Admissions in subjects such as mathematics, Hindi, commerce, economics, psychology and history are at 50% or below Ranchi: Ranchi University, one of the state’s oldest universities, will begin postgraduate classes for the new academic session on Monday with barely 3,500 students enrolled against nearly 9,000 seats, prompting the authorities to extend the admission window by…
Parents with their children on Saturday Dhanbad: Protests erupted outside a private residential school in Bapu Nagar on Saturday as parents claimed that the management was forcing students to perform domestic chores. Students who refused to comply were being assaulted, they further alleged.Parents who gathered on campus claimed students were being made to sweep classrooms…
Jamshedpur: A video of a woman home guard breaking down over financial distress and fears of an uncertain future went viral on Saturday, bringing to light the plight of 135 home guards deployed at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH), who allegedly have not been paid salaries since March.A woman home guard allegedly…
The matter was reported to Dhanbad District Superintendent of Education (DSE) Shalini Dungdung over the phone. DHANBAD: A major protest erupted on Saturday at Saraswati Vidya Mandir, a residential school located in Bapu Nagar under Saraidhela police station in Dhanbad, after parents accused the institution of forcing students to perform domestic chores and physically assaulting…
Vegetable vendors near Tagore Hills in Ranchi on Saturday Ranchi: Three weeks after being evicted in a drive by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), vendors from the Morabadi market were allocated a temporary trading site near Tagore Hill on Saturday.While the temporary setup brought some relief to the displaced traders, it created major traffic snarls…
Ranchi: JMM and Congress extended support to activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a fast for the past 20 days, after he was shifted to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday. The Union govt is attempting to suppress a democratic movement instead of engaging in dialogue, the coalition partners alleged.Criticising the alleged forced hospitalisation of Wangchuk…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt would design model agriculture villages and panchayats across the state to ensure targeted implementation of welfare schemes based on local requirements rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.Reviewing the agriculture department’s plans, chief minister (CM) Hemant Soren on Friday directed the department to identify villages or panchayats in every district for the initiative…
Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated redeveloped Piska and Muri railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) on Friday. The two stations under the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway were among the 75 redeveloped Amrit Bharat stations that were virtually inaugurated by PM Modi.Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar, land and revenue…
Rishi Raj Anand Ranchi: At least eight students from CM Schools of Excellence cleared the NEET-UG 2026, whose results were declared on Thursday, highlighting the growing success of govt schools in preparing students for competitive exams despite financial hardship and limited access to coaching.Rishi Raj Anand, a student of District CM SoE, Palamu, who secured…
Dumka: OPD services at Jamtara Sadar Hospital remained suspended for several hours on Friday as doctors and healthcare workers protested against the alleged assault on medical personnel and vandalism of hospital property a day earlier, following the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child.The disruption in health services affected patients. A woman who…
