[ = Jharkhand = ] It�s a secular puja in Jharkhand

2007-10-15 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Dhanbad, Oct. 14: A group of Muslims is organising Durga Puja in Jharkhand in a bid to promote inter-religious harmony. The Bhuli colony in Dhanbad, about 240 km from state capital Ranchi, celebrates the Durga Puja festival with traditional fervour and the credit for this goes to the Muslim

[ = Jharkhand = ] Jharkhand Armed Police: Worship with a difference

2007-10-15 Thread Jharkhand Forum
RANCHI, Oct. 14: It’s Durga Puja once more and the Jharkhand Armed Police-I (JAP-I), is ready to arm the goddess with the best pistols and rifles. Her hands are full with INSAS rifles, AK-47s, Light Machine Gun (LMG), 9 mm pistols, grenade rifles, carbines, twinch mortars, revolvers and

[ = Jharkhand = ] Please, tell us about yourself....

2007-11-29 Thread Jharkhand Forum
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[ = Jharkhand = ] Your introduction please!!! how can we know you until you tell about yourself..?

2008-01-09 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Dear New Members, Your introduction please!!! how can we know you until you tell about yourself? Please, share your details and get enlisted your name at members' database of Jharkhand Forum: A Global Network of Jharkhand. Dear Old members, You may up to date your details by entering

[ = Jharkhand = ] They idolised the cricketer and film-star and wanted to meet them both.

2008-01-09 Thread Jharkhand Forum
and then to a CINI-ASHA home. Police also informed their parents, who later took them back home. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2688252,prtpage-1.cms -- Jharkhand Forum A Global Network of Jharkhand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jharkhand.org.in/forum [Non-text portions

[ = Jharkhand = ] Fwd: Latest PIB Releases

2008-01-17 Thread Jharkhand Forum
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[ = Jharkhand = ] My India, My Pride - Greetings to you all on our Republic Day!

2008-01-25 Thread Jharkhand Forum
http://jharkhand.org.in/ http://www.jharkhand.org.in/forum Jharkhand Forum wish you a very Happy Republic Day! ** Journey of Indian Republic58 years back, a salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of the Indian National flag by Dr. Rajendra Prasad heralded the historic birth

[ = Jharkhand = ] My India, My Pride - Greetings to you all on our Republic Day!

2008-01-25 Thread Jharkhand Forum
http://jharkhand.org.in/ http://www.jharkhand.org.in/forum Jharkhand Forum wish you a very Happy Republic Day! ** Journey of Indian Republic58 years back, a salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of the Indian National flag by Dr. Rajendra Prasad heralded the historic birth

[ = Jharkhand = ] Jharkhand: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Stuart Corbridge

2008-01-29 Thread Jharkhand Forum
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[ = Jharkhand = ] Lot of messages has been moderating due to...

2008-01-30 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Lot of message has been moderating in follwing grounds. 5/ Insults and threats will not be accepted. Please be respectful of others even when you do not agree with them, if that is asking too much then ignore them. Insults and personal attacks are not welcome on this forum and any

[ = Jharkhand = ] Reservations: A View from an Adivasi Village

2008-02-01 Thread Jharkhand Forum
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[ = Jharkhand = ] Announcement: Jharkhand Live - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.jharkhand.org.in/live

2008-02-05 Thread Jharkhand Forum
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[ = Jharkhand = ] Please, help us to promote Jharkhand Online Network by circulating this e-mail to your friends.

2008-02-12 Thread Jharkhand Forum
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[ = Jharkhand = ] Latest ministry-wise PIB releases

2008-02-12 Thread Jharkhand Forum
* * * http://jharkhand.org.in/* ** Dear Jharkhand Forum *Requested Ministry-wise PIB releases* ** *1. Ministry of Steel* - NMDC to set up Investigation and Exploration Centre at Raipur http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=35299 *2. Ministry of Communications Information

[ = Jharkhand = ] Blog of this week: Jai Adivasi, Jai Jharkhand

2008-02-13 Thread Jharkhand Forum
* * ** ** ** ** ** * Jharkhand Blog * ** * http://jharkhand.org.in/* Dear Jharkhand Forum, This is information about new Blogs Launched recently by Jharkhand Online Network. 1. Name - Jai Adivasi, Jai Jharkhand http://adivasi.wordpress.com/ URL: http

[ = Jharkhand = ] 7 Day Adventist Mass Baptism program in Jharkhand recorded by Maranatha Mission

2008-02-21 Thread Jharkhand Forum
7 Day Adventurist Mass Baptism program in Jharkhand recorded by Maranatha Mission http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1425899224 Jharkhand Online Forum - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

[ = Jharkhand = ] Greetings from Jharkhand Forum manager and moderators.

2008-03-06 Thread Jharkhand Forum
http://www.jharkhand.org.in/forum *Dear All forum members,* *Greetings from Jharkhand Forum manager and moderators.* *Here, we are forwarding some FAQ related to posting norms, which ensure the maximum and healthy participation of all members in any discussion.* *FAQ (Frequency Asked

Jharkhand Forum's team wish you a very happy Diwali

2008-10-27 Thread Jharkhand Forum
* * ** http://www.jharkhand.org.in/contact.htm[image: Jharkhand Forum wish you a very happy Diwali]http://www.flickr.com/photos/jharkhandi/2980735794/ *Diwali Greetings from Jharkhand Website Visitors* ** *niraj*: goodmorning everybody nd wish u all a happy dipawali

Jharkhand Forum is wishing you a very happy New Year 2009

2008-12-31 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Dear Friends, The entire moderating team would like to wish everyone in Jharkhand Forum a very great year ahead!!! Have a good 2009! With warm regards, Jharkhand Forum Team Amitabh Thakur Nutan Thakur Dear Friend, A very happy New Year to you and your

Jharkhand Forum banned Brajesh Mishra bm...@rediffmail.com

2009-02-15 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Dear JF members and users of Jharkhand Group of websites, It is being inform you that, Jharkhand Forum banned Brajesh Mishra ( bm...@rediffmail.com ). He was a member of JF since, 2 Aug 2008.  Technical details: Banned Email id – bm...@rediffmail.com ip address and Email Service Provider

Maluti - One of the great architectural heritages of India

2009-02-22 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Maluti is a small village on the border of Jharkhand and Bengal. Green and hilly, it still reminds one of the great architectural heritages of our country. From the town of Dumka, it’s just about 60 kms away and some hundred tourists visit it daily.   Such is the historical and religious

Naxal Terror in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa on the first day of Election 2009

2009-04-16 Thread Jharkhand Forum
  Hours before Naxalites raided the NALCO bauxite mine in Koraput in Orissa and killed 11 CISF men — security forces combing the area have come across five bodies of Naxalites, one with bombs strapped to the waist, nabbed four and recovered over 500 kg of explosives and looted arms from an

Inspector General of Police (Ranchi) told reporters in Latehar that the killed people were not Maoist rebels but villagers.

2009-04-25 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Ranchi, April 25 (IANS) The Jharkhand government Saturday ordered a probe into the killing of five villagers following the ambush of a bus carrying Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel by Maoists April 15. A home ministry official said the probe will be conducted by an official of

Did you know about epost of Department of Posts, India?

2009-04-26 Thread Jharkhand Forum
The internet revolution has allowed rapid exchange of communication through email. However, the internet has not reached most of the rural India and other remote areas. To bridge this digital divide, and to bring the benefit of the revolutionary internet technology to people living in these

Has globalisation's impacts felt in the areas of land, water and forests (Jal, Jungle aur Jameen) ?

2009-04-29 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Has globalisation affected governance? Were its impacts felt in the areas of land, water and forests? Is Orissa experiencing the ripples of ‘globalisation after-shocks’ following the industrial renaissance? In order to have a ‘deliberation forum’ on these issues among civil society partners

The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC)

2009-04-29 Thread Jharkhand Forum
The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is an independent council administering the tribal areas of the state of Tripura, India. Its council and assembly are situated in Khumulwng, a town 26 km away from Agartala, the state capital. In the 2005 elections to the TTAADC the

Central Coalfields Limited on literacy mission

2009-05-13 Thread Jharkhand Forum
May 7 / Telegraph: Attend classes, pass a test and earn an incentive of Rs 2,500.   This is what the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is offering to the illiterate masses of its command areas to fulfil its corporate social responsibility. It forms a part of the public sector undertaking’s

Jharkhandi political picnic with Pork and Hadiya

2009-05-13 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Campaigning is over. Now, is the time for a feast — with hadiya and sugri — on poll-eve to woo voters, especially tribals, in Santhal Pargana. Not surprisingly, JMM has taken the lead in this usual pre-poll ritual. A JMM leader, who doesn’t wish to be named, said the party had taken the

School for disabled, by disabled in Sukrigada village of Ramgarh district

2009-05-19 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Ramgarh (Jharkhand): It's a boarding school in Jharkhand where almost every child dreams of becoming a doctor, teacher or engineer. Yet it is no ordinary place - every student, teacher and staff member there is a disabled person. The Rajrappa Handicapped School in Sukrigada village of Ramgarh

Adivasi Agriculture and Naxal in the Khunti District of Jharkhand

2009-05-19 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Khunti is historically known for the centre of activity of the Birsa movement and the greart Jharkhandi leader, Birsa Munda was born in this district. Majority of the population is Adivasi (tribal) in the Khunti and they are dependent on agriculture and forests for their livelihood. Lack of food

Naxalites killed 16 cops in Gachiroli (Maharashtra)

2009-05-21 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Maoists struck in Gadchiroli district of the state on Thursday afternoon, killing 16 police personnel, including an inspector, a sub-inspector, and five women constables. This is the first time that women constables in Maharashtra have become victims of a naxal attack. All the police

Naxalite violence in Garhwa, Simdega and Chatra districts

2009-05-24 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Separate incidents of Naxalite violence in Garhwa, Simdega and Chatra districts during the past 24 hours have left two dead and parts of a school, that was used a polling booth, damaged by explosives. Two persons were beaten to death by CPI (Maoist) rebels under Bhandaria police station in

Residents of Chatro village of Giridih blame it on pollution in the area that stops the people to marry and settle down

2009-05-26 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Ranjit Rai (30) has been earning his living for the past 10 years. Now, he wants to settle down and have a family of his own. The only hurdle in his way of tying the nuptial knot is that his family can not find a bride for him. Similar is the case with Sandeep Rai (27) and Jitendra Rai (25),

The challenge of Indian iron wealth

2009-05-27 Thread Jharkhand Forum
As more of the fine granules of iron ore arrive on loud, rumbling conveyor belts, the loading machine scoops up large quantities to drop into the open hatch of the waiting ship. This is like gold in these parts. This may look like any other busy sea dock in India. But on India's iron ore rich

Language divide and politics in India

2009-05-29 Thread Jharkhand Forum
THE Census of India 1961 identified 1,652 languages. In the 2001 Census, the figure came down to 122. The number of languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution is just 22. As language continues to be a crucial factor in defining the identity of a citizen, the consequences of

Cops in Naxal country are a demoralised lot

2009-05-31 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Buoyed by recent successes at Markegaon, Mungner and Hatti Gota in Dhanora, Naxals are now targeting bigger goals by forming a strong assault group of around 100-odd fighters equipped with sophisticated weapons. The group, likely to be christened ‘special force for assault operations’, is in the

The hard life of a lone revolutionary in Tamil Nadu ’s naxalite-infested districts

2009-06-03 Thread Jharkhand Forum
The arrest didn’t come out of the blue,” 34-year-old Padma says as she tries to remember the event. “There were whispered warnings, but nobody took it seriously. After all, we were only a bunch of friends holding classes for villagers on socialism.” But that was enough for the police in

Naxal Conflict Is India�s Most Violent domestic conflicts

2009-06-03 Thread Jharkhand Forum
India’s Maoist insurgency has become the most violent of its domestic conflicts, said the Asian Center for Human Rights, an independent monitoring group. The broad network of Maoist cells known as the Naxalite movement is present in at least 11 of India’s 28 states, especially in rural,

Every fifth day in the Jharkhand State is crippled by a bandh (economic blockade)

2009-06-03 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Every fifth day in the state is crippled by a bandh reason why truck owners are deeply perturbed. On Wednesday, the Jharkhand Truck Owners' Association (JTOA) expressed concern over such a painfully frequent phenomenon about 70 in a year called by Maoists in the state and failure of the

Many killings never probed in Adivasi India

2009-06-03 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Madkam Deva walks 20 paces off a dirt footpath cutting through a verdant forest, before stopping at a place where large orange ants crawl over a dark, decomposing maroon stain. He then points to a similar splotch a few feet away where he says two villagers were executed by police in January.

Multi-billion project to revive Mughal monuments in Sahibganj District

2009-06-04 Thread Jharkhand Forum
A dilapidated building in Rajmahal that housed the zonal railway headquarters during British rule Historical monuments languishing in neglect for the past six decades in Rajmahal, Sahebganj, will soon get a facelift. The state has drawn up a Rs 3-crore renovation and beautification plan to turn

The Rs 155-crore Ranchi Ring Road project alleged for illegal acquisition of land by Nagri Villagers

2009-06-05 Thread Jharkhand Forum
The Rs 155-crore Ranchi Ring Road project, aimed at ending traffic snarls in the capital, is experiencing unexpected hiccups within two years of its commencement. Villagers of Nagri have put brakes on the construction of a flyover on the proposed 23km, six-lane road alleging illegal acquisition

Bokaro Steel Plant efforts to stop rampant looting of coal that is imported from Australia

2009-06-05 Thread Jharkhand Forum
In an effort to stop rampant looting of coal that is imported from Australia, the Bokaro steel plant has impressed upon the railways to change the route of trains that transport it from Bengal’s Haldia port, where the consignments land. The senior security commissioner of Adra Railway division,

Rampage at principal’s office, ransacking furnitur e and breaking the nameplate by students.

2009-06-05 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Dumka, June 3: Principal of AS College today faced the wrath of his students for making his son appear for two board exams this year. Around 150 students, belonging to Chatra Sangh and Chatra JD(U), went on a rampage at principal Nagashwar Sharma’s office, ransacking furniture and breaking the

Extra ordinary marriage of an orphan Jharkhandi Girl in Garhwa

2009-06-05 Thread Jharkhand Forum
An orphan, she had hand-to-mouth existence for 18 years, but last weekend her mehndi budget touched a cool couple of thousands. If a lavish marriage function — the guest list swelled over 5,000 — was the cake, the twin toppings were Garhwa deputy commissioner and superintendent of police who did

Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS) takeover by NTPC

2009-06-09 Thread Jharkhand Forum
A high-level team from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will visit Ranchi this month to hold talks on the modalities of a possible takeover of the ailing Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS). The state’s oldest thermal power generating unit is located in Ramgarh district. NTPC

40 houses of Adivasi torched in southern Assam

2009-06-09 Thread Jharkhand Forum
At least 40 houses belonging to Dimasa tribals have been burnt down in strife-torn North Cachar Hills district in southern Assam by unidentified militants, police said in Guwahati on Tuesday. No casualties have been reported. A group of gunmen wearing black clothes and helmets struck Diduki and

Soil Conservation Training Centre, DAC, Hazaribagh

2009-06-09 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Out of India's total geographical area of 329 million hectare, 175 million hectare of land has been classified as degraded. About 60 per cent of cultivated land suffers from soil erosion, water logging and salinity problems. The per capita land availability is also continuously declining (0.380 ha

11 policemen killed and 6 injured in Naxal attack in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand

2009-06-10 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Eleven security personnel were killed and six others injured in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in the Naxal-affected West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on Wednesday, 10 June 2009. The incident took place in Serengda-Aruanga village of the district when a joint team of Central Reserve

Eleven policemen killed by Naxals in Bokaro district of Jharkhand

2009-06-12 Thread Jharkhand Forum
On 12/06/2009 eleven policemen were killed in separate Maoist attacks in Bokaro http://bokaro.jharkhand.org.in/ district of Jharkhand. Just two days ago 12 people were killed in Chaibasahttp://chaibasa.jharkhand.org.in/district of Jharkhand. According to police, Maoists attacked a State Bank of

Hundreds of Naxal backed by thousands of Adivasi have seized Lalgarh in West Midnapore district of Bengal.

2009-06-16 Thread Jharkhand Forum
** After forcing the police out, agitating tribals of Lalgarh today prevented paramilitary forces from entering the area even as the West Bengal government brought in reinforcement of CRPF men in a bid to break the siege. The state government had sought additional five companies of central

Report from a fact finding team of 9 students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Lalgarh ongoing movement of the people

2009-06-18 Thread Jharkhand Forum
A fact finding team of nine students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) recently visited Lalgarh, to probe into the reality of the ongoing movement of the people in the area. Here we are enclosing the preliminary details of what we saw. . We heard through various media and other sources

Adivasi family suffers as police take on Naxals

2009-06-23 Thread Jharkhand Forum
A tribal family has suffered grave injury for sheltering a group of armed men from the rain for only a short time. The Mahji family's woes add to a catalogue of incidents where police high-handedness has led to the suffering of innocent villagers caught between the police and the naxals. It was

COBRA - The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action

2009-06-23 Thread Jharkhand Forum
COBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) is a specialized unit of the CRPF created to counter the Naxalite problem in India. This specialized CRPF unit is the only one in the country that can fight the guerrilla like a guerrilla. The men of the elite fighting units have the doggedness,

Lalgarh: Dealing with a bow and arrow of Adivasi and landmine of Naxal

2009-06-23 Thread Jharkhand Forum
The views of the Lalgarh siege are largely determined by what the media considers the essence of the confrontation. We have seen pictures of torched CPI(M) buildings with the trademark hammer and sickle going up in flames, Maoists (angry villagers?) on the rampage, a chilling shot of a corpse

When a woman who goes to the police station to report a rape, and is instead asked for sexual favours for filing the report, loses faith in the state.

2009-06-23 Thread Jharkhand Forum
If anyone ever thought the internal threat to India’s security from Maoists wasn’t serious enough, the last week at Lalgarh, West Bengal, ought to have prompted some rethinking. It’s about time the Union government started some serious rethinking, too. The Centre parades its national strategy to

Dumka: Jobless Adivasi youths on Maoist payroll

2009-06-25 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Inability to secure a job prompted captain Soren to join the outlawed CPI (Maoist). Son of a retired army officer from Vijaypur village near Dumka, Soren along with his live-in partner Santoshila Hembrom were arrested by the Dumka police a couple of days ago. They were charged with supplying

Fifth year of controversial anti-Naxalite campaign Salwa Judum in Adivasi region of Chhattisgarh

2009-06-25 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Now into its fifth year, controversial anti-Naxalite campaign Salwa Judum is transforming into a “non-cooperation movement” in the tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh with its top activists changing strategy from direct conflict to creating awareness among tribals to isolate the rebels. Senior

Dumka: Children of a Paharia Adivasi village prefer to graze cattle than study

2009-06-29 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Children of Budhudehi, a Paharia Adivasi village in the Dumka district, prefer to graze cattle than study. “The primary school in the village is closed as the teacher never comes to take classes, but children should not roam idle. So, we ask them to graze cattle instead,” says Malti Paharia, a

Bengal: Locals reveal Naxal terror tales

2009-06-29 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Her son and daughter-in-law had fled to Midnapore town on June 15, the day when Maoists torched Ramgarh police station. But septuagenarian Renu Ray refused to leave her homestead land at Amladanga. Since then, the old woman is living by herself, with hardly anything to eat. Her eyes glistened

In time of recession, Naxalites go on recruitment spree

2009-06-29 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Even as the continuing global economic meltdown has led to curtailment in job opportunities, Maoists in Bihar are making the most of the situation. Unemployed youths are being lured ~ with a promise of a salary of Rs 2,500 to Ra 3,000 a month ~ to join as cadres. The monthly package as

Another blow to mining project of Adani Mining Private Limited at Lohara, on the outskirts of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), Mumbai

2009-06-30 Thread Jharkhand Forum
The proposed coal mining project of Adani Mining Private Limited at Lohara, on the outskirts of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), suffered yet another blow when the minister of state for coal Shriprakash Jaiswal stated that the ministry could cancel such leases in eco-sensitive areas, wildlife

Bengal: Why develop the area when the voters are Jharkhandis?

2009-07-01 Thread Jharkhand Forum
Hargram subdivision (or Jangalmahal) has been in the news ever since the November '08 Maoist attack on the chief minister's convoy. After that, local police foolishly made some indiscriminate arrests (including three schoolchildren and an Adivasi woman), triggering the Lalgarh tribal agitation

Fire breaks out in illegal mines threatens Jharkhand highway, Ranchi-Ramgarh-Hazaribagh

2009-07-01 Thread Jharkhand Forum
The National Highway 33 of Jharkhand may be damaged if an ongoing underground fire further engulfs an abandoned mine of Central Coal Field Ltd (CCL) in Ramgarh district. “The fire has reached the national highway which is situated near the closed coal mine,” a police officer said. According to

Proper norms to earmark a substantial portion of the royalty payments for planned development of the mineral-rich Jharkhand Region (Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh), which also happen to

2009-07-02 Thread Jharkhand Forum
It is welcome that a glaring anachronism from the days of the licence-permit raj is likely to be done away with, and soon. It was reported last week that the Centre plans to link iron ore royalty rates to market prices of the mineral. About time, too. There is a sound case for purposefully

Mine owner beaten up by Adivasis in Jamshedpur

2009-07-06 Thread Jharkhand Forum
A mob today held a mine owner and his bodyguard captive over a land dispute at Turi village under Potka police station, 20km from here. D.C. Das, the owner of a mineral mine and a crusher unit, and his bodyguard, Sunil Singh, were rescued following police intervention. Sources said Das, a

Mining threatens Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa

2009-07-08 Thread Jharkhand Forum
SIMILIPAL is known worldwide for its tigers, orchids and dense sal forest with streams and other scenic spots. Even the recent controversy relating to the number of tigers was in focus for several days. Similipal has a wildlife sanctuary that covers an area of 2200sqkm and was notified on

Human trafficking in India

2009-07-08 Thread Jharkhand Forum
As per the women and child development estimates, 3 million women in India fall prey to traficking annually in the country and 40% of these are minors. The country needs to face its moment of truth. India has been placed on the US human trafficking tier 2 watchlist for not doing enough to curb

Birsa Commando Force seeks Adivasi council in Assam

2009-07-09 Thread Jharkhand Forum
The Birsa Commando Force (BCF), which has been in a ceasefire with the government since 2004, today sought the creation of a satellite autonomous council for the Adivasi community in Assam. BCF commander-in-chief Birsing Munda told that he sought the creation of the council as a population of

Comptroller and Auditor General detects loss of revenue worth Rs 407 cr to Jharkhand govt

2009-07-11 Thread Jharkhand Forum
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has detected huge loss of revenue worth Rs 407 crore to the Jharkhand government due to loss of rent, royalty, fees etc in the mining department. The CAG, whose report was tabled in Parliament on Friday, also points to gross financial

In Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh 26 policemen, including SP, killed by Naxals

2009-07-12 Thread Jharkhand Forum
In one of their deadliest attacks since the government named CPI-Maoist as a terror outfit last month, Leftwing ultras killed at least 23 policemen in an ambush in a forested stretch of Chhattisgarh Sunday. “A contingent of the District Force (DF) and Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) drove into a