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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to appear before ECI today in mining lease case

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will appear before the Election Commission of India in person or through counsel in the office of profit matter which pertains to owning of stone mining lease

Jharkhand records 44% monsoon rain deficit; 7 districts face 60% shortfall

The state has received 74.6 mm rainfall from June 1-24 against the normal rainfall of 132.2 mm during the period

Jharkhand HC expresses anguish at Soren's counsel in money laundering case

The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday expressed anguish at the counsel of Chief Minister Hemant Soren while hearing the money laundering and office of profit petitions against him

Jharkhand HC slams state govt on deteriorating law and order situation

The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday slammed the Hemant Soren's government over the deteriorating law and order situation and sought a report from the state govt

Presidential polls: Murmu, Sinha share deeper connect with Jharkhand

It is a unique coincidence that both the presidential poll candidates -- Droupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha -- share a deep connection with Jharkhand

ONGC seeks minimum $17 price for coal gas from Bokaro block in Jharkhand

ONGC invited bids for the sale of 0.20 million standard cubic metres per day of gas it plans to produce from the Bokaro CBM block by the year-end

Bharat Bandh called today over Agnipath scheme: All you need to know

The call for Bharat Bandh comes as the nation has been witnessing violent protests in several parts for the last few days after the central government announced the Agnipath scheme

Jharkhand HC to hear PILs against CM on June 23 in mining lease case

A division bench of the Jharkhand High Court on Friday said it will hear on June 23 the PILs seeking a probe into shell companies allegedly operated by people close to Chief Minister Hemant Soren

Jharkhand HC seeks govt report on Ranchi violence over Prophet remarks row

Jharkhand High Court on Friday directed the state government to furnish a report on the recent Ranchi violence over controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad.

Probe against Soren: No interim order from SC on plea challenging HC order

Supreme Court refused to pass any interim directions on a Jharkhand govt appeal challenging an order of the high court which had accepted the maintainability of a plea seeking a probe against Soren

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Prophet row: Jharkhand CM Soren asks people not to act on impulses

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren cautioned people not to act on impulses and said that the state capital Ranchi, which witnessed violence, is not a battlefield

400+ held, houses razed: States crack down on rioters over Friday violence

Among those arrested, 304 were held in eight districts in Uttar Pradesh and 100 in Howrah and Murshidabad districts in West Bengal

Prophet row: Slew of FIRs filed, security bolstered in tense Ranchi

Around 3,500 security personnel are on guard at sensitive areas in Ranchi, where two people were killed and more than two dozen people critically injured on Friday

Security bolstered in violence-hit Ranchi, internet restored after 33 hours

Tension prevailed in Jharkhand capital Ranchi on Sunday, as shops and other establishments remained shut amid heavy deployment of security forces in the wake of violent protests

Jharkhand govt moves SC against HC order on plea seeking probe against CM

A probe against CM Soren is sought for alleged irregularities in grant of mining lease and also into the transactions of some shell companies allegedly operated by his family members and associates.

Ranchi under heavy police cover after two die in protest over Prophet row

Jharkhand's capital Ranchi has been blanketed by heavy police cover as two persons succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained during Friday's protest against controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad

Two dead, many injured after violent protests in Ranchi amid Prophet row

Two people died during the violent protest that erupted in Ranchi after Friday prayers against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal

Prophet row: Internet services suspended in Ranchi in wake of protests

All internet services were temporarily suspended in Ranchi till 6 am on Saturday i.e June 11, in wake of protests in the city on Friday over controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad

Close shave for RJD chief Lalu Prasad as fan in his room catches fire

RJD chief Lalu Prasad had a narrow escape on Tuesday morning as a fire that broke out in a room of the circuit house in Jharkhand's Palamu district