The chargesheet, submitted before the NIA Special Court in Ranchi, names Krishna Hansda alias Saurav Da alias Avinash Da, a Regional Committee Member of the CPI (Maoist); Abhijit Korah alias Matla Korah alias Sunil Korah, an armed cadre of the group; and Ramdayal Mahto alias Nilesh Da alias
Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi on Saturday strongly opposed the state government's decision to construct the second campus of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS-2) on 'agricultural land' in the Kanke area of Ranchi.
MoS Defence Sanjay Seth said the government is determined to end Naxalism and Maoism. Security forces are carrying out continuous operations, and Naxalism is "breathing its last." The government aims to uproot terrorism and extremism from affected areas.
Jharkhand Director General of Police Anurag Gupta said that "a burden has been lifted from the earth" after dreaded Naxal leader Pappu Lohra and zonal commander Prabhat Ganjhu were killed in an encounter with police in Latehar district.
The BJP MP also slammed Congress over the arrest of senior IAS Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey and stated that wherever the party was, corruption would exist.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren chaired a meeting of the Tribal Advisory Council (TAC) in Ranchi. The council consists of 19 members, including 11 from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), four from Congress, and two from the BJP.
Kharge presided over the meeting in Ranchi, which saw the participation of senior party leaders, including Congress National General Secretary KC Venugopal, state in-charge K Raju, and Jharkhand Congress President Keshav Mahato Kamlesh.
The Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Satish Chandra Dubey, chaired a meeting to review the performance of Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) on Sunday in Jharkhand's Ranchi.