Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday directed officials to accelerate rural infrastructure projects, strengthen panchayat-level governance and expand women-led self-help groups across Jharkhand during separate high-level review meetings held at the state secretariat.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday said Jharkhand's mining revenue performance was better than that of neighbouring Odisha and Chhattisgarh, and directed officials to further strengthen transparency, monitoring and enforcement in the sector to sustain revenue growth.
Jharkhand has renewed its long-standing demand for recognition of Sarna as a distinct religious identity in Census 2027, with Chief Minister Hemant Soren writing to the President, Prime Minister and Governor seeking its inclusion in the national enumeration framework.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday completed the self-enumeration process under Census 2027 and urged people across Jharkhand to actively participate in the exercise.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced a six-day statewide agitation from May 6 to 12 over what it described as a worsening drinking water shortage and persistent power cuts across Jharkhand, intensifying its attack on the government led by Hemant Soren.
A Bench led by Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, issued notice to the ED on Soren’s petition seeking quashing of the criminal complaint filed against him.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren defended the budget as transparent and inclusive, saying it was prepared with a focus on comprehensive development.
The meeting, held at the Chief Minister’s chamber in the Assembly premises, focused on ensuring the smooth conduct of the session and finalising the broad contours of the state Budget.
Addressing a press conference in Dhanbad, Sahu claimed that the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress alliance was “rattled by the prospect of defeat” in the civic polls and was resorting to intimidation tactics through criminal elements.
The programme, held at the Assembly’s Conference Hall, began with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp. Senior ministers, legislators and officials were present on the occasion.
