Saryu Rai

Congress leaders and workers, including its Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai, left for Ayodhya on Monday to take a holy dip in the Saryu river and pay obeisance at temples there.

The clash happened over rights to organise the Chhath Puja at Surya Mandir in Sidhgora. Mr Rai's supporters had reportedly set up a camp for devotees close to the venue where Mr Das's supporters were organising cultural events.

Jharkhand is voting today in the second phase of the assembly election. Polling on the 20 seats started at 7 am. Amongthe key contestants are Chief Minister Raghubar Das of the BJP, who is contesting against former cabinet colleague Saryu Rai and Congress spokesperson Gaurabh Vallabh in Jamshedpur East.

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: Jharkhand Chef Minister Raghubar Das is insistent that he is "Raghubar be-daag (stainless Raghubar)" and not "Raghubar Daag (stained/corrupted Raghubar) as his political adversary Saryu Rai is claiming. In an interview to NDTV, Mr Das said despite all the corruption allegations by Mr Rai, the fact remains there is ...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, will extend support to the man who is challenging Raghubar Das - Chief Minister of neighbouring Jharkhand - in the coming state elections. Mr Kumar's party, the Janata Dal United, has also indicated that he might personally campaign for Saryu Rai.

Longtime BJP leader and Jharkhand minister Saryu Roy is disappointed in not seeing his name on the party's fourth list of candidates for the five-phase assembly election that starts on November 30. Mr Roy, 68, indicated he may contest against his colleague and Chief Minister Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur East.

The BJP candidates' list in Jharkhand contains a few surprises when it comes to candidates accused of corruption. The list of 52 candidates released for the state's 81 seats, contained the name of Bhanu Pratap Sahi, accused in the Rs 130 crore medicine scam during the tenure of government led by Madhu Koda between 2006 and 2008. But the ticket for ...

The ruling BJP in Jharkhand is facing an embarrassing revolt by a senior minister who walked out of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday objecting to the renewal of mining contracts and declaring "I don't want to go to jail".

Jharkhand minister Saryu Roy today said the state government is ready to implement the Food Security Act (FSA) from September 25, the birth anniversary of BJP leader Deen Dayal Upadhyay.

A heavy contingent of police and security personnel has been posted at Jharkhand's Jamshedpur town after clashes erupted between two communities over an alleged molestation incident. Over 100 people were arrested and about 150 have been named in First Information Reports or FIRs.

Congress leaders and workers, including its Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai, left for Ayodhya on Monday to take a holy dip in the Saryu river and pay obeisance at temples there.

The clash happened over rights to organise the Chhath Puja at Surya Mandir in Sidhgora. Mr Rai's supporters had reportedly set up a camp for devotees close to the venue where Mr Das's supporters were organising cultural events.

Jharkhand is voting today in the second phase of the assembly election. Polling on the 20 seats started at 7 am. Amongthe key contestants are Chief Minister Raghubar Das of the BJP, who is contesting against former cabinet colleague Saryu Rai and Congress spokesperson Gaurabh Vallabh in Jamshedpur East.

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: Jharkhand Chef Minister Raghubar Das is insistent that he is "Raghubar be-daag (stainless Raghubar)" and not "Raghubar Daag (stained/corrupted Raghubar) as his political adversary Saryu Rai is claiming. In an interview to NDTV, Mr Das said despite all the corruption allegations by Mr Rai, the fact remains there is ...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, will extend support to the man who is challenging Raghubar Das - Chief Minister of neighbouring Jharkhand - in the coming state elections. Mr Kumar's party, the Janata Dal United, has also indicated that he might personally campaign for Saryu Rai.

Longtime BJP leader and Jharkhand minister Saryu Roy is disappointed in not seeing his name on the party's fourth list of candidates for the five-phase assembly election that starts on November 30. Mr Roy, 68, indicated he may contest against his colleague and Chief Minister Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur East.

The BJP candidates' list in Jharkhand contains a few surprises when it comes to candidates accused of corruption. The list of 52 candidates released for the state's 81 seats, contained the name of Bhanu Pratap Sahi, accused in the Rs 130 crore medicine scam during the tenure of government led by Madhu Koda between 2006 and 2008. But the ticket for ...

The ruling BJP in Jharkhand is facing an embarrassing revolt by a senior minister who walked out of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday objecting to the renewal of mining contracts and declaring "I don't want to go to jail".

Jharkhand minister Saryu Roy today said the state government is ready to implement the Food Security Act (FSA) from September 25, the birth anniversary of BJP leader Deen Dayal Upadhyay.

A heavy contingent of police and security personnel has been posted at Jharkhand's Jamshedpur town after clashes erupted between two communities over an alleged molestation incident. Over 100 people were arrested and about 150 have been named in First Information Reports or FIRs.