'Bharat Bandh' evokes partial response in Jharkhand

'Bharat Bandh' evokes partial response in Jharkhand

08-12-2020 

The Bharat Bandh over the Narendra Modi government's new farm laws evoked a partial response in Jharkhand today with government offices functioning, as usual, private institutions and shops opened in Ranchi, some shops closed in some areas, while…

India engaged in defence deal with UAE, Saudi Arabia

India engaged in defence deal with UAE, Saudi Arabia

08-12-2020 

For the first time, India and two gulf countries- the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia-are engaged in defence deals, it is learnt.

This became evident from Indian  Army Chief Gen MM Naravane leaving India on his six-day tour of the…

Praja Foundation’s Urban Governance Index finds Odisha in top five, Jharkhand at bottom

Praja Foundation’s Urban Governance Index finds Odisha in top five, Jharkhand at bottom

08-12-2020 

In Mumbai, Praja Foundation released its first ‘Urban Governance Index (UGI) 2020’. The “Urban Governance Index” or UGI has Ranked states to indicate where they stand in terms of Real Empowerment of local self- Government…

Forget farmers' stir, Sarna Code resolution may spoil BJP's plan to woo tribal votes in West Bengal

Forget farmers' stir, Sarna Code resolution may spoil BJP's plan to woo tribal votes in West Bengal

07-12-2020 

At a time when the farmers' agitation was rocking the country, the ruling BJP seems to be caught in a classical case of Catch -22 over the issue of the Sarna Code.

If the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi okays the resolution…

Raj Kamal Jha gets 3rd  Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for his novel

Raj Kamal Jha gets 3rd Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for his novel

07-12-2020 

The Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express cum author Raj Kamal Jha has won the 3rd Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for his novel, "The City and The Sea".

This was announced by the organiser and publisher Peter Bundalo on Monday.…

'No helmet, no petrol' rule can change traffic scene in Ranchi

'No helmet, no petrol' rule can change traffic scene in Ranchi

06-12-2020 

If Ranchi police follow the decision taken by Kolkata Police to re-impose the "no helmet, no petrol',the capital city of Jharkhand may look disciplined.

"We think it is a superb method to make helmet wearing compulsory among bikers",said…

Future of the world predicted especially for you

Future of the world predicted especially for you

06-12-2020 

Some very interesting, but very scary predictions for the unfolding world. 

*1. Conventional Car Repair workshops* will vanish over a period of time.

*2. A Petrol Engine /Diesel Engine-driven Car has almost 20,000 individual components*

Waqf Boards to be set up in J&K, Ladakh

Waqf Boards to be set up in J&K, Ladakh

05-12-2020 

In a major decision in favour of Muslims in J&K and Ladhak, the government of India has decided to establish Waqf Boards there.

This was announced by  Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi." The process for it has already…

Jharkhand opts for the Centre's 'Option-1' to meet revenue shortfall

Jharkhand opts for the Centre's 'Option-1' to meet revenue shortfall

05-12-2020 

'Better late than never'.This old dictum makes sense in the Hemant Soren government's response to the Central government's special borrowing window set up by it to meet the shortfall arising out of GST implementation in the Corona…

Jharkhand's writer Ranendra selected for SriLal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Sahitya Samman 2020

Jharkhand's writer Ranendra selected for SriLal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Sahitya Samman 2020

05-12-2020 

Mr Ranendra Kumar ',who is Director of the state government-run Dr Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute,Ranchi will get the prestigious literary award-SriLal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Sahitya Samman 2020.

A decision toward this end…