Jharkhand, one of the 10 Fifth Schedule states, is governed by the 1996 PESA law to preserve tribal self-governance
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St. Paul School in Takra village, where Jaipal Singh Munda studied, allegedly does not receive any funds from the government for maintenance. The walls of the school have become dilapidated. Principal Mahanand Junul Kachhap alleges that the government does not provide any funds even for basic maintenance like painting.
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A powerful wave of support for Hemant Soren changed the political landscape in the 2024 elections, when the BJP’s longstanding dominance in Khunti was overturned.
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Jharkhand State Employment of Local Candidates in Private Sector Companies Act, which mandated 75 per cent reservation for local people in private sector companies operating in the state has been stayed by the High Court
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Initially offering Rs 1,000 per month, the scheme for economically vulnerable women was increased to Rs 2,500 by Hemant Soren’s government after BJP’s Gogo Yojana announced Rs 2,100 monthly aid
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Hemant Soren may have won the election, but implementing his electoral promises will not be easy
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What is about the Adivasis of Jharkhand that prevents the saffron lotus from blooming or even taking root, unlike in the Adivasi-majority seats of Chhattisgarh and Odisha where the BJP did exceedingly well in the past few years?
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The Bharatiya Janata Party plays the 'illegal Bangladeshi' card in poll-bound Jharkhand
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This movement started when the Raghubar Das government tried to amend the Chhotanagpur Land Tenancy Act 1908 and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act 1949
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Political parties make promises of equal representation to women, but patriarchy continues to dominate electoral democracy
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