RANCHI: In a stern warning to the Centre, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said his govt would take tough measures, including taking a legal recourse and forcing public sector coal units operating out of the state to shut down their mining operations, if no sincere efforts were made to clear its coal-related dues.Speaking…
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren (File photo/ Soren’s X handle) NEW DELHI: The expansion of Jharkhand’s cabinet will take place on December 5, as announced on Tuesday. The entire cabinet will be sworn in on Thursday, according to former Congress chief Rajesh Thakur who also offered clarification about the delay in choosing the cabinet. The ministers…
NEW DELHI: Hemant Soren took oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand on Thursday at a ceremony in Ranchi. This will be the fourth term as chief minister for the 49-year-old leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). The event was attended by several political leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of opposition…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren expressed gratitude to his supporters while urging them to gift books instead of flower bouquets during congratulatory meetings. Soren took to social media platform X to share his appreciation, writing, “My heartfelt thanks to everyone for the good wishes I am receiving from across the country….
NEW DELHI: The BJP, which had relied heavily on Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to lead its Jharkhand campaign, has been decimated in the state. Chief minister Hemant Soren has led his party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) to its best-ever performance in the state. JMM-led ruling INDIA bloc has crossed the two-third majority mark…
RANCHI: Several political parties, including JMM, Congress, RJD, BJP, Ajsu-P, JD(U), LJP(R) and newly formed JKLM along with 1,128 candidates in total are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the battle of ballots, which will be declared on Saturday. Of two political camps – the BJP-led NDA – has been favoured by most exit polls to…
RANCHI: The political fortunes of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and state BJP president Babulal Marandi will be decided on Wednesday as more than 1.23 crore voters across 12 districts, including the tribal heartland of Santhal Pargana and the coal belt of Dhanbad, are set to cast their votes in the second and final phase…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand is all set for the second phase of the high-stakes battle of ballots. Voting will be held tomorrow in 38 constituencies spread across 12 districts of the state. The first phase of the Jharkhand polls was held in 43 of 81 assembly seats on November 13. Phase 2 elections will decide the…
RANCHI: In a last-ditch effort to woo adivasi voters, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren Saturday night said he would institute the state’s highest award after tribal icons Bhagwan Birsa Munda and Sido-Kanhu if his alliance wins the assembly elections.Ahead of the second phase of polling on November 20, Soren’s announcement came a day after Prime…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday questioned Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren of giving Fridays off in schools, a decision reversed by the JMM government in 2022.“I want to ask Hemant Soren, if you close schools on Fridays for them, then why not close schools on Tuesdays for our children to…
