Daltonganj: Theft of low-tension aerial bunched (LTAB) cables worth Rs 5,16,774 was detected at three locations in Latehar district, prompting police and power department action.The thefts occurred in Chandwa police station area, where residents of Sasang village caught an alleged thief, Zakir Khan (53) of Ratu in Ranchi district, while cables were being cut and…
Hazaribag: Hazaribag district administration’s book donation campaign has received a major boost with one of the city’s prominent schools, Angels High, donating around 1,000 books to the newly constructed district library at District Board Chowk. The initiative is aimed at strengthening the library’s collection and ensuring quality study material for economically weaker students, particularly those…
Dumka: Acting on the complaints of sale of meat and fish despite being banned during the month of Shravan in the temple town, Deoghar Municipal Corporation (DMC) has sealed a meat shop in Jasidih on Saturday for violating the prohibition order and imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 7,500 on it and few other violators.A…
Council officials said the verification system was introduced to prevent the misuse of candidates’ credentials Ranchi: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) on Saturday announced a mandatory online validation process from Aug 1 to 8 for JTET-2024 candidates who no longer have access to the mobile number or email ID used during their registration.Only candidates who…
Rajmahal MP Vijay Hansdak pointed out that a sizeable section of the population continues to rely on traditional systems of medicine Ranchi: Despite being sanctioned nearly Rs 279 crore in central assistance over 11 years to strengthen traditional healthcare, Jharkhand has only one govt yoga centre and a govt Unani medical college and hospital.A written…
Met office has issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50kmph at isolated places from Sunday to Tuesday Ranchi: The state is likely to receive below-normal rainfall across most districts in Aug, the Met office said, raising concerns over kharif sowing and paddy transplantation.The forecast comes amid the IMD’s outlook that…
Ranchi: Judges and Bar members of the civil court here on Saturday donated 35 units of blood at a camp held on the premises. Judicial commissioner Anil Kumar Mishra inaugurated the event. Among the donors were presiding officer of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Nishant Kumar, judicial magistrates Manish Kumar Singh and Amit Gupta and Ranchi…
Dhanbad: The Dhanbad Police on Saturday received 40 four-wheelers from the state govt in a bid to enhance the mobility of police personnel and enable faster response to emergencies, crime scenes and law-and-order situations.With this, the Dhanbad police has over 200 four-wheelers operational in 57 police stations and outposts across the district.Flagging off the 40…
Jamshedpur: The East Singhbhum district administration has approved the upgradation of 46 high schools into Plus Two institutions from the next academic session. Also, 15 middle schools would be upgraded to high schools and two primary schools to middle schools, allowing students to continue education in their own institutions.The decision was taken during a meeting…
Ranchi: A state-level awareness programme marking World Breastfeeding Week was organised at Sadar Hospital on Saturday, with health officials and experts stressing the importance of early and exclusive breastfeeding to improve maternal and child health. The week-long campaign will be observed from Saturday to Friday. NHM director (Jharkhand) Shashi Prakash Jha urged mothers to initiate…
