Mittal pullout: Jharkhand says it has no informationOctober 5th, 2009 RANCHI - A day after a noted British paper said steel giant ArcelorMittal was close to pulling out of its proposed steel projects in Jharkhand and Orissa, the Jharkhand government Monday said it had not received any communication from the steel maker in this regard. "We have no information that ArcelorMittal is planning to wind up its greenfield steel project in the state," Jharkhand Industries Secretary N.N.
Lalu discusses Congress- RJD alliance with Sonia for Jharkhand pollsSeptember 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday called on Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi to hold talks on possibilities for forming an alliance between the two parties for the Jharkhand Assembly elections. Yadav who was accompanied by former Union Minister Premchand Gupta had a 30 minutes long discussion with Sonia Gandhi.
Maoists blow up police pickets in JharkhandSeptember 4th, 2009 RANCHI - Maoist guerrillas Friday blew up two police pickets in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. No one was injured, police said.
Sankaranarayanan takes oath as Jharkhand GovernorJuly 26th, 2009 RANCHI - Kateekal Sankaranarayanan was sworn in as governor of Jharkhand at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here Sunday. Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra administered the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony attended by leaders of political parties and other dignitaries.
Delhi airport congestion to ease by April 2010: PatelJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air traffic congestion at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here will end once the new terminal T3 becomes operational by April 2010, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said Thursday. "I do concede there there is a problem.
Jharkhand declares four districts as drought hitJuly 7th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Tuesday declared four of its 24 districts as drought hit, an official said. The four districts which have been declared as drought hit are Palamau, Chatra, Latehar and Garhwa.
Tamil Nadu acquiring land for expansion of airportsJune 24th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu government is in the process of acquiring land for expansion and modernisation of metro and non-metro airports in the state. According to a policy note Transport Minister K.N.
Jharkhand tightens security in areas near LalgarhJune 18th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand has intensified police patrolling in areas bordering West Bengal following the killing of three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers by Maoist rebels in the troubled Lalgarh region there, an official here said Thursday. Jharkhand police suspect that Maoist rebels may sneak into the state when paramilitary forces launch an operation against them in neighbouring Lalgarh.
Voters express anger, use 49-0 to not voteMay 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - How do people angry with government decisions register their protest? Not by holding sit-ins but by simply using section 49-0 of election rules. And that's what some voters did in Tamil Nadu Wednesday.
Mild earthquake rocks Orissa, JharkhandMarch 26th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale Thursday rocked parts of Orissa and Jharkhand, the meteorological office here said. The earthquake occurred at 10.14 a.m., S.C.
Pact with JMM stays, says CongressMarch 21st, 2009 RANCHI - The Congress said Saturday that its seat sharing pact for the Lok Sabha election was on with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), brushing aside JMM leader Durga Soren's statement to the contrary. Kishav Rao, the Congress leader in charge of Jharkhand, told IANS from New Delhi: 'The JMM is still part of the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) and the seat sharing issue has been finalised with (JMM chief) Shibu Soren.'
Durga Soren, the eldest son of Shibu Soren, has claimed that the JMM would field candidates in all the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand.
JMM to form Jharkhand government if UPA winsMarch 20th, 2009 RANCHI - The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) said Friday it hoped to form a government in the state under Shibu Soren if the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) wins the Lok Sabha polls. Mathura Prasad Mahto, chief whip of JMM, told reporters that if the UPA won the April-May general election, the cabinet will revoke the suspension of the Jharkhand assembly.
Jharkhand traders protest rising crime rateMarch 16th, 2009 RANCHI - Traders here Monday closed their shops till noon to protest the killing of three businessmen in Jharkhand in one month. Black flags were put atop shops as hundreds of businessmen and traders took out a protest march to the governor's house.
Advani begins election campaign in JharkhandMarch 7th, 2009 JAMSHEDPUR - The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani kicked off his election campaign in Jharkhand Friday.
Chidambaram to visit Jharkhand on SaturdayJanuary 29th, 2009 RANCHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Jharkhand Saturday to review the security situation in the state and discuss the Maoist problem with senior officials, official sources said Friday.
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