試す - 無料

It's 'infiltration' vs 'mahila samman' as 38 seats up for grabs in 2nd phase

The Morning Standard

|

November 20, 2024

VOTING in the second phase in Jharkhand's 38 constituencies in a dozen districts on Wednesday will test the campaign pitches of the BJP-led alliance over the Bangla infiltration and the JMM's Mahila Samman scheme under which ₹1,000 are given each month to women in the 18-50 years age group.

- Mukesh Ranjan

Out of 38 seats, 18 each are in Santhal Pargana and North Chhotanagpur and two in Ranchi. According to the Election Commission, 528 candidates are in the fray, of which 55 are women. Chief Minister Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren and former CM Babulal Marandi are key contestants.

The Morning Standard からのその他のストーリー

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Gaza family says 11-year-old girl was killed by Israeli fire despite ceasefire

A relative of an 11-year-old girl killed in Gaza said that Israeli gunfire was responsible for her death on Thursday.

time to read

1 min

January 09, 2026

The Morning Standard

AIADMK EPS rules out OPS, Sasikala return to party

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday ruled out any possibility of readmitting breakaway leaders O Panneerselvam and VK Sasikala into the party, a day after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

time to read

1 min

January 09, 2026

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Centre orders retirement of ED officer probing gold theft

IN a rare development, the Union government has ordered compulsory retirement of P Radhakrishnan, Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and a former investigation officer in the sensational diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case.

time to read

1 mins

January 09, 2026

The Morning Standard

DO NOT POLITICISE STONE PELTING INCIDENT: SOOD

DELHI Home Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday urged the public to refrain from politicising the stone-pelting incident reported near the Faiz-e-Elahi Mosque near the Turkman Gate and appealed for calm, asking people to avoid spreading rumours and allow the police to conduct their investigation.

time to read

1 min

January 09, 2026

The Morning Standard

Each day US throwing fresh challenge: Cong

CONGRESS on Thursday said the India-US relationship is going through \"turbulent times\" and each day is a \"fresh challenge\" as US President Donald Trump backed a bill that could impose 500% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil.

time to read

1 min

January 09, 2026

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

No physical inspection at RTO for 1st time vehicle registration in T'gana

BUYERS of new two-wheelers and cars will no longer be required to physically present their vehicles at Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) for first-time registration.

time to read

1 min

January 09, 2026

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

'Babus not working for common people', BJP MLAs tell Gujarat CM

FIVE MLAs from the ruling BJP in Gujarat have written to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, accusing officials of damaging the government's image because of their arrogant attitude while dealing with people.

time to read

1 min

January 09, 2026

The Morning Standard

Man shoots wife, daughters before killing himself

FOUR members of a family were found dead under mysterious circumstances at their residence in Ferozepur, Punjab, with police suspecting a murder-suicide, officials said.

time to read

1 min

January 09, 2026

The Morning Standard

POLICING CANNOT BE A UNIVERSITY'S FIRST RESPONSE TO PROTEST

NCE again, Jawaharlal Nehru University has found itself in the middle of a political storm.

time to read

1 mins

January 09, 2026

The Morning Standard

Professor says AMU dean made communal remark, varsity denies charge

A controversy has erupted at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) after a senior political science professor accused the dean of harassing her with alleged communal remarks.

time to read

1 min

January 09, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size