Hemant Soren
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Bihar, Jharkhand sign pact to end 25-year Sone water dispute
New Delhi: Bihar and Jharkhand on Monday, August 31, signed a memorandum of understanding to share 7.75 million acre-feet of water from the Sone River, in the presence of Union Home Minister…
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SC to hear plea for CBI probe into Jharkhand civil services exam
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, August 24, a plea seeking an independent, time-bound probe by the CBI into alleged malpractices in the Jharkhand Combined Civil Services…
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JSSC-CGL fallout threatens 2,000 govt posts in Jharkhand
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government’s decision to cancel the JSSC-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination has triggered a crisis in the state administration, with the functioning of several departments and offices getting affected as…
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Jharkhand students win, govt cancels JSSC-CGL exam, probe by CID
Ranchi: Amid a massive protest by job aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in the state, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on Monday, August 17, that the state government would…
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Jharkhand: Talks yet to begin as student protest enters day 24
Ranchi: Talks between a government panel and protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand were yet to begin on Monday, August 17, as Chief Minister Hemant Soren held a meeting with his ministers at…
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Jharkhand exam row: Govt, protesters to hold talks on Monday
Ranchi: Job aspirants protesting against alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations in Jharkhand are scheduled to hold fresh talks with the state government on Monday, August 17, as the stir entered its…
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Rahul, Congress back Jharkhand students, urge CM to act quickly
Ranchi: Rahul Gandhi and the Congress stood firmly behind the job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment exams, the party’s state in-charge K Raju said on Monday, August 17, and appealed…
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Jharkhand exam stir: Students burn effigies of CM, Rahul
Ranchi: The agitation by students over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment examinations intensified on Sunday, August 16, as protesters burnt effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi…
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Jharkhand Police stops Devendra Mahto from joining Tiranga Rally
Jharkhand: Devendra Mahto, the Jharkhand student leader on an indefinite hunger strike, was allegedly stopped from participating in the Tiranga Rally on Saturday, August 15, on the occasion of India’s 80th Independence…
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Jharkhand student protests: Talks with govt end in deadlock
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Saturday, August 8, held talks with the Devendra Nath Mahto-led faction of the protesting job aspirants over the alleged paper leaks. However, it failed to break the…
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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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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…
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Traders in power in Assam, Centre marginalised Adivasis: Jharkhand CM
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleged that those in power at the Centre and in Assam were “traders and not politicians”, and that they “marginalised” the tribal community and were focused…
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Goa nightclub fire tragedy extremely heartbreaking: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said the loss of lives in a fire accident at a nightclub in Goa was “extremely heartbreaking”. The chief minister extended prayers for the…
