Ranchi: The recent rape case of a 26-year-old dentist at a birthday party and the alleged molestation of a 3-year-old child by a school van driver in the city have prompted residents, particularly women, to voice their concerns about safety. Residents demanded installation of sufficient CCTV cameras, streetlights in dark areas and prompt policing to…
Koderma: A herd of elephants trampled a 35-year-old man to death at Kataiya village in Koderma district on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, officials said. The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar.Villagers said that a herd of 15-20 elephants has been roaming in the Satgawan block for nearly a month, previously damaging homes…
Bokaro: A major mishap was averted on Sunday morning at the Bokaro Thermal Power Plant after a goods train went out of control and rammed into an SUV near a railway gate around 7 am. However, no casualties were reported.Police, railway officials and CISF personnel reached the spot soon after the incident. Officer in-charge of…
Jamshedpur: West Singhbhum police on Saturday arrested a fugitive lab technician, accused in the transfusion of HIV-positive blood to five children with thalassaemia at Sadar Hospital, Chaibasa, in Oct last year.Police arrested Manoj Kumar from Ranchi about 70 days after the FIR was lodged against him at Sadar police station on Feb 7 this year….
Hazaribag: A state civil services aspirant was allegedly robbed and assaulted by unidentified persons who offered him a lift to his examination centre and later dumped him near the Tilaiya overbridge, police said on Sunday.Dheeraj Kumar of Shiv Mohalla in Koderma said that he was going to the exam centre at Dumri in Giridih district…
Ranchi: With deep bore wells drying due to heat and IMD’s prediction of below-normal rainfall across the country, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has said that it is fully prepared to tackle any potential water crisis.Deputy municipal commissioner Ravindra Kumar assured residents that there is no need to worry. “We have surplus water to supply…
Dhanbad: A close aide of gangster Prince Khan, Saifi alias ‘Major’, was arrested by Dhanbad police after he landed at Kolkata airport from Dubai on Sunday. He is expected to be brought to Dhanbad soon for further investigation, police said.Saifi allegedly threatened traders and extorted money and played a key role in the Prince gang’s…
Daltonganj: A screening for tuberculosis among inmates of the central jail in Daltonganj was conducted on Sunday using two portable X-ray machines, Palamu civil surgeon Dr Anil Kumar Srivastava said.“A jail inmate may have symptoms such as cough and fever for two weeks, weight loss, sweating at night, blood-stained sputum. He/ she can be easily…
Ranchi: The Combined Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025, conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), was held smoothly at all 96 centres of Ranchi district amid elaborate security arrangements.Ranchi deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri stated that there was no untoward incident or any use of unfair practices.In a joint order issued by the DC and…
Chatra: A woman and her two minor daughters drowned in a pond at Bhojya village under Sadar block in Chatra district on Sunday, police said.Parwa Devi (28), along with Geeta Kumari (8) and Malti Kumari (6), went to Barka Aahar pond to wash clothes. Malti slipped into the water while washing clothes. Parwa and Geeta…
