RANCHI, Dec. 22 -- Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren inaugurated a free coaching institute in Ranchi on Monday for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students preparing for medical and engineering examinations in the state.

Named after his father, the Dishom Guru Shibu Soren Engineering (JEE) and Medical (NEET) Coaching Institute has been set up in a welfare department building at Hindpiri in Ranchi, where 300 selected students will be provided specialised coaching for competitive examinations, officials said.

"A new chapter has been added to uplift our upcoming generation. This institute will help tribal students crack competitive examinations in the medical and engineering fields," said Soren while inaugurating the facility. The chief minister ...