Ranchi

The MoU signing ceremony on Tuesday Ranchi: State govt will set up the first Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) in Jamshedpur to train and certify commercial drivers, a move aimed at improving road safety and creating employment opportunities, officials said.The institute, estimated to cost Rs 22.30 crore, will come up on around 12…

Deoghar officials brief security personnel and govt employees deployed during Shravani Mela Deoghar: With the Shravani Mela set to begin on July 30, Deoghar district administration on Tuesday conducted a comprehensive briefing for magistrates, police personnel and officials deputed for the month-long pilgrimage, stressing vigilance, coordination and smooth crowd management during the peak rush of…

Bokaro: Hundreds of job aspirants on Tuesday staged a protest outside the office of deputy commissioner (DC) to protest the delay in organising pending recruitment examinations.Yugdev Mahta, a demonstrator, alleged that recruitment for Home Guard and Chowkidar posts in Bokaro is pending despite repeated representations to the district administration and elected representatives. “We have submitted…

Bokaro: Five men were arrested for robbing a fish trader of Rs 2.07 lakh at gunpoint earlier this month in Giridih district, police said. Two country-made pistols, three live cartridges, two motorcycles without number plates allegedly used in the crime and Rs 10,000 cash were seized from their possession.“Mohammad Aftab, a fish trader, was robbed…

Hazaribag: Officials from the Chatra district transport department asked several schools to follow safety norms after several school buses and vans were found ferrying students more than their respective carrying capacities on Tuesday.Transport officials inspected five vehicles near Kullu Mor. Four minibuses belonging to schools in Chatra town were found ferrying more students than their…

Times News NetworkHazaribag: Sadar MLA Pradip Prasad on Monday intervened on behalf of traders supplying purified drinking water in jars to households after they complained of being burdened by multiple taxes imposed by the Hazaribag Municipal Corporation (HMC).During a public grievance hearing at his office, representatives of the water suppliers’ association alleged that the demand…

Jamshedpur and Deoghar ariport have become operational Ranchi: The civil aviation ministry on Monday informed that of the six airports in Jharkhand selected under the UDAN scheme, state govt has not provided land for redevelopment of Daltonganj and Hazaribag facilities. In response to a query from Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani, the ministry said that…

Ranchi residents caught in a spell of shower on Monday Ranchi: The Ranchi office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued an orange alert for very heavy rainfall in four districts besides yellow alerts for heavy rain in 10 districts till Tuesday and yellow alert for heavy rain in 14 districts from Tuesday…

Thousands of devotees are expected to visit Pahari Mandir on a daily basis Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) would build a temporary 100-bed shelter coming up near Swarnrekha Ghat for outstation devotees and ‘kanwariyas’, who would visit Pahari Mandir in Shravan month, which starts on July 30.Additional municipal commissioner Sanjay Kumar said, “The facility…