Champai Soren set to be next Jharkhand CM (Photo: IANS)

Champai Soren set to be next Jharkhand CM as Hemant Soren quits

Ranchi | Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday went to the Raj Bhavan to tender his resignation to the Governor, while members of the ruling coalition were reaching there to stake claim for a new government to be headed by senior JMM leader Champai Soren. Champai Soren is currently the Transport Minister. The fast-paced […]

One of the women undergoing treatment at hospital (Photo: IANS)

Accused of witchcraft, four forced to eat excreta, assaulted

Ranchi | Four people including three women of a family were tortured after being accused of witchcraft in Jharkhand’s Dumka district. A few people from Aswari village under Saraiyahat block of the district forcibly fed them excreta and urine. The four were also tortured with hot iron rods. Despite being treated inhumanly, the victims could neither […]

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren (File Photo/IANS)

Jharkhand CM in home quarantine after minister tests positive

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has quarantined himself after Health Minister Banna Gupta was found coronavirus positive. Banna Gupta had attended a cabinet meeting presided over by the Chief Minister at the state secretariat in Ranchi on Tuesday. Three hours after the cabinet meeting, Banna Gupta’s test report was found positive. So far, the […]