The beleaguered JMM-led alliance government in Jharkhand received yet another major jolt as the Enforcement Directorate arrested the senior Congress leader and Minister in a money laundering case even as former Chief Minister Hemant Soren languishes behind the bars. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

In contrast to its neighbour Chhattisgarh, the six Scheduled Tribes (ST) reserved parliamentary constituencies of Madhya Pradesh recorded a lower polling turnout in the four-phased 2024 general elections compared to 2019. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

Though the apex court agreed to list the matter of the former Jharkhand CM’s challenge to his arrest by the ED on May 17, it expressed doubts about being able to hear it. It also rejected his plea of an interim bail like that given to the Delhi [...]

At the same time, the Prime Minister claimed the Congress will get seats less than its senior leader Rahul Gandhi’s age. Sudhir Kumar Kishra reports

Just six months ago, Adivasis helped the BJP storm back to power in the State. Will their higher turnout help BJP achieve its target of winning all the 11 Lok Sabha seats? After all, the party had been bagging the lion’s share since 2004. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (May 3) addressed an election meeting in the tribal hotbed of Chaibasa. Later, he also held a roadshow in State capital Ranchi. Sudhir Kumar Mishra brings in the key highlights

As May 3 (Friday) marks one year of the ethnic clashes in the troubled northeastern State, both the rival warring communities have lined up separate events even as a shutdown has been called by a tribal body. The Indian Tribal reports

In its damning revelation, the investigating agency has in its chargesheet asserted that it was the State police personnel who drove the two tribal women, who had sought refuge in their official gypsy, to a mob of around 1,000 Meiti rioters in Kangpokpi district. The Indian Tribal reports

The JMM’s first family sought to put up a united face with Hemant’s younger brother, Basant, accompanying her ‘bhabhi’ for the filing of nomination. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

The Kurmis or Kudmis have been asking for Scheduled Tribe status and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. They claim that they were classified as a “notified tribe” during the British Raj. S. Shrobana reports. PART-2