May 10th, 2009 Ranchi - Three criminals, allegedly extorting money, were beaten to death by villagers in Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said sunday. ...

Women take out anti-grazing rally

Times of India
October 24, 2009

Gumla: Thousands of women members of SHGs organized a massive anti-grazing rally to create awareness on protection of standing crops at Raidih block of ...

ArcelorMittal threat draws villagers' support for project

Trading Markets (press release)
October 22, 2009

Many villagers of Basia and Kamdara blocks of the Gumla district have formed a 'Pragatishil Manch' in support of the project. The group also submitted a ...

Governor inaugurates Vikas Mela

Times of India
October 22, 2009

Gumla: Governor K Sankarnarayanan on Thursday laid the foundation of various schemes and distributed various assets among 6015 beneficiaries worth Rs 80.76 ...

ArcelorMittal threat draws villagers' support for project

Economic Times
October 21, 2009

Ranchi: The recent pullout threat by steel giant ArcelorMittal, it seems, has prompted a large section of villagers at Gumla in Jharkhand, to come out in ...

Maoists torch vehicles of JMM leader in Jharkhand

Press Trust of India
October 20, 2009

The Maoists also took away his jeep to Gumla where they set it ablaze, sources said. The police lodged an FIR in this connection.

Anti-extortion squad set up in Gumla

Times of India
October 20, 2009

Gumla: Police have constituted an anti-extortion squad to counter threat calls intended to extort levy in the district. Gumla SP NK Singh said that the ...

Couple shot dead in Jharkhaand

Daily News & Analysis
October 17, 2009

PTI Gumla: A couple was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Bharno in Gumla district late last night. Police said the miscreants barged into the house of ...

Governor largesse for villagers

Calcutta Telegraph
October 16, 2009

Ranchi, Oct. 15: About 47523 villagers of Gumla, Khunti, Simdega and Ranchi reaped benefits today when Governor K. Sankaranarayanan distributed assets, ...

PLFI leader held in hospital

Times of India
October 15, 2009

Police sources said Oraon, active in Gumla district, was wanted in over a dozen cases of murder, abduction, arson and extortion. "Police were in search of ...

PLFI leader arrested from hospital

Press Trust of India
October 14, 2009

Oraon, who is still under treatment, has been facing charges in connection with about a dozen cases of murder, kidnapping and loot in Gumla

Railways soft target in day of violence

Calcutta Telegraph
October 13, 2009

A school building in Chatra, two mobile towers in Gumla and Palamau and a passenger bus in Giridih were also among casualties. The engine and eleven bogies ...

Alleged Maoist Attack in Eastern India

NTDTV
October 13, 2009

Maoist rebels allegedly blasted the generators of three mobile towers, belonging to Reliance, Vodafone and Airtel in Toto Chainpur village in the Gumla ...

Pedal power to prevent exodus

Calcutta Telegraph
October 12, 2009

At a time, when villagers are migrating from rebel-hit Lohardaga, Gumla and Latehar districts due to bad monsoon and poor harvest, over 650 students ...

Mixed response to Maoists' bandh call on Day 1

Times of India
October 12, 2009

The bandh was almost total in Gumla with even the district town wearing a deserted look. Shops in block towns too remained closed. ...

Jumbo herd attacks tribal village

Times of India
October 12, 2009

Gumla: A herd of wild elephants created havoc at Dipadih village under Helta panchayat of Bishunpur block, 55 km off Gumla town, on Sunday night. ...

Fighting Maoists

Daily Pioneer
October 12, 2009

In the two neighbouring districts of Lohardagga and Gumla too, the Maoists effect is writ large. In districts farther away from the State capital, ...

Two officials of private mining company shot dead

Chennai Online
October 12, 2009

The incident comes close on the heels of the killing of a police inspector in Ranchi, a SBI Branch Manager in Palamau and an assistant engineer in Gumla.

Credit couselling centres to come up shortly

Times of India
October 10, 2009

... up in Mumbai as part of the bank's centenary year celebration in 2006, has been subsequently started in Wardha (2006), Chennai (2007), and Gumla (2008). ...

Jharkhand govt takes note of ArcelorMittal's concerns

Economic Times
October 10, 2009

State industries director Aradhana Patnaik told ET that the government had sent a missive to the district administrations of Khunti and Gumla, ...

Mainstay lost, family staggers to its feet

Calcutta Telegraph
October 9, 2009

Amitesh, a student of Class VI in Don Bosco School, Gumla, sat quietly beside his elder brother while Abhishek answered overtures of relatives. ...

Last journey on son's vow

Calcutta Telegraph
October 8, 2009

Born on September 14, 1959, at Bongaloya under Basia police station area of Gumla district, Indwar joined police service as an assistant sub-inspector on ...

IAF set to get nod to wage war on Naxals

Daily Pioneer
October 8, 2009

... all his operations on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur national highway and his area of influence extended to East Singhbhum, Gumla, Khunti and Ranchi districts. ...

'Induwar was a committed officer'

TopNews
October 8, 2009

The eldest son studies in Gumla. Induwar's family learnt of his execution from television news channels. The police said the Maoists had not contacted ...

Tuskers kill one in Gumla village

Times of India
October 8, 2009

Gumla: A herd of wild elephants trampled one person to death and created havoc at Kharka village about 13 kms from here on Tuesday afternoon. ...

Arcelor may shift projects' bases

Times of India
October 6, 2009

Director (industry) Aradhana Patnayak said the government has already initiated the process of transferring around 1000 acre to the company in Gumla ...

PLFI suffers setback in Gumla

Times of India
October 5, 2009

Gumla: The outlawed People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) recently suffered a serious setback following a killing and arrest of a number of its ...

Tribals protest ArcelorMittal's acquisition of land

Press Trust of India
September 30, 2009

"Altogether 42 gram sabhas from Gumla and Khunti handed over a joint memorandum to the Director Industry, Aradhana Patnaik, demanding scraping of land given ...

Student held for extortion bid

Times of India
September 30, 2009

Police nabbed the ICom student of Kartik Oraon College, Gumla, from a hotel in the town here. Lohardaga superintendent of police Subodh Prasad said Shyamu ...

From domestic helps to guards

Calcutta Telegraph
September 29, 2009

For 50 girls of Khunti and Gumla districts, life has suddenly changed for the better, thanks to ArcelorMittal. The steel behemoth, which is building a ...

Coal ministry issues notice to Arcelor, GVK

Economic Times
September 29, 2009

... which is already facing hurdles due to delay in land acquisition at its proposed site at Khunti and Gumla, forcing it to rethink on the site location. ...

Four PLFI activists killed in group rivalry

Times of India
September 29, 2009

The incident occurred at Navatoli village under Raidih police station, 35 km off the district town of Gumla. Police found one 3.15 bore rifle, ...

PLFI activists arrested in Gumla

Press Trust of India
September 29, 2009

Gumla (Jharkhand), Sept 29 (PTI) Two ultras, including a self-styled area commander of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested and their ...