Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren gets up to his official responsibilities with first cabinet meeting.
Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren gets up to his official responsibilities with first cabinet meeting. Addressing media along with new Deputy CM Sudesh Mahato following first cabinet meeting.
Shibu Soren to take oath Dec 30
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren will be sworn in as Chief Minister Dec 30 at the Marabadi grounds here.Soren met Governor K. Sankarnarayanan Sunday afternoon and expressed his desire to take the oath Dec 30 and the governor accepted his request.
"Now Soren will be chief minister and I appeal to the people to remain awake," Soren told reporters after the meeting.
Earlier, the governor asked President Pratibha Patil to revoke President's rule in the state to allow a new government to be formed, Raj Bhavan sources said Sunday.
The governor sent a report to the president on the political situation in Jharkhand after the Nov 25-Dec 18 assembly elections, a source in the governor's house told IANS.
Soren Saturday staked claim to forming the government with a list of 45 legislators supporting him in the 81-member house.
He is being supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and two independents.
The BJP and JMM have 18 legislators each.
Jharkhand came under President's Rule Jan 19 after no party came forward to form the
government following Soren's resignation following his defeat in the bypoll to the Tamar assembly seat. Soren, who took over as chief minister Aug 27, 2008, had to get elected to the state assembly within six months in accordance with the constitutional provisions.
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Round four of Jharkhand polls - a factfile
The fourth phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections will be held Saturday. Some facts:
Number of constituencies - 14
Total electors: 24,62,850 (male 12,65,767, female 11,97,083)
Total candidates: 233
Women candidates: 20
Constituency with maximum candidates: Ichagarh - 27
Constituency with least candidates: Baharagora - 11
Constituency with more than one woman candidate: Bishunpur (Scheduled Tribe) - four
Party-wise list of candidates: Congress 12, Bahujan Samaj Party 14, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 14, Communist party of India 1, Communist Party of India-Marxist 1, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 14, Rashtriya Janata Dal 11, Nationalist Congress Party 2, others 164
Number of EVMs to be used: Control unit - 3,622, Ballot unit - 4,989
Largest constituency (area-wise): Simdega (Scheduled Tribe)
Smallest constituency (electorate-wise): Torpa (Scheduled Tribes), 143,877 electors
Polling stations: 3,457
48 convicted in fodder scam case
Ranchi. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Thursday convicted 48 people in a multi-million fodder scam case related to the fraudulent withdrawal of crores of Rupees from the Ranchi treasury on the basis of fake bills.
Special CBI court of S.K Dubey pronounced the judgment in the RC 44 A/96 case which is related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.8.60 crore from the Ranchi treasury. There were total 58 accused in the case. Four died during the trial and two turned CBI approvers.
The special CBI court Thursday convicted 48 accused and acquitted four. The court also awarded two-three years sentence on eight accused and slapped fine between Rs.20,000 and Rs.40,000. The quantum of sentence against the remaining 40 convicted will be pronounced Dec 15.
The multi-million fodder scam surfaced in 1996 during undivided Bihar. A total of 61 cases were transferred to Jharkhand after it was carved out of Bihar in November 2000. The special CBI courts have passed judgment in 32 cases.
Pranab and co. cut cake on Sonia Gandhi's birthday
The lady might have been missing but members of her party, including union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, duly celebrated Congress president Sonia Gandhi's birthday by cutting a cake and wishing her all the best.
Amongst those wishing her on her 64th birthday were union Food Processing Minister and Ranchi Lok Sabha MP Subodh Kant Sahay, Jharkhand Congress unit general secretary Shailesh Sinha and ally, former chief minister and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) president, Babulal Marandi.
"Our best wishes are with her. We wish her a very happy birthday," Mukherjee, who is here to campaign for the ongoing assembly elections, said after a press conference.
"Enthusiastic party workers had got a five pound cake to wish our party president happy birthday.
Sonia Gandhi's Rally in Jharkhand
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today asserted that the Centre will talk to the Maoists only if they shun the path of violence.Ms Gandhi, addressing an election rally here, said, "The UPA government is ready to discuss any matter with the Maoists.
However, they will have to end the violence. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already said Development and Law and order will go hand-in-hand," she added.
Peace was necessary for achieving a balanced growth and neither the politics of violence nor any atrocities would be tolerated, she averred.
Foolproof security arrangements were made for Ms Gandhi's visit to this Maoists-infested area.
