Tag: Giridih

  • Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 61.41 pc voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in Jharkhand

    A voter turnout of 61.41 per cent was recorded till the end of polling in the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand at 5 pm on Saturday, officials said. Voting, which commenced in Giridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi and Jamshedpur constituencies at 7am as part of the third phase of elections in the eastern state and sixth round nationwide, was peaceful.

    Giridih registered the highest polling at 64.75 per cent, followed by Jamshedpur (64.30 per cent), Dhanbad (58.90 per cent) and Ranchi (58.73 per cent).

    “Today, I exercised my right to vote at Shri Krishna Institute of Public Administration, Ranchi. I urge all voters to exercise their right to vote. Ensure your participation in this great festival of democracy,” Governor C P Radhakrishnan said in a post on X. Former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni cast his vote at a booth in JVM Shyamli School in Ranchi. Dhoni was accompanied by his wife Sakshi, father Pan Singh and mother Devaki Devi. AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther StatesKalpana Soren, wife of jailed former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, posted on X, “Today, I exercised my right to vote by participating in this great festival of elections for the massive victory of justice over injustice. An appeal to all of you is to reach your polling booth in large numbers and exercise your right to vote to protect democracy and the Constitution. If Hemant is there, then there is courage! Jharkhand will not bow down! INDIA will not stop!” Tata Steel Managing Director T V Narendran exercised his franchise with wife at a booth in Jamshedpur. Odisha Governor and former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das also cast his vote in the steel city and said this election will take the country to newer heights. Twenty-seven candidates are in the fray from Ranchi, 25 each from Dhanbad and Jamshedpur, and 16 from Giridih.

    Around 82.16 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in these four constituencies, with Dhanbad having the highest number of electors at 22.85 lakh, and Giridih having the lowest at 18.64 lakh.

    Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar said all 8,963 booths were being closely monitored. Of these, 186 are being managed by women and 22 by the youth. Additionally, there are 15 unique booths, showcasing the specialties of the respective areas.

    About 36,000 poll personnel have been deployed in this phase, Kumar said.

    In the Ranchi Lok Sabha seat, Congress’ Yashaswini Sahay, daughter of former Union minister Subodh Kant Sahay, is contesting against BJP MP Sanjay Seth.

    Dhanbad is witnessing a fight between BJP’s Baghmara MLA Dulu Mahato and Congress’ Anupama Singh, wife of the party’s Bermo legislator Kumar Jaimangal.

    In Jamshedpur, BJP MP Bidyut Baran Mahato is pitted against JMM’s Baharagora MLA Samir Mohanty.

    In Giridih, AJSU Party’s Chandra Prakash Chaudhary is up against JMM’s Tundi MLA Mathura Mahato. A student leader, Jairam Mahato, has added a twist to the contest by challenging candidates of both the INDIA bloc and the NDA.

  • ‘Didn’t even know where he was’: Kalpana Soren details harrowing experience of Hemant Soren’s arrest – The Economic Times Video

    Kalpana Soren was thrust into the limelight after ED arrested the erstwhile Jharkhand CM in an alleged land scam case. Whispers of a CM-seat takeover by Soren family are doing rounds after Kalpana Soren filled nominations for assembly by-polls. Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren has filled her nomination as the JMM candidate from Gandey in Jharkhand’s Giridih. In an exclusive interview with The Economic Times, Kalpana Soren talks about Hemant Soren’s arrest, Jharkhand, and her entry into electoral politics. Watch!

  • 26-year-old Dalit woman thrashed, tied half-naked to tree over ‘illicit relationship’

    Express News Service

    RANCHI: In a shocking incident, a 26-year-old Dalit woman was thrashed badly and tied half-naked to a tree for several hours on Wednesday night in Saria, around 70 km from the district headquarters Giridih. The woman was rescued by a police team which reached the spot on Thursday morning immediately after receiving information about the incident.

    The woman said that she received a call on her mobile asking her to come out of her house at around 11 pm. As she came out, she found two youths waiting for her on a Scooty. They allegedly took her forcibly to a deserted place where she was thrashed, her clothes were torn off and she was tied to a tree.

    “They gagged me, thrashed me badly, tore my clothes, tied me to a tree and left. I remained there for the entire night in a half-naked conditon. People saw me there in the morning. I requested them to untie me from the tree but they refused to do so, saying that they will inform the police,” said the victim.

    The woman said that since her clothes were torn completely by the miscreants, she was given someone else’s saree to wear and then taken to the hospital.

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    “When information was received at 6:45 am in the morning that a woman in semi-naked condition had been found tied at Kobaria village under Saria police station, a team was rushed to the spot and the woman rescued. The police after reaching there found the woman tied to a tree. She was rescued and admitted to a hospital in Giridih where her condition is said to be normal,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sanjay Rana. An FIR under Sections 341/342/323/307/354 (B)/354 (C)/364/365/427/ 506/509/120 (B) IPC and 3(1) (r) / 3(1) (s) / 3(1 )(w) (i) / 3 (1) (e) of the SC/ST Act was registered at Sariya police station, he added.

    Rana said four people — Vikash Sonar, Shravan Kumar, Rekha Devi and Munni Devi — have been arrested. Prima facie, it appears that the woman was thrashed by the accused as they suspected her of having an illicit relationship with one of their family members, he said.

    “Further investigations are on taking all aspects into consideration,” said the DSP.

    RANCHI: In a shocking incident, a 26-year-old Dalit woman was thrashed badly and tied half-naked to a tree for several hours on Wednesday night in Saria, around 70 km from the district headquarters Giridih. The woman was rescued by a police team which reached the spot on Thursday morning immediately after receiving information about the incident.

    The woman said that she received a call on her mobile asking her to come out of her house at around 11 pm. As she came out, she found two youths waiting for her on a Scooty. They allegedly took her forcibly to a deserted place where she was thrashed, her clothes were torn off and she was tied to a tree.

    “They gagged me, thrashed me badly, tore my clothes, tied me to a tree and left. I remained there for the entire night in a half-naked conditon. People saw me there in the morning. I requested them to untie me from the tree but they refused to do so, saying that they will inform the police,” said the victim.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    The woman said that since her clothes were torn completely by the miscreants, she was given someone else’s saree to wear and then taken to the hospital.

    ALSO READ | Tamil Nadu cops launch probe after 30 people force Scheduled Caste man to fall at their feet

    “When information was received at 6:45 am in the morning that a woman in semi-naked condition had been found tied at Kobaria village under Saria police station, a team was rushed to the spot and the woman rescued. The police after reaching there found the woman tied to a tree. She was rescued and admitted to a hospital in Giridih where her condition is said to be normal,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sanjay Rana. An FIR under Sections 341/342/323/307/354 (B)/354 (C)/364/365/427/ 506/509/120 (B) IPC and 3(1) (r) / 3(1) (s) / 3(1 )(w) (i) / 3 (1) (e) of the SC/ST Act was registered at Sariya police station, he added.

    Rana said four people — Vikash Sonar, Shravan Kumar, Rekha Devi and Munni Devi — have been arrested. Prima facie, it appears that the woman was thrashed by the accused as they suspected her of having an illicit relationship with one of their family members, he said.

    “Further investigations are on taking all aspects into consideration,” said the DSP.