Bokaro: A 45-year-old cook at the Chief Minister Skill Development Centre in Bhelwatand, under Petarwar police station, was found murdered on Sunday with his throat slit.The victim, Ganesh Kapardar, a Purulia native in West Bengal, had worked at the centre for two years. Camp manager Sanjit Kumar Singh found the body after entering the mess…
Hazaribag: In a rare academic feat, 21-year-old Shaika Jannat of Chatra district has become the third sibling from her family to qualify for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in the last four years, bringing pride to the district and inspiring aspiring doctors across the region.Shaika, daughter of a retired teacher Ahmad Shamim of Noor Nagar…
Bokaro: At a time when the East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum district administrations have launched aggressive campaigns against malaria, the public health department of Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) on Sunday launched an anti-larval inspection and awareness campaign across Bokaro Steel Township to check mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and malaria.The drive is aimed at detecting…
Ranchi: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (Citu) on Sunday announced a series of nationwide agitations against the four labour codes, calling them anti-worker, after its All India working committee meeting in Ranchi.Citu general secretary Elamaram Kareem said the campaign would begin with a massive worker-peasant national convention in Delhi on July 29, followed by…
Jamshedpur: Working couples and senior citizens living alone have emerged as key challenges for booth level officers (BLOs) during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Jamshedpur East and Jamshedpur West assembly constituencies, with many enumeration forms still pending despite repeated door-to-door visits.Officials said BLOs have distributed forms across most households, but collection…
The grafted nursery in Gumla Gumla: In a push towards a green revolution, Gumla has set up one of the region’s largest community-managed grafted nurseries at Sipringa village under Raidih block. Managed by women farmers, the modern horticulture and farming unit is being seen as a milestone for women’s economic empowerment and climate-resilient agriculture.The nursery…
Vehicles navigate a flooded road in Ranchi Ranchi: The Ranchi office of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a yellow alert for heavy rain in eight districts, including Ranchi, on Monday and Tuesday.Isolated places in Hazaribag, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Lohardaga, Chatra and Latehar districts are likely to receive heavy rain on Monday, the Met department…
Daltonganj: Palamu deputy commissioner Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat, designated chairperson of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Awasiya Vidyalayas, made a surprise visit to the Sadar KGBAV in Daltonganj late Saturday and found the cooked lentil watery.District education officer Sandip Kumar said, “As soon as the DC found the cooked lentil watery and poor in quality, the warden…
Dumka: Nine alleged cyber fraudsters were arrested from two villages in Jamtara district, police said on Saturday.Addressing a news conference, Jamtara SP Shambhu Kumar Singh said the arrests were made during coordinated raids carried out by a special team led by DSP (cyber) Amit Ravidas. “Police arrested five accused from Mattand village under Karmatanr police…
Hazaribag: A truck helper from Bihar was killed after a goods-laden truck overturned at Jawahar ghat near Telaiya dam in Barhi block of Hazaribag district early Saturday, police said.The deceased was identified as Sudhir Kumar, 25, a resident of Dumri Tajpur village in Nawada district of Bihar.Barhi police station in charge Binod Kumar said, “The…
