Official data showed that 60 of Ranchi’s 174 urban feeders recorded no power cuts Ranchi: Heavy rain and lightning caused limited disruption to the city’s power supply on Monday, with Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) reporting largely stable services across its urban network.Official data showed that 60 of Ranchi’s 174 urban feeders recorded no…
Ranchi: As National Nutrition Week runs from Tuesday to September 7, Jharkhand is spotlighting nutrition measures for children, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls, citing a drop in severe wasting among under-fives from 9.1% in NFHS-5 to 5.9% in NFHS-6.The state govt credits wider access to nutrition services, poshan tracker-based real-time monitoring and regular…
Ranchi has recorded surplus rain of 10% in the period from June 1 to Sept 1 Ranchi: The state has received near-normal monsoon rainfall so far, but the district-wise spread remains sharply uneven. While parts of southern and western Jharkhand have recorded surplus rain, several northeastern districts continue to face major shortfalls.Between June 1 and…
RU has allowed candidates from four-year UG ‘honours with research’ programmes to apply for admission Ranchi: Authorities of Ranchi University (RU) have opened the admission process for 331 PhD seats across a range of subjects, with applications to be accepted from Sept 1 to 10. In a first, the university will admit research scholars in…
Jharkhand Police Association president Rahul Kumar Murmu (centre), state vice-president Rohit Kumar Rajak, and general secretary Sanjeev Kumar (right) address press conference in Ranchi on Tuesday Ranchi: The Jharkhand Police Association (JPA) will launch phased protests over its nine-point charter of demands, including action against Dumri MLA Jairam Mahto for allegedly misbehaving with a sub-inspector-rank…
Latehar DC Sandip Kumar flags off the 6.7MT rice consignment on Monday Daltonganj: Mahuadanr, a 14-panchayat block in Latehar district known for its wolf sanctuary, is emerging as an exporter of aromatic Jeera Phool rice.Latehar deputy commissioner Sandip Kumar on Monday flagged off a 6.7 metric tonnes’ consignment of the rice to Gurgaon.“Jharkhand State Livelihood…
The govt-backed initiative seeks to diversify fisheries, supplement agricultural income and improve rural livelihoods Ranchi: Agriculture minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey on Tuesday said Hazaribag would be developed as Jharkhand’s model district for pearl farming.The announcement came after the minister reviewed pearl farming clusters in Nagwa and Churchu villages. The govt-backed initiative seeks to diversify fisheries,…
Hazaribag: DAV Public School, Hazaribag organised a special road safety and traffic awareness campaign for students of Classes XI and XII on Tuesday.During the campaign, traffic department officials briefed the students on safe road practices, compliance with traffic regulations and their role as responsible citizens in ensuring road safety. They urged students to follow prescribed…
The order applies particularly to advertisements obstructing pavements and pathways or blocking streetlights and electricity poles on road dividers Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Tuesday directed advertising agencies to remove or relocate hoardings and advertisement boards installed less than 12 feet above the road surface.The order applies particularly to advertisements obstructing pavements and…
Four persons, including a doctor and a nurse, were detained Hazaribag: Tension erupted at a private hospital in Chatra’s Itkhori on Tuesday after 50-year-old Ashok Ram died during treatment, prompting his relatives and villagers to allegedly vandalise the facility.Personnel from Itkhori police station and Dial 112 brought the situation under control under the supervision of…
