Category: Jharkhand
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Jharkhand’s Political Chessboard: Manju Devi Joins BJP, JMM Capitalizes on Congress’ Crisis
In a shocking turn, Congress’s Manju Devi defects to BJP, only for BJP to lose sitting MLA Kedar Hazra to JMM, who quickly seizes the opportunity and announces Hazra as INDIA bloc candidate. The entire incident highlighted once again, how Congress local leadership could not sustain its leaders and seats
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People’s Manifesto Calls for Overhaul: Land Reforms, Corruption Crackdown, and Adivasi Rights in Focus Ahead of Jharkhand Polls
Ranchi: A citizen’s charter was made public today in Ranchi ahead of the forthcoming assembly polls in Jharkhand by Loktantra Bachao Abhiyan, a Jharkhand-based campaign aimed at saving democracy. The public manifesto, released for the 2024 Legislative Assembly election, demanded the following: The Land Acquisition Law (Jharkhand) Amendment 2017 and the Land Bank Policy should…
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Political Silence, Social Impact: The JMMSY and Its Ripples Across Jharkhand
Ranchi/Kolkata: In 2019, during the elections for its fifth term, the Hemant Soren-led coalition (now INDIA bloc) secured a full majority in the Jharkhand Assembly. However, despite having more than the required numbers, Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleged that they were not allowed to work in the state by the opposition, led by the Bharatiya…
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Behind Closed Doors: Champai Soren’s Reluctance to Resign as Jharkhand CM Revealed
Ranchi/Kolkata: Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Champai Soren, refused to resign from his post during the Gathbandhan legislature meeting on July 3, according to a source present at the meeting who spoke to eNewsroom. The source claimed that Champai Soren wanted to continue as the Chief Minister. ‘I am an eyewitness. When Champai Soren was…
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Rising Red Tide: How MCC’s Merger in CPIML Could Change the Game in Chotanagpur
Ranchi: The oldest party of united Bihar, the Marxist Coordination Committee (MCC), will now be known as the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). Founded in 1971 by AK Roy, a three-time Member of Parliament from Dhanbad, MLA, and trade union leader, the MCC has a strong base among working-class people in the Dhanbad, Bokaro, and…
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Hemant Soren Govt to Equalize Home Guard Pay After Decades-Long Fight, But Why Is It Not Enough?
Ranchi: After 25 years of battling with the system, around 19,000 of Jharkhand’s home guards will now benefit from the Equal Work, Equal Pay Act. Sources said that Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has agreed to increase the daily wage of home guards from Rs 500 to Rs 1088, bringing it in line with that…
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From Libraries to Universities: How Giridih Sheds Its Educationally Backward Tag
Ranchi: No more educationally backward tag for Giridih district. Since its inception, education has not been a focal point for the leaders of Jharkhand. However, in the last five years, this has changed, especially in the Giridih assembly segment. Over the past five years, Giridih has become the only assembly constituency to receive a university,…
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Fact-Checking BJP: Are Bangladeshi Infiltrators Really Changing Jharkhand’s Demographics?
Ranchi: An umbrella body of several civil liberties groups in Jharkhand, Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha has issued a press release on the recent statements by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on their claim of change in the state’s change in demography because of the rise of Bangladeshi infiltrators and fall of tribal population. Mahasabha not…
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From Hope to Doubt: Jharkhand Muslims and the Hemant Soren Government
Ranchi: In 2019, when the Hemant Soren-led Gathbandhan government came to power, Muslims played a major role in it. Muslims, the largest minority in the state, had witnessed several instances of mob lynching during the tenure of Raghubhar Das-led NDA government. Muslim officers were not getting plum or important postings. The BJP government did not…
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The Power of Two: Kalpana and Hemant Soren to Energize Jharkhand’s Political Scene
Ranchi: Despite the cries against dynasty politics in Jharkhand, the state now has a power couple: Hemant and Kalpana Soren. Together, they are poised to strengthen Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the INDIA bloc in the upcoming assembly polls. Present partners in politics Apart from the husband-wife Soren duo, another example is Himachal Pradesh chief minister…