Category: Jharkhand

Jharkhand to feature in international sports map: CM

Source: dailypioneer.com

Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said that the State of Jharkhand has immense talent and potentials in the field of sports, especially among women players and the State will soon come in the international sports map.

He said that sports talents needs to be polished and trained, the efforts of the State for which will be soon visible in coming days.

The Chief Minister, while interacting with US Middlebury College Field Hockey team and Shakti Vahini organisation here on

Friday said that the focus of sports policy should be sportsperson and sports and the Government is committed to encourage sports in the State.

Soren asked Middlebury Field Hockey Trainer from Vermont, USA Catarine Parry DeLorenzo to think about giving training to the Jharkhand women players for a year rather than seven days.

The CM appreciated the efforts of the group for personality development of children and spreading awareness for curbing human trafficking apart from encouraging sports in tribal areas.  

Notably, 107 tribal girls from the villages of Gumla, Simdega, Khunti and Lohardaga district of Jharkhand have been trained for seven days by a training group of Vermont Middlebury Field Hockey by Shaktivahini and US Consulate in Kolkata. The final programme of this training will be held on February 01.

OSD to CM Gopalji Tiwari, Chief Trainer Catarine Parry DeLorenzo, Rishi Kant of Shakti Vahini, former member of National Commission for Women Manju Hembrom, Sneha Harsh, Priyanka Kumari, Pyari Kumari, Pyari Ekka, Purnima Niti, Somrai Kumari, Gress Murfy, Irin Nicols, Kelly Koel alongwith others were present on  the occasion.

Meanwhile, there was a huge crowd of visitors at CM’s residence at Kanke Road Ranchi on Friday. Soren came to know the problems of visitors from all sections of the State. People who arrived under the leadership of social activist Dr. Prabhat Minj from Latehar district presented their greetings to the CM by presenting the book “Swaved”. Social activist Dr. Prabhat Minj pleaded before the Chief Minister that the residential school is ready for Chetak’s building. It is necessary to have a school here so that the children around will have facilities for teaching work. Taking cognizance of this, the CM assured that soon this school teaching work will start.

Soren was sensitive to address problems of visitors. He also directed the officials concerned immediately to deal with public problems. The CM told the visitors that resolving their problems is the priority of the government. The present government is dedicated to protect their interest, development and progress.

Ranji Trophy: Pulkit Claims Six-For As Services Beat Jharkhand

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New Delhi:  Off spinner Pulkit Narang claimed 6/58 to precipitate a Jharkhand collapse and hand Services victory by 118 runs in an Elite Group C Ranji Trophy match at the Air Force Complex ground, Palam here on Thursday.

Jharkhand were 158/1, and then 190/2 – but were shot out for 267.

Narang had never taken more than three wickets in a match earlier, but was on song as he added to the 2-0-7-1 he had in the first innings. He returned match figures of 7/65 and duly grabbed the Man of the Match award.

This has dealt a huge blow to Jharkhand’s chances of challenging for a place in the top two and making it to the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Bengal had rain to blame as they frittered three points and had to split one point against Delhi in a Group A tie in Kolkata.

Only seven overs of play was possible on Day 4 where Delhi reached 242/7 in reply to Bengal’s first innings score of 318. Bengal were left to rue the delay as they fancied their chances of getting three points based on a first innings lead if a full day’s play took place.

Gujarat beat Vidarbha by four wickets in another Group A clash.

In Group B, Mumbai drew with Himachal Pradesh as all three days were washed out without a ball bowled with Sarfaraz Khan missing out on continuing his run-scoring spree. He had taken just two innings to vault to the top of the run-scorers’ list in the Elite Group teams. In another Group B clash, Karnataka thrashed Railways by 10 wickets.

Ranji Trophy: Pulkit Claims Six-For As Services Beat JharkhandIn Group C, Maharashtra beat Tripura by five wickets as Odisha pummelled Assam by an innings and three runs. Chhattisgarh drew with Jammu & Kashmir while Services beat Jharkhand by 118 runs. Haryana drew with Uttarakhand but got three points riding their first innings lead.

Jharkhand Forest Officials Apply ‘Archimedes’ Principle’ to Rescue Elephant from Well.

Source – news18.com

Forest Department officials in Jharkhand are being hailed for tactfully rescuing a stranded elephant by applying ‘Archimedes Principle’ on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the Amliya toli village of Gumla distric, where an elephant had fallen into a well and locals had to rope in forest department officials to run the rescue operation.

According to reports, the rescue operation started at 7 am and lasted for three hours where the team applied the scientific principle.

Applying Archimedes’ ‘upward buoyant force’ theory, the team first filled the well with water by using a motorised pump. Eventually the elephant floated up and the ramp was raised for it to climb out.

The video was shared by an IFS person Ramesh Pandey, who said, “Heartwarming pictures of how intelligently the team @dfogumla and villagers using Archimedes’s physical law of buoyancy save an elephant calf who had fell in a well. They pumped water into well to float the elephant to surface. Great work. “

The viral tweet went on to receive a lot of love and praise from netizens, who commended the rescue team’s efforts of applying science.

Jharkhand govt trying to cover up killings of tribals for opposing Pathalgarhi movement: BJP

Source – outlookindia.com

The BJP on Thursday accused the JMM-led government in Jharkhand of trying to cover up the killings of seven villagers in West Singhbhum district for allegedly opposing ”Pathalgarhi”, a self-rule movement.

Supporters of the movement had allegedly kidnapped seven villagers of Burugulikera in Guddi block on January 21 and killed them for opposing their stir. The mutilated bodies were recovered from a forest around 4 kilometres from the village the next day.

Following the incident, BJP president JP Nadda formed a party delegation to visit the West Singhbhum district. The delegation comprised Jaswant Singh Bhabhor (MP from Gujarat), Samir Oraon (MP from Jharkhand), Bharati Pawar (parliamentarian from Maharashtra), Gomti Saai (Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha member), Joan Barla (LS member from West Bengal) and former Jharkhand minister and MLA Nilkanth Singh Munda.

The delegation on Wednesday met Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah and submitted the report on the incident.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Oraon said the JMM-led Jharkhand government, of which the Congress is a part, “is trying to cover up the incident.”

“The state government got into action two days after the incident and is now trying to cover up the incident to safeguard the perpetrators of this heinous crime in which innocent tribals were killed,” he said.

Oraon said the incident took place after Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that all cases against ”Pathalgarhi” activists will be taken back.

The Pathalgarhi movement is a name given to a tribal protest for autonomy to Gramsabha (village council). Its proponents want no laws of the land be applicable to the tribal people in the area and refuse to accept government”s rights over forests and rivers.

Its supporters carve their diktat on rocks in their areas of influence. The name ”Pathalgarhi” is derived from the practice of carving the edicts of the leaders of the movement on large stones called ”pathal” in local language, while garhi means carving.

The killings that took place days after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal coalition government assumed power in the state on December 29, triggered widespread outrage and CM Soren ordered an investigation by a special investigation team (SIT).

Sixteen people have been arrested in connection with the killings, according to police.

Jharkhand portfolio allocation: CM Hemant Soren keeps Home, Congress gets Health, Finance.

Source – indiatoday.in

Amonth after swearing-in as the Jharkhand chief minister, Hemant Soren on Wednesday allotted portfolio to his council of ministers. Speculations were rife that mounting pressure from Congress for key departments did not allow Hemant Soren to expand his cabinet and allot departments to his ministers.

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had attacked Hemant Soren, alleging the chief minister was acting as a “puppet CM”. In a month, Hemant Soren had to travel to Delhi five times. RJD supporters are a disgruntled lot after being allocated just one department of labour and employment.

Their workers alleged that the party was given a peanut and Congress walked away with major departments like health, finance, commercial tax, agriculture, REO and rural department that always constitute the largest part of the annual budget.

Congress spokesperson Alok Dubey said it was not the opportune time to discuss who got the lion share and who were left high and dry. “Rather all the allies in mahagathbandhan should envisage how they would deliver and fulfill the promise made to the common people during elections,” the Congress spokesperson said.

“The government is ours. All the ministers should work with a strong belief and commitment towards people,” he said.

Jharkhand cabinet expanded, 7 take oath as ministers.

Source – hindustantimes.com

The much-awaited expansion of the Hemant Soren cabinet took place on Tuesday, with Governor Draupadi Murmu administering oath to seven ministers — five from JMM and two from Congress — taking the total strength in the state government to 10. much-awaited expansion The much-awaited expansion of the Hemant Soren cabinet took place on Tuesday, with Governor Draupadi Murmu administering oath to seven ministers — five from JMM and two from Congress — taking the total strength in the state government to 10.

Besides the chief minister, the state could have 11 ministers. Hence, one berth is still vacant in the cabinet.

The coalition government, led by chief minister Hemant Soren, took oath on December 29 last year. Two legislators from Congress — Alamgir Alam and Rameshwar Oraon — and RJD’s Satyanand Bhokta were also sworn-in along with Soren.

“Congratulations to all my colleagues on behalf of people for taking oath as ministers. This is not merely a cabinet, but Team Jharkhand which would work to accelerate the pace of development and realise the dreams of every Jharkhandi. Let’s work together for prosperity of Jharkhand and the country,” Soren tweeted, soon after the ceremony. The chief minister is yet to distribute portfolios among his teammates though.

On Tuesday, the five JMM legislators who took oath, included party’s old guard Champai Soren, Jagarnath Mahto and Haji Hussain Ansari to first-time legislator Mithlesh Thakur. The party also inducted five-term legislator Joba Manji, the only woman to have made it into the cabinet till now.

Party veteran Stephen Marandi, a six-term legislator, ex-minister and a former Rajya Sabha member, surprisingly missed the bus. He was chosen protem speaker for the current assembly and was being considered a front runner.

“It’s the prerogative of the chief minister to choose his team. I have no hard feeling. I congratulate the new team and wish they work hard to deliver according to the mandate we received,” Marandi told reporters after the ceremony.

Congress on its part inducted two-term legislators, Banna Gupta and Badal Patralekh, into the cabinet, taking the total number of party ministers in the coalition government to four.

While both the new recruits are in their 40s, Badal at 43 now holds the distinction of being the youngest member of this cabinet. Earlier, the party had sworn-in party veterans Alamgir Alam, 69, and Rameshwar Oraon, 72, into the cabinet. “Since I am the youngest, I would request the chief minister to give me a department that needs maximum hard work,” said Patralekh.

Santhal, Kolhan get maximum representation

While it took a month for the government to expand its cabinet, both parties have tried to give representation to all major geographical regions and social groups. However, tribal-dominated Santhal Parganas and Kolhan division, which gave a decisive mandate in favour of the alliance, have got the lion’s share.

Besides the chief minister, Alam, Patralekh and Ansari represent assembly seats in Santhal Parganas. The next in line is Kolhan division that would have three ministers — Soren, Manjhi and Gupta.

North Chhota Nagpur comes next with two ministers Mahto and Bhokta. South Chhota Nagpur and Palamu division till now has only one representative each.

Socially, besides the chief minister, three ministers are tribals, two are Muslims, two each belong to the Other Backward Classes and general category, while one minister belongs to Scheduled Castes. Manjhi is the sole woman minister.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Keeps Home Portfolio; Rameshwar Oraon Made Finance Minister.

Source – news18.com

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday kept departments of Home, Jail, Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Raj Bhasha among others, as he distributed portfolios among the ministers.

Soren, working president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), also kept departments of Cabinet Secretariat & Vigilance and other portfolios not allocated to any minister, a notification issued by the Secretariat of Cabinet and Vigilance department said here.

Rameshwar Oraon of the Congress got Planning-cum-Finance, Commercial Taxes, Food, Public Distribution & Consumer Affairs departments.

Alamgir Alam, also a Congress MLA, was given the departments of the Parliamentary Affairs, Rural Development Department (along with Rural Works, Panchayati Raj & NREP-Special Division), the notification said.

Satyanand Bhokta, the lone RJD member in the cabinet, has been given the departments of Labour, Employment & Training.

Champai Soren has been allotted the Scheduled Tribes, the Scheduled Caste & Backward Class Welfare and Transport departments.

Haji Hussain Ansari has been made minister of Minority Welfare and Registration departments.

Joba Manjhi is the new Women, Child Development & Social Security department minister. Jagarnath Mahato has become the minister of School Education & Literacy, Excise & Prohibition departments.

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur has taken over as the minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation. Besides Mahato and Thakur who became ministers for the first time, Soren, Ansari and Manjhi were JMM leaders.

Congress MLA Banna Gupta has been allotted the departments of Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare and Disaster Management. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Co-operative departments have been allotted to Badal Patralekh who is also from the Congress.

Seven of the 11 ministers were sworn-in on Tuesday. The JMM-Congress-RJD coalition government assumed power in the state on December 29 last year, ousting the BJP-led regime.

Jharkhand Literary Meet to start in February.

Source – telegraphindia.com

Ruskin Bond is expected to enthral audiences once again at the third edition of Jharkhand Literary Meet to be held at Audrey House, the usual venue, in Ranchi on February 1 and 2.

According to a schedule released by Tata Steel, the meet will be inaugurated by Sahitya Akademi Award winning writer Mridula Garg on February 1, who will also speak at a session titled Sharpness of the Pen. Tata Steel According to a schedule released by Tata Steel, the meet will be inaugurated by Sahitya Akademi Award winning writer Mridula Garg on February 1, who will also speak at a session titled Sharpness of the Pen.

The session will be followed by a one titled Rusty Rewind, when Bond, the crowd puller of the second instalment of the meet, will share his “joys of writing Rusty”.

In another session, Beyond the Veil, the same day, writers Hem Borker and Andaleeb Wajid will participate in a discussion on Stereotypes and Pre-conceived Notions About the World Around Us.

Actor couple Pankaj Kapur and Supriya Pathak will share their “filmi safar” in a session titled Badalte Screen, Yaadgar Kirdar. A cultural event Sham-e-Sufiyana will feature Sonam Kalra.

On February 2, author Avik Chanda will speak on a session named Itihas ki Agar Magar and explore if Dara Shikoh could have changed Mughal history. This will be followed by a session, Once Upon a Crime, when Bond, in conversation with lit fest director Malavika Banerjee, will reveal how murder mysteries reflect their times.

There will also be a session on recitation of poems by the poets themselves. The last event of the meet, Dopehri, will be held at Mayuri auditorium of CMPDI in the evening when Kapur will regale the audience with his reading.

“The meet brings leading minds on one platform,” Tata Steel VP (corporate services) Chanakya Choudhury said.

Minor tribal girls become pregnant in residential schools, causes unrest in Jharkhand.

Source – indiatoday.in

As shocking as this may sound, minor tribal girls in Garhwa district of Jharkhand are becoming mothers.

Manjhiaon Kasturba Residential School in Garhwa was set up to educate tribal children. Now, cases of minor girls becoming pregnant have come to light. In the past two years, three such cases have been reported.

Two months ago, a Class 8 girl was reported to be pregnant. An enquiry was initiated and arrests were made. The police in Chhattisgarh are now trying to arrest the warden of the school and a doctor.

It is alleged that the doctor and warden helped the Class 8 girl deliver a baby discreetly.

After this incident came to light, it was reported that the girl had gone to her village where she had an affair with a boy named Chandan and the baby is Chandan’s.

However, sources said that like Muzaffarpur shelter home case, minor tribal girls in Garhwa were forcibly sent to influential people.

As the matter was being probed some 30 km from Manjhiaon, another such case was reported from Kandi Kasturba Residential School.

Chairperson of Kandi Kasturba Residential School Anita Devi said her daughter also studies in the same school and the matter needs high-level probe.

However, in an exclusive conversation with Aaj Tak, Principal Secretary of the department AP Singh said that the school is safe. “The past case is being scrutinised from every angle. The girls go out of school either to visit their hometowns or for some other work but the administration does not interfere with their private life.”