The Latest Breaking News from Jharkhand

Droupadi Murmu elected 15th President of India

Amid heavy cross-voting, she received 64.03% of total valid votes polled

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022

Jharkhand: Female cop mowed down in Ranchi while vehicle check; accused arrested

A female sub-inspector was mowed down to death during a vehicle check on Tuesday night in Ranchi. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 20, 2022

ED arrests Jharkhand CM’s close political aide

It had also seized ₹11.88 crore from 37 bank accounts of Mr. Mishra, Dahoo Yadav and their associates in connection with an alleged illegal mining case

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2022

Reporters Without Orders Ep 228: Jharkhand school fake news, AAP’s labour welfare spending

Basant Kumar and Ashwine Kumar Singh of Newslaundry are joined by freelance journalist Anand Dutta in this episode. They discuss Anand’s BBC report on how a school in Jharkhand’s Korwadih village became the subject of fake news. Headlines suggested that Muslims in the area had pressured the school to change…

Newslaundry · Jul 16, 2022

ED finds illegal cash trail of Rs 100 crore in probe against Hemant Soren’s aides

NEW DELHI: Trouble continues to mount for Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, already busy battling a tough office-of-profit case, with the ED on Friday seizing Rs 12 crore cash from the bank accounts of his close aides Pankaj Mishra and Dahoo Yadav, taking the total cash seizures in the case to…

The Times of India · Jul 15, 2022

ED seizes ₹11.88 crore from Jharkhand CM Soren’s aide Pankaj Mishra, others

The raids were part of an investigation into alleged illegal mining in the State

The Hindu · Jul 15, 2022

Patna: Retired Jharkhand cop among 3 arrested for terror links

PATNA: Bihar police on Thursday claimed to have busted a ‘terror module’ involved in anti-India activities and arrested three persons after stumbling upon them on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s July 12 visit to Patna.

The Times of India · Jul 14, 2022

EC defers hearing of office of profit case against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren after BJP seeks more time

The next hearing is scheduled for August 5 after the BJP’s lawyer sought more time to present additional information

The Hindu · Jul 14, 2022

Jharkhand HC notice to minister Alamgir Alam, CM Hemant Soren's aide over graft charges

RANCHI: Jharkhand High Court has issued notices to state rural development minister Alamgir Alam and chief minister Hemant Soren’s close aide Pankaj Mishra in a case here on Tuesday. The court also ordered the state government and CBI to file their affidavits in the matter.

The Times of India · Jul 13, 2022

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren warms up to PM Narendra Modi, sparks alignment buzz

NEW DELHI: PM Modi’s maiden visit to Jharkhand on Tuesday was more than an inauguration ceremony of projects, if events that unfolded before and during his tour are taken into account. Speculation swirled that it was an exercise aimed at forging a new political alignment in the state. CM Hemant…

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022