Deepu Sebastian Edmond
Deepu, a 2015 Asia Journalism Fellow, has been based in Ranchi since 2012 as the newspaper's Jharkhand correspondent. He tweets at @deepusebastian
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Phishing in Jamtara: What does it take to carry out online fraud?
Carved out of Dumka district, Jamtara is located in the Santhal Pargana division and is about 250 km from Ranchi.
Sun, Dec 13, 2015
Jharkhand: An LWE leader, his two politician wives and a struggling outfit
The change in PLFI tactics is a reflection of the fall in its clout over the past year. “From eight targets last year, we are now left with three PLFI targets,” said Anish Gupta, Khunti’s SP.
Thu, Nov 26, 2015
Police arrest at least 100 over voice phishing in Jharkhand
IG Meena said that the Action Taken Report that has reached her office in Ranchi mentions 26 arrests. Jamtara is located in the Santhal Pargana division and is about 250 km from Ranchi.
Wed, Nov 18, 2015
A voice, under 35: Siras and I
Our final conversation was about him leaving the country so that he could be ‘free to be gay’. This was probably the most political statement he had made.
Mon, Nov 16, 2015
Shatrughan Sinha talks of Bihari-Bahari, says ‘captain’ must take blame
If I was made the chief ministerial candidate, the party would have got more seats. I don’t know if we would have won, but we would have won more than this,” Shatrughan Sinha said.
Tue, Nov 10, 2015
Congress cut into upper caste vote bank
But, the unkindest cut for the BJP in this election came from the upper castes of Bihar, who voted for bitter rival Congress.
Tue, Nov 10, 2015
Shatrughan Sinha meets Nitish, Lalu, says those behind BJP’s defeat must get lessons
Sinha did not spend much time with both Kumar and Lalu; he spent more time talking to journalists outside. The template went: arrival, hug in public, whisper in the ear and back to car.
Mon, Nov 09, 2015
Patna sends a message to Delhi: BiHAAR for BJP
As the Nitish-Lalu-Cong alliance records a landslide win, it powers the Opposition ahead of Parliament and five state polls next year.
Mon, Nov 09, 2015
Bihar polls: Bhagalpur denies BJP once again
Arijit Shashwat polled 59,856 votes in to Sharma’s 70514 votes. The biggest vote splitter remained Bijay Sah, who turned against the BJP after the party gave the ticket to Ashwini Choubey’s son Arijit.
Mon, Nov 09, 2015
Bihar Polls: BJP office not quite deserted, party workers express anger
At various points during the day, journalists and RPF personnel threatened to outnumber party workers at the BJP office, but a group of youths saved the day.
Mon, Nov 09, 2015
Bihar Impact: From wooing Yadavs to polarisation, BJP poll strategy failed
The last two phases, which had seats with significant Muslim population, saw aggressive communal remarks by the BJP.
Mon, Nov 09, 2015
Bihar poll to have national implications, says Nitish Kumar, pitches for Oppn unity
In his first press interaction after the massive victory, Nitish said Bihar results reflected the mood of the nation and described it as a "milestone election".
Sun, Nov 08, 2015
Five indicators on how to read the Bihar Election
Top indicators to understand 2015 Bihar Election.
Sun, Nov 08, 2015
Bihar Counts: Lalu predicts 190 seats for Grand Alliance, BJP expects at least 140
Follow #ExpressBihar on Twitter from 7 am onwards.
Sun, Nov 08, 2015Bihar: Traders selling poll campaign material say business on a decline
The high-decibel campaign to capture Bihar may have ended leaving no definitive answers as to who won, but Ranjit Kumar is not impressed. Leaning back in his chair he declares, “Dum nahi tha.” No one would have guessed. At the office of his Jyoti Printers on Beer Chand Patel Path, Ranjit sits like a trader […]
Sat, Nov 07, 2015
BJP’s caste card: ‘99% Chandravanshis’ onboard in Bihar polls, says Jharkhand minister
Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Jharkhand's health minister, camped for almost a month in Bihar attending close to 50 rallies. He even shared the stage with Narendra Modi at multiple rallies.
Sat, Nov 07, 2015
Film on Maoists to be screened today in Ranchi
The film, produced by the Jharkhand Police Nayi Disha Creative, will be screened at a multiplex in Ranchi on Thursday.
Thu, Nov 05, 2015Jharkhand police to screen film on Maoism scripted by former DGP
Titled Pratyavartan, the 2.4-hour film is about how there is "no point pursuing the flawed ideology of the Naxals which is totally perverter as it stands," said Kumar.
Wed, Nov 04, 2015
Day after youth’s death, ties strained on ‘Friendship’ bridge on India-Nepal border
The protesters said they belong to nobody. “We are independent, we have nothing to do with India,” said Nur Alam Ansari, who was on the bridge when Nepal police cracked down.
Wed, Nov 04, 2015
Bihar polls: Congress’s man on the ground in Riga seeks to emerge above caste equations
Amit Kumar aka Tunnubhai is a Rajput but said, “As far as I am concerned, I need everyone’s vote to win. Which is why I am with the Congress — as far as they are concerned, my caste does not matter.”
Wed, Nov 04, 2015
This Congress candidate is more JD(U) than Cong
Anil Kumar, twice MLA as well as Rajya Sabha member, is effectively a JD(U) candidate in Congress colours.
Tue, Nov 03, 2015
Bihar polls: Narendra Modi counts his three rivals, wonders why Nitish sang from ‘3 Idiots’
"Does India need mantra-tantra or loktantra?" the PM asked his audience, with them shouting out their support for the latter.
Wed, Oct 28, 2015
Modiji, RSS trained you to tell lies… but stop, you are PM: Rahul Gandhi
In Motihari, Rahul used the same theme: “Modiji, stop telling lies and do your work. I know RSS has given you this training... but you are the prime minister.”
Tue, Oct 27, 2015
Backwards vs backwards in Islampur: Where Yadavs, Kurmis must differ
Almost half the 2.7 lakh electors are either Kurmis or Yadavs, the former outnumbering the latter. Both sides admit they have never voted for the same candidate.
Mon, Oct 26, 2015
Narendra Modi picks on ‘Loktantrik’ Nitish, Lalu’s ‘Rashtriya Jadu-tona Party’
Modi, who addressed a series of rallies, asked his audience in Hajipur if they could support Nitish when he believed in superstition.
Mon, Oct 26, 2015