Abhishek Angad is a Principal Correspondent at The Indian Express, covering the state of Jharkhand. His interests are in the criminal justice system, politics, and human rights. When he is not reporting, he travels to rural hinterland.
September 10, 2024 07:36 IST
EC sources say their hands are tied since the model code of conduct is not in force
Tue, Sep 10, 2024September 10, 2024 04:14 IST
Jharkhand HC directed to dispose of the rape case in one month
Tue, Sep 10, 2024September 07, 2024 16:58 IST
As state govt orders probe, families struggle to come to terms with sudden loss
Sun, Sep 08, 2024September 03, 2024 04:22 IST
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Monday said he has directed for immediate review of the recruitment rules made by the previous BJP government.
Tue, Sep 03, 2024September 02, 2024 12:10 IST
A total of 1,27,772 aspirants appeared for the physical tests until August 30, out of which 78,023 have cleared the tests.
Mon, Sep 02, 2024August 31, 2024 14:01 IST
JMM camp calls Champai’s switch to BJP a “blessing in disguise”, claiming that “with old guard gone now Hemant will have freedom and space to reorganise and rejuvenate the party with the help of young leaders ahead of Assembly polls”
Sun, Sep 01, 2024August 30, 2024 11:24 IST
Ghatshila MLA Ramdas Soren took oath as a Cabinet minister in the Hemant Soren government on Friday.
Fri, Aug 30, 2024August 28, 2024 17:30 IST
In the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly polls, Champai is set to push BJP's narrative against incumbent JMM-led coalition’s “appeasement” of “infiltrators” in tribal-dominated Santhal Pargana
Wed, Aug 28, 2024August 28, 2024 15:32 IST
Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren, who’s still a Cabinet minister, is scheduled to join the BJP on August 30. ‘He was being snooped on for the last 10 days,’ says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Thu, Aug 29, 2024August 27, 2024 01:31 IST
Assam CM shares photo of former Jharkhand CM in a meeting with Amit Shah and him.
Tue, Aug 27, 2024August 25, 2024 03:06 IST
Police say party workers were prepared for stone pelting outside CM residence
Sun, Aug 25, 2024August 23, 2024 07:30 IST
Bodies of trainee pilot, instructor found near Chandil Dam 40 hours after two-seater aircraft that took off from Jamshedpur went missing
Fri, Aug 23, 2024August 22, 2024 07:11 IST
Back in Ranchi from New Delhi, the JMM veteran and ex-CM talks of either forming party or joining “friends”; no more claims of resigning from politics
Fri, Aug 23, 2024August 20, 2024 07:41 IST
Hemant Soren tried multiple times to reach out to Champai, but could not get in touch with him, JMM sources said
Tue, Aug 20, 2024August 19, 2024 11:55 IST
Targeting JMM leadership of “humiliating” him while forcing him to hand back reins of Jharkhand govt to Hemant Soren, Champai Soren is now likely to cross over to BJP.
Mon, Aug 19, 2024August 19, 2024 07:29 IST
JMM sources said differences emerged within the party after it denied Champai’s request to make his son its candidate from the Ghatshila seat in the upcoming Assembly polls.
Mon, Aug 19, 2024August 18, 2024 15:43 IST
Senior JMM leader had “unwillingly” vacated Jharkhand CM’s chair for Hemant Soren days after he was released from jail on bail granted by High Court on June 28.
Mon, Aug 19, 2024August 06, 2024 14:06 IST
In his five-decade-long political career, Roy has played a key role in expose of several high-profile corruption cases – from fodder scam implicating Lalu to mining scam under ex-CM Madhu Koda.
Tue, Aug 06, 2024August 02, 2024 18:51 IST
As reported by The Indian Express, investigators had found negligence on the part of at least one courier company that used an e-rickshaw to ferry the question papers in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh, where the leak allegedly occurred
Fri, Aug 02, 2024July 30, 2024 07:28 IST
Although the railways is investigating the cause of derailment, sources in the national transporter said the Howrah-Mumbai Mail may have collided with a carriage of a “partially derailed” goods train that was stationary on a parallel track.
Tue, Jul 30, 2024July 27, 2024 17:45 IST
From focusing on 52 Assembly seats where it led in LS polls, to a narrative around “infiltration” and “demographic change”, to consolidating OBC, Dalit voters – these are part of BJP roadmap for Jharkhand polls.
Sat, Jul 27, 2024July 25, 2024 21:49 IST
In a press release issued on Thursday, the CBI said it had conducted searches in 33 locations. Among those arrested is the principal of the Jharkhand school where the leak allegedly occurred.
Fri, Jul 26, 2024July 25, 2024 20:38 IST
In search of a better livelihood, the 27 had left their homes in Bokaro, Giridih, and Hazaribagh districts in the third week of March, and reached Cameroon in West Africa.
Thu, Jul 25, 2024July 23, 2024 15:10 IST
This is the first time the agency has officially made the claim since it took over the investigation into the case in June
Wed, Jul 24, 2024July 23, 2024 07:45 IST
Both Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have raised the issue of Jharkhand's demographics, particularly in Santhal Pargana. The region has a majority Hindu population of 68% as per the 2011 Census. The Census was not held as scheduled in 2021, and there is no clarity about when it would be held.
Tue, Jul 23, 2024