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Jharkhand-Bengal border reopened after 24-hour closure

By Odisha News Online Sep 21, 2024 56

KOLKATA, SEPT 21 : After remaining closed for around 24 hours, the West Bengal-Jharkhand border has been reopened for the movement of trucks for inter-state trade, officials said on Saturday. The West Bengal government had closed the border on Thursday evening after the release of water by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) from its dams located […]Continue Reading

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Three killed, three injured in lightning strike in Jharkhand

By Odisha News Online Jul 11, 2024 85

Jharkhand,July 11 : Three persons, including a woman and her son, were killed and three others were injured in a lightning strike in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district. According to the police, the incident took place in Bhadudih village in Chandil police station area on Wednesday evening when the victims, who were grazing cattle in a field, […]Continue Reading

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Hemant Soren government wins trust vote in Jharkhand Assembly amid opposition walkout

By Odisha News Online Jul 8, 2024 74

RANCHI,JULY 8 : Hemant Soren, who has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Thursday, has won the trust vote with 45 MLAs voting in his favour in the 75-member Jharkhand Assembly. BJP and AJSU legislators walked out of the House as headcount for voting started. The BJP-led opposition has 24 legislators of […]Continue Reading

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Jharkhand High Court grants bail to former CM Hemant Soren in land scam case

By Odisha News Online Jun 28, 2024 78

RANCHI, JUN 28 : In a major relief to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to him in the land scam case. After hearing both sides on June 13, the court of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay had kept its order reserved which was pronounced on Friday. Soren is currently […]Continue Reading

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Four Maoists killed in encounter with police in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum

By Odisha News Online Jun 17, 2024 100

Jharkhand,Jun 17: At least four Maoists, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with police in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Monday morning, officials said. The incident took place in Tonto and Goilkera area, they said. “Four Maoists were killed in the gunfight, while two have been arrested,” Jharkhand Police spokesperson and IG Continue Reading

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Jharkhand teen attempts 100-foot jump into water for Instagram reel, dies

By Odisha News Online May 22, 2024 200

Jharkhand, May 22 : An 18-year-old man in Sahibganj district of Jharkhand drowned after he jumped into deep water from a height to make an Instagram reel, police said on Tuesday. The man, Tausif, jumped into a quarry lake from a height of about 100 feet on Monday evening. His friends, who were bathing in […]Continue Reading

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Jharkhand cash seizure: How trail of Rs 10,000 bribe led to recovery of crores

By Odisha News Online May 7, 2024 115

Jharkhand,May 7 : When the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Virendra Ram, chief engineer in the Jharkhand Rural Development Department, in February last year, little did officials anticipate the big revelations it would make. Ram was arrested for allegedly accepting a mere Rs 10,000 bribe. Ram, seemingly holding a low profile in the bureaucratic hierarchy, emerged Continue Reading

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ED raids Jharkhand minister’s secretary, seizes Rs 20 crore from his house help

By Odisha News Online May 6, 2024 164

Jharkhand,May 6 : The Enforcement Directorate on Monday began raids at multiple locations in Ranchi, including the household of Sanjiv Lal, the personal secretary of Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam. A huge amount of cash, estimated to be Rs 20 to 30 crore, was recovered from the house help of Sanjiv Lal. Alamgir Alam is Jharkhand’s […]Continue Reading

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Jharkhand: ED raids premises of Ranchi police officer Meera Singh, close aides in land scam case

By Odisha News Online Mar 21, 2024 303

RANCHI, MAR 21: The Enforcement Directorate searched premises linked to Ranchi Tupudana police station in-charge inspector Meera Singh and her close aides in a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities land scam. Meera Singh is said to have played a vital role in arresting BJP Chief Babulal Marandi’s political advisor Sunil Tiwary. Raids are […]Continue Reading

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‘Feeling neglected’: Shibu Soren’s daughter-in-law and JMM MLA Sita quits party to join BJP

By Odisha News Online Mar 19, 2024 122

RANCHI, MAR 19: In yet another disappointment for the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Shibu Soren’s elder daughter-in-law and MLA from the Jama Assembly seat resigned from the primary membership of the party on Tuesday, alleging it of isolating her and hatching a conspiracy against her and her family members. Hours later, she joined the Bharatiya […]Continue Reading