Jharkhand PCC president takes oath as MLA in Assembly

Jharkhand PCC president takes oath as MLA in Assembly

21-12-2015 

Congress MLA Sukhdeo Bhagat, who won the Lohardaga by-election, today took oath as a member of the Jharkhand Assembly.

Sukhdeo, also the Jharkhand PCC president, took the oath in the House taking the Congress strength in the 82-member Assembly…

Chief Minister urged to install CCTV in all police stations of Ranchi

Chief Minister urged to install CCTV in all police stations of Ranchi

20-12-2015 

Noted economist Jean Dreze, who was in news recently for lodging a complaint against two police officers for seeking bribe and harassing him, has urged Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das to install CCTV cameras in all police stations of Ranchi.

Plan to build Film City at Patratu valley in Jharkhand takes off

Plan to build Film City at Patratu valley in Jharkhand takes off

19-12-2015 

Five days after the Jharkhand state Cabinet decided to adopt a Film policy and build a film city in the Patratu valley near Ranchi on Tuesday, a team of experts led by Information and Public Relations Department Director A.K.Pandey is slated to explore…

Mother Teresa to be elevated to sainthood

Mother Teresa to be elevated to sainthood

18-12-2015 

Missonaries of Charity was congratulated today by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the decision of Vatican to elevate Mother Teresa to sainthood.

“Just heard the good news that Blessed Mother Teresa will be made a Saint in…

2,846 rural people get legal literacy training in Jharkhand

2,846 rural people get legal literacy training in Jharkhand

18-12-2015 

A total of 2,846 rural citizens, especially from marginalized communities, have been provided with legal literacy training in three districts of Garhwa, Latehar and Palamu in Jharkhand. Legal literacy workshops were organised in these three districts…

PLFI commander killed in encounter

PLFI commander killed in encounter

17-12-2015 

Area commander of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) was killed today in an encounter with the police near Dusmile in Ranchi, said a senior officer.

Acting on a tip-off, Ranchi and Khunti police launched a search operation…

Dhoni picked by Pune in IPL draft

Dhoni picked by Pune in IPL draft

15-12-2015 

Captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the first one to be picked up by the Pune franchise in the IPL draft for the stipulated price of Rs 12.5 crore.

The two new Indian Premier League franchises from Pune and Rajkot met on Tuesday to pick their…

24 monuments declared ‘untraceable’ by ASI

24 monuments declared ‘untraceable’ by ASI

14-12-2015 

Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma today said in Lok Sabha that 24 monuments have been declared “untraceable” by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Of these, 11 monuments are in Uttar Pradesh, two each in Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra,…

Tribal leaders question decision to wind up SAR courts

Tribal leaders question decision to wind up SAR courts

13-12-2015 

Jharkhand tribal leaders have questioned Chief Minister Raghubar Das’ announcement to do away with the Scheduled Area Regulation (SAR) courts set up to deal with land rights of the tribals.

The SAR courts were constituted under Chhotanagpur…

NGT bans use of plastic along Ganga

NGT bans use of plastic along Ganga

10-12-2015 

The National Green Tribunal today banned the use of plastic from Gomukh area to Hardwar along the Ganga river with effect from February 1, next year.

A Bench, headed by Chairperson and Justice Swatanter Kumar said no plastic waste would be…