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Mamata To Attend NITI Aayog Meet, To Protest ‘Step-Motherly Attitude’ Against Oppn-Ruled States

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confirmed on Friday that she will participate in the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27 in Delhi. Banerjee’s statement came amid speculations on whether she, like most other CMs of the INDIA bloc, would skip the meeting. She arrived at Delhi airport ahead of the meeting slated to take place tomorrow. #WATCH | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives at Delhi airport She will attend the NITI Aayog meeting, tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/3hiZhymMCj — ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2024 Speaking to reporters at the Kolkata airport before leaving for Delhi, Banerjee said she would join the meeting to protest against what she termed a discriminatory budget and a conspiracy to divide Bengal and other oppos...
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Jharkhand CM Behind ‘Land Jihad’, ‘Love Jihad’: Amit Shah Promises ‘White Paper’ On Demography

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led government, accusing it of corruption and being behind demographic changes in the state. Speaking at the BJP's extended working committee meeting in Ranchi, Shah alleged that Chief Minister Hemant Soren was involved in "land jihad" and "love jihad." "Infiltrators are marrying tribal women, obtaining certificates, and buying land, causing the tribal population to shrink in Jharkhand," Shah stated. He further promised that, if the BJP forms the government in Jharkhand, they would release a 'White Paper' on the state's demography to protect tribal people and their lands. #WATCH | Speaking at the Jharkhand BJP working committee meeting in Ranchi, Union HM A...
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‘Man wants to become Superman, Dev, Bhagwan,’ says Bhagwat. Congress links it to ‘non-biological’ Modi

New Delhi: RSS sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat’s comment at a meeting about man wanting to become Superman and even Bhagwan (God) has taken a political twist, with the Congress seeking to link it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“I am sure the self-anointed non-biological PM has got the news of this latest Agni missile, fired by Nagpur from Jharkhand and aimed at Lok Kalyan Marg,” Congress communications chief and MP Jairam Ramesh said on X, embedding a video clip of Bhagwat’s speech. In the video which has since gone viral, the RSS chief can be heard saying there is no end to progress and there is also no end to people’s greed. Show Full Article He was speaking at a village-level workers’ meeting organised by Vikas Bharti, a not-for-profit organisation, in J...
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‘Non-Biological PM Would Have Got News’: Jairam Attacks Modi Over Bhagwat’s ‘Superman’ Remark

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over remarks made by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat during a gathering in Jharkhand. In a post on X, Ramesh said, "I am sure the self-proclaimed non-biological Prime Minister must have got the news of this latest Agni missile which Nagpur has fired from Jharkhand targeting Lok Kalyan Marg."  Ramesh was referring to RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's address to workers in Jharkhand where the RSS chief said that people want to become 'Superman' and there is no end to progress. Without naming anyone, Bhagwat said that people want to become 'Superman' and don't stop there and want to become 'Devta'. मुझे यक़ीन है कि स्वयंभू नॉन-बायोलॉजिकल प्रधानमंत्री को इस ताज़ा अग्नि मिसाइल की ख़बर ...
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Himanta Sarma warns Jharkhand against ‘ghuspaithiye’, says Muslim population in Assam has reached 40%

Guwahati: For Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, the increasing Muslim population in Assam is not merely a political issue, but a matter of “life and death”. Sarma, the BJP’s Jharkhand election co-incharge, Wednesday highlighted the “changing demography of Assam” due to the growing Muslim population, an issue that has been a driving force for him and the party’s electoral campaign across India.Addressing reporters in Ranchi, Sarma said, “…Changing demography is a big issue for me. In Assam, Muslim population today has reached 40 percent. In 1951, it was 12 percent. We have lost many districts. This is not a political issue for me. It is a matter of life and death.” Sarma is on a two-day visit to Jharkhand — to participate in the workers’ felicitation programmes and...
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Muslims now 40% of Assam population: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma | India News – Times of India

RANCHI: Jharkhand should treat Assam as a cautionary tale of how demographic change caused by "infiltration from Bangladesh" has become "a matter of life and death" for the state's indigenous population, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Wednesday in Ranchi."In Assam, Muslim population is 40%. It was 12% in 1951. We lost districts due to infiltration and demographic change...It isn't a political issue for me. I keep fighting this day in and out," Sarma, BJP's poll in-charge in Jharkhand, said on the sidelines of meetings to take stock of the saffron party's poll preparations.Sarma alleged that in Jharkhand, "appeasement politics" by the Hemant Soren govt had triggered a "land jihad", where illegal immigrants were luring tribals into fake marriages to usurp land."We don't want this state to su...
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‘Women assaulted, crops razed by JCB’ — another FIR against Jharkhand BJP MP Dhullu Mahto

Chief Minister Hemant Soren has asked the police and administration to take strict action on this incident, which has drawn fire from Jharkhand’s political and social circles in the backdrop of Mahto’s criminal history. The victim, Neera Devi, a resident of Chitahi Basti in the Tundi mouja of the Baghmara assembly constituency, lodged the complaint at the Barora police station on 12 July.Dhullu Mahto, a three-time MLA from Baghmara, is also a resident of Chitahi Basti.Devi was allegedly injured in an attack by Mahto’s aides and is now under treatment at Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College (SNMMC) Dhanbad. Family members taking Neera Devi to the hospital after the 11 July incident | Niraj Sinha | ThePrint Devi has said that on 11 July, Doman Mahto, her husband, testified against the BJP...
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ED Moves SC To Challenge Bail Granted To Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren In Money Laundering Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Jharkhand High Court's order that granted bail to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. The high court had issued the bail order on June 28, and Soren took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on July 4. The ED's plea in the Supreme Court stated that the Jharkhand High Court's bail to Soren was "illegal", India Today reported. It further contended that the High Court had "erred" in maintaining that there was no prima facie case against CM Soren. ALSO READ | CM Hemant Soren-Led Government Wins Trust Vote in Jharkhand Jharkhand High Court's Bail To Hemant Soren Hemant Soren, the execu...
Wiped out in Jharkhand tribal seats, BJP rakes up ‘demographic change’ due to ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’
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Wiped out in Jharkhand tribal seats, BJP rakes up ‘demographic change’ due to ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’

Ranchi: Ahead of the Jharkhand elections, BJP leaders are raising the pitch on ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’ and changing demography in Santhal Pargana, alleging that the government has pushed the tribals to the margins in the region. The Jharkhand High Court’s 3 July direction has come as a shot in the arm for the BJP that is reeling after the whitewash in the tribal seats in the general elections. It directed the Hemant Soren-led JMM-Congress government to take immediate steps to identify the infiltrators and prepare an action plan to deport them.  In June last week, BJP state chief Babulal Marandi had said that the continuous decline in the tribal population and the unexpected increase in the Muslim population in Santhal Pargana region was a “warning signal”.  Show Full A...
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CM Hemant Soren-Led Government Wins Trust Vote in Jharkhand

The Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government proved the majority by winning the trust vote in the state assembly on Monday, July 8. Soren won the confidence motion with votes of 45 MLAs in his favour.  In the 81-member Jharkhand assembly, the Chief Minister Soren-led coalition government needed to prove the support of 41 MLAs to be in power. The ruling alliance -- comprising of JMM, Congress, and Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) -- has already handed over a support list of 44 MLAs to the Governor when Hemant Soren staked his claim to form the government on July 3 ahead of his swearing-in. The decision to move the confidence motion was taken a day after both the ruling alliance-- led by Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)--and the Opposition,...
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Hemant Soren takes oath as 13th CM of Jharkhand

Ranchi, Jharkhand: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren was sworn-in as the 13th Chief Minister of Jharkhand here on Thursday.Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Soren. Soren on June 28, was released on bail in a land scam case after spending around five months in jail. Show Full Article Earlier today, Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan invited Soren to form the government in the state, a day after Champai Soren stepped down from the chief minister’s post. Champai Soren resigned from the post just five months after taking the oath, setting the ball rolling for Hemant Soren to again take over the role on Wednesday.Champai Soren took oath as the 12th Chief Minister of Jharkhand in the Ra...
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JMM Chief Hemant Soren Takes Oath As Jharkhand Chief Minister For Third Time

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha president Hemant Soren on Thursday was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the third time. This comes a day after former CM Champai Soren resigned from the post, paving way for Hemant Soren to reclaim his CM post once again. Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath and office of secrecy to Hemant Soren at 5 pm at Raj Bhavan, Ranchi. Earlier today, Hemant Soren along with a few I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders visited the state Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan, where the Governor had invited Soren to form the government. "Invited Hemant Soren to take oath today after appointing him as the CM-designate of Jharkhand," Governor CP Radhakrishnan tweeted.  श्री हेमन्त सोरेन को आज झारखंड राज्य के मनोनीत मुख्यमंत्री क...
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Hemant Soren invited to form government by Jharkhand Governor; to take oath as CM on July 7

Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan appoints Hemant Soren as the nominated Jharkhand Chief Minister and invites him to take the oath, in Ranchi, on July 4, 2024 | Photo Credit: PTI JMM leader Hemant Soren will take oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister on July 7 after Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan invited him to form government in the State, a party leader said on July 4, 2024.The development comes after Champai Soren resigned as Chief Minister on Wednesday and Hemant Soren, who is out on bail in a money laundering case, staked claim to form the government."The governor has invited Soren to form government in the state and sought a date and time for the swearing-in ceremony," a Raj Bhavan official said.Asked about the date and time of the swearing-in ceremony, a JMM leader said, "Hemant So...
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NEET-UG paper leaks case: CBI arrests ‘kingpin’ Aman Singh from Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough in the NEET-UG paper leaks case, the CBI on Wednesday arrested Aman Singh from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh for his alleged role in the matter. As per a report by ANI, sources in the CBI said Singh was a kingpin of the paper leaks racket.This is the seventh arrest by the probe agency in connection with the NEET-UG probe.On Sunday, the CBI had nabbed the owner of a private school in Godhra district of Gujarat, the sixth arrest in the case.Dixit Patel, owner of Jay Jalaram School situated near Godhra in Panchmahal district, was arrested for allegedly soliciting between ₹5 lakh and ₹10 lakh from candidates, promising to enhance their examination scores.The NEET-UG examination was conducted by the National Testing Agency on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities i...
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Jharkhand CM Champai Soren Resigns Paving Way For JMM Chief Hemant Soren

Jharkhand News: Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Wednesday tendered his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. JMM Executive President Hemant Soren has staked claim to form government for the third time after legislators of the party-led I.N.D.I.A bloc reached a consensus in the state. Jharkhand CM Champai Soren tenders resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi.JMM Executive President Hemant Soren stakes claim to form Government. pic.twitter.com/uZqvSH2jpj — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2024 Leaders and MLAs of the bloc, during a meeting at Chief Minister Champai Soren’s residence in Ranchi, unanimously decided to elect Soren as JMM legislature party leader, they said. "A decision was taken in ...
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Hemant Soren likely to return as CM after bail, incumbent Champai to step down | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Hemant Soren, who had to step down as chief minister of Jharkhand following his arrest by ED in an alleged money laundering case, is likely to assume the top post once again.Sources in JMM said Hemant's return as CM has been agreed upon by the party's allies - Congress and RJD, according to news agency PTI.Sources added chief minister Champai Soren will step down to pave way for Hemant's return to the top post.The move comes days after Soren was granted bail in a money laundering case linked to the land scam case.The party sources said that leaders and MLAs of the alliance during a meeting at CM Champai Soren's house unanimously decided to elect Hemant Soren as JMM legislature party leader. var _mfq = window._mfq || []; _mfq.push(["setVariable", "toi_titan", window.location.h...
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JMM Chief Hemant Soren Set To Return As Jharkhand Chief Minister, Champai Soren To Resign

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Hemant Soren is set to return as chief minister of Jharkhand for the third time following consensus among legislators of the party-led alliance in the state sources told ABP News. The current CM and Hemant Soren's close aide, Champai Soren, who was given the command of the state, will tender his resignation.  During a meeting held at the CM Champai Soren's residence, leaders and MLAs of the alliance unanimously decided to elect Hemant Soren as JMM legislature party leader, news agency PTI reported. Thereafter, it was decided that Hemant Soren will replace Champai Soren, becoming the 13th chief minister of Jharkhand, if sworn in. Besides Hemant Soren's brother Basant and wife Kalpana, Congress's Jharkhand in-charge Ghulam Ahma...
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Jharkhand Ex-CM Soren Predicts Early Polls, Says BJP’s Dream Of Winning Is ‘Mungerilal…’

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be ousted from power in the upcoming state assembly elections. Speaking on Saturday, Soren mentioned receiving information that the elections might be held soon in the state. He further accused the saffron party of conspiring against him and said that the BJP's dream of winning the state elections is nothing but 'Mungerilal ke haseen sapne'. तानाशाहों के षड्यंत्र के खिलाफ होगा हूल-उलगुलान.. pic.twitter.com/c2SWM0yp6k — Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) June 29, 2024 "No one can hide the truth, it comes out sooner or later. I have come amongst you once again to provide you with leadership. I assure you that the results of the Lok Sabha elections have...
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NEET Controversy: Question Paper Leaked From Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh, Say Sources

Amid the ongoing controversy over the NEET paper leak, it has been revealed that the question paper was leaked from an examination centre in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh, sources told ABP News. The information has been revealed on the basis of the pieces of the burnt question papers, which were found during raids in Patna, the sources said. The information regarding the leak was provided to the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police by the National Testing Agency (NTA). BREAKING NEWS | झारखण्ड से लीक हुआ NEET का पेपर - सूत्र- पटना में बरामद जले पेपर से खुलासा - सूत्र@kumarprakash4u |'भारत की बात' @SavalRohitके साथ https://t.co/smwhXURgtc #BharatKiBaatOnABP #LokSbhaSpeaker #HindiNews #ABPNews pic.twitter.com/cBaPRbLc9e — ABP News (@ABPNews) Jun...
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Friction in Jharkhand BJP ahead of state polls as Sita Soren blames party leaders for Lok Sabha loss

Soren, the daughter-in-law of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) patriarch Shibu Soren, had defected to the BJP while accusing the JMM leadership of neglecting her and her family after the death of her husband, Durga Soren. After this, the BJP fielded her as its candidate in Dumka — replacing then sitting MP Sunil Soren — but she lost to JMM candidate Nalin Soren by 22,527 votes in a prestige battle.  Soren’s accusations aren’t the only instance of BJP infighting in the wake of the general elections — there was a commotion at a review meeting held by the state unit to discuss her defeat, with workers accusing several leaders of neglecting their duties. Another meeting saw a fight break out between supporters of Godda MP Nishikant Dubey and Deoghar MLA Narayan Das.Political analysts have noted...
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12 pilgrims injured as bus rams into truck in Chandauli | India News – Times of India

VARANASI: At least 12 pilgrims from Jharkhand and West Bengal were injured when their bus rammed into a stationary truck on the national highway in Jhansi village of UP’s Chandauli district on Sunday morning. The pilgrims were heading to the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand.Chandauli SP Anil Kumar said the injured pilgrims were admitted to the district hospital. The condition of three injured pilgrims — Sintu Pundesar of Bardhman, Ujjwal Goswami of Jamtara and Uttam Golmara of Dhanbad — was serious and they were referred to Varanasi.A group of 30 pilgrims from Jamtara district in Jharkhand and Bardhaman in West Bengal had booked the bus for Kedarnath pilgrimage.The pilgrims had stopped in Gaya for dinner break on Saturday night and then proceeded with the journey. Survivors told the poli...
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Babulal Marandi losing hold among tribals? Jharkhand BJP chief faces state poll test after LS losses

On 6 June, as he addressed the newly elected BJP MPs, the mood was not exactly joyous though Babulal Marandi tried his best to exhort party workers and leaders. Smiles were faint; body language glum at the event. “This is a historic success. We should not rest now. A strong government has to be formed in Jharkhand as well,” the former Union minister said, asserting that the public made the NDA the biggest alliance in Jharkhand by giving 9 out of the total 14 parliamentary seats.But the facts are out there — the vote share of the BJP is down from about 51.6 percent in 2019 to 44.60 percent in the Lok Sabha elections.From 2019 onwards, by-polls have been held on seven assembly seats of which the JMM clinched Dumka, Madhupur, Dumri, and Gandey. The latest at Gandey took place in June in wh...
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Monsoon Onset Likely Over Jharkhand Around June 19, North Bengal To Receive Heavy Rain In A Few

Jharkhand, which is presently reeling under heatwave conditions is likely to experience respite from heat as the onset of monsoon over the state is expected to happen around June 19. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is likely to advance into the whole of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and parts of the Gangetic West Bengal in the next four to five days. The delayed monsoon and persisting heatwave conditions have aggravated Jharkhand’s rainfall deficiency to 54 per cent. This may rise further as the onset of monsoon is expected around June 19, news agency PTI reported citing a weather official.  Several parts of Jharkhand have been suffering in the scorching heat with temperature over 40 degrees Celsius. The highest maximum temperature was recorded in Daltongan...
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Monsoon likely to hit Jharkhand around June 19, rain deficiency rises to 54 per cent | India News – Times of India

RANCHI: Heatwave conditions and delayed monsoon have aggravated Jharkhand's rainfall deficiency to 54 per cent, and it may rise further as monsoon onset over the state is expected around June 19, a weather official said on Friday. Most parts of Jharkhand have been simmering over 40 degree Celsius, with Daltonganj recording the state's highest maximum temperature at 46.5 degree Celsius on Thursday. "The current progress of the monsoon is tardy. It is likely to get momentum after June 16, and we are expecting the onset of monsoon over Jharkhand around June 19," Abhishek Anand, in charge of Ranchi meteorological centre, told PTI. The normal date for monsoon onset in Jharkhand is June 10. However, it has been reaching Jharkhand between June 12 and June 25 since 2010, according to the monso...
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