Bokaro: A massive fire broke out late Wednesday at an illegal fuel storage unit along National Highway-23 under Sector-12 police station limits, barely a few hundred metres from a premier hospital. No injuries, however, were reported.The blaze erupted in a facility stocked with hundreds of litres of highly flammable fuel stored in drums, quickly escalating…
Ranchi: The district administration, in association with mukhiyas, pradhans, and social workers under its jurisdiction, would soon launch an anti-narcotics drive at the panchayat level to curb opium cultivation.Chairing a meeting of the district NCORD Committee (Narcotics Control Coordination) on Thursday, deputy commissioner (DC) Manjunath Bhajantri directed officials to take strict action against smuggling, production,…
Ranchi: The state forest department has begun preparations to host maiden national level forest fair between Sept and Oct this year. On Thursday, principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) Sanjeev Kumar convened a meeting with all key stakeholders to chalk out modalities for the same. “Discussions were held on the event framework, allocation of responsibilities,…
Ranchi: Jharkhand high court on Thursday rapped the state for not following the statutory mandate of probing custodial deaths only by judicial magistrates.A division of chief Justice M S Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar were hearing a public investigation filed by Md Mumtaz Ansari on the number of custodial deaths in the state since 2018,…
Ranchi: Semi automatic pathology machines across Jharkhand’s hospitals will soon be replaced with fully automatic ones, officials of the state health department said.Ajoy Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary of the department, has directed pathology testing equipment makers Meril to install fully automatic machines in all hospitals, including community health centres (CHCs) and primary health centres…
Ranchi: The special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Jharkhand will formally begin on June 30 and publication of the final rolls will take place on Oct 7. The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced dates for the third phase of SIR covering 16 states and three UTs. From June 30 till…
The accused in police custody Bokaro: Giridih district police on Wednesday arrested six cyber criminals involved in online fraud using fake apps and phishing links. Several mobile phones, SIM cards and bikes were seized during the raid in Kalaria jungle under Bengabad police station limits.The action was carried out following specific intelligence inputs and information…
Ramanuj Pandey, general secretary of Jharkhand Angibhut Inter Mahavidyalaya Sikshak Ewam Sikshettar Karamchari Sangh, said that only Ranchi Women’s College is currently remitting EPF shares to employee accounts. He referenced a 2019 order by the Jharkhand governor directing vice-chancellors to implement EPF coverage for eligible employees across all universities and colleges. Ranchi: Several student unions…
Bengaluru, Oct 22 (IANS) In a shocking and disturbing incident, a gang claiming to be police informers barged into a residence and gang-raped a woman from West Bengal after assaulting her son and others. Dumka: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by three men in her village in the district on Tuesday. The police…
Rafida Khatun with her baby Dumka: Doctors at the special newborn care unit (SNCU) at the Sadar hospital in Sahibganj saved an extremely low birth weight (ELBW) baby after 55 days of intensive care, overcoming multiple life-threatening challenges, health officials said on Wednesday.Born to Rafida Khatun on March 17 with just 30 weeks of gestation,…
