Pakur

Jharkhand Assembly election: BJP's Pakur district president Devidhan Tudu resigns from party, claims it 'ignored' him

In his two-line resignation letter to BJP Jharkhand unit president Laxman Gilua, Tudu said, 'I resign from the post of Pakur district president and primary membership', he alleged that the party has 'ignored him and hurt his self-respect' despite working for it for over two decades

VHP to launch NRC 'awareness campaign' in West Bengal in December; ‘not a single Hindu will leave country’, says Milind Parande

Union home minister Amit Shah had recently said the NRC would be extended to West Bengal, triggering a sharp reaction from its chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Delhi HC asks state police to give protection to Swami Agnivesh, seeks Centre, state govt's response on plea to transfer case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the city police to provide protection to social activist Swami Agnivesh who had registered two police complaints against members of BJP for allegedly attacking him in the national capital and in Pakur district of Jharkhand

Jharkhand Police personnel attacked after trying to stop illegal cow slaughter; four injured

The Jharkhand state government had on 18 August directed deputy commissioners of all districts to ensure that cattle are not slaughtered on Eid ul-Adha.

Child trafficking racket busted in Jharkhand: Police rescue seven minors, arrest one man in Pakur district

Jharkhand Police busted a child trafficking racket in Pakur district. They rescued 7 minors and arrested one man

Raghubar Das refutes Swami Agnivesh's claim that attack on him was 'pre-planned', says he was not informed of Jharkhand visit

Refuting Swami Agnivesh's claim that the attack on him in Jharkhand last month was "pre-planned", chief minister Raghubar Das today said he or the state authorities had no information about the social activist's visit to the state.

Attack on Swami Agnivesh: A personal note on the man who escaped a violent mob in Jharkhand's Pakur

Swami Agnivesh is back home. "Alive," he points out when Archbishop of Delhi Anil Couto calls on him at the Arya Samaj offices he is staying at after his return from Ranchi and a brief stay at the Trauma Centre at Safdarjung Hospital

Attack on Swami Agnivesh: Opposition blames 'BJP goons' for assault; party's youth wing denies involvement

Activist Swami Agnivesh was allegedly attacked by members of a Hindu fringe group in Jharkhand's Pakur on Tuesday and political leaders have strongly condemned the attack on social media.

Swami Agnivesh assault case: Jharkhand probe team visits Pakur; owner and staff of hotel where social worker stayed, interrogated

Senior civil and police officials, part of a Jharkhand govt inquiry team, visited Pakur to investigate into the assault on social worker Swami Agnivesh allegedly by activists of BJP-affiliated youth wings, officials said.

Rahul Gandhi posts 'pop quiz' following attack on Swami Agnivesh, asks Twitter to guess who uses hatred and fear to maintain power

In a jibe at the BJP over the assault on social activist Swami Agnivesh, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday posted a "pop quiz" on Twitter, asking, "I use hatred and fear to maintain the hierarchy of power, who am I".