Dhanbad: A coal trader identified as Manish Singh sustained grievous injuries after being shot by unidentified bike-borne miscreants near Shakti Chowk on Wednesday.Singh was travelling in his SUV when the attackers, who were allegedly waiting for him, intercepted and fired multiple rounds at him. The assailants fled the spot after one of the bullets struck…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Thursday directed the police to ensure that a sample of the human skeleton recovered by the police in Bokaro is sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in Kolkata for further examination.A division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad, while hearing a petition filed by…
Bokaro/Ranchi: Leading schools in Bokaro and Ranchi have once again delivered an impressive performance in the CBSE Class 10 Board Examinations 2026, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. Most institutions in Bokaro recorded a 100% pass percentage.Among the district’s top scorers, several students secured above 98%. These include Shubh Kumar Singh (98.8%) of…
Dhanbad: Deputy commissioner (DC) Aditya Ranjan on Thursday said 535 families will be moved out from Kenduadih, which is affected by underground fire and gas leakage. Ranjan, along with SSP Prabhat Kumar, inspected affected areas and appealed to residents living in the danger zone to shift immediately to safer locations.The officials began their visit by…
Bokaro: To resolve long-standing labour concerns at Vedanta ESL Steel Plant in Chandankyari of Bokaro district, a crucial meeting chaired by DC Ajay Nath Jha led to several decisions on workforce restructuring, new job categories and benefits, resulting in the postponement of the proposed protest by 102 workers on April 21.The DC on Thursday said…
Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren will campaign for Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidates in the West Bengal assembly polls, his party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) said on Thursday. Soren, who is the JMM president, will hit the campaign trail from April 18.“Hemant Ji will be in southern parts of West Bengal, which shares its borders with…
Ranchi: The decks have finally been cleared with governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar granting his assent to former Justice Amitabh Kumar Gupta to be appointed as the Lokayukta for the state.Retired Jharkhand high court Justice Amitabh Kumar Gupta will hold the office which has been vacant for the past five years. A notification to this effect…
The government of Jharkhand has greenlit an innovative policy aimed at regularizing unauthorized buildings towering up to 10 meters, as long as they adhere to existing construction guidelines. This new G+2 rule will apply to both commercial and residential structures located on 300 square meter plots. Ranchi: Buildings up to 10 metre height constructed without…
Jamshedpur: A heavy explosive object, appearing to be a US-made bomb, has been discovered in the East Singhbhum district on Wednesday evening, officials said on Thursday.Almost identical to the two previously recovered AN-M64 500 lb American bombs, recovered on March 17 and 24 respectively, the latest one was found from near the Subernarekha river under…
Gumla: Two teenagers drowned while taking a bath in Chutiya river on Thursday. However, three other girls who were also present were rescued by locals. The incident took place under Basia police station limits in Gumla.The deceased have been identified as Kajal Kumari (25) and her cousin Deepika Kumari alias Deepshikha (17), both residents of…
