Ranchi: Jharkhand, which is grappling with elephant-human conflicts, is set to soon open its first elephant rescue and cure centre at the Dalma foothills. Spread on seven hectares of land near picturesque Dimna Lake, the facility is built at a cost of Rs 1 crore, and will be formally inaugurated soon, officials said on Wednesday….
Koderma: A Koderma court on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old man to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for murdering his wife over dowry.Additional district and sessions judge III Rakesh Chandra also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict, Manjeet Saw, a resident of Rupandih under Domchanch police station limits. If the convict fails to…
Pranya Priya, a student of Delhi Public School, Ranchi, who secured 99.6% to emerge as the city topper, speaks to Shikha Yadav. Excerpts: How do you feel about this achievement?I’m happy and grateful. Scoring 498 out of 500 feels like a dream come true. I had expected good marks, but this was beyond my expectations….
Ranchi: An overall 86.18% (70,959) of students passed out of 82,340 who appeared from the state for the CBSE Class X examinations, whose results were announced on Wednesday. The pass percentage of girls was 86.91 compared to 85.6 for boys.In Ranchi, Pranya Priya of Delhi Public School (DPS) emerged as the overall state topper, securing…
Ranchi: A 26-year-old woman, at whose birthday party a dentist was allegedly raped on April 9, was arrested on Tuesday for alleged attempts to tamper with evidence, police said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old survivor and the woman were best friends, the police added.Two men — the main accused, and his friend, both aged 27 years…
Ranchi: In view of rising temperatures and associated health risks, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has installed temporary resting places (‘saray’) along with drinking water facilities (‘pyaau’) across various places in the city.“The aim is to provide immediate relief to pedestrians, street vendors, daily wage workers, elderly citizens and others, who are vulnerable to heat,”…
The massaging app WhatsApp is reportedly making a foray into digital payments in India. The company is planning to bring digital payments to the platform, allowing users to send money to each other, similar to how virtual money works on Facebook Messenger, says a report. The company has also posted a job listing for a…
Dumka: The forest department has ordered a probe in connection with a fire at its timber dump yard behind Godda College which destroyed thousands of logs on Monday evening, official said.Sources said that nearly 10,000 logs were stored at the site and more than half were destroyed. Initial estimates indicated loss worth several lakhs.Godda divisional…
Ranchi: State chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Monday reviewed the booth level officer (BLO) registers and sketch maps (Nazri Naksha) of randomly selected polling stations in Jamshedpur (East) and Jamshedpur (West) Assembly constituencies under East Singhbhum district.Kumar also visited some households and cross-verified the facts recorded by the BLOs in the registers…
Ranchi: For 38-year-old Sanchi Singh, a good night’s rest now comes from chemical dependency. Reliant on melatonin supplements to catch even a few hours of shut-eye, Singh’s search for answers led her to a psychiatrist’s chamber, where she found that her newly developed insomnia was a direct fallout of excessive screen time, particularly in the…
