Gautam Mazumdar
Gautam Mazumdar writes on contemporaneous issues, power scenario, changes and happenings in and around Jharkhand for the past 23 years. Politics and government related subject are his focus area.
Articles by Gautam Mazumdar
JMM preps for polls in neighbouring Bengal, wants to contest 25 to 30 seats
PUBLISHED ON FEB 15, 2021 12:09 AM IST
- The JMM is eyeing to contest 25 to 30 seats in Bengal in the upcoming assembly polls. The JMM had contested 22 assembly seats in the 2016 state polls in West Bengal.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren launches JMM poll campaign in Bengal, Mamata fumes
PUBLISHED ON JAN 29, 2021 12:46 AM IST
- The JMM had contested 22 assembly seats in the 2016 state polls in West Bengal. This time the party is eyeing 25 to 30 seats in the neighbouring state.
Lalu Prasad Yadav airlifted to AIIMS Delhi as health worsens
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 06:28 AM IST
An eight-member medical board at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) recommended that the former Bihar chief minister be shifted to a higher institute after he developed breathing trouble on Thursday evening.
Lalu Prasad Yadav shifted to AIIMS Delhi as health worsens
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 08:47 PM IST
- He will be admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as decided by his family members in consultation with the doctors of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).
Lalu Prasad under observation at RIMS after contracting pneumonia
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:41 AM IST
- RIMS Director Dr Kameshwar Prasad said it seems to be a case of acute pneumonia and he has been put under round-the-clock observation.
After stone-pelting on carcade, Jharkhand CM diverts route to reach home
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 11:58 PM IST
The attack was made near Kishoreganj in the state capital in the evening while chief minister Soren was on his way back from project building.
Jharkhand: JMM-led govt completes one year in office
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 29, 2020 10:47 AM IST
Hemant Soren on Monday met top officials, including chief secretary Sukhdev Singh, to prepare an outline of key achievements of his government
Jharkhand government to waive farm loans up to Rs 50,000
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 10:17 PM IST
The government has got Rs 2,000 crore budgetary sanction for the move in the current fiscal.
Jharkhand govt looks to bypass new farm laws
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 07:10 AM IST
State agriculture minister Badal Patralekh said he recently met chief minister Hemant Soren in this regard.
Lalu Prasad stays in bungalow, allottee in guest house; BJP questions ‘irony’
By Gautam Mazumdar | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2020 01:40 PM IST
BJP state president Deepak Prakash questioned Lalu Prasad’s continued stay at the bungalow of RIMS director.
Jharkhand Speaker sets up court to hear JVM(P)’s merger under anti-defection law
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 05, 2020 04:15 PM IST
The JVM (P) witnessed a split after the assembly polls when party chief Marandi decided to return to the BJP after the state poll results and merged his party with the saffron party in February after adopting a resolution at the party’s national convention.
JMM to go solo in Bihar polls, accuses RJD of ‘political betrayal’
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON OCT 06, 2020 08:29 PM IST
As alliance partner, the JMM felt it should have been given at least seven seats. However, the RJD-led grand alliance was unwilling to give more than two seats.
Jharkhand minority welfare minister Haji Hussein Ansari dies battling Covid-19
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 10:00 PM IST
Born in Pipra village in Madhupur block of Deoghar district, Ansari started his political journey in late eighties with the Congress. Influenced by JMM chief Shibu Soren, he joined the regional party in the nineties when the Jharkhand movement was at its peak.
JMM youth wing chief Basant Soren to fight Dumka bypoll
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindusatn Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON OCT 01, 2020 07:11 PM IST
Basant Soren was nominated, said party general secretary, after the JMM received multiple requests and feedback from various quarters.
Jharkhand CM meets Lalu Yadav, says ‘will contest Bihar polls together’
By Gautam Mazumdar | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2020 05:41 AM IST
It was the second meeting between the two leaders after CM Soren took charge as Jharkhand chief minister.
Congress’ RTI in poor shape in Jharkhand where it is a coalition partner
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2020 04:34 PM IST
The salary payment of two on contract, four daily wage earners and 10 home guard jawans deputed in JSIC were on hold since June in want of the disbursing officer - the CIC.
Scare at Ranchi airport as aircraft suffers bird hit, flight delayed by 10 hrs
By Gautam Mazumdar, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 08, 2020 10:38 PM IST
RJD chief Lalu Prasad tests negative for Covid-19 in Ranchi
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2020 09:53 PM IST
The swab samples of the fodder scam accused serving jail term was taken on Saturday along with his helpers, as one of the three helpers had developed some symptoms. The attendant has tested coronavirus positive.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, wife test negative for Covid-19
By Gautam Mazumdar | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON JUL 11, 2020 11:12 PM IST
The swab samples of Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana along with their two sons besides 19 official and household staff of the chief minister’s residence were taken on Saturday morning by a team of doctors and medical staff led by civil surgeon VB Prasad.
Ranchi rail division aims at revenue boost after losses
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON JUL 10, 2020 09:26 AM IST
The BDU, led by senior divisional operating manager (DOM) Niraj Kumar, on Wednesday met with Federation of Jharkhand Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) representatives in this regard.
FJCCI opposes Jharkhand-owned power discom’s tariff
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON JUL 07, 2020 11:20 AM IST
Addressing the media, FJCCI energy sub-committee chairman Binod Kumar Tulsyan and sub-committee member Ajay Bhandari said the audit report of JBVNL accounts has mentioned that it cannot be relied upon.
Tribals in 3 states against Centre’s decision to auction coal mines, say it would displace them
By Gautam Mazumdar/Debabrata Mohanty/Ritesh Mishra | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Ranchi/Bhuvaneshwar/Raipur
UPDATED ON JUN 26, 2020 01:40 PM IST
The central government had, on June 18, approved auction of 41 coal mines for commercial usage to private players. Jharkhand government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s decision.
Rajya Sabha polls: JMM chief Shibu Soren set to enter upper house, advantage BJP on second seat from Jharkhand
By Gautam Mazumdar | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON JUN 19, 2020 12:37 PM IST
The BJP leadership, however, is cautious, as the party is short of one vote (lawmaker) against the required 27 first preference votes in the Rajya Sabha polls.
Skilled workers should not sit idle, says Jharkhand’s finance minister
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 07, 2020 11:40 AM IST
“Big cities are favourable for skilled workers and those who returned home during lockdown should go back to their workplace soon after things start normalising in order to help push the country’s economy,” Jharkhand planning and finance minister Rameshwar Oraon said
50 Lakh students in Jharkhand to get PDFs of books on Diksha portal
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON APR 19, 2020 12:59 PM IST
He said the department has procured the new textbooks but could not provide it to the students through schools due to the lockdown. It will be distributed soon after classes begin, he said.
Extend lockdown: Doctors to CM Soren
By Gautam Mazumdar, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON APR 09, 2020 07:39 AM IST
Misa denied nod to meet Lalu
PUBLISHED ON MAR 21, 2020 05:14 PM IST
Hemant Soren decides to expand cabinet on Friday, then has second thoughts
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2020 10:56 PM IST
Soren had met the Governor in the morning before leaving for Burugulikera village in Chibasa to meet the family of those killed. After his return to Ranchi, he again went to see the Governor.
On Day 1, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren withdraws Pathalgadi sedition cases
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2019 05:41 AM IST
Cases related to Pathalgadi movement and connected with opposition to proposed amendments in land tenancy laws will be dropped and FIRs lodged in various police stations will be withdrawn.
In first cabinet decision, Hemant Soren govt drops Pathalgadi sedition cases
By Gautam Mazumdar | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2020 01:39 AM IST
The BJP which is now the main opposition party in the state has slammed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) led government’s decision to let off Pathalgadi accused.