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PM Modi urges nation to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of 'great men'

PM Modi also added that both Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Birsa Munda were great men who had different challenges but their vision was the same

BJP appoints Ravindra Kumar Rai as working prez for poll-bound Jharkhand

Meanwhile, ahead of the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, the BJP on Friday announced the list of 40-star campaigners for the polls

Jharkhand polls: BJP's list of star campaigners out, PM Modi, Shah on list

BJP CMs such as Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Nayab Singh Saini (Haryana), Mohan Majhi Himanta Biswa Sarma and Vishnu Deo Sai (Chhattisgarh) are also in list

Jharkhand MLAs' average asset Rs 3.7 crore; Kalpana Soren among richest

The richest legislator is Lohardaga MLA Rameshwar Oraon, having total assets worth Rs 28 crore. CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana boasts assets worth over Rs 25 crore

Ex-J'khand CM Champai Soren files nomination as BJP nominee from Saraikela

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Friday filed his nomination papers as BJP nominee from Saraikela assembly constituency. Saraikela is among 43 assembly constituencies that will go to polls in the first phase on November 13. The nomination process for the first phase, which started on October 18, is set to conclude on Friday. Soren, who joined the BJP on August 30 citing "insult" and "humiliation" at the hands of JMM leaders, claimed that there is a wave in favour of the saffron party in the state. "There is a wave in favour of the BJP in the Kolhan region as well as entire Jharkhand. The BJP will form the government this time," he said. The JMM candidate from Saraikela seat, Ganesh Mahli, who recently joined the party after defecting from the BJP, also reached the nomination centre to submit his documents. The JMM in its fourth list of candidates on Thursday announced the name of Mahli as party nominee for the seat. The Jharkhand assembly polls will be held in tw

Jharkhand elections: Hemant Soren, Rameshwar Oraon among key candidates

Jharkhand Assembly elections: The elections will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with results on November 23

Cyclone 'Dana' to bring heavy rainfall in Jharkhand, NDRF teams deployed

Parts of Jharkhand could experience heavy to very heavy rainfall from Thursday night under the influence of cyclonic storm 'Dana', a Met Department official said. An orange' alert has been issued in the Kolhan region (West Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharswan and East Singhbhum districts) for Friday, he said. This category of alert indicates heavy rainfall ranging from 115 mm to 204 mm in 24 hours, the official said. "Apart from heavy rain, the region might also experience thunderstorms and gusty winds with speeds of up to 60 kmph," Ranchi Meteorological Centre in-charge Abhishek Anand said. The cyclonic storm is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday with wind speeds of up to 120 kilometres per hour (kmph), the IMD said. The weather system lay 280 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha) and 370 km south-southeast of Sagar Island (West Bengal) at 2.30 am, it said in a bulletin. Six teams of the NDRF have been deployed in Jamshedpur and

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Discontentment over candidates' list bug within BJP ahead of J'khand polls

Discontent was brewing within the opposition BJP in Jharkhand with several of its leaders, including an incumbent legislator and three former MLAs, switching sides ahead of the assembly polls, expressing their disappointment over the candidates' list of the party. Among their grievances was the BJP "ignoring" its own rank and file, and giving nominations to leaders who came from other parties ahead of the elections. Polling for the 81-member assembly will be held on November 13 and November 20, and the votes will be counted on November 23. "We are pained. If you see the list, the party has reposed faith in those who joined the BJP from other parties, ignoring its own dedicated workers. Of the 66 candidates declared so far, more than half are those who came from other parties," a BJP leader said. The turncoats who got a BJP nomination were former CM Champai Soren, his son Babulal Soren, Lobin Hembrom, Ganga Narayan, Manju Devi, Geeta Kora, Sita Soren and Ramchandra Chandravanshi, am

Nomination process for second phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls begin

The nomination process for 38 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand where elections will be held on November 20 commenced on Tuesday with the issuance of the notification for the second phase of polls in the state. The nomination process will continue until October 29, with submissions accepted from 11 am to 3 pm. Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held in two phases - November 13 and 20, with counting scheduled for November 23. "The nomination process of 38 assembly constituencies going to polls in the second phase on November 20 began today," an election official said. Scrutiny of nominations will take place on October 30 and candidates can withdraw their names by November 1, he said. In the second phase, the constituencies going to polls under the general category are Rajmahal, Pakur, Nala, Jamtara, Jarmundi, Madhupur, Sarath, Poreyahat, Godda, Mahagama, Ramgarh, Mandu, Dhanwar, Bagodar, Gandey, Giridih, Dumri, Gomia, Bermo, Bokaro, Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, Tundi, Baghm

Jharkhand elections: Congress releases first list of 21 candidates. Updates

Jharkhand Assembly polls: The elections will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with the results scheduled for November 23

Did Bishnoi gang demand Rs 5 cr from Salman Khan? Police gets new message

Last week, a WhatsApp message was sent to the Mumbai Traffic Police, in which the sender Salman Khan with dire consequences unless he paid a demand of Rs 5 crore

Jharkhand Assembly polls: Congress releases list of 21 candidates

Voting in Jharkhand will be held in two phases - November 13 and 20, and counting is scheduled on November 23

Jharkhand elections: JMM-Cong disagree over seat sharing; RJD unhappy

Jharkhand Assembly polls: Seat-sharing dispute is causing unrest among Congress ranks as some leaders are unhappy with JMM being given high-profile constituencies like Ranchi and Bhawnathpur

Tribal identity takes poll position as both, JMM and BJP trying to woo them

Soren government's nod to form a panel to study plight of tribals of Jharkhand staying in Assam and other states has sparked debates, even as both JMM and BJP claim to protect tribal rights

Even if we go solo in J'khand polls, won't sabotage INDIA bloc: RJD

Expressing its disappointment with the JMM and Congress over seat-sharing for the Jharkhand assembly polls, the RJD on Sunday said it would not settle for less than 12 seats, but it will not sabotage the prospects of the INDIA bloc even if it goes solo. The JMM and Congress on Saturday announced that the two parties would contest 70 of the state's 81 assembly seats. "Less than 12-13 seats are not acceptable to us as the RJD has a strong hold on 18-20 seats. If we are asked to contest three-four seats, we are not ready to make any sacrifices," Rashtriya Janata Dal spokesperson Manoj Kumar Jha said. "Our sole aim is to defeat BJP, we will not sabotage the INDIA bloc," he said. Jha, a Rajya Sabha MP, said even if the party decided to go solo in the elections, it would extend its support to INDIA bloc candidates on 60-62 seats. Last time, RJD had contested seven seats and won one seat. Its MLA Satyanand Bhokta is a minister in the Hemant Soren cabinet.

RJD expresses disappointment over seats offered in J'khand by Cong, JMM

Fissures surfaced among INDIA bloc partners ahead of the Jharkhand assembly elections as the RJD on Saturday expressed disappointment over the announcement of JMM and Congress contesting 70 of 81 seats in the state. The RJD said the decision on seat sharing by the two INDIA bloc constituents was "unilateral". It also made it clear that "all options were open" to the party. The assembly polls will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20 and counting will take place on November 23. "We express our disappointment over the offer of seats to us. The decision is unilateral," Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) spokesperson Manoj Kumar Jha said. Earlier in the day, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that the JMM and the Congress would contest 70 seats in the upcoming assembly elections. Jha claimed, "We were not consulted. All options are open to us." He said that the RJD has identified "at least 15 to 18 seats" in Jharkhand where it has the potential to defeat the BJP on its .

INDIA bloc to contest Jharkhand polls together, seat sharing awaited

Talks are ongoing with other alliance partners, including the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Left parties, for the remaining 11 seats

Ahead of Assembly polls, EC orders removal of acting Jharkhand DGP

Ahead of the upcoming Jharkhand polls, the Election Commission on Saturday directed the state government to remove Acting Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta from his position with immediate effect due to a "history" of complaints against him in previous elections, sources said. The Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held in two phases -- November 13 and 20. The decision to remove Gupta was taken based on a history of complaints and action taken by the commission against him during previous elections, the sources said. The charge of the DGP will now be handed over to the senior most DGP-level officer in the cadre, they said.

Jharkhand polls: NDA 'almost' finalises seat sharing; BJP gets 68, AJSU 10

Jharkhand elections: The BJP is likely to contest 68 seats, but discussions are ongoing in the final stages, Assam CM Himanta Sarma said at a press conference in Ranchi