Dumka: Letters threatening bomb attacks at the Dumka and Godda district courts prompted police to intensify vigil on Thursday.A purported letter addressed to the District and Sessions Judge of Dumka was sent via speedpost, warning of an attack on the Dumka court premises. The letter, written in Bengali, also contained the names of two individuals…
A motorist navigates rain in Ranchi on Thursday Ranchi: Ranchi office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued an orange alert for all 24 districts in the state on Friday and Saturday.IMD daily weather bulletin on Thursday said that the state is likely to experience moderate thunderstorm and lightning activities accompanied with strong…
Jamshedpur: Malaria has rapidly spread beyond Potka block to the Ghatsila, Dumaria and Musaboni blocks in East Singhbhum district, with health teams detecting 243 positive cases on Thursday. The cases were identified from 3,530 malaria tests conducted across the four affected blocks during the day.According to officials, Dumaria reported the highest number of cases with…
Dumka: A day after a 40-year-old woman and her minor son were murdered in their sleep in Deoghar district, the police on Thursday solved the case by arresting the deceased’s daughter-in-law and her alleged lover.Rubeda Bibi, and her 14-year-old son Musarraf Ansari were found dead in their house at Heth Nawadih village under Sonaraithari police…
Debasish.ChatterjeeJamshedpur: In a surprise late-night inspection on Wednesday, West Singhbhum deputy commissioner (DC) Manish Kumar visited the Sadar Hospital in Chaibasa to review healthcare services, infrastructure and patient care, while directing officials to address deficiencies on priority.The DC inspected the newly constructed hospital ward, emergency unit and blood bank, assessing the quality of facilities available…
Ranchi: State-based civil society organisations on Thursday urged the chief electoral officer (CEO) to make public the lists of “unmapped” voters and those included in the draft ‘absentee, shifted and dead (ASD)’ category under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In a joint representation sent via email, organisations, including Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha, United…
Times News NetworkDumka: A 20-year-old youth was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Tilakdhari Kuan under Sahibganj Town police station limits late on Wednesday. He was identified as Adarsh Kumar alias Pukku, a resident of Bengali Tola.Adarsh was in his neighbourhood when unidentified attackers opened fire on him. A bullet struck the left side of…
Campus DiaryIIM Ranchi has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL) to develop a comprehensive commercialisation model for fly ash and ash-based products. The MoU marks the beginning of a joint initiative to develop scalable solutions for effective utilisation of fly ash generated by coal-based thermal power plants. IIM…
Ranchi: Twenty-five block development officers (BDOs) recieved their official vehicles from rural development minister Deepika Pandey Singh on Thursday. Singh said the new vehicles will help strengthen field inspections, continuous monitoring of schemes and quicker grievance resolution.Similar number of vehicles will be provided to the remaining BDOs, officials said. Urging the BDOs to work with…
Ranchi: The district has surpassed its inoculation target during the three-day polio immunisation programme, with more than 5.15 lakh children aged between 0 and 5 years administered oral polio vaccine during the campaign that concluded on June 30, officials said on Wednesday.The district achieved an overall 102.01% inoculation — 106.62% in urban areas and 98.81%…
