Jamshedpur: Two people, including a nine-year-old girl, were killed and five others sustained burn injuries after a lightning strike hit a gathering during a funeral ritual at Nuaguda village under the Seraikela police station area on Sunday evening, police said on Monday.The deceased were identified as Roshni Suren, 9, and Sonu Sardar, 32. The injured,…
Under the revised rules, schools with up to 100 students will have 12 to 15 SMC members, those with 100 to 500 students will have 15 to 20 members, and schools with over 500 students will have 20 to 25 members Ranchi: The size of school management committees (SMCs) in the state will now be…
Bokaro: The district administration on Monday rolled out a 24×7 helpline call centre to assist electors during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.District election officer (DEO)-cum-deputy commissioner (DC) Ajay Nath Jha inaugurated the facility at the district collectorate. Jha received the first call after launch and spoke to Tapas…
Ranchi: Buying properties in urban local bodies across Jharkhand is set to get pricier. In a bid to boost revenue, the state govt has proposed a new levy on property transactions.The draft Jharkhand Municipal Land/Building Transfer Surcharge Rules 2026, which has been put in the public domain by the state urban development and housing department,…
Ranchi: A delegation of Congress legislative party (CLP), led by Jharkhand affairs in-charge K Raju and Congress legislative party (CLP) leader Pradeep Yadav, on Monday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the deadline for submission of enumeration forms under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Jharkhand by 15…
Dumka: Health minister Irfan Ansari on Monday reviewed medical and emergency response measures put in place in Deoghar for the Shravani Mela. The month-long fair, during which lakhs of devotees arrive at the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple, will begin on July 30.At the meeting, Ansari directed officials to ensure round-the-clock health care services, a robust…
Jamshedpur: A 22-year-old alleged molestation accused was assaulted by a crowd, garlanded with shoes, and paraded in East Singhbhum district on Monday, police said.Sources said the accused was caught by local residents after a seven-year-old girl cried out for help after being reportedly molested by the accused when she was alone at home. After being…
Ranchi: Two school students were killed and seven others injured on Monday after an iron chariot they were pulling came in contact with a high-tension overhead wire in the Torpa area of Khunti district.Officials said all the victims were students or former students of Shree Hari +2 School, Torpa. During the lunch break, they went…
Vehicles stuck in a road in Ranchi on Monday Ranchi: Commuters across the state capital endured severe disruptions on Monday as an influx of four-wheelers, driven by rain predictions, combined with multiple public demonstrations to choke major arterial routes and plunge large parts of the city into prolonged traffic gridlock.Vehicular movement slowed to a crawl…
Dumka: A resident of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh attacked his wife and mother-in-law with a sharp-edged weapon at Rasulpur Dahla late Sunday, leaving both seriously injured, police said on Monday.Rukhsana Khatun, 30, married Mohammad Sharif around four months ago but was staying at her parental home in Sahibganj. Mohammad reportedly arrived in Sahibganj a week…
