Jharkhand
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Student on Jharkhand hunger strike rushed to hospital
Ranchi: One of the six protesters, who have been on a hunger strike as part of a demonstration against the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand, was taken to a hospital…
- India
Jharkhand students to march towards Assembly over recruitment row
New Delhi: Student organisations in Jharkhand will march towards the State Assembly on Friday, August 7, as part of an intensified protest against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC)…
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Temples, mosques, gurudwaras keep Jharkhand exam protest going
Ranchi: An army marches on its stomach, and so does a protest. As the stir against alleged examination irregularities in Jharkhand gains steam, temples, mosques and gurudwaras, as well as individuals, are…
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Jharkhand: Mohd Imroze, accused of raping Dalit girl, lynched
Chatra (Bihar): A Muslim man was lynched by a mob on allegations of raping and confining a 15-year-old Dalit girl in Jharkhand‘s Chatra district on August 4. According to Mohammed Sultan’s police…
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Mohd Junaid reaches Ranchi to support Jharkhand student protests
Ranchi: Mohammad Junaid, who gained attention for feeding protesters at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, arrived in Jharkhand’s Ranchi to extend similar support to students protesting government recruitment exam irregularities. Videos from the…
- India
Paper leak, OMR scam, corruption: Why students are protesting in Jharkhand
In the last few weeks, Jharkhand has seen a mass sit-in protest that doesn’t seem likely to halt soon, with students and job aspirants joining a hunger strike, alleging exam irregularities and…
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Jharkhand student protests: CM Hemant says doors open for talks
Ranchi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday, August 5, spoke to Devendra Nath Mahto, who is on a hunger strike against the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, and urged him to…
- India
CJP to join Jharkhand students’ protest: Abhijeet Dipke
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday, July 5, said they will go to Jharkhand in support of the students protesting there over alleged irregularities in the state public service…
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Five more join hunger strike as Jharkhand protest grows
Ranchi: Five people, including two women, have begun an indefinite hunger strike here as the protest against alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations intensified ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Assembly, set…
- India
Jharkhand man booked for ‘threatening to kill’ PM Modi, Shah
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Police have lodged an FIR against a man for “threatening to kill” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, an…
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Jharkhand: Top Maoist Misir Besra arrested
Ranchi: Banned CPI (Maoist) politburo member Misir Besra, who was carrying a bounty of over Rs 1 crore on his head and wanted in 141 cases, was arrested from Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Police bust Speed Post ganja trafficking network
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police unearthed an interstate ganja trafficking syndicate on Thursday, July 2, that allegedly exploited Speed Post services to transport narcotics across the country, arresting its kingpin, Satyam Misra,…
- India
Man stabbed at Jamshedpur bar for protesting eve-teasing dies
Jamshedpur: A man who was critically injured in a stabbing for protesting the alleged eve-teasing at a bar in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur died during treatment, triggering massive protests, police said on Tuesday. Three…
- India
Tribal woman gang-raped in Jharkhand; 8 held, minor detained
Ranchi: Eight people were arrested, and a teenager was detained for allegedly gang-raping a 20-year-old tribal woman in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred late Friday night in…
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CJI Kant to administer oath to five new SC judges today
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant is set to administer the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 2, following the Centre’s…