Jharkhand

By thestatesman.com PATNA—Amid RJD’s proposal to chief minister Nitish Kumar to return to the mainstream of socialism, the release of party chief Lalu Prasad from Jharkhand jail has infused sudden interest in Bihar politics…
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RANCHI—Maoists had to pay a very heavy price for their love for fish curry as they three of them  were killed in a police encounter in Jharkhand on Saturday. According to reports, a group of Maoists secretly entered the house of an old…
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PATNA/RANCHI—BJP lawmakers in Bihar and Jharkhand reached the state assemblies dressed in saffron clothes to celebrate the victory of their party in four states. The BJP retained power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur,…
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RANCHI—A juvenile court in Jharkhand has asked a teenager boy to supply two packets of badminton shuttlecocks to a reformatory center as a punishment for kidnapping a minor girl for marriage. The bizarre judgment was delivered by the…
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PATNA—A Maoist’s love for his daughter has done what the police failed to do all these years—in the past 25 years! Sounds incredible but a dreaded Maoist carrying a reward of Rs10 lakh on his head surrendered before the police in Jharkhand…
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PATNA—Police are looking for a man who married women wherever he stayed working in various capacities, projecting himself as a bachelor. The man has gone underground as various women organizations have stepped up protests demanding his…
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PATNA—A CBI special court in Jharkhand convicted RJD president Lalu Prasad in yet another case of fodder scam. The court will announce the quantum of punishment on February 21. Prior to this, Prasad has been convicted in four separate…
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RANCHI—The distinctive flavor of Golgappa captivated a young girl so much so that she fell in love with the snack shop owner and eventually eloped with him during Valentine's week. According to reports in local media, a girl from Giridih…
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PATNA—Friendship never dies, it is said. Two teenagers from India’s Jharkhand state gave a new dimension to friendship when they decided to end their life together just because they had taken a solemn vow to “live and die”…
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RANCHI—A man was lynched and his body set on fire on the charges of cutting ‘sacred’ trees from a forest in Jharkhand, prompting authorities to order an investigation. Jharkhand, an eastern Indian state, is rich in forests and mineral…
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