Traffic police have been conducting a special enforcement drive since June 1 to ease congestion and reduce accidents Ranchi: Overall traffic violations in the city declined in July compared with June, but cases of illegal parking, speeding and unauthorised entry increased as the traffic police intensified enforcement.Traffic police penalised 1,20,197 vehicles in July, down from…
The Barharwa-based residence of Arpita Sarkar Dumka: The frequent and prolonged stays of 21-year-old Arpita Sarkar at her maternal grandparents’ home in Kolkata have emerged as a key area of investigation following her arrest by the special task force (STF) of Kolkata police.Residents of Gwarkhol village in Barharwa said Arpita spent extended periods in Kolkata…
CM Hemant Soren wrote to PM Narendra Modi two days ago, citing a shortage of funds for scholarships for SC, ST and OBC students and seeking an increase in the Centre’s share Ranchi: Jharkhand has received Rs 3,660 crore from the Centre as an advance tax devolution instalment, part of a one-time release aimed at…
Protesters in Chatra on Saturday Hazaribag: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) staged a daylong protest in Chatra on Saturday, demanding a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC civil services examination and greater transparency in govt recruitment.Led by BJYM district president Suman Saurabh, protesters said aspirants had lost faith in the CID…
Ranchi: The Ranchi Mahanagar Committee of Congress on Saturday held a meeting with all functionaries and party wings to chalk out modalities ahead of the claims and objections process of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls scheduled from Aug 5 to Sept 4.The party has directed all its workers and booth-level agents (BLAs)…
The facility will be established under the neonatology wing of the paediatrics department Ranchi: Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) is set to establish the first human milk bank at a govt hospital, improving access to pasteurised donor breast milk for premature, low-birth-weight and critically ill newborns.The project gained momentum after Rotary Club of Ranchi…
Ranchi/Dhanbad: Chief justice of Jharkhand high court Justice Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak on Saturday observed that while artificial intelligence and modern technology have transformed the way people work and learn, they cannot replace human emotions, values and wisdom.Addressing as chief guest at National University of Study and Research in Law’s orientation programme for the newly admitted…
The accused in police custody on Friday Daltonganj: On July 25, Rahul Kumar alias Rahul Ram allegedly struck Prabhat Kumar Mehta with a brick on his head following a dispute, leading to his death. Scared, Ram then fled to Bengaluru to evade arrest. However, his luck ran out on July 29 after he was tracked…
The accused in police custody Dumka: A 21-year-old college student from Sahibganj district was arrested by the special task force (STF) of Kolkata Police late on Friday for her alleged links to a suspected Pakistan-backed terror network and a purported plot to track Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s movements.Arpita Sarkar, a resident of Gwalkhor village…
Traffic at Kantatoli Chowk in Ranchi Ranchi: Illegal parking continues to choke traffic at several key intersections across the city, shrinking carriageways and forcing commuters to negotiate daily bottlenecks.Kantatoli Chowk, Lalpur Chowk, Dangratoli Chowk, Kutchery Chowk and Albert Ekka Chowk are among the worst-hit locations, where vehicles, particularly e-rickshaws, are routinely parked along roads and…
