New Delhi | The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit out at Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for his remark that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not listen to him during a phone call over the Covid-19 situation. On Thursday, Modi spoke to the Chief Ministers of Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the Covid-19 […]
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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 […]
‘Dil abhi bhara nahin’: Jharkhand CM appeals BCCI to organise farewell match for Dhoni in Ranchi
New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday appealed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to organise a farewell match for Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Ranchi after the former India captain announced his retirement from international cricket. In two tweets that he posted on Saturday in Hindi, Soren said: “MS […]
Jharkhand CM helps athlete Geeta Kumari selling vegetables to make ends meet
New Delhi: A female athlete in Jharkhands Ramgarh district has been forced to sell vegetables on the streets in order to make her ends meet. Athlete Geeta Kumari, who has won eight gold medals at state-level walking competitions, has been selling vegetables ever since lockdown due to financial problems. A video of her plight was […]
Jharkhand: Schools, malls, cinema halls shut till April 14
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday announced in the state Assembly that schools, colleges, coaching centres, shopping malls and cinema halls would remain closed till April 14 in the state in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in the country. “Educational institutions, hostels, cinema halls, malls, swimming pools, museums and the zoo […]
Man dies of hunger in Bokaro, CM orders probe
Bokaro: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday ordered a probe into the death of a 42-year-old man in Bokaro, allegedly due to hunger. The deceased has been identified as Bhookhal Ghasi. His family alleged that he died of hunger as no food was prepared in the house for the past some days because they […]
Congress tweets praise for Hemant Soren
New Delhi: As Hemant Soren took oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand amid the Opposition’s show of strength in Ranchi on Sunday, several Congress leaders took to Twitter to congratulate him. #HemantSoren started trending after the swearing-in ceremony at Morabadi ground at 2 p.m. with almost 3,000 tweets. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “I […]
Hemant Soren becomes 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Ranchi: Hemant Soren, took oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand amid opposition show of strength, here on Sunday. Governor Draupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to Hemant Soren. The swearing-in ceremony took place at Morabadi ground in Ranchi at 2 p.m. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Congress President Rahul […]
Hemant Soren withdraws complaint against ex-CM Raghubar Das
Ranchi: Jharkhand’s Chief Minister-designate and JMM executive president Hemant Soren has withdrawn his complaint against former chief minister Raghubar Das of the BJP. Soren had lodged the complaint under the SC and ST Act in Jamtara on December 19 against Das, who had allegedly made some unsavoury remarks against Soren and his family members. “We […]
Hemant Soren to be sworn in as Jharkhand CM on Dec 29
Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance’s Chief Minister candidate Hemant Soren was on Tuesday invited to form the government in Jharkhand and will take oath on December 29. Accompanied by leaders of alliance partners, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Soren met Governor Draupadi Murmu at Raj Bhawan at 8.45 p.m. […]