The arrested accused in custody Bokaro: An illegal mini gun manufacturing unit operating in a quarter of the Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) at Subhash Nagar in Bokaro district was busted and four persons were arrested, police said on Wednesday.SP Bokaro Nathu Singh Meena said that they received a confidential input from STF Patna (Bihar) post…
Koderma: For nearly 100 tribal residents of Kalapahari hamlet under Dagarnawa panchayat in Koderma district, access to drinking water was fulfilled after years of acute scarcity as a tubewell was installed on Monday following chief minister Hemant Soren’s intervention.The breakthrough came after a video highlighting the villagers’ plight went viral, showing residents forced to share…
Ranchi: Bhavya Ranjan of Oxford Public School, Ranchi, emerged as a national topper in the humanities stream after scoring 499 out of 500 marks in CBSE Class XII examination, whose results were declared on Wednesday. Bhavya, who missed the perfect score by just one mark in economics, said the result still feels “surreal”.“I was expecting…
Ranchi: Jharkhand recorded the highest number of deaths linked to the consumption of spurious liquor, accounting for 84 out of 421 deaths recorded nationwide, according to the recent report on ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicide in India 2024’ released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).Jharkhand was followed by Uttar Pradesh with 58 cases, Himachal Pradesh…
An open junction box at several busy locations across Ranchi Ranchi: Open junction boxes on light posts at several busy locations across the city are raising serious safety concerns, with residents warning that exposed wires could cause accidents and electrocution, especially during inclement weather.The exposed boxes were spotted near Women’s College, Ranchi University, Jail Road…
Ranchi: Deputy commissioner (DC)-cum-district electoral officer (DEO) Manjunath Bhajantri on Wednesday warned that booth level officers showing poor performance in ongoing pre-special intensive revision (SIR) work would face action. Notably, more than 3,000 BLOs have been engaged for the SIR work in Ranchi district.During a review meeting, Bhajantri directed the electoral registration officers (EROs) to…
Ranchi: Rajesh Pillai, principal of Kairali School here, has been elected as the president of Ranchi Sahodaya School Complex (RSSC), through an online voting process. Paramita Saha, principal of Loyola Convent School, has been elected as the secretary, while Shalini Vijay, principal of Guru Gobind Singh Public School, has been elected as the treasurer. Principals…
Ranchi: The state govt is mulling a sponsorship scheme to 50 meritorious students from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward every year to help them prepare for competitive examinations. Chamra Linda, the minister for the state department of ST, SC, and Backward Class Welfare, said the students will be provided residential coaching in New Delhi….
Chatra: A man was arrested with 96 bottles of spurious liquor late on Tuesday, the police here said. The accused Vijay Kumar, 30, was arrested at a vehicle check point near Pandeypura mosque under Hunterganj police station limits, the police said.“A motorcycle (JH13F-3586) was intercepted after cops found the rider’s movement suspicious. During interrogation, he…
Hazaribag: Body of a 50-year-old man, who had been missing since Monday, was recovered from a river between Chorka bridge and Chhavania under Barkagaon police station limits of the district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Riyaz Ansari, a resident of Kanki Dadi village.When Riyaz did not return after the leaving the house…
