The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday questioned Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren in connection with the coal block allocation scam. Soren was questioned in the capacity of having been the coal minister in 2006. ...
10:50 AM, Feb 08, 2013
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. ...
02:18 PM, Jan 12, 2013
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. ...
08:53 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda has quit and has recommended dissolution of the Assembly as JMM withdrew its support to the BJP-JMM coalition government. JMM has claimed that the party is in talks with the Congress. CNN-IBN's National Bureau Chief Bhupendra Chaubey joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on whether the uncertainty has become a norm in Jharkhand politics. ...
07:30 PM, Jan 08, 2013
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. ...
11:18 AM, Jan 08, 2013
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. ...
10:25 AM, Jan 08, 2013
For the umpteenth time, JMM chief Shibu Soren withdrew support to a coalition government in Jharkhand. This time his target is Arjun Munda. ...
09:09 AM, Jan 08, 2013
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. ...
05:54 PM, Jan 07, 2013
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. ...
03:40 PM, Jan 07, 2013
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. ...
12:26 PM, Jan 07, 2013
Ranchi: A day before UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee's Jharkhand visit, Congress on Wednesday said chances of JMM President Shibu Soren supporting him are positive, though he has chosen to defer the date of announcement of his choice for the July 19 election. "I met Shibu Soren and Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren last night and their responses were very positive. The JMM is also supporting the UPA at the...
12:17 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: In a new twist in the coal allocations row, former coal secretary PC Parakh has revealed how his proposal for auction of coal blocks was thwarted by politicians and the industry alike. While not blaming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh fully for the allocations of coal blocks instead of auctioning them, Parakh, in an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, said that the PM could have thrown his weight behind the...
04:48 PM, Jun 09, 2012
Ranchi: The four-day-old Arjun Munda government in Jharkhand on Tuesday won the trust vote in the 82-member assembly by 15 votes. Forty-five members voted in favour of the BJP-led coalition and 30 against it. Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren moved the motion on behalf of the new ministry, which assumed office on September 11, ending the President's rule imposed on June 1. The state plunged into a political crisis after...
04:21 PM, Sep 14, 2010
Jharkhand: With the BJP’s Arjun Munda as its new chief minister, Jharkhand will soon have a new government. With this event, the BJP returned to its uneasy relationship with Shibu Soren's Jharkand Mukti Morcha (JMM). The new government will have Arjun Munda at its head, with Shibu Soren's son Hemant as its deputy. Happy days are here again for Arjun Munda and the BJP. After the public spat and separation...
10:15 AM, Sep 08, 2010
Jharkhand: The BJP and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) are to form government in Jharkhand with Arjun Munda set to become the chief minister of the state. in talks to cobble together a government in the state, which is now under President's rule. BJP MLAs are meeting today to discuss the issue - this comes after JMM is believed to have assured unconditional support to the BJP to form a...
08:50 AM, Sep 07, 2010
Ex-Jharkhand chief minister gets reprieve because of lack of evidence. ...
11:50 AM, Jun 15, 2010
Following the imposition of President's Rule in the state, Jharkhand Assembly has been placed under suspended animation. ...
11:04 AM, Jun 01, 2010
Jharkhand Governor MOH Farook summoned leaders of the BJP and the Congress to discuss government formation. ...
03:21 PM, May 31, 2010
Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren has given his resignation letter to the Governor after failing to garner enough support to defeat a trust vote on Monday. ...
10:10 PM, May 30, 2010
Shibu Soren government was reduced to a minority after Bharatiya Janata Party withdrew support on Monday. ...
06:20 PM, May 27, 2010
