Ranchi : A special CBI court here on Monday convicted RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad in the fourth fodder scam case but acquitted another former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra. Judge Shuvapal Singh delivered the judgment relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from December 1995 to January 1996 from the Dumka […]
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Verdict in 4th fodder scam case involving Lalu deferred
Ranchi : The judgment in the fourth fodder scam case involving former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad was deferred on Thursday by a special CBI court here. Lalu Prasad filed a fresh petition in the court of Shivapal Singh to make the then Auditor General an accused in the case since he did not report […]
Maoists kill 2 in Jharkhand
Ranchi : Maoist guerrillas shot dead two people in a village in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawa district on Wednesday, police said. According to the police, Maoists dragged Geeta Munda, a former Panchayat Samiti member, and Etwa Munda from their houses in Mairamjanga village of Seraikela-Kharsawa district to a jungle where they were shot. The Maoists left a […]
Two multi-millionaires vie for one RS seat in Jharkhand
Ranchi : The Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand has taken an interesting turn, with two multi-millionaire candidates — one each from ruling BJP and Congress — pitted against one another for the single seat. On March 23, polling will be held for two Rajya Sabha seats in the state. Of the two Bharatiya Janata Party […]
Four Maoists arrested, bomb-making factory unearthed in Jharkhand
Ranchi : Four Maoist guerrillas were arrested on Tuesday and a small bomb-making factory unearthed in two separate cases in Jharkhand, police said. Police and the Central Reserve Police Force personnel arrested the four ultras — Deepak, Jogindra, Chotu and Urmila — in a joint operation in Palamu district. The bomb-making factory was unearthed in […]
BJP leader shot dead in Jharkhand capital
Ranchi : A district BJP leader was shot dead on Sunday on the outskirts of Ranchi by unidentified criminals, police said. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lohardagga district Treasurer Pankaj Gupta was shot by two persons at the Piska railway crossing. A CCTV footage showed two youths arriving at the spot, with one of them shooting the […]
Bihar Chief Secretary named accused in fodder scam case
Ranchi : A Special CBI court has named seven witnesses, including Bihar Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh, as accused in a multi-million-rupee fodder scam case. According to a lawyer on Wednesday, the Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court of Shivapal Singh ordered that seven people be named as accused in the case related to […]
14 Maoists arrested in Jharkhand
Ranchi : A total of 14 Maoists have been arrested in the last two days in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, police said. Four of the Maoists including a wanted woman were arrested on Tuesday while 10 were arrested on Monday. The police and paramilitary forces made the arrests from Akbaritand area, about 180 km from Ranchi. […]
Lalu’s 4th fodder scam case: Court to deliver judgment on March 15
Ranchi : The hearing in a fourth multi-million rupee fodder scam involving former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD Chief Lalu Yadav concluded here on Monday in a special CBI court, which fixed March 15 as the date for delivering its judgment. The case relates to fraudulent withdrawals Rs 13.13 crore from December 1995 to January […]
Girl gangraped by 8 youths in Ranchi, 7 arrested
Ranchi : A girl was gangraped by eight youths in Ranchi, police said on Monday. The police have arrested seven youths involved in the crime and the eighth youth is absconding. According to the police, a girl was walking with her boyfriend in Dhruva locality of Ranchi on Sunday night at 10.30 p.m. She was […]