Times News NetworkChatra: Sadar police arrested four smugglers with 32 packets of brown sugar from an under-construction abandoned building near Baba Ghat ground under Sadar police station area, it said on Saturday.Those arrested were identified as Ajit Pandey and Lokesh Kumar, residents of Deoria village, Mohammad Irfan of Bind locality, and Mohammad Ejaz of Panchama…
Bokaro: The Bokaro forest division on Saturday busted a network allegedly involved in illegal felling of trees and timber processing and detained five persons in Gomia block.Divisional forest officer (DFO) Nitish Kumar said the action followed specific intelligence inputs. “A team of forest officials conducted simultaneous searches in Tulbul and Dhende villages. The accused were…
Garhwa: Officials of the forest department have initiated a probe into the alleged felling of trees by the electricity department reportedly to remove obstructions for the 33 KV wire passing from Ramkanda power sub-station to Bhandaria and Bargarh power sub-stations.The electricity department, which was to prune the branches and bushes along the transmission lines, allegedly…
Hazaribag: An 85-year-old woman was found murdered in her house at Pankri Barwadih village in Hazaribag district on Saturday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Magni Mosomat, wife of late Chaudhary Saw.Police said she was living alone as her two sons stayed separately at different places. Family members said unidentified criminals entered her…
Jamshedpur: Two women died after being bitten by venomous snakes in Dumaria block of East Singhbhum district on Friday, officials said on Saturday.At Bahadurpur village on Friday, 18-year-old Sauravi Sardar was sleeping on the floor of her house when a venomous snake bit her on the neck and the finger of her left hand. Her…
M F Ahmad| TNNDaltonganj: Teams of the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Saturday seized 45 standard bags of kendu leaves from different locations, though no arrests have been made so far.According to PTR management, 25 standard bags were seized at Lukum Kharn, while another 20 bags were recovered from Mundu. Sources added that just a…
The vegetable market near Lok Bhavan in Ranchi Ranchi: Vegetable prices witnessed a noticeable increase across city markets over the past week, putting further strain on household budgets. Traders attributed the rise to higher transportation costs due to rise in fuel prices as most vegetables are sourced from nearby districts as well as neighbouring West…
Garhwa/Koderma: A woman was among two killed in lightning strikes in two separate places in Garhwa district on Saturday, police said.Thirty-year-old Reena Devi died when a bolt of lightning struck her while she took shelter under a mahua tree from thunderstorm and rain in Sundi villager under Kharondhi police station limits.Ram Avtar Pal, 65, a…
Sharad ChandraDhanbad: A programme titled “Pustakalaya Se Samaj Tak: Ek Pahal” was inaugurated on Saturday at the CIMFR Auditorium under the joint aegis of the national library mission, ministry of culture, Govt of India, and the department of school education and literacy, Jharkhand govt. The event was organised at Master Sobran Manjhi State Library, Dhanbad.While…
Hazaribag: Around 400 residents of Ara village under Ichak block in Hazaribag district are still dependent on a muddy road and a bamboo bridge built through community efforts to reach the block and district headquarters, even 78 years after Independence.Residents of Ara, under Dadha panchayat, said a tender was issued nearly two years ago for…
