The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notice to the Jharkhand Government over the torture and parading of a tribal girl on the diktat of a village Panchayat in Palamu district.
The state government in a statement said that Chhavi Ranjan IAS presently posted as Director of the Social Welfare Department, Jharkhand has been suspended following his arrest by ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
On Monday, the Jharkhand government constituted a one-member 'Commision of Inquiry' and appointed former chief justice Vinod Kumar Gupta to conduct an inquiry pertaining to the video involving Chief Minister Soren's then Principal Secretary Rajiv Arun Ekka. The video was shared widely on
On March 6, a video went viral which showed Rajiv Arun Ekka, then Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, sitting in the private office of Builder Vishal Chaudhary and handling government files.
Jharkhand Government transferred Rajiv Arun Ekka, principal secretary to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, on Sunday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) levelled serious allegations against him.
ED raids were being conducted in Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi and Haryana. The central agency raided to premises of Virendra Ram, Chief Engineer in the Rural Development Ministry, Jharkhand government in Ranchi.
Suspended Congress MLA from Khizri Rajesh Kachchap was grilled by the Enforcement Directorate's office in connection with the seizure of Rs 49 lakhs in cash in West Bengal from him and two other party legislators last year.
The Jharkhand Government has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has allocated Rs 1,114 crore and will soon be credited to a separate ring-fenced account for the purpose of solid as well as liquid waste management.
Amid the Jharkhand government's decision to declare sacred Shri Sammed Shikharji a tourist place, members of the Jain community on Wednesday held a rally to protest against the turning of Sammed Shikharji into a tourist spot.
Amid the Jharkhand government's decision to declare 'sacred' Shri Sammed Shikharji a tourist place, members of the Jain community on Wednesday organised a rally from Feelkhana Jain Temple to the Collector's office in Telangana on Wednesday, according to sources.