Daltonganj: Two persons, including a 55-year-old habitual narcotics trader from Haryana, were arrested in Palamu district with 48.2 kg of poppy straw (husk) and 230 grams of ready-to-use opium during a late-night anti-crime checking drive, police said on Saturday. Both were remanded to judicial custody. The entire consignment is worth around Rs 22 lakh.Palamu SP…
Dumka: A 48-year-old govt doctor was found dead in an inspection bungalow of the state irrigation department in Masanjore on Saturday, police said. The deceased, identified as Dr Shashi Dinkar Minj was a resident of Bariatu in Ranchi. Minj was posted Hazaribag Sadar Hospital. His wife, also a doctor, is currently posted in Jamshedpur. The…
Daltonganj: A 36-year-old woman escaped with injuries after an adult bear accompanied by two cubs attacked her in the Mahuadarn range of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Friday evening, officials said. This was the third bear attack in a week.Sources said Ismita Nagesia and her husband, Ramesh, were returning home to Longra Tola hamlet in…
A patient gets an anti-rabies shot at Sadar Hospital on Friday Ranchi: A total of 52,669 dog bite cases were reported from Jan to June at Sadar Hospital here, raising concerns over the stray dog menace in the city.The hospital receives at least 200 dog bite patients daily, with children and elderly people accounting for…
Dhanbad: With the onset of monsoon, reports of aggressive dog behaviour have been reported in several localities in Dhanbad, with residents and students and staff of educational institutions complaining of sleepless nights and safety risks.The situation is worrying at Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH), where stray dogs are said to be creating…
Garhwa: An elephant that strayed from its herd trampled an elderly man to death at Sinjo village in Garhwa district early on Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Inderdeo Yadav, 75.Police said Yadav stepped out of his home in the morning when the elephant attacked and killed him.Forest ranger Ajay Toppo said, “A…
Daltonganj: Hussainabad Assembly constituency in Palamu has shown a stark contrast in the distribution of enumeration forms during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Sources said only 11% of enumeration forms were distributed by the BLO of booth number 121 in the first 10 days of the statewide SIR exercise. A polling booth has…
Garhwa: The Garhwa administration has issued show-cause notices to three newly deployed teachers and a warden after they failed to join duty at a residential school for girls in Kharondhi, officials said on Tuesday.The action comes after a June 26 incident at the school, where 71 girls fell ill after consuming food. Following the incident,…
Ranchi: The bodies of a 25-year-old woman and her 21-year-old neighbour, who went missing from Lohardaga on Thursday evening, were found on the Tajna riverbed in Khunti district on Friday morning. Police suspect the woman’s estranged husband kidnapped and killed the two before dumping their bodies in the river.The victims were identified as Neha Kumari,…
Pregnant women queue up for check-up at Sadar Hospital, Ranchi Ranchi: Couples in Ranchi continue to prefer temporary contraceptive methods over sterilisation, with health officials linking the trend to changes in family planning choices and concerns around permanent methods.In 2025-26, no-scalpel vasectomy, a male sterilisation procedure, remained the least preferred method in Ranchi district, with…
