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Dalit woman stripped, thrashed over extra-marital affair in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A Dalit woman was stripped, thrashed and tied to an eucalyptus tree over her alleged extra marital affair in the Sariya police station area in Jharkhand’s Giridih district. The woman in…
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All-party meeting held ahead of Jharkhand assembly, BJP boycotts
Ranchi: Jharkhand assembly speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto chaired an all-party meeting on Wednesday for the smooth functioning of the House during the monsoon session, which will begin on July 28. Chief Minister…
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Jharkhand: Youth arrested on theft charges dies in custody, family alleges torture
A youth named Mohammad Ashfaq Khan allegedly lost his life in police custody at the Barhi police station in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The family members of Ashfaq have accused the police of torturing…
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14-year-old girl gang-raped by 3 minor boys in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Three boys entered the house of a 14-year-old girl and allegedly gang-raped her while she was alone in Jharkhand’s Bokaro, police said. The accused trio are students of classes 5, 7…
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Body of minor found in Jharkhand with tongue chopped off, eyes gouged out
Ranchi: The mutilated body of a seven-year-old boy has been found in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, the police said on Friday. The victim, who has been identified as Santan Kumar, was allegedly kidnapped…
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‘Withdraw Bhima Koregaon case’: Activists demand after 2 yrs of Stan Swamy’s death
Shaheed Father Stan Swamy Nyay Morcha, an umbrella organisation of various social outfits in Jharkhand, on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of the Bhima Koregaon case and the immediate release of the…
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Jharkhand: Congress protests against MP urination incident
Jamshedpur: The Congress on Wednesday staged a protest in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district against the incident in which a man allegedly urinated on a tribal youth in Sidhi district of BJP-ruled Madhya…
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Jharkhand tribal bodies stage dharna against UCC
Ranchi: Several tribal organisations under the banner of Adivasi Samanwai Samiti staged a dharna near Raj Bhavan on Wednesday in protest against the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), terming it a threat…
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Tabrez Ansari lynching case: 10 get 10 years of rigorous imprisonment
Seraikela: A court in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district on Wednesday sentenced 10 people to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in the Tabrez Ansari lynching case of 2019. Accusing him of trying to steal…
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Jharkhand HC exempts Rahul from personal appearance in Modi surname case
Ranchi: The High Court of Jharkhand on Tuesday exempted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from personal appearance in a Ranchi court in the Modi surname case. Justice SK Dwivedi also ordered that no…
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Train services hit in parts of Jharkhand due to bandh by tribal outfit
Jamshedpur: Railway services were affected in parts of Jharkhand on Tuesday due to a shutdown called by a tribal outfit over a host of demands, including making Santali the main official language…
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Tabrez Ansari lynching case: Ten convicted after four years
In a long-awaited verdict, a court has convicted ten individuals for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the case of the brutal lynching of 22-year-old Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand. The incident…
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Jharkhand tribal bodies to urge Law Commission to withdraw idea of UCC
Ranchi: More than 30 tribal organisations in Jharkhand on Sunday decided to urge the Law Commission to withdraw the idea of Uniform Civil Code (UCC), as it may put tribal identity in…
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NRC will be implemented in Jharkhand if BJP voted to power next year: Raghubar Das
Jamshedpur: Former Jharkhand chief minister and BJP leader Raghubar Das on Saturday said that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented in the state, if the saffron party is voted…
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Soren launches J’khand govt’s key panchayat-level medicine scheme
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday launched the state government’s ambitious panchayat-level drugs shop scheme, aimed at making essential medicines available in remote areas. Soren inaugurated the scheme in Chatra…
