Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday called upon newly inducted police personnel to discharge their duties with sincerity and commitment, stressing that ensuring the safety of common citizens must remain their foremost priority.A total of 340 personnel, including 336 constables — 255 men and 81 women — and four deputy superintendents of police, were…
A petrol pump shut due to no supply Jamshedpur: Motorists in Jamshedpur grappled with fuel shortages for the second consecutive day as a majority of petrol pumps across the Steel City ran dry, forcing people to wait in long queues at the few outlets that still had stock.Several pumps displayed “No Petrol” signs, while vehicles…
The revised fee structure was notified through the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 that replaces Schedule IV of the Passports Rules, 1980 NEW DELHI: The Centre has announced an increase in passport and related travel document fees, with the revised rates set to come into effect from July 1, according to a notification issued by the…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt has appointed senior IAS officer Krishna Gupta as the new state election commissioner (SEC), the post lying vacant since last Sept after Rajiva Sinha retired.According to a govt notification, Dr Gupta, currently serving as additional chief secretary in the co-operation department, will assume charge after his retirement on superannuation on June…
The Speaker asked govt to make a statement in the legislature on the issue on June 29 Mumbai: A day after the murder of Mayank Lohar on a moving train, assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar directed the Mahayuti govt to provide security to Mumbai’s local trains and make a statement before the legislature on this issue…
New Delhi: Behind the wheel of a routine commercial cab sat a habitual offender who, after a heinous crime, allegedly operated with the precision of a professional.According to police sources, after abducting, raping and killing a 10-year-old girl in Chhatarpur area, driver Basu Singh carefully tried to cover his tracks. He first changed his clothes…
ED launched a state-wide search in 21 places in Chennai, Trichy, Madurai and Coimbatore as part of its money laundering probe into the discrepancies in the lecturers recruitment examination for govt polytechnic colleges conducted by the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) in 2017. CHENNAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has seized copies of OMR…
Patna: The Patna high court has asked the Bhojpur DM and SP to appear, either in person or through videoconferencing, on June 30 and explain the circumstances surrounding the alleged custodial torture and disappearance of a juvenile who has been missing for nearly 10 months.A division bench of justices Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Kumar Manish…
Ranchi: Ministers and senior bureaucrats of the state, on the concluding day of the 12-day statewide anti-drug campaign on Thursday, pledged to make Jharkhand drug-free, emphasising that the initiative must go beyond a govt programme and evolve into a movement driven by social awareness and public participation.On June 15, chief minister Hemant Soren launched the…
Ranchi: The govt on Thursday issued an advertisement for the recruitment of 526 ex-servicemen across 17 central, divisional, district, and open jails on a contractual basis to address the acute manpower shortage in state prisons.The ex-servicemen will be recruited as jail wardens at central jails located in Hazaribag and Dumka, divisional jails located in Bokaro,…
