a long battle ahead for her. As soon as she reached her hometown of Bokaro in Jharkhand, she went to meet the Bokaro Deputy Commissioner, demanding justice.

HC directs day-to-day hearing of fodder cases

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:14:43 +0530

The Jharkhand High Court on Monday directed for a day-to-day hearing in the fodder scam cases. Pulling up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the tardy pace of hearing on important fodder scam cases, the division bench of Chief Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia and Justice Jaya Roy issued the directions for the day-to-day hearing.

SC upholds cancellation of 6 mining firms' leases

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:22:37 +0530

The Supreme Court has upheld the cancellation order regarding mining leases of six mining companies in Jharkhand. The leases were cancelled by the Madhu Koda government.

Jharkhand: Free education for surrendered Maoists

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:32:58 +0530

To take minor away from the Maoist way, the Jharkhand government has decided to provide conditional free education in private institutions to Maoists, who surrender, and to their children in addition to the existing surrender policy.

Help pours in for Jharkhand acid attack victim

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:44:50 +0530

Nine years after Sonali Mukherjee was left visually impaired, partially hearing impaired and disfigured due to an acid attack in Jharkhand, several people have now offered help. This came after CNN-IBN focused on the plight of the 27-year-old and has continuously been campaigning to raise funds for her treatment.

Jamshedpur: Man mauled after entering tiger enclosure

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:12:46 +0530

A man was mauled and seriously injured by a tiger after he sneaked into the animal's enclosure at the Tata Steel Zoological Society in Jamshedpur, police said on Tuesday.

Is the law too weak to help acid attack victim Sonali?

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:51:37 +0530

Twenty-seven-year-old Sonali Mukherjee has been running from pillar to post for the past nine years fighting for justice. She was attacked with acid when she spurned the advances of three men in her neighbourhood in her village in Dhanbad, the capital of Jharkhand.

Jharkhand acid attack victim says her fight is still strong

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:48:52 +0530

The victim spoke to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose about her fight for justice.

Jharkhand acid attack: Govt assures probe, action

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:29:31 +0530

A day after CNN-IBN aired the story of an acid victim from Jharkhand, who is in Delhi, struggling to find legal and medical help, the Jharkhand government has promised to look into her case. But activists say curbing the sale of acid and stronger laws are needed to prevent such attacks.

Jharkhand acid attack case: SC lawyer offers to fight for victim

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:12:01 +0530

Supreme Court lawyer Aparna Bhat, who filed the PIL in the Sonali Mukherjee acid attack case, says she is willing to help her for free.

Jharkhand: Justice eludes acid attack victim

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:38:28 +0530

A 27-year-old victim of an acid attack has been struggling to get justice for the past nine years. All her pleas, however, have fallen on deaf ears and her perpetrators are roaming scot-free. The distraught girl has now demanded euthanasia as her family cannot meet her medical costs.