Bedanti Saran is Special Correspondent in Jharkhand and has been handling legal beats, CBI, ED, Income Tax and other investigation wings for over a decade
Articles by Bedanti Saran
State logs over 1k cases for first time this year; Ranchi positivity rate at 18%
While the state reported over 1000 fresh Covid-19 cases by Monday night for the first time after a gap of over six months, capital city Ranchi alone accounted for over half of these cases, registering an alarming positivity rate of 18%, meaning that out of every 100 samples tested, 18 returned positive, according to the state health department bulletin
Published on Apr 06, 2021 10:12 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
Fresh vaccine stock to arrive mid-April in Jharkhand
Jharkhand, which has rolled out the second round of special Covid-19 vaccination drive at the panchayat level, may soon face shortage of vaccines if no fresh consignment arrives in the state in a couple of days, sources in the state health department said
Published on Apr 05, 2021 10:18 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
Active cases breach 4k-mark in state; RIMS ICU beds full
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand crossed the 4,000-mark for the first time this year on Saturday even as the state discovered 873 new cases, including 472 cases in Ranchi alone, according to the state health department’s daily bulletin
Published on Apr 03, 2021 10:30 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
45% people have antibodies, 55% vulnerable in Jharkhand: Sero survey
A sero survey conducted in Jharkhand’s 10 districts has revealed that 45% of the over three crore population in the state has already been infected with Sars-Cov-2 virus that causes Covid-19 and developed antibodies
Published on Apr 02, 2021 10:46 PM IST
Bedanti Saran I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Ranchi
1 year of first Covid-19 case: State unearths over 10k cases every month
Jharkhand, which completed one year of detection of its first Covid-19 case on Tuesday, has on an average unearthed of over 10,000 cases every month
Updated on Mar 30, 2021 10:12 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
Jailed former BJP MLA files contempt case against IG
Former BJP legislator and murder accused Sanjeev Singh has moved the Jharkhand high court, seeking a direction to Dhanbad lower court to initiate criminal contempt proceeding against inspector general (IG), prison, and jail superintendent of Dhanbad divisional jail for not shifting him to Dhanbad jail from Dumka prison despite court orders
Updated on Mar 27, 2021 10:29 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
Ranchi logs 10% Covid-19 positivity rate
State capital Ranchi reported an alarmingly high Covid-19 positivity rate at nearly 10% on Thursday in comparison to the state’s positivity rate of 2
Published on Mar 26, 2021 10:01 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
Over 1 million people inoculated in state
Jharkhand on Tuesday achieved the feat of inoculating over one million people with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the state health department’s bulletin
Updated on Mar 23, 2021 10:09 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
All Jharkhand Students Union party leader joins BJP
All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) party leader Ganga Narayan Singh on Monday joined the BJP which, in all likelihood, will field him from Madhupur assembly constituency to take on JMM-Congress-RJD grand alliance candidate in the by-poll scheduled on April 17
Published on Mar 22, 2021 10:31 PM IST
AJSU Party’s Ganga Narayan joins BJP, likely to get ticket for Madhupur bypoll
All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU) Party leader Ganga Narayan Singh on Monday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), that was likely to field him from Madhupur assembly constituency to take on the JMM-Congress-RJD grand alliance’s candidate in the by-election scheduled on April 17
Published on Mar 22, 2021 09:45 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
Pathalgadi movement gets more refined, demands implementation of rules
Pathalgadi movement, once regarded as a tribal separatist movement, was now getting more refined and polished, as its supporters start to raise demand for strict implementation of laws meant for administration of scheduled areas (tribal region) identified under the Constitution
Published on Mar 19, 2021 10:25 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
HC quashes two FIRs lodged against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s wife
The Jharkhand high court on Thursday quashed two FIRs lodged by the police against BJP’s Godda parliamentarian Nishi Kant Dubey’s wife and her company Online Entertainment Pvt Ltd for allegedly inking illegal land deals
Published on Mar 18, 2021 10:07 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
Ranchi youth lynched for ‘stealing’ mini-truck, 2 held, kin allege police laxity
Two men who confessed they were part of the mob that assaulted the boy have been arrested. Police says it is on the hunt for others.
Updated on Mar 09, 2021 09:38 AM IST
Bedanti Saran | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Ranchi
80-year-old rides bike 70 km to get first shot of Covid vaccine in Ranchi
The senior citizen said he would return on Tuesday with his wife on Tuesday o she could be administered her vaccine.
Published on Mar 01, 2021 09:07 PM IST
Lalu Yadav's bail plea in fodder scam rejected
This case against Prasad relates to fraudulent withdrawal of ₹3.76 crore from Dumka treasury during December 1995 to January 1996.
Published on Feb 19, 2021 06:18 PM IST
Lalu bail: CBI says he’s four months short of serving half term, HC seeks proof
The bench of justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, which is hearing Prasad’s bail plea, posted the matter for hearing next on February 19 after the CBI argued he has so far served 37 months and six days in custody and not 42 months
Published on Feb 12, 2021 04:41 PM IST
Jharkhand High Court adjourns hearing on Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail plea to Feb 12
The former Bihar chief minister has been serving jail term since December 23, 2017, after his conviction in three fodder scam cases.
Updated on Jan 29, 2021 08:04 PM IST
Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
HC vacates stay as Jharkhand Speaker ends Babulal Marandi’s anti-defection trial
The Speaker had initiated proceedings under anti-defection laws to decide if the merger of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) led by Babulal Marandi into the BJP in February, 2020, was valid.
Published on Jan 19, 2021 10:15 PM IST
‘No side effect’: 1st to get vaccine, Jharkhand woman worker gives a thumbs up
Covid 19 vaccination starts in Jharkhand with first shot to a sanitation worker in Ranchi.
Published on Jan 16, 2021 12:42 PM IST
Bedanti Saran | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Ranchi
Jharkhand HC pulls up govt for shifting jailed Lalu Prasad to bungalow
Lalu Prasad Yadav is serving imprisonment after conviction in different fodder scam cases and he has been undergoing treatment for more than two years at RIMS in Ranchi.
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 09:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
‘Running on posters and hoardings’: BJP slams Soren govt in Jharkhand
he party released a 28-page report card highlighting the alleged failure of the Soren government in Jharkhand.
Updated on Dec 29, 2020 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
NCW seeks report on ‘rape’ complaint against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
The commission noted that a viral letter, reportedly written by the victim, contained details of incidents that had occurred in the last seven years ever since she accused Hemant Soren of raping her. The issue was first flagged by BJP MP Nishi Kant Dubey in July this year.
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 01:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran
Fodder scam: No relief for Lalu this year as bail hearing deferred for six weeks
The RJD chief had sought bail in the Dumka treasury case on the ground that he had completed half (42 months & 28 days) of the seven-year sentence awarded to him in it
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 01:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran
Jharkhand logs nearly 60% decline in detection of Covid-19 cases in November
The Covid-19 growth trajectory, which had taken a sudden turn in August and attained its peak in September, bent southward beginning October. Since then, the number of cases has been declining significantly.
Updated on Dec 01, 2020 09:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran
34 months or 42? Conflicting claims on Lalu’s jail stay adds twist to bail plea
Lalu Prasad moved bail application in the third and the last case on the ground that he had completed half (42 months & 28 days) of the seven years sentence awarded to him in the case.
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 02:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Fodder scam case: Jharkhand HC to hear Lalu Yadav’s bail plea today
He has already secured bail in two cases and moved a bail application in this third and last case which relates to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs3.76 crore from Dumka treasury between December 1995 and January 1996
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 09:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran
Jharkhand orders probe into Lalu Prasad Yadav’s phone call
Jharkhand inspector general (IG), prison, Birendra Bhushan on Wednesday set up an inquiry into the matter.
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 06:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Bedanti Saran
Covid-19 impact: Boarding schools turn milk vendors in Jharkhand
Owner of one of the boarding schools in Ranchi said they have a different set of problems than day schools. The number of staff in the former is three-four times higher than the latter. They also have to keep the entire facility intact even when the school is closed.
Updated on Nov 22, 2020 08:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Jharkhand BJP chief charged with sedition after comment on Hemant Soren govt
Two days back in Dumka, Prakash had said that the incumbent government, led by Hemant Soren, would be unseated within two months and the next government would have a BJP chief minister.
Updated on Nov 01, 2020 08:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran
2 cops injured in Maoist attack in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga
The two injured cops - Upendra Singh, 52, of district police and Anjani Kumar Pandey, 45, of special auxiliary police (SAP) - were airlifted and shifted to Ranchi’s Medica hospital for treatment.
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 10:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran