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Jharkhand Polls: Polling in 20 seats tomorrow

National | Dec 01, 2014, 12:19 PM IST

Ranchi: Polling will take place on Tuesday in 20 constituencies in Jharkhand spread across seven Maoist-hit tribal districts in the second of the five-stage elections to the 81-member Assembly.Adequate security forces have been deployed in

Jharkhand Polls: Modi govt has plans to privatise coal sector: Sonia Gandhi

National | Nov 29, 2014, 07:24 PM IST

Patamda (Jharkhand): Congress President Sonia Gandhi today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has plans to privatise the coal sector to benefit a few industrialists at the cost of the people. “The Congress nationalised the

Jharkhand Polls: PM Modi rues about Jharkhand lagging behind Chhatisgarh

National | Nov 29, 2014, 05:54 PM IST

Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said while Chhatisgarh has already been developed into a new capital city in Raipur, Jharkhand lagged behind in that respect, despite the two states carved out around the same

Jharkhand Polls: Rahul Gandhi interacts with party workers in Jamshedpur

National | Nov 28, 2014, 04:01 PM IST

Jamshedpur: AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi interacted with party workers today at the airport in Jamshedpur before he boarded a chopper for campaigning in the adjoining West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.Gandhi patiently heard the party

Jharkhand Polls: Marandi claims JVM will spring surprise

National | Nov 27, 2014, 11:39 PM IST

Jamshedpur: Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) chief Babulal Marandi today claimed his party will spring a surprise in the state assembly elections like Arvind Kerjriwal-headed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) did in Delhi.“Everyone have been underestimating JVM

Jharkhand polls:Jharkhand voters defy Maoists, cast ballot

National | Nov 25, 2014, 12:45 PM IST

Ranchi: Defying a Maoist boycott call, over a quarter of Jharkhand's voters exercised their franchise before noon Tuesday in the first phase of ballotting for the assembly polls.As many as 27 percent voters cast their

First phase polls: Huge voter turnout recorded in both Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir

National | Nov 25, 2014, 08:39 PM IST

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir today notched up one its “highest” polling figures with over 70 per cent voting recorded in the first phase of Assembly polls while a turnout of about 62 percent was

Jharkhnad Polls: Amit Shah cautions against Congress-RJD-JD(U) alliance in Jharkhand

National | Nov 24, 2014, 06:18 PM IST

Adityapur (Jharkhand): BJP President Amit Shah today charged Congress with promoting corruption in the Jharkhand and also in the country and urged voters to be cautious against the “unholy” alliance of Congress-RJD-JD(U).“A scam of Rs

Jharkhand polls: Campaigning ends for first phase of polls on Nov 25

National | Nov 23, 2014, 05:58 PM IST

Ranchi: Campaigning today ended in 13 Maoist-affected constituencies going to the polls on November 25 in the first phase of five-stage elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly.Electioneering had picked up in Palamau, Gumla and Latehar

Jharkhand polls: Natural resources should be in peoples' hands, says Sonia

National | Nov 23, 2014, 03:08 PM IST

Daltonganj (Jharkhand): Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said natural resources of the country should be in the hands of the people for their development and it was her party's initiatives that had given rights to

Jharkhand Polls: Rahul attacks BJP for failing to bring back blackmoney

National | Nov 22, 2014, 04:21 PM IST

Panki (Jharkhand): Attacking the BJP for failing to bring back black money within 100 days of power, AICC leader Rahul Gandhi today claimed that administration was “an art that required patience and seriousness” and the

Jharkhand polls: Congress govts worked for all sections, says Rahul Gandhi

National | Nov 22, 2014, 03:30 PM IST

Manika (Jharkhand): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said programmes like green revolution, MG-NREGA, RTI and women's reservation were the party's initiatives as the Congress believed in taking all sections of the society along with it.“We

Jharkhand Polls: PM Modi asks Naxals to abjure violence

National | Nov 21, 2014, 10:51 PM IST

Chandua (Jharkhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked Naxals to drop guns and participate in nation-building, stressing that violence has no place in the country of Gautam Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi. “There is no place

Jharkhand, J&K polls: Last day for filling third phase nominations today

National | Nov 21, 2014, 10:16 AM IST

New Delhi: Today is the last date for filing nomination papers for the third phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir.A total of 17 seats in 82-member House in Jharkhand and 16

Jharkhand Polls: Congress promises free TV sets and rice in its manifesto

National | Nov 19, 2014, 09:16 PM IST

Ranchi: The Congress on Wednesday promised to provide 35kg rice free of cost to people not in the Income Tax category and free TV sets to BPL families if it came to power in Jharkhand

Jharkhand Polls: Contradiction in Jharkhand cabinet as parties fight each other, says Amit Shah

National | Nov 17, 2014, 07:33 PM IST

Hussainabad/Garhwa (Jharkhand): BJP President Amit Shah today said that there was a "contradiction" in Jharkhand Cabinet as the ruling alliance have been contesting against each other in the Jharkhand Assembly elections.Addressing separate election meetings at

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