Jamshedpur: A dispute over the collection of mahua flowers turned fatal in East Singhbhum’s Potka block on Monday morning, when an elderly woman was brutally killed in a forest near Kundrukocha village under Kowali police station limits.The victim, identified as Buski Murmu (65), had ventured into the forest to gather fallen mahua flowers when she…
Bokaro: A 40-year-old woman allegedly consumed poison along with her 15-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son on May 27 at Tuktuko village in the district, just 17 days after her husband’s death, police said.While the two children of Dineshwari Devi died during treatment on May 28 and 29, the woman remains critical at Rims in Ranchi….
Bokaro: A 21-year-old man died after being struck by lightning in Babudih village under Pindrajora police station area on Friday. Amit Mahto was watching a game of cricket when it began raining. Mahto then took shelter under a tree. Moments later, he was struck by lightning. He died while being taken to a hospital. Attachment…
Bokaro: An angwandi worker in the district was removed from service after it emerged that she had taken money from the beneficiaries of Jharkhand Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana for carrying out their verification.The matter came to light on May 22 when a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing Kumari Seema, an anganwadi worker from…
Dhanbad: Police have lodged an FIR and begun a probe in connection with an alleged fraudulent withdrawal attempt of more than Rs 31 crore from the bank account of businessman Mahesh Pradhan. The matter came to light after the bank detected irregularities and alerted the account holder.According to the complaint, the bank account of his…
Dhanbad: In view of the upcoming Bakrid festival, the Dhanbad Police on Tuesday organised a mock drill at the Police Centre to strengthen security arrangements and ensure peaceful celebrations across the district.Police personnel were trained in crowd management, handling emergency situations, and maintaining law and order during the festive period.The mock drill included simulations of…
Jamshedpur: Two baskets containing two cobras were found abandoned in front of the Tatanagar railway station main entrance on Sunday. The lids of both baskets were open.Onlookers first mistook the baskets for trash but raised an alarm after spotting the snakes. Station authorities alerted the forest department and wildlife experts. “The snakes belong to a…
Ranchi: The state govt is sharpening its summer tourism push after industrialist Anand Mahindra drew national attention to the state’s lesser-known destinations with an April post on X.“When I did some more checking about Jharkhand, I found it has Netarhat’s famous sunrises, Betla National Park, the waterfalls around Ranchi and the ancient Saranda forest itself….
Ranchi: Jharkhand DGP Tadasha Mishra and other senior officials felicitate Maoists after their surrender before the police under ‘Operation Navjeevan’, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The ultras, belonging to the banned CPI (Maoist), laid down arms before senior officers of the Jharkhand Police, Jharkhand Jaguar and the CRPF, among other units, they said Ranchi: A total of…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Biodiversity Board (JBB) has drafted the biodiversity site management plan for Canary Pahar in Hazaribag district, the state’s first notified biodiversity heritage site.Canary Pahar is the first of 111 sites identified by the board to receive the status from the state govt, positioning it as the 45th biodiversity heritage site in India.Board…
