Bokaro: A 26-year-old home guard allegedly jumped into Garga river after running out of a counselling session at the Women’s police station in Sector-I here on Sunday. Police, with the help of locals, rescued him.Badal Mahli, a resident of Telo, and his 23-year-old wife were called to the police station for counselling over an ongoing…
Jamshedpur: The East Singhbhum district branch of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Jamshedpur, celebrated World Blood Donors Day by organising blood donation camps at three locations – Red Cross Bhawan, Sakchi, Jal Jyoti Foundation, Baliguma and at Prakash Castings, Industrial Area, Adityapur.A record 365 units of blood was collected at these blood donation camps, which…
Bokaro: Seven girls fell ill after allegedly consuming a wild fruit at Phulwari Tola in Bokaro district on Sunday.Family members rushed them to the Bermo Sub-Divisional Hospital for treatment, with doctos stating their condition is stable.Locals said the girls were playing near a house when they ate a wild fruit called ‘bhandariya phal’. Soon after,…
CitylightsCongress mins stage protestIn an unusual show of dissent, Congress MLAs – despite sitting on the treasury benches – held a protest in the state assembly seeking cancellation of NDA-supported Rajya Sabha candidate Parimal Nathwani’s nomination. The legislators claimed they were barred from meeting the returning officer and accused assembly officials of taking bribes and…
Around a dozen people were detained from different areas on Saturday Dhanbad: A special police drive against unnecessary public gatherings and anti-social activities led to the detention of more than a dozen people across the district on Saturday night. Several individuals were also found consuming liquor at public places, prompting legal action by the police.The…
Hazaribag: A 14-year-old boy, Deepak Mirdha, died after his motorcycle went out of control and rammed into a pillar near Paseria village on Urimari road under Barkagaon block.Deepak, a resident of Koylang Nimiyatola village under Talswar Panchayat, sustained serious injuries in the crash, while another youth riding pillion was also injured. He was first taken…
A blood donation camp in Ranchi Sadar Hsopital on Sunday Ranchi: Nagma Khatun (name changed), whose two children suffer from thalassaemia, needing at least four blood transfusions a month, often visits several blood banks with her husband, a daily wager, to arrange units, sometimes paying hefty amounts.Activists on World Blood Donor Day on Sunday claimed…
Ranchi: With monsoon entering the state, authorities of Ranchi Sadar Hospital have intensified monitoring of diarrhoea, typhoid, jaundice, hepatitis and other water- and vector borne diseases across the city. Health officials said mild cases of diarrhoea are being reported, but no major outbreak has been detected so far.The hospital administration has directed medical teams to…
Jamshedpur: The East Singhbhum administration has announced measures to provide relief to residents during monsoon, including deployment of quick response teams (QRTs) for addressing rain-related emergencies.Deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan has directed officials of Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), Mango Municipal Corporation (MMC), Jugsalai Municipal Council (JMC) and Chakulia Nagar Panchayat (CNP) to constitute QRTs for…
The waterlogged Circular Road in Ranchi Ranchi/Jamshedpur/Chatra/Deoghar: At least three persons were killed and five injured in lightning strikes in Chatra, Jamtara and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts on Saturday, officials said.In Chatra, a 25-year-old woman, identified as Geeta Devi from Upar Bairiyo village, died after being struck by lightning during heavy rain on Saturday evening. She was…
