Dumka: Tourism, art, culture, sports and youth affairs minister Sudivya Kumar on Saturday chaired a high-level review of preparations for Shravani Mela in Dumka.The month-long mela, scheduled from July 30 to August 28, is expected to draw lakhs of devotees to Deoghar and Basukinath. Deoghar DC Saurabh Kumar Bhuvania and Dumka DC Abhijeet Sinha presented…
Ranchi: Members of the governing alliance parties in Jharkhand on Saturday hailed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation following weeks of youth-led protests over alleged examination paper leaks and irregularities, calling it a victory for students and democratic mobilisation.Congress MLA and minister Deepika Pandey Singh said the resignation should serve as an “eye-opener” for the…
Aspirants protest in Morabadi on Saturday Ranchi: The controversy over the alleged NEET paper leak and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on Saturday has renewed attention on Jharkhand’s recruitment examinations, which have faced allegations of paper leaks, irregularities, delays and prolonged court battles.The latest row centres on the 14th JPSC Civil Services Examination. Alleged…
An internal committee will soon be set up to evaluate the applications against prescribed parameters Ranchi: Dr Ramdayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute (TRI) has received a total of nine applications from tribal communities for next year’s Padma awards. Speaking on the submissions, TRI director Alok Shikari Kachhap said, “Most applicants belong to the fields…
Times News NetworkBokaro: A police constable, 40, posted at the Jamtara cyber police station, was forwarded to judicial custody on Saturday following his arrest by Giridih district police for allegedly cheating people of more than Rs 39 lakh by promising vehicles seized by police at throwaway prices through govt auctions.The accused, identified as Gautam Kumar,…
Koderma: In a major crackdown on criminals and long-time fugitives, Koderma police arrested 43 warrants and absconding accused from various police station areas during a districtwide overnight operation on Friday, officials announced on Saturday.The special drive was conducted under the ongoing “Operation All Out” and was directly monitored by Koderma SP Kumar Shivashish. Among those…
Times News NetworkHazaribag: In a bid to rein in traffic violations and reduce road accidents, Chatra district transport department on Friday night launched a special vehicle-checking drive near Jitni Mor and penalised 57 commercial vehicles operating without mandatory speed-limiting devices (SLDs). The drive, led by district transport officer (DTO) Maheshwari Prasad Yadav, was aimed at…
Hazaribag: A juvenile was detained for allegedly stealing a tractor trolley from a village in Chatra district on July 15. The juvenile was a part of a group of three which stole the tractor from Lem village and drove it away using a tractor engine. The 16-year-old was detained from Rajpur village under Rajpur police…
Garhwa: The district has achieved 100% coverage in distribution of enumeration forms to all 862,092 voters under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of the July 29 deadline, deputy commissioner and district election officer Pashupati Nath Mishra said on Friday.In Garhwa assembly constituency, which has 4,26,661 electors, 100% of enumeration forms have…
Ranchi: The Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Ranchi has received formal copyright registration for its documented process of making “madua laddoo” (ragi laddoo) under the Copyright Act, 1957, from the Copyright Office, Govt of India, the institute said on Friday.According to IHM, the application for registration was filed on May 16, 2026, and the certificate…
