Jamshedpur: With several parts of Jamshedpur grappling with waterlogging following days of incessant rain, East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan has directed urban local bodies to closely monitor vulnerable areas and ensure prompt action to prevent disruptions.He chaired a review meeting with officials of the Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), Mango Municipal Corporation (MMC), Jugsalai…
Hazaribag: A 15-year-old girl was killed after a dilapidated asbestos roof sheet collapsed on her at Baratand village under Barhi East Panchayat in Barhi block of Hazaribag district late on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Manisha Kumari. According to villagers, the incident occurred when a goat climbed onto the asbestos…
Jamshedpur: Seraikela-Kharsawan district police carried out a major crackdown on the illegal brown sugar trade on Tuesday. Acting on the directions of SP Manoj Swargiary, a special police team raided Muslim Basti area under the Adityapur police station limits and seized 20 packets of brown sugar and Rs 7,59,650 in cash.The SP said that the…
DGP Tadasha Mishra and senior officers with the 16 surrendered Maoists at the ceremony in Ranchi on Tuesday Ranchi: Sixteen Maoists, including senior members of squads led by CPI (Maoist) politburo member Misir Besra and central committee member Asim Mandal, surrendered before security forces at the police headquarters here on Tuesday under the Jharkhand govt’s…
A Congress delegation submits a memorandum to CEO K Ravi Kumar Ranchi: Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) on Tuesday expressed concern over the rising number of voters included in the ASDD list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and sought an extension of the verification exercise.A delegation led by state Congress…
ED sleuths searched around 25 locations in Dhanbad on Tuesday Security personnel outside coal trader Madhav Singh’s residence in Dhanbad ED sleuths searched around 25 locations in Dhanbad on Tuesday Security personnel outside coal trader Madhav Singh’s residence in Dhanbad ED sleuths searched around 25 locations in Dhanbad on Tuesday Dhanbad: Sleuths of Enforcement Directorate…
Ranchi: The state govt on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with University Polytechnic, BIT Mesra, under which up to 850 meritorious SC, ST and OBC students will receive free education, hostel accommodation and mess facilities every year.The agreement was signed between the state welfare department and University Polytechnic, BIT Mesra, at Project Bhavan…
Ranchi: CID on Tuesday questioned former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairperson L Khiangte for over eight hours in connection with alleged irregularities in several exams, including the 14th civil services examination. He has been summoned again on Wednesday.Sources said CID officers questioned Khiangte about various aspects of the examinations under investigation, including selection of…
Koderma: Two individuals, including a 5-year-old minor, were killed in two separate accidents on Tuesday.In the first incident, a speeding motorcycle struck and killed a woman identified as Pinky Devi (30) near the Bajrangbali Temple in Pipcho, under the Jaynagar police station area. The speeding bike hit her while she was crossing the road, causing…
Jamshedpur: Patients and visitors at the govt-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) are grappling with a shortage of safe drinking water and malfunctioning lifts at its G+7 building amid a surge in patient footfall.All 50 water purifiers installed in the one-and-a-half-year-old building have remained defunct for the past three weeks because of…
