Jharkhand Government

The central agency had arrested Ansari and carried out fresh searches at three locations against him in Hazaribag on Tuesday.

Jharkhand: Qualifying age for pension for women to be reduced to 50 years

Under the proposal, the qualifying age for pension for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and women will be 50 years.

Jharkhand Chief Minister gives nod for panel on SC, ST, OBC quota

The JMM-led government is contemplating raising the quota for scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs) and OBCs for government jobs and admission to state-run higher education institutes, an official release said.

Jharkhand CM Soren lands in office-of-profit row : All you need to know

The Election Commission has taken cognisance of a complaint against Soren and the high court has issued a notice to him, but legal experts said he is unlikely to face disqualification as a member of the state assembly

Trouble in Jharkhand coalition ? CM Hemant Soren accused of sidelining Congress

Trouble started brewing in the ruling alliance in January when Jharkhand Congress in-charge RPN Singh quit the party and joined the BJP, a move seen to have weakened the Congress’ position in the coalition government.

Jharkhand govt to take over wholesale, retail sale of liquor

The state Cabinet on Wednesday approved four major amendments in the excise policy related to rules of wholesale and retail sale of liquor and other related cases.

Jharkhand govt & AAI to sign MoU for Dhalbhumgarh airport on January 24: DC

The signing of MoU will be followed by the ground-breaking ceremony to be performed by Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, said Deputy Commissioner of East Singhbhum, Amit Kumar.

Aadhaar card not mandatory to get ration in Jharkhand: Minister

Local activists had alleged that the girl died of starvation on September 28 after her family was denied ration for the want of an Aadhar-linked ration card.

Oracle inks pact with Jharkhand, says no investment cap set

The visiting CEO of Oracle Corporation, Safra A Catz, said technologies from Oracle are bound to drive digitisation in India, its second largest base after the US.

Jharkhand signs 8 investment pacts worth Rs 5,000 crore

Jharkhand is organising the Global Investors Summit 2017 on February 16-17 in Ranchi to promote the state as a favoured investment destination. It had held a road show here in connection with the summit.

Jharkhand signs 8 MoUs for development in various sectors

The state has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Orient Craft Limited in the textile sector worth Rs 1,500 crore for construction of two parks across a 140-acre land, an official release said.

Jharkhand govt to construct 1,72,588 dwelling units under PM

To construct houses in this fiscal, Rs 1,30,000 for Maoist-affected and Rs 1,20,000 for non-Naxal-hit rural areas would be released, an official release quoting Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, N N Sinha said here.

Jharkhand will be a power hub by 2019: Raghubar Das

A joint venture by Jharkhand Electricity Board and NTPC will produce 4000 MW here and the entire state will have electricity by 2019, Das said after launching the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme here yesterday.

NTPC may exceed capacity addition target of 11,920 MW

Infusion of new direction and energy through programmes like 'Make in India', 'Digital India' and expediting of critical infrastructure projects under 'PRAGATI' augur well for growth, NTPC CMD A K Jha said.

Jharkhand announces roll-back on VAT revision on diesel

"In view of the sentiments expressed by the people after the cabinet's decision to revise VAT on diesel will be taken back," an official release quoting Chief Minister Raghubar Das said here. The government said there would not be any increase in the diesel rate and its current rate will continue.

Tata Steel's iron ore dispatch in Jharkhand takes a hit

Tata Steel on Thursday said the stoppage of issuance of challans by the Jharkhand government has blocked the dispatch of iron ore from its Noamundi iron ore mine in the state to its steel plant in Jamshedpur.

NTPC to appoint developer for Jharkhand coal mine soon

NTPC has earlier cancelled Rs 23,000-crore contract with Thiess Minecs India to develop this block due to delays.

Coal scam: Madhu Koda, eight others put on trial

All these accused did not plead guilty to the charge framed against them and claimed trial after which the fixed the matter for August 17 for admission/denial of documents by them.

IL&FS Transportation bags Rs 587.60 cr project in Jharkhand

Following the announcement, shares of IL&FS Transportation Networks rose by 1.44 percent to 144.15 apiece on BSE.

JSPL coalgate case: Judge says senior lawyer approached him

The judge did not disclose who the lawyer was but warned of serious action if it is repeated. The judge also directed all the defence lawyers that only those who have filed vakalatnama will be allowed to appear before the court.

Kwality to set up Rs 100 cr plant in Jharkhand

Shares of Kwality Ltd on Monday closed at Rs 38.90 per share, down 2.51 percent from previous close.ore plant in Jharkhand

Have proof that Parakh favoured Birlas: CBI sources

CBI said that it had sufficient evidence to prove Parakh overturned the screening committee's decision to favour Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla.

Coalgate: If I'm a conspirator, so can be PM, says Parakh

Parakh has hit out at the PM, saying if he is to be blamed for the scam, then the PM too is an accused.

Tata Steel gets notice on project delay

The Jharkhand government has issued a show cause notice to Tata Steel seeking explanation in regard with the memorandum of understanding (MoU) it had signed with the government to set up a greenfield project in neighbouring Seraikela-Kharswan district in 2005.

Centre orders Jharkhand govt to develop coal blocks alloted

The Centre today urged the Jharkhand government to bring in operation all coal blocks allocated to it, at the earliest, to ensure more availability of coal.