The Azim Premji University will be built on a 146-acre plot in Ranchi's Itki block, around 25 km away from the capital city
The central agency recorded his statement for the first time in the case on January 20 after investigators went to his official residence here
Addressing a large crowd of supporters outside his residence where he was interrogated, Soren said he was not scared and would face the "bullets first"
The entire area has turned into a virtual fortress with heavy deployment of security forces, an official said
Emergency services like ambulance, trains and milk vans have been exempted from the purview of the strike, he said
ED had issued Soren the eighth summon on Saturday, asking him to join the investigation between January 16 to 20
Taking stock of the preparations for the budget for the next fiscal at the state secretariat, the CM said that special focus should be given to villages, agriculture, farmers and youths in the budget
The agency, since 2022, has been probing a trail of Rs 100 crore of "proceeds of crime" generated from illegal mining operations in the state
The agency, since 2022, has been probing a trail of Rs 100 crore of "proceeds of crime" generated from illegal mining operations in the state
According to sources, the Jharkhand Chief Minister, in his letter to ED, has also said that he has already given the details of his properties. He has so far skipped six summons
More than 25,000 fair price shop dealers from Jharkhand on Monday joined the nation-wide indefinite 'Ration Bandh' call given by All India Fair Price Shop Dealers' Federation (AIFPSDF)
Chief Minister Hemant Soren remained in the news throughout the year for skipping as many as six summons by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged land and illegal mining scam
The agency has sought a response from the chief minister by December 31, failing which it will initiate further legal action under the provisions of the anti-money laundering law
"The govt has decided to provide pension benefits to tribals and Dalits on reaching the age of 50 years. The death rate among them is high and they do not get jobs after 60 years," Soren reasoned
Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate summoned Soren in connection with the alleged land scam case
Soren has been asked to depose at the federal agency's office here and get his statement recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said on Monday
Soren alleged that the Centre has stopped providing funds for housing for the poor, and natural disasters such as drought
He said his party, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), stood strongly behind the INDIA alliance formed with a view to preventing division of anti-BJP votes in the parliamentary elections next year
The tribal community has been protesting against the project, threatening a state-wide agitation
Addressing a public meeting in the presence of the PM in Khunti district, Soren said historians have failed to give tribal the place they deserve in history.