The incident has not only created fear among NTPC employees but has also intensified concerns about the growing influence of organised crime in the state’s coal industry.
Senior BJP leader and former MLA Sita Soren narrowly escaped an alleged assassination attempt at a hotel in Dhanbad’s Saraidhela area on Thursday night.
Former Jharkhand chief minister and state BJP president Babulal Marandi has been appointed the leader of Opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.
Jharkhand Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore on Monday presented his first budget, outlining an expenditure of Rs 1,45,400 crore for the financial year 2025-26.
A dramatic prison break from Birsa Munda Central Jail, Hotwar—considered one of Jharkhand’s most secure correctional facilities—has sent shockwaves across the state, raising urgent questions about security lapses and administrative negligence.
Counting across all the centres in Maharashtra and Jharkhand will begin at 8 am, an Election Commission official said. The counting of postal ballots will begin first, he added.
Congress on Friday appointed three observers, including former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for Maharashtra, and senior party leader Tariq Anwar and two others for Jharkhand to oversee the post-election scenario in both the states.
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday said seizures totaling more than Rs 1,000 crore have been reported so far in the ongoing Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, and by-elections in other states.
Divide Jharkhand’s political landscape illustrates the complexities of a state grappling with rapid urbanisation, stark rural realities, and growing communal tensions.
The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has expressed optimism about the party's strong showing in the state elections, projecting better than expected results in the first phase of polling that concluded on November 13.
