Ranchi: A five-year-old girl was rescued from alleged kidnappers by Ranchi police from a hotel near Gaya railway station in Bihar on Thursday, within 12 hours of the complaint being lodged, and three persons were arrested.Police said the accused were identified as kidnapper Ramesh Kumar Mishra, 20, and his accomplices Sachin Kumar and Monu Kumar,…
Around 10,000 aspirants appeared for the retest across 21 centres in Ranchi district Ranchi: As many as 19,039 out of 35,051 candidates, who appeared for NEET-UG 2026, cleared the exam, whose results were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday night. More than 19 lakh candidates appeared for NEET-UG across the country.The state’s…
Ranchi: Jharkhand Jaguar’s Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) on Friday carried out an extensive search at a mall on Ratu Road after an email threatened to blow up the passport office located on its premises.The email, sent on Wednesday, had threatened explosions at passport offices across the state.The BDDS, along with local police, searched…
Dhanbad: A 21-year-old thalassaemia patient from Dhanbad district’s Katras died on Thursday after his family allegedly failed to get a 108 ambulance for several hours to shift him from Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH) to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), Ranchi, raising questions over emergency referral services.The deceased, Pawan Soni, was…
Bokaro: Security forces on Friday arrested a dreaded Maoist leader, Ajay Mahto alias Tiger alias Basudev, carrying Rs 25 lakh on his head, during a late-night raid in Harladih of Giridih, Bokaro range IG Shailendra Kumar Sinha said.A special team raided the residence of one Karmu Manjhi in Harladih, where the accused was allegedly hiding….
Gumla: A 35-year-old man died after allegedly being attacked with an axe by his elder brother following a domestic dispute in Mahadaniya Tola under Ghaghra police station limits on Thursday. Police on Friday said that raids are on to apprehend the culprit, who is still at large.The deceased, Tiwari Oraon, suffered head injuries when he…
Hazaribag: A man died of his injuries after being knocked off from his motorcycle by a speeding vehicle under Barhi police station limits of the district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Taswbar Ansari, a resident of Rudi village under Barkagaon police station limits.Ansari was carrying sacks of coal on his motorbike and was…
A mechanised sweeping machine in action near Albert Ekka Chowk in Ranchi Ranchi: To streamline urban sanitation, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) is planning to outsource the operation and maintenance of its mechanical road-sweeping fleet.RMC has seven sweeping machines, out of which four are operated directly by the civic body, while the remaining three are…
Ranchi: Young visitors to the Jagannathpur Rath Mela are being given special safety wristbands this year to help reunite them with their families if they get separated in the crowd. The bands have space for the child’s name and the contact numbers of their parents.The initiative has been launched by social organisation Pratigya as a…
Between June and July, Jeevan Jyoti trained around 20 senior citizens, most of them grandparents Jamshedpur: Amid growing concern over cyber fraud targeting the elderly, a city-based social organisation has launched a free digital literacy programme to help senior citizens use online banking and digital payment platforms safely.Under the initiative, volunteers are training elderly residents…
