Ranchi: The state personnel department has sent requisition to the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) for 666 specialist doctors to fill vacancies across govt hospitals in the state.“The state health department had sent the proposal to personnel department with details of our requirements, including vacancies and backlogs, for vetting. The personnel department on April 16…
ममता बनर्जी के साथ हेमंत सोरेन (फाइल फोटो). Jharkhand chief minister (CM) and JMM president Hemant Soren campaigned in support of Mamata Banerjee-led TMC on Saturday, ahead of the two-phase West Bengal assembly polls scheduled on April 23 and 29.The southern parts of Bengal bordering Jharkhand, which has a high number of tribal community members,…
Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Saturday directed Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi to file written submissions in a criminal revision petition alleging fraudulent inclusion of her name in electoral rolls prior to acquiring Indian citizenship, listing the matter for May 16. During the hearing, the counsel for…
Kolkata/Kharagpur: A third-year IIT Kharagpur student died after reportedly falling from the eighth-floor terrace of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall of Residence on Saturday. Preliminary findings hinted at suicide, police said. Jayveersinh Dodiya (21) is the eighth Kharagpur campus student to die in the past 15 months.The Nehru Hall of Residence boarder from Ahmedabad was a…
Mumbai: The city crime branch recently filed a chargesheet against four people, including a govt servant, for allegedly orchestrating a multi-crore fraud by impersonating as officials of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) and duping victims with promises of allotting govt plots.Those named in the chargesheet are Ravi Sharma, Sunil Surve, Vikram Giri,…
On the occasion of World Heritage Day, an unusual collaboration brought together wildlife researchers, and historians at the imposing ruins of Tughlaqabad Fort, a 14th-century Tughlaq dynast, for a heritage walk that blended centuries-old architecture with the mysteries of urban wildlife. What unfolded was far from an ordinary tour, offering participants not just a journey…
Chennai: A crash-landing of an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft at Pune airport late on Friday night triggered widespread disruption to flight services from Chennai airport, leading to diversions, cancellations and chaos among passengers.An Air India Express flight that departed Chennai at 10.05pm with 162 passengers on board was unable to land in Pune and…
Patna: Ahead of the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, security has been tightened in the border district of Kishanganj, with Bihar Police setting up 10 mirror checkpoints to prevent any untoward incident.Superintendent of police (SP) Santosh Kumar on Saturday said the checkpoints have been established to curb illegal infiltration, arms smuggling and the movement of…
Latehar: A 16-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by five youths in Latehar district, a police officer said on Saturday. The incident happened on Thursday night. The victim, however, lodged an FIR on Saturday.The girl in her statement said that during a wedding ceremony on Thursday night, five youths from the same village took her…
Bokaro: A man was killed and three others injured after a speeding car ran over four villagers sitting by the roadside on Saturday, triggering protests and a road blockade near Jorasimar on the Gawan-Satgawan main road of Giridih district.According to SDPO Rajendra Prasad, the victims were sitting on the roadside when the car lost control…
