Rs.1 lakh for kin of Jharkhand labourers killed at BalcoSeptember 27th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Governor K. Sankaranarayanan Sunday announced compensation of Rs.1 lakh for the kin of each of those labourers from the state who were killed in a Balco power plant in Chhattisgarh last week.
BJP legislators in Jharkhand quit, demand assembly electionsSeptember 9th, 2009 RANCHI - All 22 legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand Wednesday submitted their resignations to demand immediate assembly elections in the state that has been under president's rule since Jan 19. The legislators handed their resignations to Governor K.
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.
You can be L.N. Mittal’s tenant… for 10,000 pounds a weekJuly 30th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
LONDON - It hasn’t been a brilliant week for Lakshmi Niwas Mittal. First the chairman and main owner of steelmaker ArcelorMittal was reported to have put his ‘Summer Palace’, an 11-bedroom mansion set over an acre of land in north London, for rent.
ArcelorMittal posts loss of $800 mn in second quarterJuly 29th, 2009 LONDON - Global steel giant ArcelorMittal, founded by Indian born L.N. Mittal, Wednesday reported a net loss of $800 million for the second quarter of this year but hoped for a much better performance in the ensuing months.
Kateekal Sankaranarayanan takes oath as Governor of JharkhandJuly 26th, 2009 RANCHI - Kateekal Sankaranarayanan on Sunday sworn in as the Governor of Jharkhand State, which is presently under President's rule. Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, Gyan Sudha Mishra, administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Raj Bhavan to Sankaranarayanan in Ranchi on Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
Six trains cancelled due to Maoist strike in JharkhandJune 1st, 2009 RANCHI - At least six trains were cancelled in Jharkhand Monday after the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called a strike to protest against the killings of their leader Sudhakar Reddy and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran. The cancelled trains include Garib Rath that plies from Ranchi to New Delhi.
Arcelor-Mittal to delay India steel projectsApril 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Global meltdown and falling demand have forced Arcelor-Mittal to delay by two years their proposed steel projects in Orissa and Jharkhand, estimated at $20-25 billion, its India head said here Wednesday. 'The top reason is economic downturn,' Vijay Bhatnagar, the chief of India operations, told reporters on the margins of a steel industry seminar organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
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.
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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