Jharkhand news

Hemant Soren returns as Jharkhand CM after 5 months

Hemant Soren was sworn in as Jharkhand's Chief Minister this evening, on July 4, marking the end of a five-month political journey. In January, he resigned just before being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for a land fraud case worth crores. In June, he was granted bail by the High Court, which found no direct evidence of his involvement in the scam.

Infant crushed to death under Jharkhand cop’s boot; probe ordered

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren took cognizance of it and ordered an investigation into the incident.

Uproar in Jharkhand Assembly over Ram Navami restrictions

The ongoing Jharkhand Assembly session witnessed a huge uproar on Tuesday over restrictions imposed by the government on processions on the occasion of Ramnavami in Hazaribagh. Last week, local authorities issued prohibitory orders imposing restrictions on movement of more than five people in a group, ban on loudspeakers/DJ, and carrying weapons like stick and arrow […]

Jharkhand: West Singhbhum Scripting Saga Of Youth Empowerment

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand government’s skill development centres have trained 5504 youths in West Singhbhum, the district administration said, adding that 1834 have now been employed by different companies. Currently, the district administration is operating four skill development centres under the State Sustainable Scheme and is planning to open three more centres within two months. The […]

Jharkhand’s Nilambar-Pitambar Jal Samridhi Yojana Completes 1 Year

  NEW DELHI: Jharkhand government’s Nilambar-Pitambar Jal Samridhi Yojana, which has changed the face of barren land in the state, completed one year on Wednesday. The upper Tand land is being saturated by adopting the principle of watershed management. These rainwater harvesting techniques are creating opportunities for irrigation. Under the MGNREGA, schemes such as Trench-cum-Bund, check […]