Dhanbad: In a bid to provide legal assistance to the affected families of Kenduadih in Dhanbad where repeated incidents of land subsidence and leakage of toxic gases pose a serious threat to life, a special team of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) visited the area on Saturday to assess the ground situation.The team conducted…
Dhanbad: A 28-year-old man, identified as Shubham Yadav alias Tufan, was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside his house in Koiridih late Friday.According to reports, the incident occurred when Shubham was present in his room, while his elderly grandmother was asleep in an adjacent room. The sudden sound of gunshots spread fear among residents. His…
Jamshedpur: Several English medium schools in the city will switch to summer timings from April 20 as mercury levels continue to soar across the state.Most schools have revised class timings for kindergarten students from 8 am to 10: 30 am. Primary classes will be held from 6:30 am to 11:30 am. Secondary and senior secondary…
Ranchi: The state personnel department has sent requisition to the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) for 666 specialist doctors to fill vacancies across govt hospitals in the state.“The state health department had sent the proposal to personnel department with details of our requirements, including vacancies and backlogs, for vetting. The personnel department on April 16…
ममता बनर्जी के साथ हेमंत सोरेन (फाइल फोटो). Jharkhand chief minister (CM) and JMM president Hemant Soren campaigned in support of Mamata Banerjee-led TMC on Saturday, ahead of the two-phase West Bengal assembly polls scheduled on April 23 and 29.The southern parts of Bengal bordering Jharkhand, which has a high number of tribal community members,…
Latehar: A 16-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by five youths in Latehar district, a police officer said on Saturday. The incident happened on Thursday night. The victim, however, lodged an FIR on Saturday.The girl in her statement said that during a wedding ceremony on Thursday night, five youths from the same village took her…
Bokaro: A man was killed and three others injured after a speeding car ran over four villagers sitting by the roadside on Saturday, triggering protests and a road blockade near Jorasimar on the Gawan-Satgawan main road of Giridih district.According to SDPO Rajendra Prasad, the victims were sitting on the roadside when the car lost control…
Dumka: Four men were arrested for trying to create an atmosphere of terror for extortion in Lalmatia, Balbadda and Meharma police station limits of Godda district on Friday evening, the police said on Saturday. The men, aged between 20-25 years, were arrested in a raid at Kokra Khas village under Balbadda police station limits.The accused…
Ranchi: The Ranchi sadar hospital was named as the best performing hospital under the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the state health department said on Saturday. Health minister Irfan Ansari said that this success is the result of hard work and commitment. “Sadar Hospital Ranchi is establishing itself as an ideal…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), on Saturday rejected claims that the board has published Class X results without prior announcement. Since morning, it went viral on social media that JAC has announced the results without formal announcement late on Friday night. A few purported online portals dubbed it as JAC’s clerical error. In a…
