Setback for Raghubar Das govt as Governor returns Tenancy Bills

The BJP government led by Chief Minister Raghubar Das has suffered a major setback with Governor Draupadi Murmu returning its Bills seeking to make amendments in the tribal land tenancy laws-– Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 (CNT Act) and Santhal Paragana Tenancy Act, 1949 (SPT Act).

In her recently sent letter,the Governor Murmu has…

Cloud,drizzle greet Rath Yatra devotees to Ranchi

Drizzle and devotees of Lord Jagannath seem to go hand in hand.Like previous year,this year too,undeterred by clouds and drizzle, scores of devotees and  are gearing up to pull the decorated chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra during Rath Yatra celebrations at Dhurva,Ranchi on Sunday.

The annual journey…

Joba Murmu,Santali writer,selected for Bal Sahitya Award

A good news trending across the country and abroad is connected with an Adivasi woman based in Jamshedpur,Jharkhand.From this land,Santali teacher,activist  and writer Joba Murmu has been selected for Bal Sahitya Puraskar for her  contribution to children’s literature in Santali  for 2017 by the Sahitya Akademi.

Joba,a…

Biju,organic mango variety,back in Haat Bazars in Jharkhand

What has flooded village markets-Haat Bazars-these days in  Jharkhand? Mangoes.
 
The sweet aroma of this national fruit fills the air in all Haat Bazars.Unlike many varieties of mangoes- Malda, Ambrapali, Mallica, Jardalu, Bambaiya and so on grown either out of the state or under Centre's proto type project to provide…

Opposition raise arms;EC orders action against IPS officer,CM’s Advisor

Opposition parties have criticized the state government led by Das in view of the directive by the Election Commission to lodge charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Anurag Gupta,Additional Director General of Police(Special Branch) and Ajay Kumar,the then Press Advisor to the CM in a case of  corruption and ‘rigging’…

Two young boys bring laurels to Jharkhand

They did what many others can dream to achieve.They are two boys who have gained top awards.Both are based in Jharkhand.

First is Ranchi based boy Himadrish Suwan (20).He had bagged the prestigious Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award-2015 for excellence in social service and contribution towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's prime project-Swacch…

Dalits in cheers,Adivasis mum on Ram Nath Kovind as Presidential candidate

As BJP Parliamentary Board decided Ram Nath Kovind's candidature for the top post of President of India and the ruling party President Amit Shah made it public in New Delhi,the Opposition leaders preferred to maintain silence.

"What is there to say",asked Dina Ram,a sweeper,who is associated with Bahujan Samaj Party."We…

Yoga practices begin to celebrate International Yoga Day 2017 in Jharkhand

Ahead of the third edition of International Yoga day on June 21,officers,engineers,lawyers,doctors and judges have stared doing Yoga in Jharkhand.