Ranchi: To ease traffic and boost mobility in the state capital, the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday approved around Rs 820 crore for construction of two new flyovers. Officials said that the proposed flyovers in Argora and Chiroundi areas will unclog the perennial congestion.A 3.8km elevated road is proposed to…
Jamshedpur/Ranchi: The East Singhbhum administration has announced that 4,231 candidates will appear for the NEET (UG)-2026, scheduled on May 3, at eight centres in the district. Multiple steps are being taken to ensure impartial and smooth conduct of the entrance test, officials said.The earmarked centres are Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial College (Karandih), Govt Adivasi High…
Bokaro: Around 45 months after Khalid Ansari (32) of Baramsiya in Chandankyari went missing on June 14, 2022, his skeletal remains were recovered from a graveyard located under the Chira Chas police station limits on Monday. Two friends of the deceased have been arrested, SP Nathu Singh Meena said.Father of deceased Khalid, Noor Mohammad Ansari,…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt on Tuesday said the state’s PESA rules “will no longer remain confined to paper documents” and that their impact would now be made visible on the ground through coordinated implementation up to the village-panchayat level.Addressing a state-level round-table conference organised by the Panchayati Raj Department, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister…
Ranchi: The Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) has demanded permission for residential-cum-commercial use in housing colonies at Harmu, Bariatu and Argora.Association members said that “a practical solution is needed by allowing residential-cum-commercial use in housing colonies and adopting a mixed-use policy in Jharkhand on the lines of other states”. A delegation…
Dumka: Ten people suffered burn injuries after a bus carrying wedding guests came in contact with a high-tension overhead wire near Saraydaha village in Dumka district on Tuesday, police said.The injured, six wedding guests and four band members, were admitted to the Phulo Jhano Medical College and Hospital, Dumka.Officer in-charge of the Shikaripara police station,…
Ranchi: Jharkhand State Disaster Management Authority (JSDMA) on Tuesday decided to increase the ex-gratia amount from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 4 lakh for the kin of victims who died in road accidents. The decision to increase the amount was taken following a meeting of JSDMA which was also attended by disaster management department minister…
Bokaro: A 24-year-old man was allegedly killed near Chadra bridge at Azad Nagar village in Giridih district on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, police said.The deceased was identified as Taufiq Ansari, police added.Officer in-charge of the Pachamba police station, Rajiv Kumar, said, “Family members of the deceased told us that Taufiq left home…
Hazaribag: A day after bodies of three missing persons, including two women, were recovered in a mutilated state from a river in Pauta under Mufassil police station limits, health minister Irfan Ansari on Tuesday met the police and took stock of the probe.The deceased were identified as Saniya Parveen and Khushi Parveen, both 19 years…
Ranchi: Nearly 78,000 personnel will be engaged for the Census enumeration in Jharkhand, as the state is gearing up to roll out phase one of the exercise from May 1.Unlike the previous Census, this time, the exercise — part of the nationwide initiative — will begin with self-enumeration in the phase one process.The first phase…
