Industry fraternity in a tizzy over Jharkhand HC order on CNT Act Jharkhand government over the years signed over 74 MoUs, out of which 50 MoUs are still valid. There are several steel and power companies that have purchased land from ‘raiyyats’ (land owners). But the recent High Court order to the state government for strict compliance of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act (CNT) Act restricting transfer and sale of land belonging to ST/SC/OBC outside community without the prior sanction of the deputy commissioner has left the industry fraternity confounded.   More..

Jharkhand 2011 – Cocktail of joy and sorrow The 2011 will be remembered in history of Jharkhand. Jharkhand successfully conducted 34 th national games, Panchayat polls process after 32 years were completed, many people oriented schemes and acts were launched. Jharkhand dented image was put on right perspective under leadership of Arjun Munda writes P. Vijay Raghavan  More..

Jharkhand police failing to get Maoists involved in massacre convicted. Acquittal by the Jharkhand High Court of four suspected Maoists who were awarded death sentence for the 2007 massacre of 19 people, including the son of former chief minister Babulal Marandi, has put a question mark on the efficiency of the police in pursuing cases against Maoists, writes Nityanand Shukla.  More..

Taking law in their hands for justice! In Jharkhand legislators frequently take law in their hands. Jharkhand legislators feel that they are ignored by officials. The cases of assaulting officials by legislator are swelling writes Nityanand Shukla   More..

Proposed 2011 Industrial policy evokes mix reaction The decision of the government to prepare the much much-awaited Jharkhand State Industrial Policy (JSIP)-2011 thrown for opinion and public feedback before its finalization has drawn mixed reaction from industries and entrepreneurs. Major chunks of the Industrialists are apparently unhappy with the proposed draft and see it as anti-industrialisation that might fail to create the much-hyped industrial ambience in the state, writes . Sanjeev Shekhar   More..

Arjun Munda completes one year amid political turbulence Arjun Munda completed one year in office as Jharkhand chief minister Sunday, overcoming political turbulence and bickering among the alliance partners. In last one year rule, Munda made his best efforts to transform the image of Jharkhand, and tried to streamline the development work. The scam tainted Jharkhand transforming itself on path of development path writes Nityanand Shukla.   More..

Unending row over sale of Iron Ore Fines in Jharkhand In the age of beneficiation and pelletization of iron ore, the state of Jharkhand is witnessing precipitation of controversy over the trading of iron ore fines from the state. The claim of the successive governments to put up more and more value-addition or beneficiation steel plants seems to be a distant dream as of now writes Sanjeev Shekhar   More..

Anna Hazre a hope for people of scam hit Jharkhand In scam hit Jharkhand, support for Anna Hazre is swelling. Jharkhand is a place where scores of scams took place in past. The support of people could be assessed in background that former Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his four ex cabinet colleagues- Enos Ekka, Harinarayan Rai, Kamlesh Singh and Bhnau Pratap Sahi are in jail, writes Nityanand Shukla.   More..

Industries trapped in Land row pin hope on new policy With the draft on National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 (NLAR&R) is open for discussion, Jharkhand government has also realised that the land acquisition cannot be left in hands of the companies operating here, writes Sanjeev Shekhar  More..

Jharkhand emerging as breeding, grooming and sheltering center to terrorists Jharkhand off late seems to be emerging as place of breeding, grooming and sheltering to terrorist involved in few of many terrorists attacks of the country, writes NItyanand Shukla   More..