Jamshedpur: Security and surveillance systems at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) have come under scanner after a 55-year-old patient slipped out of the hospital and was later found dead.Santaram Halua, who was admitted to the hospital on July 6, left his ward early on July 10, telling attendants that he was going…
Bokaro: Two motorcycle-borne miscreants allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman near Lakshmi market on Monday morning, police said.On Sunday, bike-borne criminals had snatched a chain from a man in Sector 2.A resident of Swang, Sanjay Kumar Sinha, 58, lodged a complaint with the Sector-4 police, alleging that he, along with his wife, Kanaklata…
Ranchi: The Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) on Monday conducted a fire safety mock drill and patient evacuation exercise to strengthen disaster preparedness and train health care workers in responding to fire and other emergencies within the hospital.The exercise was held at the super-speciality block and Dental College campus. Around 200 participants, including doctors,…
Jamshedpur: Traffic police stop dozens of bikers at city intersections every day, but officers say the bigger challenge is not catching violators—it is convincing young riders that helmets can save lives.Traffic DSP Neeraj Kumar said the belief that police conduct helmet checks merely to collect fines is “completely baseless”, adding that enforcement is aimed only…
A dry paddy field near Ranchi Ranchi: Bracing for an El Niño effect that could trigger delayed rainfall, prolonged dry spells and drought-like conditions, state govt has launched a contingency strategy focused on drought-tolerant and short-duration crops to safeguard farm output during the kharif season.Paddy is cultivated across nearly 18 lakh hectares in the state,…
The accused was arrested on Sunday and sent to jail after his medical examination (AI-generated representational image) GUMLA: An 18-years-old boy was arrested on charges of for raping (un- natural) an 2-and-half-years-old girl child in a Gumla village. The heinous crime was committed on Saturday evening, police said on Monday. The accused was arrested on…
Ranchi: CPI (Maoist) regional committee member Ravindra Ganjhu, who carried a reward of Rs 18 lakh on his head, was arrested from Chandwa area of Latehar district, police said on Monday. He was wanted in 154 cases, including murders of security personnel, police said.Jharkhand police spokesperson Narendra Singh said an AK-47 rifle was seized from…
Jamshedpur/Ranchi: For many booth level officers (BLOs), the voter enumeration exercise has turned into an unexpected lesson in human behaviour. On some doorsteps, they are greeted with steaming cups of tea, sweets and even invitations to stay back for lunch or dinner. At others, they are met with folded arms, wary questions and fears that…
Ranchi: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of four students being allegedly bitten by a snake at a residential school’s hostel in Lohardaga district, resulting in the death of a girl, it said in a statement on Monday. All the students were asleep when the incident occurred on July 7.In a statement,…
Chatra: A 52-year-old CISF head constable Sukanta Pal died by suicide by hanging himself with a rope inside bathroom at the CISF CHP camp in Piparwar in Chatra district on Monday. Officer-in-charge Prashant Kumar Mishra said after the postmortem, the body was handed over to his relatives. “Further probe is underway,” he said. Pal was…
