After leading the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and its alliance partners to a resounding victory in the recent Assembly election, Hemant Soren has taken over as Chief Minister for another term. The fiercely contested election has made challenges more difficult for the new government. Mr. Soren has laid out a list of priorities in his second term. At the top of this list is to deliver on the promises of increasing the amount of cash assistance for women under the Jharkhand Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana to ₹2,500 a month and to generate jobs, including speeding up recruitment under the Jharkhand Public Service Commission…
Author: Business Jharkhand
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 3, 2024) stayed the death sentence of a 30-year–old man convicted for the rape and murder of a 19-year-old engineering student in the Jharkhand capital Ranchi. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant, Pankaj Mithal and Ujjal Bhuyan called for the translated copy of the Trial Court and the High Court records. “Death sentence awarded shall remain stayed. The registry to acquisition records from the Trial Court and the High Court along with the soft copy,” the Bench directed. On September 9, the Jharkhand High Court confirmed the death sentence given to Rahul Kumar alias Rahul Raj,…
A CSR initiative of HDFC Bank Parivartan implemented in collaboration with the PanIIT Alumni Reach for India Foundation in Jharkhand, has transformed lives of hundreds of young women by supporting them with government-accredited skill-based Auxiliary Midwifery nursing training program. While growing at around 22% CAGR, India’s healthcare sector continues to face shortages of trained medical professionals, especially nurses. An estimate by Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) in the US suggests that India faces a shortage of 2 million nurses, ranking 75 out of 133 countries in nurse density. Jharkhand particularly lacks nurses compared to other states. In…