Ranchi: Mounting pressure on city’s sanitation system ahead of the monsoon came under sharp focus on Monday as the municipal corporation reviewed preparedness across all 53 wards.The meeting, chaired by mayor Roshni Khalkho, was attended by ward councillors and officials from the sanitation and health branch.Key concerns included shortage of sanitation workers, poor garbage collection…
Ranchi: Three armed criminals on Sunday evening clashed with workers and fired in the air at a bridge construction site in Gudgudchuwa village of Khunti district, police said.No one was injured in the incident.Sources said that the assailants came to the spot on a bike and fired several rounds. Police have found two empty cartridges…
Daltonganj: A 66-year-old woman was crushed to death as she was crawling beneath a long-haul freight train of 116 wagons to cross the railway tracks between Daltonganj and Chiyanki railway stations on Monday, officials said.The incident took place around 9:20 am. The deceased was identified as Sumitra Devi, a resident of Sua Jama Tola, RPF…
Jamshedpur: In a major push to urban sanitation ahead of Swachh Bharat Mission 2025-26, the Mango Municipal Corporation (MMC) and the Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) have jointly inducted 15 new electronic garbage vans into their waste management fleets.The move is aimed at improving waste collection in isolated slum pockets and low-lying areas, where narrow…
Chatra: An alleged drugs peddler was arrested with around 4 kg of opium, valued around Rs 25 lakh, police said.The accused was identified as Ramcharan Dangi alias Ramchandra Dangi of Japua village.Chatra SP Animesh Naithany said, “Acting on inputs that a resident of Japua village under Gidhaur police station was waiting on the Chatra-Hazaribag Main…
Ramgarh: Two schoolboys, aged between 12 and 13 years, drowned while bathing in the Damodar river in Ramgarh town on Sunday. Their third friend was rescued, police said.Anurag Kumar Tiwari, sub-divisional officer (SDO), Ramgarh, identified the rescued boy as Ayush Kumar Tiwari (13). The two deceased boys were identified as Prince Kumar (13), and Vaibhav…
Ranchi: Voters are assembling documents for door-to-door verification for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Jharkhand, scheduled from June 30 to July 29, 2026.A garment vendor, Mujahid Alam, said, “We wholeheartedly welcome the step taken by the Election Commission (EC) to verify and revise the electoral rolls through door-to-door enumeration, pre-filled forms…
The upcoming library at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda airport Ranchi: Birsa Munda Airport will now get a play zone for children, a library, an affordable cafe and a handicrafts stall that will improve the overall experience of flyers.Union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu will inaugurate the new facilities on Wednesday. The move is being seen…
Dumka: Two men were found dead under mysterious circumstances in a field at Siteshnagar village under Mufassil police station limits in Pakur district on Saturday evening, with police suspecting the deaths happened due to consumption of toxic liquor or some poisonous substance.The deceased were identified as Nooruddin Sheikh (55), and Motiur Sheikh (45), both residents…
Bokaro: The Chas Municipal Corporation has launched a drive against underconstruction buildings that were being allegedly raised without approved maps or legal permission, officials said.Civic officials inspected and identified several illegal constructions located in areas under its jurisdiction. Works on the unauthorised constructions were stopped. Notices are being served to owners, directing them to appear…
