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…
Dumka: A resident of Shimla Manjhidih village in Deoghar district was arrested on Thursday on charges of beating his septuagenarian father to death over a financial disagreement a day earlier, police said.The deceased was identified as 70-year-old Mulind Hembrom, police added.The ASI of Chitra police station, Shetlal Barla, said, “Mulind had been engaged in a…
Ranchi: The state govt would launch a state-of-the-art incubation centre by August to strengthen the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem. The proposed facility aims to support at least 100 non-IT startups within its first two years of operation.The Jharkhand Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (JIIDCO) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with XLRI – Xavier School…
27 Maoists surrender in Jharkhand. RANCHI: As many as 27 Maoists surrendered before Jharkhand Police on Thursday in the presence of DGP Tadasha Mishra, officials said. The ultras, associated with the banned CPI (Maoist), laid down arms before senior officials of the Jharkhand Police, Jharkhand Jaguar and the CRPF, among other security units. “Twenty-seven Maoists,…
Bokaro: Chandankyari MLA Umakant Rajak and senior district officials on Wednesday visited the home of three siblings, whose parents were killed in a road accident, and assured them of govt support. Rajak, deputy commissioner Ajay Nath Jha and SP Nathu Singh Meena met Pallavi Manji, 13, and her two brothers Vimal and Vidyut, aged 10…
Dumka: One person was killed and two others were injured after a speeding truck hit two e-rickshaws and a motorbike on the Deoghar Bypass Circular Road late on Tuesday. The deceased man, the police said, was drivers of one of the e-rickshaws and was killed on the spot. However, his identity was not established till…
JAMSHEDPUR: Six men were arrested with arms and ammunition in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur for allegedly opening fire at a garment showroom over a ransom demand, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the incident took place on May 15 when five armed men travelling in a car allegedly fired at a garment showroom in the Town Council…
Dhanbad: In a major push to strengthen policing and improve emergency response, the district administration on Wednesday flagged off 45 new high-tech patrolling bikes for the Dhanbad police. The bikes were flagged off during a programme held at the police district headquarters.The newly inducted bikes have been distributed among police stations across the district to…
