Articles by C Raj Kumar
2 suspected Maoists killed in gunbattle with security forces in Jharkhand
The ongoing gunbattle started in a forest about 50 km from the district headquarters in Bokaro in Jharkhand in the early hours of Wednesday

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 02:14 PM IST
Jharkhand: 3 school children, driver killed after truck overturns on autorickshaw
Police said they are ascertaining how come the school was opened when the School Education and Literacy Department had ordered to keep all the schools closed till January 13 in view of the cold wave

Updated on Jan 08, 2025 02:29 PM IST
HC stays 75% local jobs quota in Jharkhand private sector
Jharkhand high court stays law reserving 75% of private-sector jobs for locals with salaries up to ₹40,000, citing concerns over skilled manpower.

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 04:45 AM IST
C Raj Kumar, Ranchi
A museum and academy to mark the Constitution at 75
It is important that we, as a nation, educate ourselves more about the Constitution-making process.

Published on Nov 26, 2024 07:48 PM IST
Big issues that decided the Jharkhand outcome
The alliance of JMM, Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) won 56 of the state’s 81 seats

Updated on Nov 24, 2024 06:02 AM IST
7 die in Hazaribagh after passenger bus on Kolkata-Patna route overturns: Police
The bus was operating between Kolkata and Patna when the accident took place in Gorhar area of Hazaribagh district

Published on Nov 21, 2024 03:38 PM IST
Income Tax Dept raiding locations linked to Jharkhand CM’s private secretary
The raids were on at seven places in Ranchi and nine places in Jamshedpur. Detailed information about the raid is yet to come

Updated on Nov 09, 2024 12:41 PM IST
‘BJP trying to plunder J’khand resources’: Kharge in fresh attack
the Congress chief also targeted BJP leaders for spreading fear in the state of Bangladeshi infiltration.

Updated on Nov 06, 2024 04:31 AM IST
C Raj Kumar, Ranchi
‘Local vs VIP’ debate plays out in this Jharkhand seat
Kalpana Soren has emerged as one of the star campaigners for not only JMM but also the INDIA bloc.

Published on Nov 04, 2024 01:23 PM IST
ED raids locations of Jharkhand based IAS officer in liquor case
The ED action comes after the Supreme Court denied joint excise commissioner’s request to quash the FIR.

Updated on Oct 29, 2024 12:39 PM IST
9 died during physical tests for Jharkhand excise police recruitment
Four candidates died in Jharkhand’s Palamau, two in Padma and one each in Giridih, Sahibganj and Musabani

Published on Sep 01, 2024 06:26 PM IST
20 injured as cops, police assistants on contract clash during Ranchi protest
A police official said that the clash started at 2 p.m. when regular police personnel restrained around 2,000 Sahayak Police, who were agitating for their demand of absorption in regular police service since July 2 at the Morabadi ground, after they started running towards the CM House, violating the prohibitory order of the district administration.

Published on Jul 19, 2024 10:03 PM IST
C Raj Kumar, Ranchi
Population of Muslims in Assam now 40%, surge a big issue: Sarma
The Muslim population in Assam has risen to 40% in the past seven decades and the change in demography has become a “matter of life and death”, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.

Updated on Jul 18, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Jharkhand HC grants bail to former CM Hemant Soren in land scam case
Hemant Soren has been in jail since January 31. The ED had filed a charge sheet against five people, including Soren, on March 30

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 01:41 PM IST
Jharkhand exam centres under Bihar police’ radar amid NEET probe
Oasis School is on the top of the list of suspected centres. St Xavier’s School, DAV Public School, Holy Cross School are also under the radar.

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 10:53 AM IST
C Raj Kumar, Ranchi
Evicted from Ranchi bar, customer comes back with a rifle, kills DJ: Police
The CCTV cameras outside recorded the suspect getting out of his car with the rifle, which helped identify him

Published on May 27, 2024 03:20 PM IST
Unjustly targeted, BJP notice is demoralising, says Jayant Sinha
He also dismissed the party’s claim that he did not vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Updated on May 24, 2024 05:34 AM IST
Jharkhand MP MLA court summons Rahul Gandhi in defamation case on June 11
The summon comes three months after the Jharkhand high court dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s petition challenging criminal proceedings in the case

Published on May 21, 2024 07:32 PM IST
₹32.5 crore cash in Ranchi house belongs to arrested Jharkhand minister: ED
Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam, who was arrested on Wednesday, has been remanded in ED custody for six days beginning Friday

Updated on May 16, 2024 05:10 PM IST
Days after cash haul, ED arrests J’khand minister
The minister’s arrest comes eight days after ₹35.20 crore was recovered from premises linked to his OSD Sanjeev Lal and his associates on May 6.

Published on May 15, 2024 09:45 PM IST
C Raj Kumar, Ranchi
ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case
Alam’s arrest is the second major action by the federal agency this year against political heavyweights in the state. Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED on January 31

Published on May 15, 2024 09:00 PM IST
PMLA court rejects former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s regular bail petition
ED submitted in the court that granting bail to Hemant Soren will not be in the interest of justice as he is influential and had never cooperated in the investigation

Updated on May 13, 2024 01:34 PM IST
ED summons Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam over ₹35 crore cash recovery
ED summons Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam for questioning after ₹35.23 crore recovery. Congress leaders silent. Timing of summon questioned.

Updated on May 12, 2024 05:04 PM IST
Sorry to all, says Ranchi college student gang raped by 2, dies by suicide
The woman, a second-year forestry student at Birsa Agriculture University, in her suicide note said she would not be able to survive the suffocation

Published on May 08, 2024 06:15 PM IST
ED seizes piles of cash in Jharkhand search
ED raids in Ranchi recover ₹35.23 crore linked to minister's OSD. BJP seeks EC probe, Congress questions timing ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

Updated on May 07, 2024 12:47 AM IST
C Raj Kumar, Ranchi
ED recovers pile of cash from domestic help linked to Jharkhand minister’s secretary
The recovery took place after a raid was conducted simultaneously at nine locations in Ranchi in connection with a money laundering case

Published on May 06, 2024 12:00 PM IST
Jharkhand HC rejects Hemant Soren’s petition challenging ED arrest
Additional solicitor general (ASG) SV Raju, representing the ED, stated to the high court that there was enough evidence against Hemant Soren for this plea to be denied

Published on May 03, 2024 12:47 PM IST
Jharkhand court rejects Hemant Soren’s bail plea to attend uncle’s funeral
Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren filed a petition for 13-day provisional bail before the PMLA court to participate in the funeral and last rites of his uncle Raja Ram Soren, who passed away this morning

Published on Apr 27, 2024 05:45 PM IST
Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Jharkhand high court stays proceedings till June 13
“The high court not only stayed proceedings but also asked the complainant of the case to file a reply within two weeks. It can be seen as relief for the Congress leader Gandhi during election time as the trial court had issued a non-bailable warrant against Gandhi and did not give exemption from his physical presence in the case. High court advocates Piyush Chitresh and Dipankar Rai argued on behalf of Rahul Gandhi,” a high court lawyer said.

Updated on Apr 25, 2024 09:58 PM IST
C Raj Kumar, Ranchi
ED arrests four people in connection with land scam linked to Soren
A civil court lawyer aware of the development said those produced included JMM leader Antu Tirkey, Priyaranjan Sahay, Vipin Singh, and Irshad Akhtar.

Published on Apr 17, 2024 09:41 PM IST
C Raj Kumar, Ranchi