Ranchi: The Southwest Monsoon which arrived in Jharkhand on June 12, further advanced and reached the state capital on Monday.“Conditions are favourable for further advancement of the monsoon into the other parts of the state over the next few days,” scientist and director of Met office, Ranchi, PP Baburaj said.The Met office also predicted light…
Jamshedpur: An employee of the railways was critically injured after being attacked by an elephant near a railway crossing in East Singhbhum district. Sanjiv Sinha, the employee, was first admitted to the Chakulia community health centre (CHC) but was later referred to a hospital in Jhargram in West Bengal, forest officials said.Sinha, a resident of…
Ranchi: Following the onset of the monsoon on June 12, the state agriculture department has fast-tracked its kharif seed distribution drive. The department plans to wrap up the distribution of nearly 45,000 quintals of subsidised seeds by the end of this week, clearing the deck for state-wide sowing.Agriculture director Bidyanand Sharma Pankaj said, “Distribution in…
Ranchi: A 40-km stretch of the Ranchi Ring Road is set to be transformed into a green mobility zone, complete with dedicated cycle tracks, pedestrian footpaths, and solar-powered infrastructure.The first phase of the beautification drive will span the stretch from the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) in Kanke to Nagri, routing…
Bokaro: A 24-year-old man was found dead and a girl critically injured near a railway track close to the Barki Singhdih railway bridge on the Talgaria-Mahuda section of the Adra Railway Division early on Monday.The deceased was identified as Shrikant Deshwali, a resident of Dumardaha village under Chas Mufassil police station. The injured girl, Kumari…
Bank officials attend the SLBC meeting in Ranchi Ranchi: Banks operating in the state have reported a decline of 15.81% in the non-performing assets (NPA) even though the NPA of several govt schemes have gone up.The state level bankers’ committee (SLBC) report has stated the total bank credit at the end of 2025-26 was Rs…
Daltonganj: In a rare instance of community cooperation, villagers of Sohdaag Khurd under Nawa Bazar block in Palamu district have voluntarily withdrawn from cultivating around seven acres of forest land they had been using for years to make way for a nursery of the forest department.Despite repeated warnings from the department, the locals had been…
B Sridhar | TNNJamshedpur: Residents of Bagbera staged a sit-in near Tatanagar railway station on Sunday to protest the prolonged delay in the Bagbera rural water supply project, which is expected to benefit more than two lakh people.Led by Gramin Vikas Sangharsh Samiti (GVSS) convener and former councillor Kishore Yadav, the protest saw participation from…
Bokaro: A 26-year-old home guard allegedly jumped into Garga river after running out of a counselling session at the Women’s police station in Sector-I here on Sunday. Police, with the help of locals, rescued him.Badal Mahli, a resident of Telo, and his 23-year-old wife were called to the police station for counselling over an ongoing…
Jamshedpur: The East Singhbhum district branch of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Jamshedpur, celebrated World Blood Donors Day by organising blood donation camps at three locations – Red Cross Bhawan, Sakchi, Jal Jyoti Foundation, Baliguma and at Prakash Castings, Industrial Area, Adityapur.A record 365 units of blood was collected at these blood donation camps, which…
