Pradeep Yadav

A landmark decision emerged from a special court in Dumka, where former Congress MLA and minister pradeep yadav received a one-year jail sentence stemming from his involvement in a 2010 protest that blocked roads. In stark contrast, ex-minister Randhir Singh and others were acquitted, thanks to insufficient proof against them.

Poreyahat MLA pradeep yadav has alerted the Godda district administration to rampant illegal sand mining along the Gerua river. He claims this illicit activity, particularly in Pathargama block, is causing a significant drop in the river's water level, impacting irrigation and agriculture.

The Jharkhand Assembly buzzed with activity as Minister Yogendra Prasad assured that the mishandling of District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) funds would not go unpunished, with a promise of a comprehensive inquiry. The government aims to engage the Centre to extend DMFT benefits further.

Jharkhand government will ask railways to share rail overbridge and underbridge construction costs equally. Currently, the state bears most expenses. The government also plans to discuss increasing passenger facilities and appointing local vice-chancellors. Discussions also covered housing schemes and budget approvals for several departments.

RANCHI: pradeep yadav, the newly elected BJP MP from Godda parliamentary constituency in Jharkhand, has quit the state Assembly.

In Jharkhand, the Congress appointed Poreyahat MLA pradeep yadav as its legislature party leader and Khijri MLA Rajesh Kachhap as his deputy. Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato approved the appointments. Both Yadav and Kachhap secured significant victories in their respective constituencies during the recent assembly polls, contributing to the JMM-led coalition's second term in power.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at the premises of Congress MLA pradeep yadav and his associates across Jharkhand in connection with a money laundering case.

They were criminals in the garb of domestic helps. And they would intrude rich households, earn their trust and then loot them.

In an about-turn, a senior MMRDA official on Tuesday admitted before the judicial commission that Adarsh did not have a valid Coastal Regulation Zone clearance.

The district administration on Monday lodged an FIR against Poraiyahat (Godda) MP and JVM-P’s principal general secretary pradeep yadav in connection with violence during a public meeting at Motiya village on Sunday. The meeting was held to address the environment concerns of the residents living in the proposed area for a power plant by Adani group.

Godda Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand had significant voter turnout in the 2019 election, with Nishikant Dubey emerging as the winner. The 2024 election featured prominent candidates like pradeep yadav. The candidates' assets, criminal records, and vote percentages varied.

A slab from a fifth-floor flat collapsed onto the apartment below in Thane's Wagle Estate early Tuesday, injuring three residents. The incident at Nutan Neelam Apartment, over three decades old, led to the evacuation and sealing of the building. The injured were hospitalized, with one requiring advanced treatment in Mumbai.

JVM-P Godda Lok Sabha seat candidate pradeep yadav talks to TOI’s Dhritiman Ray candidly on various issues, including the Adani power plant and JVM-P’s stand in the opposition mahagathbandhan. Excerpt

Accusing the Arjun Munda-led coalition government of preparing ground for "March loot", opposition leaders flayed the government on presenting the third supplementary budget at the Assembly here on Monday.

Amid a convoy of SUVs and luxurious cars, an archaic bullock cart and a decorated motor rickshaw ferrying 'honourables' to Jharkhand assembly stole the show on Friday.

The JVM on Tuesday gave Doranda police 24 hours' time to find the killers of the 22-year-old local DJ whose beheaded body was found on Monday.

Preparatory work for the second phase of Chennai metro rail has been hit due to delay in the selection of the general consultant (GC) after concerns were raised by more than 50% of bidders on CMRL shortlisting companies based on technical qualifications.

At a time when vaccine hesitancy is rampant in many rural districts of Jharkhand, Congress’s Poreyahat MLA pradeep yadav is cycling to interior areas in his constituency regularly to motivate people to get inoculated against Covid.

Poreiyahat MLA pradeep yadav on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding termination of contracts of the Chinese firm and its employees engaged in the construction of the 1,600MW power project of Adani in Godda district.

From a 13-year-low in matriculation results to school mergers and eventually the para teachers’ protests — the state’s school education scenario looked dismal in 2018. There were endless protests and clashes between different stake holders as the state school education and literacy department tried to bring in changes under NITI Aayog’s Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital in Education (SATH-E) through teacher rationalization and school reorganization.

Work on the second arm of Perungalathur flyover has come to a halt due to a delay in transferring funds to people from whom lands were acquired for the project. The government clarified on Monday that the issue was resolved, and work will begin soon.