Bedanti Saran is a reporter at The Guardian Chronicle, covering national and regional news across Jharkhand and India.
Author: Bedanti Saran
New Agri Tactic: CM unveils forest plan with helicopter seeding, digital mapping, plantations
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday unveiled a new strategy for forest conservation and livelihood generation in Jharkhand, directing the forest, environment and climate change department to prepare a plan for helicopter-assisted seed dispersal, complete digital mapping of all forest areas within a month, and promote utility-based plantation and commercial forestry to strengthen both the…
Photo: AI imageHC directs state to restore seniority of delayed TGT recruits
The Jharkhand High Court has directed the state government to grant notional appointment from 2019 and extend all consequential service benefits, except back wages, to a batch of Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs) whose appointments were delayed despite being selected through the same recruitment process. The bench of Justice Deepak Roshan passed the order while allowing…
Photo: AI ImageSC rejects claim of Oraon tribal custom allowing uncle-in-law to adopt niece’s husband as ‘Ghardamad’
In a significant ruling on tribal customary law, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that there is no evidence of any recognised Oraon custom permitting an uncle-in-law to adopt his niece’s husband as a ghardamad (resident son-in-law), reiterating that any party relying on a customary practice must prove its existence through clear and consistent evidence.…
Illegal termination can’t lead to ‘No Work, No Pay’: HC
“The petitioner cannot be forced to suffer for the wrongful action of the respondent authorities,” the Jharkhand High Court observed while directing the state government to pay full back wages and service benefits to a Road Construction Department employee who remained out of service for more than six years following an illegal termination. The ruling…
Photo: TGCHC finds peon’s dismissal over tea and biscuits amounted to ‘injustice’
In a judgment that blends legal scrutiny with compassion, the Jharkhand High Court has ordered the reinstatement of a contractual peon who lost his job after allegedly taking tea powder and biscuits from his office, observing that the punishment was “grossly disproportionate” and amounted to “injustice brimming with insensitivity.” Allowing a Letters Patent Appeal filed…
Photo: IANSShibu Soren Awarded Padma Bhushan Posthumously for Public Affairs Contribution
Veteran tribal leader, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) founder and former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren was posthumously conferred the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, in recognition of his contribution to public affairs. President Droupadi Murmu presented the award to Soren’s wife, Rupi Soren, during the second Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in…
Photo: Mukesh BhattRajya Sabha polls: NDA shifts MLAs to Ranchi hotel, cites security concerns
In a strategic move ahead of the crucial biennial Rajya Sabha elections, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has shifted its legislators to Ranchi’s upscale Radisson Blu Hotel in a bid to keep its flock together and ensure their safety and security. Jharkhand Rajya Sabha Polls: The High-Stakes Triangular Showdown Explained Of the…
Photo: AgencyJ’khand successfully completes first phase of Census 2027
The Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand, has successfully completed the first phase of Census 2027—House Listing and Housing Census—across the state, marking a significant administrative achievement. According to an official statement issued by Prabhat Kumar, Director of Census Operations, Jharkhand, the exercise was carried out across all 24 districts and 9 municipal corporations of the…
Photo: IANSNathwani Scrapes Through Cong Hurdle
The returning officer (RO) for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand on Wednesday declared the nomination of NDA-backed independent candidate Parimal Nathwani valid. This ended a two-day political uncertainty over alleged discrepancies as pointed out by the Congress in his nomination papers. Rejecting objections raised by Congress nominee Pranav Jha’s proposer and Kolebira MLA…
Photo: ANS/PMOIndia Warns Citizens of Surging Cyber-Scam Traps in Myanmar
India on Monday raised concerns over the growing menace of cyber scam networks operating in Myanmar’s border regions and stressed the need for enhanced regional cooperation to combat the transnational crime. The issue was discussed during high-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing in New Delhi. Both countries…
