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.
The plan outlines universal school access, modern and mother-tongue-based learning systems and enhanced teacher capacity.
The rally, attended by Singhbhum MP Joba Majhi, Minister Deepak Birua, and several JMM legislators, included tributes to the late Ramdas Soren and political appeals highlighting tribal identity and local development.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday ordered the suspension of West Singhbhum Civil Surgeon and other officials after five children suffering from thalassemia tested HIV-positive following blood transfusions at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital.
JMM leader Manoj Pandey said they party had waited patiently for clarity from the opposition alliance in Bihar but the wait reached its limit. We did not get included in the alliance, Pandey added.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has approved a proposal to establish the state’s first Dolphin Sanctuary along the Ganga in Sahibganj, marking a significant step in river wildlife conservation.
