Hazaribag: Chatra DC Ravi Anand on Thursday directed officials to intensify crackdown against illegal mining through joint enforcement drives and stringent legal action against violators.Chairing a meeting of the district mining task force, Anand expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of enforcement directing officials to increase the frequency of raids.District mining officer Manoj Toppo informed that…
Ranchi: The three-day CBSE Cluster-III Table Tennis Tournament 2026 began at Jawahar Vidya Mandir (JVM), Shyamali, on Thursday bringing together players from nearly 60 schools across Jharkhand and Bihar.Principal B N Jha urged players to compete with confidence while upholding the spirit of sportsmanship. Ranchi district education officer Badal Raj encouraged students to look beyond…
Hazaribag: A co-driver of a mini truck was seriously injured after it suffered brake failure and rammed into a truck ahead it near a petrol pump at Chordaha under Chauparan police station limits early on Thursday.The mini truck was carrying pipes from Jharkhand to Uttar Pradesh. The injured was identified as Lakhan Kumar (30), a…
Ranchi: After a month of criss-crossing remote villages, urban neighbourhoods, and apartment complexes to conduct door-to-door verification of voters, booth level officers (BLOs) across Jharkhand wrapped up the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on Wednesday.While the completion of the physically demanding exercise brought a sense of relief, BLOs admitted…
Ranchi: The Ranchi office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms and lightning activities along with wind speed up to 40-50 kmph in isolated places across the state, including Ranchi, from Thursday to Aug 3.Ranchi IMD head Baburaj P P said, “The maximum temperature is likely to rise by 2-3°C…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS), under the state rural development department, on Thursday launched the ‘Jharkhand Incubator Programme’ to strengthen women-led rural micro and nano enterprises through incubation, mentorship, and business support, officials said.A total of 150 women-led rural enterprises will receive end-to-end support, including enterprise selection, mentorship, business development, technical training,…
Principal district and sessions judge Ramakant Mishra convicted Mahavir Mahato (65) and his son Lal Bahadur Yadav (27) for the murder of Brahmadev Mahato (58) in Rajabar village on the night of Aug 25, 2024 Koderma: A district court in Koderma on Thursday sentenced a father-son duo to life imprisonment for murdering a relative over…
Jamshedpur: A worker died from burn injuries while five others sustained injuries in an explosion at Gloria Engineering located in Adityapur industrial area of Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Thursday, police said.A loud explosion rocked the factory premises, with the blast being heard from a considerable distance. Six workers, including a woman, who were present on the…
Hazaribag: Four farmers, including a woman, belonging to Barhi and Chauparan blocks were admitted in the Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) for snakebites on Thursday.The victims were identified as Naresh Singh (70) of Katiyaun village in Barhi block, besides Kunti Devi (40) of Devchanda, Rameshwar Yadav (60) of Ralo, and Hari Das (19)…
Ranchi: Around 125 police personnel would be deployed daily at 45 locations in and around Pahari Mandir , with another 200 personnel to be deputed on Sundays and Mondays to manage the surge in devotees.The district administration has put in place elaborate security and crowd-management arrangements at the temple and along the Subernarekha river, where…
