Ranchi News

Koda recommended mines for Vinod Sinha's company: former bureaucrat

A former Jharkhand bureaucrat claims that in 2007 then chief minister Madhu Koda had pressurised him to push files recommending iron ore mines to a company belonging to his close associate Vinod Sinha.4:01 PM on November 13

Maoists abduct RJD legislator in Jharkhand

Suspected Maoist rebels abducted a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislator and his six supporters in Latehar district of Jharkhand when he was returning home after attending a party, police said Friday.2:02 PM on November 13

Jharkhand, a fertile ground for scams

Mineral-rich Jharkhand - where 54 percent of the population lives below the poverty line - continues to be exploited by a small section of people. If the scams in recent years were put together, then the value may cross Rs.7,000 crore.12:01 PM on November 13

Rs.23 lakh in cash seized from Koda and aides, IT tells court

The Income Tax (IT) department Thursday told the Jharkhand High Court that it had made a recovery of over Rs.23 lakh and a few thousand US dollars in cash during searches at 69 places of former chief minister Madhu Koda and his associates.8:04 PM on November 12

Congress shielding Koda and his associates: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday alleged that the Congress was trying to shield former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is facing charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, and his associates.8:01 PM on November 12

Jharkhand CID issues alert to arrest Koda's aides

The Jharkhand Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Thursday sounded an alert to various state and district police chiefs to arrest Vinod Sinha and Sanjay Chaudhary, associates of former chief minister Madhu Koda who is facing charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore.6:00 PM on November 12

Students' breather: Security forces vacate 28 schools in Jharkhand

More than 10,000 students in districts ravaged by Maoist insurgency in Jharkhand can now go back to their class rooms with security forces vacating 28 of the 43 schools in the areas.10:00 AM on November 11

Maoists blow up two schools in Jharkhand

Maoist guerrillas blew up two school buildings in Jharkhand's Latehar district to prevent security forces from using them as make-shift camps during the upcoming assembly polls, police said Tuesday.12:03 PM on November 10

Koda's wife to fight Jharkhand assembly poll

Geeta Koda, the wife of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda who faces charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, will fight the upcoming assembly poll from her husband's constituency under the banner of Jharkhand Navnirman Morcha (JNM), the outfit said Monday.2:01 PM on November 09

Koda pleads innocence, interrogated by IT, ED

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from a hospital here and was interrogated by the Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials.8:04 PM on November 08

Koda's personal secretary threatens to shoot reporter

Harendra Singh, the personal secretary of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, allegedly threatened to shoot a news channel reporter in Ranchi Sunday when the latter asked him about his role in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scandal.6:03 PM on November 08

Koda out of hospital, pleads innocence

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces arrest on charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from a hospital here and maintained that he had been falsely implicated in the case.4:04 PM on November 08

Koda discharged, mining deals inked by him under scanner

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces arrest on charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from the Apollo Hospital here. Meanwhile, Income Tax (IT) authorities have started scrutinising the mining deals inked by Koda when he was in power.12:04 PM on November 08

Madhu Koda discharged from hospital

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces arrest after being accused of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from the Apollo Hospital here, an official said.12:03 PM on November 08

Upset stomach saves Koda from arrest

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda got a reprieve from imminent arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering case as doctors at the Apollo hospital here Saturday decided to keep him under medical examination for 'a day or two'.8:02 PM on November 07