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Ranchi: In a major push toward the welfare of security personnel, chief minister Hemant Soren on Monday ordered the immediate identification of land for the construction of the “Dishom Guru Shibu Soren Residential School” on the Jaguar Campus on Ranchi’s Ring Road.Chairing a high-level review meeting at the Project Building, he emphasised that providing quality…

Woman shot dead during temple consecration in Shimla (Image used for representational purpose only) Hazaribag: A woman was shot dead and her husband sustained injuries after unidentified assailants opened fire on the motorcycle-borne couple in Hazaribag district late on Sunday night.The incident took place on the Khalari-Patratu main road under Keredari police station limits, near…

A seven-year-old boy has died from suspected food poisoning in Giridih, with 49 others hospitalized. Authorities detained street vendor Obhilal Yadav, whose golgappas are implicated. Samples of his food and suspected fabric dye coloring agents were seized for lab testing. Investigations reveal a potential link to artificial colors used in the chole mixture. Bokaro: The…

Dhanbad: Two persons have been arrested within hours of a firing incident that took place under the Barora police station area, police said on Sunday.On Saturday morning, nearly eight bike-borne assailants indiscriminately fired at Ravindra Chauhan, a resident of Barora, near Mathabandh Ground on the Barora-Dumra main road.Chauhan sustained injuries in the attack and was…

Jamshedpur: Locals on Sunday staged a protest at the NHAI site office in Mango demanding immediate mitigation of the severe pollution caused by the elevated corridor construction between Pardih and Baliguma stretch of National Highway 33.The agitators tied the construction machines with a long rope and also took the workers hostage for over an hour…

GIRIDIH: A seven-year-old child died and 18 others were hospitalised after consuming ‘golgappa’ and ‘chaat’ sold by a cart vendor in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in Leda Bajto village under the Mufassil police station limits, accoridng to news agency PTI.“A seven-year-old child died, and 18 others are undergoing…

Ranchi: Following a central directive for nationwide inspections, the food safety department in Jharkhand is set to launch a statewide crackdown on artificial ripening of fruits, with detailed instructions to be issued to all district food safety officers (FSOs) in the coming days. The move aims to tighten surveillance across mandis, storage units and transport…

Ranchi: Three minors hailing from West Bengal’s Purulia district, who were allegedly being trafficked to Bengaluru, were rescued from a child trafficker at Hatia railway station on Saturday, railway police said.“During a special drive against human trafficking and child labour, Railway Protection Force (RPF) rescued three boys, two aged 15 years and a 14-year-old,” an…

Jamshedpur: Protesters, under the banner of Rail Yatri Sangharsh Samiti, launched a signature campaign over persistent delay in passenger train services operating to and from Tatanagar station.The volunteers on Sunday installed a white board near the pathway to platform number one, which evoked an encouraging response as passengers travelling to the platform and exiting the…

Ranchi: The Jharkhand chapter of the National Health Mission (NHM) has directed all medical colleges, hospitals and other healthcare centres across the state to conduct fire safety audits within a week, prepare reports and rectify any shortcomings, if found.NHM on Saturday conducted a state-level orientation workshop on heat wave and fire safety week under the…