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Jharkhand election: First phase of polling to take place in backdrop of recent Naxal violence, persistent rural poverty
Debobrat Ghose • 5 years agoOut of 4,892 polling booths in Jharkhand, 1,202 have been identified as ‘sensitive’ and 1,790 booths have termed as ‘highly sensitive’ ones
Ahead of Jharkhand polls, Narendra Modi blames previous govts for Naxalism, praises Raghubar Das for tackling situation
• 5 years agoPrime Minister Modi was in Jharkhand to address a public rally for the first phase of the Assembly election, which will be held on 30 November
At poll rally in Jharkhand, Union minister Rajnath Singh says no power can stop construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya
• 5 years agoAddressing a poll meeting at Pandu in Bishrampur Assembly constituency, Rajnath Singh also noted that the Rafale fighter jets, acquired by the country from France, were capable of destroying terror camps across the border
Four cops killed after Maoists open fire on patrol van in Jharkhand's Latehar; Raghubar Das calls attack cowardly
• 5 years agoArmed Maoists opened fire on a patrol van near Lukiatand village under Chandwa police station in Jharkhand on Friday night, killing the four policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), police said
Govt plans national centre to coordinate ops against LWEs; first time since 1989, incidents of Maoist violence below 500
Yatishyadav • 5 years agoThe Central Government is planning to create a National Coordination Centre (NCC) which will function as a databank on Maoists' core strongholds and cadres, and act as a synergy point for intelligence gathering and anti-Maoist operations
Confusion over Aadhaar linking afflicts several Jharkhand tribal groups; 43% go hungry due to web of procedural obstacles
Abinash Dash Choudhury • 6 years agoA recent survey by NREGA Sahayata Kendra in November, 2018 revealed that 43% of sample of 325 households in Manika and Satbarwa blocks in Jharkhand, slept hungry most often or sometimes.
Narendra Modi lays foundation of several irrigation projects in Jharkhand, gives homes to five families under PMAY
• 6 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation of several irrigation projects in Jharkhand, including Rs 2,391.36-crore Mandal dam, which will provide irrigation to 19,604-hectare area in the state and neighbouring Bihar.
Naxals obstruct road construction in Jharkhand's Latehar district; locals ask state government to take necessary action
• 7 years agoAccording to the Jharkhand locals, Naxals don't want road connectivity in the area as it would give security forces access to take action against them
Naxalite killed during combing operation by security forces in Jharkhand
• 7 years agoA CRPF spokesman said, the encounter was still on between its CoBRA battalion and the Naxalites in the area that lies between the state's Latehar and Garhwa districts and is considered a hotbed of the ultras.
Jharkhand: Maoists trigger landmine blast in Garhwa district, kill 7 jawans; BSF choppers to rescue four injured
• 7 years agoThe security forces suffered a setback on Tuesday when the Maoists carried out a landmine blast and opened fire on the security personnel in Chinjo area of Garhwa district.