Ranchi: Special camps have been planned at polling stations in urban areas on July 18 and 20 for enumeration under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Friday said booth level officers (BLOs) have already distributed enumeration forms to nearly 97% of voters across the state….
A railway worker loads bed rolls onto an AC coach in Ranchi station Ranchi: For many passengers boarding AC coaches from trains under Ranchi railway division, the journey appears to end with more than just memories. Railway bed sheets, face towels, pillow covers, blankets and pillows are routinely going missing, with official data showing that…
Nearly 40% of daily OPD visitors were suffering from viral fever in the period from July 11 to 17 Jamshedpur: A sharp rise in seasonal illness amid rainfall and fluctuating weather conditions has led all 823 beds at the govt-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) in Jamshedpur to be occupied, forcing other…
Dhanbad: Tension prevailed outside PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Nirsa on Friday after a Class 10 student was allegedly brutally assaulted by fellow students.Angry parents and local residents staged a sit-in outside the school gate, demanding strict action against those responsible and accountability from the school administration. Heavy police deployment was made to maintain…
Jamshedpur: East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan on Friday constituted a three-member inquiry committee, headed by additional district magistrate (law & order) Mukesh Machua, to investigate cerebral malaria deaths in Potka block.The committee was tasked with identifying any health personnel or officials found guilty of negligence or dereliction of duty in providing medical care and…
Enumeration form distribution has reached 99.85% in Bhandariya’s 33 booths and 97.15% in Bargarh’s 22 booths Daltonganj: Distribution of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has achieved near-total coverage in the remote and once Maoist-dominated Burha Pahar region of Garhwa district, but digitisation of filled forms continues to trail the…
Dumka: Two young men from Bihar were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a tractor near Ghortopi Mor under Jarmundi police station in Dumka district on Friday. They were returning after offering prayers at the Basukinath temple here.The deceased were identified as Sunny Kumar (19) and Aniket Kumar (21), both from Bhagalpur district. They…
Bokaro: Security forces arrested wanted Maoist member Ajay Mahto alias Tiger alias Basudev, who carried a Rs 25 lakh bounty on his head, during a raid in Harladih of Giridih district on Thursday night, IG of Bokaro range Shailendra Kumar Sinha said.A special team raided the residence of Karmu Manjhi in Harladih, where the accused…
Bokaro: The blood centre at Bokaro General Hospital has identified the extremely rare ‘Bombay’ blood group (Oh or HH) in a 24-year-old man during routine diagnostic screening, blood compatibility testing and specialised laboratory investigations, including cross-matching and antigen testing, BGH authorities said on Friday.Doctors said the Bombay blood group occurs in around 1 in every…
A dilapidated building in Ranchi Ranchi: With the monsoon intensifying, several ageing private and govt buildings across the city have emerged as potential safety hazards, raising fears of collapse that could endanger both the inhabitants and passers-by.In localities like Jalan Road, Cart Road, Upper Bazaar, Daily Market, Albert Ekka Chowk among several other parts of…
