Ranchi, Dec. 3 -- Jharkhand assembly Speaker Rabindranath Mahto, during a high-level meeting at his office on Wednesday, directed government officials to provide answers to the accepted short-notice and starred questions of MLAs to the assembly secretariat by 4 pm, a day before the start of the winter session on December 5.

"The concerned departments must provide the answers to the accepted short-notice and starred questions of the members to the Jharkhand legislative assembly secretariat by 4 pm, one day before the scheduled date. Senior officials should remain present in the officials' gallery during the session period," a press release issued from the Speaker's office quoted him as saying.

The release also quoted the Speaker directin...