The back-and-forth between political parties over crimes against women hit a new low on Wednesday when Jharkhand Mukti Morcha working president Hemant Soren attempted to counter criticism from the UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath who was in the state to campaign for the ongoing state elections. “Many women have been […]
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‘Dirty politics, urban Naxals behind violence’: PM on anti-CAA protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday blamed the Congress and “urban naxals” for protests against India’s new citizenship law even as home minister Amit Shah said the government is committed to implementing the controversial legislation. At a rally in Jharkhand’s Barhait, Modi urged the Opposition to stop “spreading lies” and […]
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Polling peaceful in Jharkhand 4th phase, voting in 65 of 81 seats over
Voting in the high-stakes fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly polls concluded on Monday. Voters came out in large number across 15 assembly constituencies, registering a 62.46% turnout, a marginal decline of 2.12% over 2014 assembly polls. This phase will decide the fate of 221 candidates, including two ministers and 12 […]
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Work on sky-high Ram temple in 4 months: Amit Shah
The construction of a “sky touching” Ram temple in Ayodhya will start within four months, Union home minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national president Amit Shah said on Monday at a poll rally in Jharkhand’s Pakur district. On November 9, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of a […]
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PM Modi urges people to vote in 4th phase of Jharkhand Assembly Election
As polling for the fourth phase of Assembly elections began in Jharkhand on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to be a part of the festival of democracy by coming out to vote in maximum numbers. “Today is the fourth round of polling in the Jharkhand Assembly elections. I […]
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Jharkhand assembly poll phase 4: Voting on in 15 seats; 2 ministers in fray
Nearly five million people are voting for 15 assembly seats across four districts of Jharkhand on Monday with two incumbent ministers and 12 sitting legislators testing their luck in the penultimate round of the five-phase polls. The voters will decide the fate of 221 candidates, including 22 women and a third gender. […]
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Minority rights and conversions figure among poll issues in Jharkhand
At a tea stall in Jamtara, a town in eastern Jharkhand known as a hub of cybercrime, Bhoothnath Soren and Mohammed Iqbal say the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alienated the minorities through its policies. Vinod Kumar Singh rebuts the claim, saying the party has only pursued the agenda […]
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2-year-old murder case now focal point of Jharkhand poll campaign in mining town
In the coal mining town of Jharia in Jharkhand, the murder of a politician two years ago is the focal point of the election campaign of rival candidates and sisters-in-law Ragini Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Purnima Singh of the Congress. The seat goes to polls on November […]
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62.6 pc voter turnout in third phase of Jharkhand polls
Over 62 per cent voter turnout was recorded on Thursday at the end of third-phase elections, in which 17 assembly seats of Jharkhand went to polls, officials said. Amid tight security, 62.60 per cent of 56,18,267 voters exercised their franchise in the 17 seats across eight districts, they said. Police […]
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Third phase Jharkhand polls register close to 58 per cent polling till 3 pm
Close to 58% voter turnout was registered till 3 pm in the third phase of the five-phase Jharkhand assembly elections held on 17 seats on Thursday, which will also decide the fate of one former chief minister, two cabinet ministers, and seven sitting MLAs. Barring a few incidents of technical […]
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Voting underway in 17 seats in round three of Jharkhand assembly election
Voting is underway to pick legislators from 17 seats of the 81 assembly constituencies of Jharkhand on Thursday in the third round of the five-phase election, amid heavy security. The Election Commission has made heavy deployment of security forces, as 12 constituencies out of total 17 are stated to be […]
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Tribal vote to local issues: Key factors that may sway Jharkhand results
Jharkhand is in the midst of its fourth assembly election since the state was created in 2000. No single party has been able to win a majority on its own in previous assembly elections. Will the state stick to this trend or elect a clear winner this time? Three important […]
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PM Modi to hold 5 more rallies as BJP plans campaign blitz
The Jharkhand BJP unit has intensified its poll campaigns by bringing in Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the centre stage with chief minister Raghubar Das, with an aim to achieve its target of 65-plus seats in the assembly election. Of the five-phase election in the state, voting is yet […]
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We will form next govt in Jharkhand, says JMM’s Soren
With Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president and former chief minister Shibu Soren (75) restricting himself to few token rallies owing to his old age and health, JMM working president and the chief ministerial face Hemant Soren (44) has emerged as the main campaigner for the JMM, Congress and Rashtriya Janata […]
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Yediyurappa set to retain power in Karnataka as BJP leads in 12 of 15 seats
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa looks set to retain power in the state as early trends in the counting of votes for December 5 bypolls are giving his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), an edge. After seven rounds of counting in 15 constituencies, the BJP is leading in 12, […]