Jharkhand is a state in eastern India, carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east. Read More
It has been two decades since Jharkhand state was carved out from Bihar. The state has seen various governments, various Chief Ministers but Maoists continue to be a challenge despite every government promising to eradicate them. ...
In a big move, the Jharkhand Cabinet led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, within hours of the swearing-in ceremony, announced that all cases registered during the Pathalgadi movement and protests against the amendments to Chotanagpur Tenancy Act (CNT ...
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) working president Hemant Soren on Sunday took oath as Chief Minister of Jharkhand along with three other leaders were also sworn in as the Cabinet ministers of the state. ...
Sarna, a so-called "religion" based on the concept of nature worship, is followed by tribals in several Indian states including Jharkhand. Tribals in Jharkhand have long been demanding a separate Sarna religious code in the Census. ...
Hemant Soren, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance's chief ministerial candidate, is set to take oath on Sunday. He will be at the helm of one of the most-resources rich and yet the poorest state in India, for the ...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost the Jharkhand Assembly elections for ignoring loyal workers and showing faith in outsiders, according to a party MP from the state. ...
The results of the Jharkhand elections show that while the country was witnessing grim protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the issue had virtually no impact on voting preferences in the state. ...
