Ranchi: Traffic snarls across key city arteries such as Main Road, Circular Road, Station Road and Ratu Road continue to worsen, with officials flagging encroachment, illegal parking and weak enforcement as major causes behind the chaos.Concerned over the situation, Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), along with traffic police and district administration, is working on a long-term…
Jamshedpur: Officers of the Indian Army’s ‘explosive ordnance disposal’ (EOD) squad detonated the US-made AN-M64 500-pound bomb belonging to the ‘World War II-era’ on the banks of the Subarnarekha river at Panipada in Baharagora on Wednesday in a controlled way, police said.The bomb was discovered by villagers on April 15 when they were fishing in…
Chatra: A 40-year-old man was run over by a speeding coal-laden truck while he was dancing in a wedding procession at Banasadi village in the district late on Tuesday, police said. Locals intercepted the truck but the driver fled from the spot.The deceased, Ajay Kumar Saw, a resident of Khapariyawa village in Katkamdag block of…
2 killed, including minor, in elephant trample in Koderm (Image used for representational purpose only) KODERMA: Panic gripped parts of Jharkhand’s Koderma district in the early hours of Wednesday after a herd of elephants entered the area, leaving two people, including a minor, dead in separate incidents, a forest department official said. The incidents took…
RANCHI: An armed man, wanted in a land dealer’s murder case, was arrested after a gunfight with police in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district on Wednesday.The incident took place around 7.30 am in the Pandra outpost area.The accused, identified as Satyam Pathak (35), sustained bullet injuries in both legs during the encounter. An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was…
Dhrubajyoti.MalakarThe programme will be conducted at the flight training operational base in Dumka airport, which was inaugurated by chief minister Hemant Soren in Nov last year. The initiative is aimed at equipping local youths with commercial aviation skills while reducing their dependence on institutes outside the state for pilot training.Captain S P Sinha, managing director…
Dhanbad: Residents affected by increasing cases of underground fire, land subsidence and gas leak in Dhanbad district have demanded immediate compensation and proper rehabilitation. Protests have been reported from several affected localities, with residents insisting on relocation to safer areas along with sustainable livelihood options.Dhanbad MLA Raj Sinha warned of launching an agitation if prompt…
Ranchi: Over 500 employees of a private garment manufacturer — Orient Craft Fashion Industries Limited — staged a protest on Tuesday in the city’s Khelgaon area alleging non-payment of salaries for the past two months.The large number of workers gathered outside the company’s premises in the morning and partially halted operations for the day, demanding…
Gumla: A 30-year-old woman in Gumla died by suicide just eight days before her wedding.Her body was found hanging from a tree in the courtyard of her house on Tuesday, police said.The woman has been identified as Punam Kumari of Serka- Siyartoli village. The family members said she was due to get married to one…
Ranchi: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 62 child development project officers (CDPOs) and 237 women supervisors to be posted in different wings of the state women, child and social welfare department at a formal ceremony at Project Building. Hemant said that the move will go a long way…
