Bokaro: Factories operating in the JIADA industrial area at Balidih here are gradually turning the region into a hub of toxic smoke and ash, locals alleged. They accused steel and sponge iron units of damaging agriculture, contaminating water sources and adversely affecting public health.Residents of Barudih, Panjudih, Mahto Tola, Ghoda Balidih, Manjhladih and Kodadih claimed…
Daltonganj: Two persons, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed and two others were injured after tree branches fell on them during a storm which swept through Palamu district late on Wednesday.Kamdeo Chandravanshi, 40, a resident of Bihar, was killed when a branch from a peepal tree fell on him Marghatia road under Haidernagar police station,…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt on Thursday launched a website to simplify the process of legalising unauthorised residential buildings across urban areas of the state so as to implement the Jharkhand Unauthorised Constructed Building Regularisation Rules, 2026.The portal, https://jhbpams.jharkhand.gov.in, aims at simplifying the approval process for residents, who built homes in violation of municipal norms, often…
Hazaribag: Three drug peddlers, including a woman, were arrested and 169 gm of brown sugar confiscated from a forested area under Pelawal outpost limits on Thursday, police said.Acting on a tip-off, a team led by additional superintendent of police (ASP) Amit Kumar conducted a raid in the Bonga Road forest area and arrested two accused,…
Ranchi: Directorate of Enforcement has registered a case under PMLA Act in the treasury scam related to illegal withdrawal of salaries, sources said. The ED officials, however, have not confirmed the information. ED investigation would cover the officers who made the illegal withdrawals, it added. It may be stated here that earlier the criminal investigation…
Ranchi: Former minister Alamgir Alam walked out of Birsa Munda Central Jail here on Thursday after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged tender scam being investigated by the ED.Notably, a SC division bench had on Monday allowed the bail while directing that trial court would fix…
Ishan Kishan in Ranchi on Thursday Ranchi: Indian team’s southpaw and local lad Ishan Kishan on Thursday returned briefly to Ranchi amid the ongoing IPL tournament, to unveil the trophy for Jharkhand T20 league, which is expected to begin from next month. Prior to that, while speaking to media, Kishan said, “I am so glad…
Bokaro: A massive fire broke out late Wednesday at an illegal fuel storage unit along National Highway-23 under Sector-12 police station limits, barely a few hundred metres from a premier hospital. No injuries, however, were reported.The blaze erupted in a facility stocked with hundreds of litres of highly flammable fuel stored in drums, quickly escalating…
Ranchi: The district administration, in association with mukhiyas, pradhans, and social workers under its jurisdiction, would soon launch an anti-narcotics drive at the panchayat level to curb opium cultivation.Chairing a meeting of the district NCORD Committee (Narcotics Control Coordination) on Thursday, deputy commissioner (DC) Manjunath Bhajantri directed officials to take strict action against smuggling, production,…
Ranchi: The state forest department has begun preparations to host maiden national level forest fair between Sept and Oct this year. On Thursday, principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) Sanjeev Kumar convened a meeting with all key stakeholders to chalk out modalities for the same. “Discussions were held on the event framework, allocation of responsibilities,…
