Ranchi, India News

Ranchi, Feb 9 : Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren fell ill and failed to go to Kolkata Tuesday to attend a meeting with central Home Minister P. Chidambaram to discuss the proposed offensive against Maoist rebels.

New Delhi News.Net Sunday 7th February, 2010 Rail and road traffic in Jharkhand was badly hit Sunday due to a 72-hour strike called by the Maoists to protest a proposed offensive against them, officials said.

The 72-hour shutdown by CPI , which are protesting against proposed operation 'Green Hunt', on Sunday evoked mixed response in Jharkhand and affected mineral transport as truckers went off roads.

Jharkhand/ Bihar/ West Bengal/ Orissa Maoists attacks have been reported ahead of a 72-hour shutdown call given by them from Sunday across the four states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal.

February 4th, 2010 - 7:14 pm Ranchi, Feb 4 Ahead of meeting of chief ministers of the Maoist-affected states with union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Central Reserve Police Force special Director General Vijay Raman reviewed the preparation of the paramilitary force in Jharkhand.

Vijay Raman with DK Pandey in Ranchi on Thursday. Ranchi, Feb. 4: The police today handed over a dossier on Maoist activities in Jharkhand to CRPF bosses who are here to hold a co-ordination meeting to fine tune strategies and consolidate anti-Naxalite operations that are on in various rebel pockets, including those in Seraikela Kharsawan and ...

Ranchi, Jan 30 Responding to the Maoists' announcement of holding a dialogue on certain terms, Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren Saturday appealed to them to give up violence and assured them that their terms would be considered.

As the nation once again grapples with the issue of reorganisation of states, BR Ambedkar's book Thoughts on Linguistic States, written in December 1955, might need an urgent revisit.

Ranchi Eight fodder scam accused were today sentenced up to five years rigorous imprisonment by a CBI court here.

New Delhi/Ranchi, Jan. 28: Chief minister Shibu Soren today cleared the air over his government's stand against Maoists, saying there was no difference with the Centre on the issue and added that his government would support the national policy on fighting Naxalites.

The family of the great tribal leader and legendary freedom fighter Birsa Munda, who died in a British prison at Ranchi in mysterious circumstances at the age of 25, approached the state Home Department with a complaint that Maoists had asked them to give a motorbike or face dire consequences in Khunti district.

RANCHI: Under pressure from the Centre, the state government today made it abundantly clear that there was no question of stopping ongoing police operations against Naxalites.

At a time when states are teaming up to crack down on Naxalites, the Shibu Soren-led government in Jharkhand, one of the states worst affected by Naxal violence, has quietly halted operations, including long range patrols and raids directed at the extremists.

Barring a couple of districts, Maoist-sponsored Jharkhand-Bihar shutdown failed to evoke any response in Jharkhand.

Carolyn Slaughter's recent memoir dealt with the sexual abuse she suffered from her father.

Ranchi, Jan 14 At least 32 labourers were killed and 13 injured Thursday when a truck carrying them skidded off the road into a gorge in Garwah district of Jharkhand, police said.

Rescuers at the accident site. Ranchi, Jan. 14: A fatal cocktail of bad roads and brake failure left 31 labourers dead and 17 injured in the Bhagwan Valley area on Bhavnathpur-Ketar Road in Garhwa district this afternoon.

India Gazette Thursday 14th January, 2010 Police found 1,250 detonators were found in a bus in Bihar's Aurangabad district, a development that raised further concern over increase in Maoist activity in the state.

'Exaggerated claims in ads are of concern' 'Consider areas relevant to your aptitude' 'Educating parents is also important' Urmila Rao Y ear 1980 : Ravi Sinha from Ranchi recalls, "I was very passionate about theatre but my father coaxed me to go for commerce stream so that I could get a steady job in banking." Today, Ravi, 47, works as a manager ...

Ranchi, Jan 9 : Two days after sailing through the floor test, Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren this evening inducted nine more Ministers into his Cabinet.