Tag: Jharkhand-High-Court

JPSC 6th Result: Government changed after completing five years, yet sixth JPSC exam incomplete.

Source – jagran.com

Ranchi, State Bureau. JPSC 6th Result The Sixth Civil Services Examination of Jharkhand Public Service Commission started in the year 2014 itself during the tenure of the then Hemant government. After this, the government of Raghuvar Das also changed after completing his five-year term. But this examination has not been completed till date. It is still pending after the order of the Jharkhand High Court. Now the candidates have great hope from the new government to complete this exam and start the next joint competition examination. This is also a challenge before the new government.

The then Hemant Soren government had changed the entire pattern of the Civil Services Examination on the recommendation of a high-level committee headed by former Chief Secretary VS Dubey. Applications were also sought in this light. Later, the government led by Raghuvar Das changed the pattern again, canceling this examination after the controversy. Also, the process of renewed joint civil service competition examination started in the year 2015-16. Its preliminary examination was also continuously disputed and due to this JPSC had to revise its result thrice.

In the first result released on 23 February 2017, 5,138 candidates were successful. The revised result was issued on 11 August 2017, directive of the Jharkhand High Court. In this, 965 candidates were more successful i.e. a total of 6,103 candidates. In this also, there was a dispute, the state government fixed the minimum marks for passing the preliminary examination and passed it to 34 thousand candidates. On the basis of this result, the main examination was also conducted.

Pending after court order

Later, after this case also went to court, the Jharkhand High Court has ordered to release the result of the main examination of the same candidates as per the revised result released on the order of the court on 21 October this year. The trouble of the state government and the JPSC increased after the latest court order. The result of the main examination should be released on the basis of the court’s order or this order is challenged, it could not be decided. Here, it is said that the candidates who are being affected by the High Court order have approached the Supreme Court.

Law Student Abducted Near Ranchi’s VIP Zone, Raped at Gunpoint by 12 Men.

Source – news18.com

Ranchi: A 25-year-old law student was abducted and gang-raped by 12 men at gunpoint at a brick kiln near Ranchi’s high-security zone this week.

According to a report in Times of India, all 12 accused have confessed to the crime.

As per the FIR lodged by the victim at Kanke police station, the incident happened at around 5.30 pm on November 26 when she was with a friend at Sangrampur area in the city outskirts. Two motorcycle-borne men accosted them and abducted the victim at gunpoint after overpowering her friends, police said.

The spot is barely 4km from her law college campus and 10 km from the chief minister’s official residence. The locality also houses the residences of the DGP, chief justice of the Jharkhand high court and the leader of the opposition, the TOI report said.

The motorbike reportedly rain out of fuel at some distance when the two men called up friends and asked them to come with a car. They then drove to the brick kiln and took turns to rape the woman.

The victim managed to reach the police station the next morning and lodged an FIR, following which police arrested the 12 accused after conducting raids.

“They were booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code, SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Arms Act. A car, a motorcycle, a pistol, eight mobile phones and the cellphone snatched from the victim have been seized from the possession of the accused,” a police statement added. ​

Ranchi diary: MS Dhoni opens practice pitches at home ground.

source – newindianexpress.com

Former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently inaugurated 11 newly-laid practice pitches at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Stadium in Ranchi, his home ground. The pitches would enable up and coming cricketers from the state to hone their skills. After the inauguration event, Dhoni was seen having a hit along with local players. Dhoni had advised the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) to prepare different kinds of pitches so that the players have adequate exposure playing on different kinds of surfaces.

EC to roll out booth app for Assembly polls

To ensure transparency, clarity and convenience in the voting process, the Election Commission (EC) will, for the first time in its history of conducting elections in the country, introduce the booth application for the Jharkhand Assembly elections. The app, to be used in 15 Assembly constituencies, would enable voters to avail timely information on when is the right or convenient time to cast their votes in their designated booths. By giving them all necessary information, the app will not only help voters reach their booths on time but will also save the poll panel the hassle of having to reach out to them in a bid to draw them to the polling stations. The first phase of the Jharkhand polls is due on November 30.

26-yr-old rapper a rage on YouTube

‘Mera Shehar Ranchi’, a rap song on the capital city, has unleashed a storm on social media, especially YouTube. The catchy lyrics and peppy beats of the number, written, composed and performed by 26-year-old Dhanbad youth Sourav Suman, have already found favour with thousands of Ranchi natives settled across the globe. Dedicated to the city, the song touches on everything that the city is known for or has to offer to visitors. In just three weeks since being released, the rap number has garnered around 3.67 lakh views and 32,000 likes on YouTube.

New chief justice takes oath

Justice Ravi Ranjan, the new chief justice of Jharkhand High Court, was administered the oath of office by Governor Draupadi Murmu at Raj Bhavan on Sunday. The post had been lying vacant for several months after his predecessor Justice Aniruddha Bose was elevated to the Supreme Court earlier this year. Chief Minister Raghubar Das, top judges and advocates of the high court, as well as senior government officials, were among the dignitaries attending the swearing-in event. The 13th chief justice of the Jharkhand high court, Ranjan was formerly a judge in Punjab and Haryana High Court.