Jamshedpur: A 37-year-old man, Budeshwar Singh, a resident of Patamda block, died on Tuesday after jumping off from the roof of a pick-up van after the overloaded vehicle suddenly wavered on an uneven patch at Bamni village on the Tata-Patamda main road on Monday evening.Apprehending that the vehicle would turn overturn, Singh jumped off the…
Ranchi: A 40-year-old land dealer was allegedly shot dead while coming out of a temple at Pandra on the city outskirts on Tuesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Bharghav Singh.Police said that Singh was coming out of the temple after offering prayers at around 8:30 am when an assailant shot at him from…
Ranchi: A notorious illegal liquor manufacturer and smuggler was arrested in the Namkum area on Tuesday in a major crackdown by the excise department.The team acting on a tip-off conducted a raid at the accused Naresh Singhania’s residence and recovered a significant amount of spurious liquor, and chemicals used in manufacturing the liquor, an official…
Chatra: A rozgar sevak died of critical injuries after he fell off a pick-up vehicle in Chatra on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Kumar Sharma alias Baula. He was posted in Daha panchayat under Hunterganj block. Locals said Sharma, in his mid-30s, was found in a critical condition on the roadside but died…
Ranchi: The regional passport office (RPO), Ranchi, kicked off its two-day special passport seva camp at the Central University of Jharkhand on Tuesday.Officials said that a mobile passport van has been deployed on the campus which will facilitate on-spot passport-related services to the students, faculty, and staff as well as the local residents of the…
Ranchi: An 18-year-old boy from Ranchi drowned in Remta Dam in Khunti on Tuesday. The deceased Vivek had gone with four friends and ventured into the water for a bath, Khunti SDPO Varun Rajak said. A NDRF team recovered his body in the evening. Vivek’s father, a police constable, is in the security team of…
Ranchi: An 18-year-old boy from Ranchi drowned in Remta Dam in Khunti on Tuesday. The deceased Vivek had gone with four friends and ventured into the water for a bath, Khunti SDPO Varun Rajak said. A NDRF team recovered his body in the evening. Vivek’s father, a police constable, is in the security team of…
Eight dead as vehicle carrying 13 people crashes near Suni bridge in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh Dumka: Two men were killed, and another man was critically injured when their motorbike was hit by a vehicle on the Sahibganj–Govindpur Highway in Pakur district late on Monday.The deceased were identified as Wakil Marandi and Police Hansda, residents of Phulpahari…
Daltonganj: Two women were killed and another injured in a bison (gaur) attack in a forest under Barwadeeh block in Latehar district on Monday, officials said on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Shila Maniya Devi, 64, of Morwai Kala village, and Shanti Devi, 54, of Morwai Khurd.Injured Chhato Devi was admitted to Medinirai Medical…
Ranchi: At a time when several ministers and political leaders are demanding the inclusion of Bhojpuri, Angika and Maghi languages in the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) through amendments to existing rules, the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) on Tuesday opened its application portal under the current norms.JTET is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates…
