Bokaro: After two men from Giridih district were arrested in Mumbai recently for allegedly stealing valuables worth Rs 2.65 crore from the home of Maharashtra Legislative Council deputy chairman Sachin Ahir, a joint team of Mumbai Police and their counterparts in Giridih raided two villages in the district and recovered cash, gold ornaments and other…
Research training prog in CUJ A three-day iRiSE ECR capacity building workshop (level-1) was held at the Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) from Tuesday for capacity building of newly-appointed teachers and early career researchers. The participants were informed about modern research systems, scientific writing, research moral, innovation,research topics and quality paper publications. Seed council meeting…
Ranchi: Jharkhand has received Rs 3,310.45 crore under the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (National CAMPA) and another Rs 22.3 crore under Nagar Van Yojana in the past five years.Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.Replying to a question raised…
Dumka: A 30-year-old man died by suicide after allegedly attacking his estranged wife with a knife in Jharkhand’s Godda district on Thursday, police said.The woman, identified as Anjali Devi (24), suffered an injury to her neck and was admitted to Godda Sadar Hospital. Her condition is stable, police added.The deceased, Mithilesh Kumar Manjhi, was a…
Bokaro: Deputy commissioner Ajay Nath Jha on Thursday ordered a district-wide inspection drive to curb black marketing and hoarding of fertilisers. The inspection was ordered after several farmers complained that urea was being sold at prices higher than the rates prescribed by the govt.Officials said reports were received that some dealers were charging farmers above…
Devotees in Deoghar on Wednesday Ranchi/Jamshedpur: The Railways has announced festive special trains to ferry passengers from Ranchi to Deoghar during the month-long Shravani Mela, which was formally inaugurated on Thursday.Likewise, temporary stoppages at Mahadevsal railway station in West Singhbhum district were announced for 11 pairs of trains, including long-distance and passenger trains.Ranchi railway division…
In his letter dated July 29, Hemant said inadequate central allocations were affecting timely scholarship payments to lakhs of students and hampering the state’s efforts to promote educational equity Ranchi: Claiming that Jharkhand is facing a massive shortfall in central support for scholarships for SC, ST, OBC and minority students, chief minister Hemant Soren has…
Misir Besra in Ranchi on Wednesday Dhanbad: Maoist politburo member Misir Besra and four of his comrades were sent to Dhanbad Jail late on Wednesday. The five arrested Maoists were brought to Dhanbad from Ranchi late on Wednesday.Dhanbad SSP Prabhat Kumar said, “All the arrested Maoists, including Besra, were produced before a magistrate on Wednesday…
Times News NetworkBokaro: The much-awaited air connectivity from Bokaro appears to be inching closer, with district administration, Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) officials stepping up preparations ahead of the proposed DGCA inspection.Bokaro DC Ajay Nath Jha on Thursday said senior officials from AAI, BSL and Jharkhand civil aviation had visited…
Times News NetworkRamgarh: District fishery department in Ramgarh has rolled out fish feed production in three units in Ramgarh, Dulmi and Mandu, officials said on Thursday adding that each unit is producing 1.5 metric tonnes of feed per day and supplying it to farmers in Hazaribag, Bokaro and Dumka. District fisheries officer Arup Choudhary said,…
