Workers repair wires at Kutchery Road in Ranchi Ranchi: In a move to protect infrastructure, Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) will install markers on old power cables within a month to protect wires and prevent outages during construction, excavation and cleaning work.The decision was taken at a meeting of JBVNL Ranchi Supply Area Board…
Vishvendu JaipuriarChatra: Thieves broke into the Deoria Shiv Temple under Sadar police station area of Chatra town and stole idols and jewellery worth around Rs 5 lakh.The theft came to light on Friday morning when residents reached the temple for worship and found the main gate lock broken. On entering the premises, they discovered that…
Dhrubajyoti.Malakar@timesofindia.comRanchi: The Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FJCCI) urged CM Hemant Soren to promote solar energy in the state and accelerate rooftop solar projects.FJCCI in a letter to the CM on Thursday demanded simplification of the net metering approval process and to make it time-bound and consumer-friendly.In the letter, FJCCI secretary general…
Dhanbad: Mounting pressure from the district police has forced the members of the criminal gang led by fugitive gangster Prince Khan shift their operations in other parts of Jharkhand.Two associates of Khan were arrested after an encounter on March 8. Three members of the gang sustained bullet injuries in another encounter with the cops on…
Bokaro: It was supposed to be a routine walk to tuition classes. Instead, it triggered a tense, six-day multi-state manhunt.In a major breakthrough, Bokaro police successfully traced and rescued a 13-year-old boy from Puri in Odisha on Friday. What initial fears pegged as a potential abduction has turned out to be a classic case of…
Cyber police station in Ranchi Ranchi: As many as 6,610 complaints related to cyber fraud amounting to Rs 74.59 crore were received in the first three months of the year, according to data from state CID.Data further revealed that so far, police have frozen Rs 14.52 crore in various bank accounts in order to return…
Sharad ChandraDhanbad: In a major initiative to make Dhanbad cleaner and healthier, the district council (zila parishad) and Dhanbad Municipal Corporation have entered into a special collaboration to strengthen sanitation work across the district, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas.Under the joint initiative, garbage heaps lying unattended for years in areas under the jurisdiction of…
Sanjay Sahay /TNNRanchi: Taking cognisance of the killing of 65-year-old man Palu Khadia for alleged witchcraft in Gumla district, Jharkhand State Legal Service Authority (Jhalsa) on Friday sent its team to provide financial and legal aid to his wife.Khadia was beaten to death on Wednesday night by a neighbour, Bahura Oraon, after a local sorcerer…
Students return home during rain in Jamshedpur on Friday Ranchi: The southwest monsoon made its much-awaited entry into the state on Friday, though weather experts said there will be below normal during the first month of the season compared to last year.The Ranchi office of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the monsoon has…
Bokaro: Two men were arrested with illegal liquor worth around Rs 1.5 lakh in a late-night raid near a railway crossing under Balidih police station limits of the district. DSP Pawan Kumar said the liquor was recovered from a hotel and a general store. Two persons, identified as hotel manager Avinash Singh and store operator…
