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Highest allocation for Soren 'freebies'

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March 04, 2025

AT the time when distribution of freebies is being scrutinised for its impact on national economy, Jharkhand's annual spending estimates on "freebies" for FY 2025-26 surpasses budget allocation for all other departments including health, education and rural sector.

- Mukesh Ranjan @Ranchi

Finance minister Radha Krishna Kishore on Monday tabled the annual Budget of ₹1,45,400 crore for FY 2025-26 in the Assembly, about 13% more than the last year.

The state government made a significant allocation for the 'Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojna' (JMMSY) and free electricity scheme.

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Shah launches war on narco-terror, pushes for full eradication in 3 years

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday set a three-year deadline to put in place a comprehensive national mechanism to eradicate the drug menace, calling for a “collective campaign on all fronts” tomake India drug-free.

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After Modi push, new mothers scheme gets tech transparency

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has suggested reforms to make the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PM-MVY),acentral flagship scheme that provides maternity benefits to pregnant and lactating mothers, more technology-driven, transparent and robust, official sources said Friday.

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Rogue elephant kills two more in J’khand, toll reaches 22 in nine days

AFTER a 48-hour pause, the killer elephant once again trampled two more people to death on Friday, while an employee of the forest department, who was deployed to drive it into the jungles, was critically injured and is battling for life.

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Assam gifts rhinos, cobras to MP, to receive tigers

A vast stretch of dense forests in eastern Madhya Pradesh, which were once used by the armed Naxal cadres as the passage to further their expansion plans, will now be home to wild buffalos that reportedly became extinct in the state over 100 years ago.

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January 10, 2026

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Unpaid challans to push vehicles off the road

E-CHALLANS & ROAD SAFETY

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January 10, 2026

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Want to create a larger pool of South African players: Smith

FOUR washouts in 17 games, thanks to unseasonal rain.

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The New Indian Express Thrissur

After BJP poaches on Cong, Shinde ties up with Ajit's NCP

A major political twist unfolded in the Ambarnath Nagar Parishad in Maharashtra, dealing a setback to the BJP despite its move to induct 12 expelled Congress corporators.

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The New Indian Express Thrissur

Charges framed against Lalu for running Railways as 'personal fiefdom'

A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former CM Rabri Devi, and their son and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav in the alleged land-for-jobs scam.

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January 10, 2026

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Cong may not field its MPs in assembly polls

THE Congress leadership is unlikely to allow sitting MPs to contest in the coming assembly elections, despite several of them expressing interest following the party’s strong showing in the recent local body elections, AICC sources said.

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BLURRED VISIONS OF FUTURES PAST

PERHAPS the standout event of 2026 is already over—the US campaign against Venezuela, with the plainly-declared aim of taking over its oil resources.

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