Jamshedpur: A heavy explosive object, appearing to be a US-made bomb, has been discovered in the East Singhbhum district on Wednesday evening, officials said on Thursday.Almost identical to the two previously recovered AN-M64 500 lb American bombs, recovered on March 17 and 24 respectively, the latest one was found from near the Subernarekha river under…
Gumla: Two teenagers drowned while taking a bath in Chutiya river on Thursday. However, three other girls who were also present were rescued by locals. The incident took place under Basia police station limits in Gumla.The deceased have been identified as Kajal Kumari (25) and her cousin Deepika Kumari alias Deepshikha (17), both residents of…
Garhwa: Twelve people were arrested in Garhwa on Thursday evening after a protest by locals turned violent. The incident took place under Town police station limits. The police said besides 12 arrests, 24 two-wheelers were seized from the spot.Residents of Mahulia village set up a road blockade to seek compensation for the families of Nand…
Ranchi: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Thursday conducted physical review of the ongoing preparations for SIR of the electoral roll at polling stations in Hatia Assembly Constituency of Ranchi.He inspected polling station numbers 60, 61, 62, 63 and 64 located in Bijuliya village under Ratu Block. He also reviewed the registers prepared…
Ranchi: A team from the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) arrived in the city on Thursday to conduct an extensive field study and site inspections of various rivers and water bodies within the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) area. This survey follows the selection of Ranchi as one of 60 cities across the Ganga Basin…
Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) Two teachers lost their lives, and 16 others were injured, including 11 school students and five teachers, in a tragic road accident in Rohtas district, Bihar, in the early hours of Tuesday. Bokaro: Two people were charred as three trucks turned into a ball of fire following a collision on NH-19…
Ranchi: In a significant push to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and foster scientific temper among students, the Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC), in collaboration with Bharti Airtel Foundation, on Thursday launched math and science clubs across 173 govt secondary and senior secondary schools in Ranchi district as a pilot project under…
anchi: A 22-year-old man, employed as a school van driver, was arrested in the city for allegedly sexually abusing a three-year-old girl, police said on Thursday.“The minor on Wednesday informed her mother about the accused touching her inappropriately, through gestures. Based on the statement, an FIR under the POCSO Act was lodged on Wednesday late…
Jamshedpur: A CoBRA jawan was hurt in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Saranda forest on Thursday, even as security forces are engaged in the gun battle with the Maoist guerrillas for the second day in a row to finally flush out Naxals from West Singhbhum.On Thursday morning, an explosive went off when…
Daltonganj: As many as 300 trackers, who are deployed at the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) and Mahudanr Wolf Sancturary, have not got their wages for more than six months.Sources in the forest department said trackers deployed in the wolf sanctuary have not been received their monthly wages since April last year. On the other hands,…
