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 Guv approves dismissal of two Ministers |
| Jharkhand and Bihar Governor RL Bhatia has given his approval to the dismissal of Harinarayan Roy and Ainosh Ekka from the Cabinet, following the advice of Chief Minister Shibu Soren. |
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| UPA seeks another spell of honeymoon with Madhu Koda |
| The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) may be patting its back for taking the 'bold decision' which necessitated the exit of two Cabinet Ministers _ Ainosh Ekka and Harinarayan Roy _ but all eyes are now riveted on Chief Minister Shibu Soren who has to perform the major task of inducting two new faces in the Cabinet. |
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| Opp questions constitutional status of Shibu Govt |
| On the third day of the winter session of the State Assembly the NDA opposition led by the BJP sought an explanation from the Government about the removal of two Ministers from the Cabinet. The opposition said that the Chief Minister should have announced this decision on the floor of the House. Terming the removal of two of the Ministers _ Ainosh Ekka and Harinarayan Roy _ from the Cabinet as too little and too late the opposition demanded that other tainted ministers facing corruption charges must be removed from the Cabinet. |
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| Ainosh Ekka to camp at Tamar in favour of JP candidate |
| Within 24 hours of his expulsion from the State Council of Ministers, Ainosh Ekka has announced to hold camp in Tamar in the run up to the Assembly by-election on December 29. The former Transport and Rural Development Minister, Ainosh would camp in the Maoist infested constituency to supervise the electioneering of his party nominee Krishna Chander Patar alias Raja Peter. |
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| Cases of motorcycle theft on the rise |
| A crime wave has gripped the city in recent months with figures showing a substantial increase in the number of bike thefts and cell phone robberies taking place across the city. |
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| Liberia invites Tata Steel for bidding process |
| Ministry of Justice, Republic of Liberia, has cleared Tata Steel of all allegations and has invited the steel company to join the bidding process for the Western Cluster iron ore project in Liberia. In a communiqué the Ministry has informed the company that the investigations have not shown any involvement by Tata Steel in any acts of impropriety, as alleged in media reports, as these have not been substantiated by the investigation panel of Liberia's Public Procurement and Concession Commission. |
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| Police put extremists on backfoot |
| Bokaro Superintendent of Police claimed that Naxalite organizations in district Bokaro have suffered a tremendous set back at the hands of the police .Over telephone Superintendent of police Priya Dubey told the pioneer, around five permanent camps of CPI (Maoist) were destroyed by the police apart from, apart from the arrests of nearly 50 hard-core rebels only in Gomia and Nawadih block of Bermo Sub-division a dozen casualties ,and 10 to 12 encounters in the last eleven months . |
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| U-19 football camp begins |
| The two-day training cum selection camp for the state football team has got off at Tata Football Academy, (TFA) ground on Friday, with 60 talented soccer players, 11 from TFA and rest from across the State taking part in it. |
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| Famous Kathak dancer Malvika Mitra mesmerises audience |
| The famous Kathaak dancer Malvika Mitra performs their art in the inaugural session of the three days National Inter School Quize-08 quiz which mesmerizes the audiences at Bokaro Club in Bokaro Steel City in which 630 students from 130 different schools across the country are participating. |
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| Schools to provide education in tribal languages soon |
| The Jharkhand Human Resources Development Department is all set to take a policy decision to provide books and education to school children in tribal and regional languages of Jharkhand from 2009-10 academic session. |
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| For first time State’s tribal dances to be showcased in Indian fest |
| For the first time, the lesser-known tribal dances of Jharkhand will find place amidst the recognised dance forms of the country. |
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| Bhagwat appeals to RSS activists to work for society |
| The Virat Vanvasi Mahila Sammelan, a mega conclave continued for the second day, on Friday. Vanvasi (tribal) women from across the country arrived in Ranchi to attend the four-day Virat Vanvasi Mahila Karyakarta. This programme started on Thursday at Marwari Bhawan. |
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| Change secondary education system to enhance skills: Soren |
| The three day long 37th Annual Conference of Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE) was inaugurated on Friday at Gyandeep Campus, Namkum. It was conducted by Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC). The topic of the seminar was 'Strategies for Universalising Secondary Education: Role of Boards'. |
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| CAT rejects Nirmala’s affidavit |
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| Shikhar Mahotsav deferred due to poor arrangements |
| Taking a cue from the success of Rajgir Mahotsav and Vaishali Mahotsav, the Jain community of Jharkhand was all set to organise the Shikhar Mahotsav-a cultural festival of Shwetambar and Digambar sects of the community. |
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| IMA honours city plastic sugeon |
| Ajay Kumar Singh from Ranchi was awarded National Chairman's appreciation award on the occasion of 18th national conference of IMA (Indian Medical Association) Academy of medical specialties (IMA AMS) in Varansi on December 14 for his contribution towards promoting academic activities in medical awareness. |
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| 12 Jharkhand scouts to attend President’s camp |
| Twelve students from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dipatoli and Namkum, have been selected to attend the Rashtrapati Puruskar Camp of Scouts and Guides after they successfully completed the Scout and Guides Rajya Puruskar Camp at Gwalior. |
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| ‘All students must be like Dhoni’ |
| At a very young age of his career, Vineet Joshi, Chairman and Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reached such unscaleable heights. A third rank holder in IIT, Kanpur in Mechanical Engineering has also served as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Human Resources Development, and Deputy Secretary of Public Works, Youth Affairs and Sports. He has an expertise in fields of education, women and child development, poverty alleviation, rural development and human resources development. The CBSE chairman was in the State capital for a national conference organised by the Council of Board of School Education in India. Here are some excerpts from a brief chat that he had with The Pioneer correspondent Shilpi. |
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| Colorful spectra of dance and games at JVM Annual Day |
| Kash Aisa Hota,' the chirpy number for children from Bum Bum Bole film by tiny tots of Prep-Std. II, presented a dreamy world of the kids with a majestic match of colorful costumes and pretty make-up. Dancing to the tunes of the soft and rock music, dressed in vibrant yellow attires, students of JVM presented a colourful spectrum of rhythmic star-formation and concentric circles at the Annual Day of Jawahar Vidya Mandir (JVM), Shyamali. The cultural programme on the concluding day of Annual Sports Meet and prize distribution ceremony was a splendid programme. |
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| 20,000 people visit khadi fair |
| Though being held shortly after the trade fair that had a good number of khadi stalls, the 'Rashtriya Saras, Handicraft and Khadi Mahotsav-2008' is also a good hit. |
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| Chief’s prerogative |