Dumka: A resident of Shimla Manjhidih village in Deoghar district was arrested on Thursday on charges of beating his septuagenarian father to death over a financial disagreement a day earlier, police said.The deceased was identified as 70-year-old Mulind Hembrom, police added.The ASI of Chitra police station, Shetlal Barla, said, “Mulind had been engaged in a…
Ranchi: The state govt would launch a state-of-the-art incubation centre by August to strengthen the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem. The proposed facility aims to support at least 100 non-IT startups within its first two years of operation.The Jharkhand Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (JIIDCO) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with XLRI – Xavier School…
27 Maoists surrender in Jharkhand. RANCHI: As many as 27 Maoists surrendered before Jharkhand Police on Thursday in the presence of DGP Tadasha Mishra, officials said. The ultras, associated with the banned CPI (Maoist), laid down arms before senior officials of the Jharkhand Police, Jharkhand Jaguar and the CRPF, among other security units. “Twenty-seven Maoists,…
Bokaro: Chandankyari MLA Umakant Rajak and senior district officials on Wednesday visited the home of three siblings, whose parents were killed in a road accident, and assured them of govt support. Rajak, deputy commissioner Ajay Nath Jha and SP Nathu Singh Meena met Pallavi Manji, 13, and her two brothers Vimal and Vidyut, aged 10…
Dumka: One person was killed and two others were injured after a speeding truck hit two e-rickshaws and a motorbike on the Deoghar Bypass Circular Road late on Tuesday. The deceased man, the police said, was drivers of one of the e-rickshaws and was killed on the spot. However, his identity was not established till…
JAMSHEDPUR: Six men were arrested with arms and ammunition in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur for allegedly opening fire at a garment showroom over a ransom demand, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the incident took place on May 15 when five armed men travelling in a car allegedly fired at a garment showroom in the Town Council…
Dhanbad: In a major push to strengthen policing and improve emergency response, the district administration on Wednesday flagged off 45 new high-tech patrolling bikes for the Dhanbad police. The bikes were flagged off during a programme held at the police district headquarters.The newly inducted bikes have been distributed among police stations across the district to…
Dhanbad: Protests erupted across colleges and universities in Dhanbad on Wednesday as members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and AJSU Chhatra Sangh opposed the implementation of the clustering and restructuring in higher education institutes of the state.Protests were staged at Binod Bihari Mahato Koylanchal University (BBMKU), P K Roy Memorial College and others. Students…
Chatra: A police team led by Simaria SDPO Nagargoje, Shubham Bhau Saheb conducted a major operation in Lawalong police station area and seized around 170 kg of illegal doda being transported in a vehicle. The driver, however, managed to escape by taking advantage of the dense forest cover, police said on Wednesday.Shubham said, “Police had…
Bokaro: In a push to improve last-mile access to digital identity services, Aadhaar Seva Kendras were inaugurated in Bokaro and Giridih districts on Wednesday.In Bokaro, the maiden UIDAI-run centre has been set up at Bhagwati Colony in Chas municipal area (Ward No 18), near Neelam Hospital. The move is expected to reduce residents’ dependence on…
