Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A state of eastern India west of West Bengal. Originally part of Bihar, Jharkhand was made a separate state in 2000. Ranchi is the capital.
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- proper noun State in eastern
India which hasRanchi as itscapital .
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KARA (JHARKHAND): In a first in Jharkhand, suspected Maoists forced a nationalized bank to close a branch in a remote village in the guerrilla-infested jungles reportedly after it
WN.com - Articles related to Jharkhand has a school for specially abled children 2010
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PAKUR (JHARKHAND): A sleepy village in Jharkhand, 20 km from the Bengal border, was the scene of a macabre bloodbath on Wednesday night as villagers murdered 12 people suspecting them to be robbers.
The Times of India 2009
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HAZARIBAGH (JHARKHAND): An Andhra Pradesh based couple, allegedly behind the spurt in naxal violence in Bihar and Jharkhand, has been arrested.
WN.com - Articles related to Our job is to politically isolate Maoists: CPM 2009
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In 2008, the Boston University graduate, now 29, took a job at Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra, a nongovernmental organization that focuses on the economic development of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, which is considered to be a top source of human trafficking for forced labor and sexual exploitation.
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The saffron party says Soren's action is unacceptable and has called the Jharkhand deputy Chief Minister Raghuvar Das to Delhi for consultations while the Congress is not keen for any tie up with Soren so far.
IBN Top Headlines 2010
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Jharkhand, which is also affected by Naxalites, the Assembly elections had five-phase polling.
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While Jharkhand, which is under President's Rule, is being represented by its governor, West
The Times of India 2010
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NEW DELHI: The new Arjun Munda-led government in Jharkhand, which is expected to be sworn in in the next few days, will most likely have two deputy chief ministers: Hemant Soren of the
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While Jharkhand, which is under President's Rule, is being represented by its governor, West
The Times of India 2010
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While Jharkhand, which is under President's Rule, is being represented by its governor, West
The Economic Times 2010
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