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TopicJharkhand

Topic: Jharkhand

Jharkhand is the honour killing capital of India now. Haryana is second

The latest NCRB report also shows that Jharkhand constantly features in the list of top ten states when it comes to murders, with over 1,400 such cases recorded between 2021 and 2023.

You notify PESA rules, we’ll lift sand mining ban—HC tells Jharkhand govt, rejects plea

New Delhi: In a setback to the Jharkhand government, the high court in Ranchi Wednesday refused to modify its 9 September order banning the...

Chhattisgarh Police kill 2 more members of Maoists’ top-decision making body in Abujmarh encounter

Police kill 2 leaders active in Maoist fortress Dandakaranya for 3 decades. Killings come week after 2 more central committee members were killed in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. 

Naxal commander carrying Rs 1 cr bounty, 2 others killed in encounter in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh

The police have also recovered multiple weapons, including an AK-47, from the spot. The encounter is currently ongoing, with security forces searching for any other Naxalites.

PESA mandate ignored, Jharkhand govt gets HC rap for bypassing gram sabhas in mineral auctions

Bench bans grant of minor mineral mining licenses on learning that instead of implementing HC's 2024 order to notify PESA rules, the state was in a hurry to auction the mines.

Naxal killed in encounter in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa, SLR rifle & other weapons recovered

Ongoing joint operation is led by the district police and COBRA battalion, Jharkhand Police and IG Operations official said.

Ex-Jharkhand minister in troubled waters as two bodyguards lodge FIR alleging abuse, ‘casteist slurs’

Former cabinet minister and Congress leader K N Tripathi dismissed the allegations against him and claimed that the FIR was lodged to exact revenge.

CPI(ML) Liberation files two claims, objections to special revision of Bihar electoral rolls

ECI received 84,305 claims and objections directly from electors for adding eligible and removing ineligible voters, disposing of 6,092 cases in the last seven days.

SC tells Jharkhand HC to consider transfer plea of single mother judge for son’s Class 12 exams

The woman judicial officer was denied six months’ childcare leave as she sought to stay in Hazaribagh or move to Ranchi/Bokaro, saying Dumka lacked good CBSE schools for her son.

Soren, the statesman—the man who built Jharkhand, leader of the masses, the ‘irreplaceable’ Guruji

Ranchi: "Beloved Dishom Guruji has left us all. I lost everything today... " A heartbroken Hemant Soren shared his grief in a social media...

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.