Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren termed women hockey players Salima Tete and Nikki Pradhan and archer Deepika Kumari icons of the state and promised several gifts for them once they return from the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games.
“Our girls have braved all odds and reached the international stage. They are icons of the state. We have planned many gifts for them once they return,” Soren said.
Jharkhand government on Tuesday handed over cheques worth Rs 5 lakh each to the parents of Deepika, Salima and Nikki in a programme which was organized by the state department of sports, arts, culture and youth affairs.
Ranchi: Different political leaders, mainly from the ruling parties, are violating the Covid appropriate behaviour blatantly and put many lives at risk by organising political gatherings despite a ban on such events.
On Monday, Jamtara MLA and state Congress co-working president Irfan Ansari held a massive gathering at Kumapara village in Jamtara to conduct a membership drive. He claimed that hundreds of people of the village and nearby hamlets having affiliation with BJP joined Congress in his presence.
During the event, dozens of villagers across different age groups assembled with total disregard to the Covid appropriate behaviour like wearing of masks and social distancing among others but the MLA was not reportedly trying to enforce the prescribed rules. Although he could not be contacted, he boasted about his achievement of making many join the party through his social media handle and posted pictures of the chock-a-block gatherings.
Ranchi: JMM’s Hafizul Hassan, the newly elected Madhupur MLA and minister of minority welfare, tourism, sports, art, culture and youth affairs in the .
Dumka/Ranchi: The Mahagatbandhan government of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and RJD scored a hat-trick of bypoll victories in the state on Sunday after JMM candidate Hafizul Hassan won Madhupur bye-election by over 5,000 votes.
Hassan, the elder son of former Madhupur MLA and state minister, late Haji Hussain Ansari, defeated BJP candidate Ganga Narayan Singh by 5,247 votes. While Hassan bagged 1, 10,812 votes, Singh received 1, 05,565 votes. After an initial lead, Hassan trailed as Singh took lead in the 15th round, which he maintained till the 22nd. The counting was completed in 24 rounds.
Soon after his win, chief minister Hemant Soren congratulated Hassan on his victory from Ranchi. “I thank the electorate of Madhupur for reposing faith in our candidate,” Soren told reporters at his residence in the evening.
Ranchi: The high-pitched election campaigns at Madhupur assembly constituency for the April 17 bypoll came to an end on Thursday evening with both JMM and BJP remaining optimistic about their victory.
As many as 3.22 lakh voters will exercise their franchise across 487 polling centres across the constituency on Saturday.
Chief minister Hemant Soren, who was JMM’s star campaigner for party candidate Hafizul Hassan, flew back to Ranchi on Thursday afternoon. Hemant camped in Madhupur since April 9 and held five rallies in various blocks of Madhupur constituency and took part in public contact programmes as well.
Hemant, who had been urging the electorate to vote for Hassan to strengthen his government, wrapped up his canvassing by paying tribute at the grave of late JMM stalwart Haji Hussain Ansari. Besides the chief minister, a battery of his ministers from the Congress party also canvassed for Hassan.