Dhanbad: The district education department and the Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen infrastructure in 10 govt schools in Sindri and its adjoining areas.The pact was signed on Tuesday by district superintendent of education Ayush Kumar and HURL’s Sindri unit head Gautam Maji.“The project will focus…
Ranchi: Jharkhand high court on Wednesday ordered state police to handover the investigation of a case lodged against officers of Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi gave the direction while hearing a petition filed by ED assistant director Pratik and assistant enforcement officer Shubham Bharti…
Ranchi, March 10 (IANS) The Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproar as opposition members created a ruckus over the state’s law and order situation and alleged corruption. Ranchi: The assembly on Tuesday approved a budget of Rs 1,168.73 crore for the labour, employment, training and skill development department after a discussion.Moving the cut motion, Jharkhand…
On Tuesday morning, an Air India Express flight en route to Ranchi had to make an unexpected stop in Kolkata due to the thick fog blanketing Birsa Munda Airport. Passengers experienced some delays, but the flight ultimately reached its destination after the weather cleared. Ranchi: A Ranchi-bound Air India Express flight from Delhi was diverted…
Hazaribag: A 17-year-old girl, who went missing from her home last week, was rescued from Betia in Bihar. A man, identified as Abhishek Kumar, was arrested for allegedly abducting her, the police said on Tuesday.The teenage girl’s father had lodged an FIR with Katkamsandi police station on Sunday. “The father claimed in his FIR that…
Gumla: The Gumla administration on Tuesday launched a campaign to create awareness about child-lifting rumours by making public address announcements at various places in the district.The move comes after a reportedly mentally unstable 50-year-old woman was allegedly lynched by a mob over child-lifting rumours in Guriatarn village under Bishunpur police station limits on Sunday night.Police…
Adityapur town is grappling with a serious sanitation emergency, with municipal waste stacking up for over a week after residents protested against the designated dumping site. With standing garbage creating a perfect environment for mosquito breeding, public health is at risk. Jamshedpur: Municipal waste in Adityapur town has been piling up for the last six…
Ranchi: The treasury and opposition benches engaged in a heated war of words on Tuesday after Ajsu Party MLA Nirmal Mahto was marshalled out for unruly behaviour.Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto asked Nirmal to be marshalled out after he descended to the well and began thumping the reporting table as the opposition lawmakers attempted to corner…
In a proactive step towards enhancing the welfare of its workforce, Jharkhand’s labour department is establishing migrant assistance centres across five key Indian cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad. These centres are designed to support unorganised workers from Jharkhand who are navigating challenges like exploitation and unpaid wages. Ranchi: The state labour department will…
In a shocking turn of events, a 25-year-old from Jamshedpur named Raju Puran has been taken into custody for the chilling murder of an elderly woman, Subhashini Nayak, on March 4. Driven by the tormenting belief that his ill mother was ensnared in witchcraft, Puran alleged that nocturnal visions of Nayak threatened his loved ones….
