Maoists blow up railway track, begin 2-day shutdown in Jharkhand, BiharOctober 12th, 2009 RANCHI/PATNA - Maoists blew up a stretch of a railway track and set ablaze three trucks in Jharkhand as they began a two-day shutdown in Bihar and Jharkhand in protest against the Centre's alleged effort to put down the CPI (Maoists) movement by force. According to sources, the incident took place at around 2:30 a.m.
BJP gives Rs.1 lakh to slain cop's widowOctober 9th, 2009 RANCHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Jharkhand unit Friday handed over a cheque of Rs.1 lakh to the widow of Induwar Francis, a police officer beheaded by Maoists, to help the family overcome financial crisis. Induwar was not paid his salary for five months due to technical reasons.
Maoists blow up railway track in JharkhandOctober 2nd, 2009 RANCHI - Maoist rebels on Tuesday blew up a railway track between the Dania and the Jogeshwar railway stations under Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway in Jharkhand. The powerful explosion damaged about one-metre of the track, which led to disruption of rail traffic for over 11 hours.
No assembly session, but Jharkhand legislators keep getting salarySeptember 18th, 2009 RANCHI - In the eight months since president's rule was imposed in Jharkhand, state legislators have been getting their basic salary and medical expenses without having to do any work. President's rule was imposed Jan 19 and since then the state assembly has been kept under suspended animation.
Jharkhand to raise 10 bomb disposal squadsSeptember 5th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand will raise 10 bomb disposal squads to tackle rising threats from Maoists and other terrorist groups, a senior police official said Saturday. "Each battalion of the JAP (Jharkhand Armed Police) will have its own bomb disposal squad.
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.
IAS officer arrested in JharkhandSeptember 1st, 2009 RANCHI - The Deputy Commissioner of Sahebganj district of Jharkhand has been arrested for not appointing a peon as ordered by the court, police said Wednesday. The Jharkhand High Court had Tuesday directed Sahebganj Superintendent of Police (SP) to arrest Deputy Commissioner K.
7 MLAs of Jharkhand Assembly lose membership under anti-defection lawAugust 13th, 2009 RANCHI - In a significant development, Jharkhand Assembly Speaker Alamgir Alam on Thursday cancelled the membership of seven MLAs under the anti-defection law. After hearing over nine cases in connection with the anti-defection law, the Jharkhand Assembly Speaker decided to cancel the membership of seven MLAs-Kamlesh Singh, Bhanu Pratap Shahi, Anos Ekka, Kunti Devi, Thomas Hansda, Manohar Prasad Tekriwal, and Ravindra Rai.
Seven Jharkhand legislators lose membership for defectingAugust 13th, 2009 RANCHI - Seven legislators Thursday lost membership of the Jharkhand assembly under the anti-defection law. Speaker Aalamgir Aalam finally passed his ruling in nine anti-defection cases, seven months after the hearings were completed.
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 temporary teachers to field poll candidatesMarch 24th, 2009 RANCHI - Unhappy with their payscales and working conditions, temporary teachers in Jharkhand have decided to either field their own candidates for the elections or support those who will fulfil their demands. The two associations of temporary teachers in Jharkhand are set to meet March 27 to decide their election plans, said Rishikesh Patak, president of the Jharkhand Rajya Shiksha Mitra (temporary teachers) Association.
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.
BJP leader shot dead in JharkhandMarch 21st, 2009 RANCHI - A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by unidentified criminals in Khuti district of Jharkhand Friday, police said. Mahendra Mahto, president of the BJP youth wing in Khuti, 80 km from Ranchi, was shot by three men on two motorcycles when he was going to drop his son to school.
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.
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