Sanjay Sahay | TNNRanchi: In view of frequent extortion calls received by traders of Ranchi city in the recent past, police have issued advisories saying that people should treat the calls as suspicious and report the matter to police.Several traders of the city, including a prominent jeweller and restaurant owner, received extortion calls from gangsters…
Jamshedpur: The Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) on Thursday demolished six shops in an anti-encroachment drive at Bhalubasa Chowk.Acting on directives issued by deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan to remove unauthorised shops and illegal roadside parking across the city, JNAC deputy town commissioner Krishna Kumar said, “Three teams have been constituted to carry out the anti-encroachment…
Ranchi: The academic council of Ranchi University (RU) on Wednesday approved the rollout of several new courses. Presided by vice-chancellor Saroj Sharma, the council approved rollout of M.Sc in data science in the post-graduate department of mathematics, centre for diaspora studies and MA in education. A consensus was also reached on establishing a centre for…
Ranchi: The state drinking water and sanitation department will launch a special campaign to speed up the declaration of villages as ODF Plus model villages under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) after a review found progress to be far below target. Of the 15,890 villages targeted across 16 divisions, only 4,173 have achieved the highest…
CCTV footage visuals show two youth hurling petrol bombs at RSS office in Ranchi RANCHI: Three persons suspected to have links with Pakistan-based terror networks were arrested for allegedly hurling “petrol bombs” at the RSS office in Ranchi.One of the accused sustained bullet injuries during a brief gunfight while attempting to flee from police custody…
Chandrajit MukherjeeRanchi: Jharkhand High Court on Thursday questioned the director general of police as to why CCTV cameras have not been installed in all police stations across the state.The court of Chief Justice M S Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public interest litigation. The court said that the chief secretary and home…
Chandrajit MukherjeeRanchi: Jharkhand High Court on Thursday questioned the director general of police as to why CCTV cameras have not been installed in all police stations across the state.The court of Chief Justice M S Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public interest litigation. The court said that the chief secretary and home…
Dr Raj Kumar Sharma has taken over as the new registrar (in-charge) of Ranchi University. He was earlier posted as principal of Doranda College. Hours after joining, he gave away appointment letters to eight aspirants who were waiting for jobs on compassionate grounds for a long time. The initiative for appointment was taken by the…
Ranchi: A year after health minister Irfan Ansari announced plans to establish the state’s first Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) unit to improve treatment for patients suffering from blood disorders such as sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia, the project remains stuck in the tendering stage. While the health department granted in-principle approval for the facility at…
Participants at the agriculture mela in Ranchi Ranchi: The three-day Krishi Vyapar Mela concluded on Thursday with strong farmer participation, active technology dissemination and rising interest — especially among youth — in agriculture and allied sectors. Exhibitors said the fair was an effective platform to connect with farmers, share technical knowledge and encourage improved farming…
