Ranchi, Sept 1 : Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, who was sworn-in as the state''s chief minister for the second time, will prove his majority on the floor of the State Assembly today.

Earlier, Governor Syed Sibtey Razi had directed Soren to prove his majority on the floor of the House by Monday.

New Delhi - At least 12 policemen were killed Saturday when their jeep was blown up by a landmine in an area affected by Maoist insurgency in India's eastern state of Jharkhand.

The killings come one day after six policemen were killed in a similar blast in Jharkhand's neighbouring state of Chhattisgarh.

The policemen were on a long-range patrol when the landmine planted by suspected Maoist rebels exploded in the East Singhbhum district, police official Madhusudan Bari told the PTI news agency.

Ranchi, Aug 29 : Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren today proved majority on the floor of the State Assembly, receiving 42 votes in favour and 34 against him.

State Governor Syed Sibtey Razi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Soren and 11 of his cabinet colleagues on Wednesday.

The 11 ministers are Stephen Marandi (Independent), Sudhir Mahto (JMM), Kamlesh Kumar Singh (Nationalist Congress Party-NCP), Anosh Ekka (Ind.), Hari Narayan Rai
(Ind.), Joba Majhi (Ind.), Nalin Soren (JMM), Bandhu Tirkey (Ind.), Aparna Sengupta (Forward Bloc), Dulal Bhuiya (JMM), Bhanu Pratap Sahi (Ind).

Ranchi, Aug 29 : Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, who was sworn-in as the state''s chief minister for the second time, will prove his majority on the floor of the State Assembly on September 1.

A special session of the Jharkhand Assembly has been convened here for the trial of strength of the Shibu Soren Government. Governor Syed Sibtey Razi has directed Soren to prove his majority on the floor of the House by Monday.

Ranchi, Aug 29: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, who was sworn-in as the state chief minister for the second time, will prove majority on the floor of the State Assembly today.

A special session of Jharkhand Assembly is being convened after the JMM chief was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand.