Jharkhand signs MoU to set up education policy labTimes News NetworkRanchi: The Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) on Tuesday signed amemorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru-based non-profitorganisation to establish the Jharkhand Policy Lab for Education SystemTransformation, an institutional platform aimed at supportingevidence-based policymaking in school education.The agreement was signed in Ranchi in the presence of…
Daltonganj: The key accused in the May 23 Rampur firing case, Mantu Singh (50), surrendered before the court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate at the Daltonganj civil court on Tuesday, police said.One Sikander Choudhury died, while four others from his group sustained bullet injuries in the firing incident, which took place at Rampur village under…
Ranchi: The agriculture department is gearing up to host a mega ‘Jharkhand Krishi Vyapar Mela 2026’ at Morabadi ground from June 16 to 18 as part of its move to promote agricultural innovation and rural entrepreneurship, officials said on Tuesday.CM Hemant Soren will inaugurate the event. Officials said that preparations have entered the final phase,…
Kelly Kislaya | TNNRanchi: The state department of forest, environment & climate change is set to host the country’s first-ever National Forest Congress 2026 in Ranchi. The three-day national event will see the participation of over 300 top forest officials and around 200 research scholars from across the country.Principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) Sanjeev…
Vishvendu JaipuriarHazaribag: In a bid to prevent road accidents and strengthen traffic safety in the district, the Hazaribag district administration and district road safety team jointly inspected identified black spots and accident-prone locations on the directions of deputy commissioner Hemant Sati.The inspection team included the district transport officer, deputy superintendent of police (traffic), motor vehicle…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt is planning to upgrade 188 community health centres (CHCs) to first referral units (FRUs) in order to strengthen healthcare facilities and emergency services at the block level. The state has a total of 194 CHCs.In the first phase, 20 CHCs will be developed as FRUs. Specialist doctors and healthcare staff would…
Parimal Nathwani addresses the media after filing his nomination papers on Monday Ranchi: The nomination of NDA-backed independent candidate and industrialist Parimal Nathwani for Rajya Sabha election was “put on hold” by returning officer Ranjit Kumar on Tuesday owing to a few discrepancies.During the scrutiny process, the objections were raised by Kolebira Congress MLA Naman…
Ranchi: Jal sahiyas (community water volunteers) in the state will soon receive periodic vocational training in plumbing at industrial training institutes (ITIs).During a review meeting of the drinking water and sanitation department on Tuesday, chief minister Hemant Soren directed that jal sahiyas be provided plumbing training and entrusted with the responsibility of repairing faulty handpumps…
illegal constructions being demolished at Bandhgari in Ranchi Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has stepped up its drive against encroachments on water bodies and drainage channels across the city, carrying out a series of demolition and survey operations following directions to free these places from illegal occupation.The latest action was taken on Monday at…
Ranchi: In a landmark ruling on dealing with cases of rape and crimes against women, the Jharkhand high court has issued a slew of guidelines to the state govt, including prohibition of the “two-finger” test.In a 55-page judgement passed by Chief Justice MS Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar on Monday while hearing a suo motu…
