Political News

In a major development in Jharkhand politics, the JMM general secretary, party MLA from Jama and eldest daughter-in-law of party patriarch Shibu Soren joined the BJP in the national capital alleging her “continuous neglect”. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

While he announced he has to leave for Delhi, Tripura royal scion Pradyot Deb Barma, however, said he would go empty stomach and break his fast only after getting a written assurance from the central government. The Indian Tribal reports

Battling the odds in the fast changing political scenario in election year, the Champai Soren government in Jharkhand tabled its maiden budget on Tuesday. Tribal Welfare ranks high on agenda of the Rs 1.28-lakh crore budget for 2024-25. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

The switchover of Geeta, a Ho tribal and MP from Chaibasa ST seat, is also seen in the backdrop of changed power equations in Kolhan politics after Chief Minister Champai Soren inducted JMM’s Ho MLA from the region Deepak Birua as Minister. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

Sandesh stands for a famous Bengali sweetmeat. Ironically, there is nothing sweet about Sandeshkhali. Instead, women of the island, mostly tribals, finally gathered courage to send out a sandesh (message) to the powers that be about their allegedly hellish experiences at the hands of a politically-protected local strongman [...]

By and large, a run of the mill, inconspicuous, semi-urban administrative block of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the tribal-dominated region hit the national headlines in two tranches, and has kept the political cauldron boiling. S. Shrobana digs deep into the burning issue in a two-part series. [...]

The Jharkhand Chief Minister may have termed the squabbling within the Congress as its internal matter but in election year it will keep all the stakeholders in the ruling alliance on tenterhooks and test Champai's leadership skills in keeping the flock together. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

Ahead of the parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also inaugurated and laid foundation stone of projects worth Rs 7,500-crore in Madhya Pradesh. The Indian Tribal reports

The extension of custody comes on the 18th marriage anniversary of the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand. His wife termed him a brave ‘Jharkhand warrior' and pledged to be his pillar of support. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

Embroiled in an alleged land scam, the former Chief Minister said he would quit politics if documents of land registered in his name are shown. The Indian Tribal reports