Dhanbad: In a major logistical exercise ahead of the urban local body elections, district election officer-cum-DC Aditya Ranjan and SSP Prabhat Kumar flagged off polling parties from the Mega Sports Complex here on Sunday morning. The teams departed with the election material for 1,019 polling booths under the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation and the Chirkunda Municipal…
As the hullabaloo of the poll preparations took a front seat, a remarkable team of 16 women from the ‘Palash Didi Café’ dedicated themselves to a different mission: nourishing over 2,000 election officials and security personnel. Ranchi: While the poll parties and the security arrangements dominated the spotlight on Sunday, a day ahead of the…
Ranchi: Five persons, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly killing a man whose blood-stained body was found on Thursday.Body of the victim, identified as Asif Ansari (30), was recovered from Gadigaon area under Khelgaon police station limits.The body had severe head injuries. According to police, the deceased had an extra-marital affair with Biula Toppo…
Ranchi/Jamshedpur: Deprived of civic body elections for nearly three years, thousands of young voters aged between 18 and 21 will now get their first opportunity to participate in civic body polls on Monday, and many say they are taking the exercise seriously. In Jamshedpur, some residents will be casting their votes in a municipal election…
Asif Ansari, a 30-year-old man, was discovered deceased in the Gadigaon region of Ranchi early Thursday. His body, along with his motorcycle, raised alarms among locals and triggered a police inquiry. Initial findings indicated a severe head trauma, hinting at a possible homicide. Ranchi: The body of a man identified as Asif Ansari (30) was…
Ranchi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), along with the state police, intensified operations against left-wing extremists (LWE) in the state, particularly in Saranda forest area of West Singhbhum, where Maoist politburo member Misir Besra and his commanders are hiding.The forces aim to achieve Union home minister Amit Shah’s vision of eradicating LWEs from the…
Ranchi: The department of higher and technical education proposed setting up Centres of Excellence (CoE) in the state to promote technical education, with a special focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies. These centres will be established at BIT Sindri and at govt Engineering College (GEC) Palamu.Principal secretary Rahul Purwar said, “The Centres of…
In a bid to elevate its performance for Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, Ranchi Municipal Corporation is ramping up its initiatives centered on effective waste collection, segregation, and public engagement. After grappling with a disappointing ranking last year, the RMC is tightening regulations, encouraging compliance through penalties for littering and unpaid service charges. Ranchi: As preparations gather…
Jamshedpur: Steel City police on Wednesday arrested seven alleged members of a contract killers’ gang and recovered firearms and other incriminating materials from their possession.Revealing details at a press briefing on Thursday, SP (City) Kumar Shivashish said a police team led by deputy SP (city) Sunil Chaudhary conducted a raid at a house under Golmuri…
Ranchi: Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (Jhalsa) executive chairman and Jharkhand high court Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad took cognisance of a news report about the Feb 17 murder of a woman on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Chaibasa. Her minor son also died.Justice Prasad directed the Jhalsa secretary and the Chaibasa district legal services authority (DLSA)…
