Nanital: Forest department personnel try to control a fire that broke out in the forest of Nainital district. (PTI Photo) ( Jamshedpur: The Jamshedpur forest division has controlled forest fires at five places in a single day with the help of satellite images, officials said.Officials said forest fires were detected at five places in the…
Bokaro: Nearly a dozen LPG cylinders reportedly went off one after another near Karbala Chowk at Siwandih under Marafari police station limits on Tuesday (March 3) evening. None was hurt in the incident.Deputy commissioner Ajay Nath Jha directed the Chas sub-divisional officer (SDO) to probe the incident and submit a report within 48 hours. The…
Dumka: A local land broker, identified as Devraj Sarkar (40), was stabbed to death by a gang of assailants, in the Town Police Station area of Pakur district on Wednesday.Eyewitnesses said Devraj was returning home after celebrating Holi at around 3 pm when he stopped at a nearby shop to buy some items. As he…
Daltonganj: Two men were arrested for the murder of a man in Chainpur police station limits of the district on the night of Feb 27, the police said on Thursday.Yogesh Singh, a resident of Karcha village under Nawa Bazar police station limits, was found dead in a bush by the side of Koyel river on…
Chatra: Bodies of two men were found from different police station areas in Chatra on Tuesday.In one incident, a 45-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a forested area near Kamta village under Tandwa police station limits on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Tupa, alias Tuma Bhuiyan, a resident of Kamta village….
Jamshedpur: The railways have taken several steps to regulate the festive rush on Bihar-, UP- and Delhi-bound trains at Tatanagar railway station.The railways has announced that it will attach two additional coaches to some Bihar- and UP-bound trains to accommodate more passengers, with effect from Tuesday. A temporary structure has been also put up outside…
Ranchi: Left parties and members of the minority community on Sunday condemned the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in the ‘Operation Epic Fury by the United States and Israel. They also held demonstrations at various places in the city to protest the incident.Members of Left parties, including the CPM, CPI(ML) and CPI, staged…
Gumla: The Gumla administration rolled out an initiative to celebrate the birthdays of children at the district’s anganwadi centres (AWCs), envisioning that even poor kids could experience the beginning of a joyful and secure childhood.Notably, a child’s birthday is celebrated in a well-decorated AWC. A cake is cut and birthday songs are sung. Since the…
Jamshedpur/ Ranchi: Two CRPF personnel were injured during an operation against Maoists in the Saranda forest of West Singhbhum district on Sunday.West Singhbhum superintendent of police (SP) Amit Renu said a CoBRA officer was injured in an IED blast in the morning, while a CRPF jawan received a bullet injury later. Both the injured personnel…
Daltonganj: The Medininagar forest division in the district has placed a compensation demand of Rs 38.59 lakh before the regional chief conservator of forests for damage and destruction of crops and houses by wildlife during 2025-26, DFO Satyam Kumar said.“Farmers are expected to make claims for genuine compensation. Any excess claim for crop loss will…
