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Newly elected MLA Dr. KK Dhruv met courtesy Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel in the Marwahi by-election at his residence office here this morning. The Chief Minister has given Dr. KK for his grand success in Marwahi by-election. Dhruva, Minister of Revenue and Minister in-charge of Gorella-Pandra-Marwahi district, Shri Jaisingh Agrawal and congratulated and congratulated the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Dr. Charandas Mahant and the ministers, MLAs, Presidents and Corporators and citizens present on the occasion. On this occasion, Health Minister Shri T.S. Singhdev, Revenue Minister Shri Jaisingh Agrawal, Industries Minister Shri Kavasi Lakhma, Urban Administration Minister Dr. Shivkumar Dahria, MP Mrs.…

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Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated 23 new tehsils of the state at his residence office here today. On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the formation of new tehsils will help improve revenue administration in the districts, speed up development works and provide better administrative facilities to the general public. Along with this, the farmers and the beneficiaries of the public benefit schemes will also get the benefit of better service and hard work. The Chief Minister also announced approval for construction of office building and one vehicle each for 23 new and 4 old tehsils at the inauguration ceremony. The Chief Minister announced…

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The ruling allies Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress retained their assembly seats in the Jharkhand by-polls on Tuesday, even as Basant Soren, youngest of the three sons of JMM patriarch Shibu Soren, became the third person of the political family to become a member of the current Jharkhand assembly. 41-year-old Basant defeated former BJP minister Lois Marandi by over 6,842 votes in party stronghold of Dumka, the constituency vacated by his elder brother and incumbent chief minister Hemant Soren after he won Dumka and Barahit in December 2019 assembly elections and decided to retain the latter. Sita Soren,…

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Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon was among the 252 people found to be Covid positive in Jharkhand on Tuesday. Oraon, the sixth minister in the Hemant Soren cabinet to get infected by the lethal virus, was admitted to Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspecialty Hospital in Ranchi as a precautionary measure, leaders from the Congress party said. Oraon had met several bureaucrats, party workers and even chief minister Hemant Soren recently, putting all of them under Covid scanner. Besides, he was actively involved in the preparations for the twin assembly bypolls in Bermo and Dumka. Until Tuesday, at least five ministers in the…

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The Jharkhand government imposed a ban on bursting firecrackers in public places this Diwali, citing the Covid-19 pandemic, but said that a separate set of guidelines for bursting firecrackers in private places would be issued in accordance with National Green Tribunal (NGT) guidelines. The directive, issued by the Home, Prison & Disaster Management Department, comes close on the heels of an NGT order which prohibited bursting of firecrackers until November 30 in highly polluted cities, including Jharkhand’s Dhanbad. The Jharkhand notification permitted Kali Puja in pandals and temples across the state but prohibited the entry of visitors. “Kali Puja pandals…

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A day after state health minister Banna Gupta requested people to not burst firecrackers on Diwali, the state disaster management department on Tuesday banned bursting of crackers in public places. A detailed guideline for allowing crackers in private places on the lines of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order will also be issued, officials said.With the onset of winter, pollution emanating from crackers could pose serious problems to not just those affected with Covid, but also to those who recovered from the virus due to low immunity which could trigger respiratory issues, medical experts in the state and elsewhere had warned. They had also…

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Former Pakistan Interior Minister Abdul Rehman Malik, fondly known as ‘Senator Malik’ on Wednesday took to Twitter to congratulate the US Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden for his alleged victory in the US Presidential elections that is yet to conclude. However, in doing so, Senator Malik caused himself a massive embarrassment and become a subject of ridicule after he tweeted an image of Former US President George Walker Bush thinking him as Joe Biden. ⁦”Joe Biden⁩ has worked with three democrats presidents and hope they will support him to get USA out of the self created crises. Afghan issue, Syrian crises…

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The US has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of November. The tally of cases in just 10 days shows the reach of the virus amid a strong fall surge. Several states posted new highs Tuesday, including 12,000 new cases in Illinois and more than 7,000 in Wisconsin, where the governor planned to take the unusual step of delivering a live address to the state urging unity and cooperation to fight the virus. The death toll is also soaring and hospitals in several states are at the breaking point. Indiana reported 63 new deaths Tuesday.

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Reacting to Donald Trump’s refusal to concede defeat in the elections, US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said that it was an ’embarrassment’. While speaking at his first conference since his poll victory, Biden clarified that Trump’s refusal to acknowledge his victory would not hold up his transition plans. The former Vice President also said that other senior Republicans who had not recognised his win, such as Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, would eventually change course. Speaking further, Joe Biden said that he completely understands the loss of people who voted for Trump. He added, ‘I think they understand that we have come…

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Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, November 10 said that the violence by the Taliban terrorist group remained high despite its promise to reduce attacks on civilians in the country. While addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit through a video conference, the President asserted that Afghanistan is faced with ‘multiple forms of turmoil’ however peace remains ‘most urgent and important priority’ for the country. Since mid-September talks between a government delegation and the Taliban delegation have been going on in Doha but progress has been slow amid rising violence by the terror groups in the country. During his address, Ghani mentioned about Kabul University attack in which over 22…

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