Hemant Soren

Chief minister Hemant Soren took a slew of decisions to deal with the drought situation in some parts of Jharkhand in a high-level meeting with senior government officers here on Saturday. A total of 112 out of 264 blocks in the state are facing a drought-like situation, with Santhal and Palamu Pargana divisions being the […]

Amid the looming political crisis, following the possible disqualification of Chief minister Hemant Soren, the Jharkhand cabinet approved a decision to hire a ₹2.06 crore chartered plane for VIP movement.

As speculation mounted about Hemant Soren’s future, the Jharkhand Chief Minister and legislators from the ruling coalition set out for a day trip to Khunti on Saturday. Soren’s future is in doubt after the Election Commission of India’s recommendation to Governor Ramesh Bais for his disqualification for allegedly extending a mining lease to himself “violating […]

Election Commission of India (ECI) has recommended disqualification of Jharkhand Chief minister Hemant Soren from the state assembly for allegedly extending a mining lease to himself “violating electoral law”, sources told The New Indian. ECI has sent a sealed letter to Jharkhand governor Ramesh Bais expressing its opinion on the issue of CM Soren holding […]

NEW DELHI: Lakhs of workers benefited from Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s call to return to the state during the traumatic COVID-induced lockdowns. Millions of labourers and workers who faced the burden of migration and became trapped across the country and overseas over the past two and a half years have been guaranteed a safe […]

NEW DELHI: In a major move Jharkhand government cleared the pending wages of Rs 2 crores to the lakhs of workers that had returned to the state during the pandemic. Following the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the joint efforts made by the Department of Labour and the State Migrant Control Room not only ensured […]

NEW DELHI: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Draupadi Murmu is poised to become the 15th President of India, experts said as the voting concluded on Monday evening. Murmu, the former Governor of Jharkhand, will become the first tribal President of India if she manages to beat Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, which is, in all likelihood, […]

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will break ranks with the opposition as they pledged their support to NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu in the Presidential elections. Announcing the decision, JMM president Shibu Soren said, “For the first time since independence there is a chance that a tribal woman has a chance to become the President […]

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Tuesday visit to Deoghar and the upcoming Shravani Mela. During his visit, the prime minister will perform a puja at Baba Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar. He will also inaugurate Deoghar airport and launch OPD […]