Ranchi

An open junction box at several busy locations across Ranchi Ranchi: Open junction boxes on light posts at several busy locations across the city are raising serious safety concerns, with residents warning that exposed wires could cause accidents and electrocution, especially during inclement weather.The exposed boxes were spotted near Women’s College, Ranchi University, Jail Road…

Ranchi: Deputy commissioner (DC)-cum-district electoral officer (DEO) Manjunath Bhajantri on Wednesday warned that booth level officers showing poor performance in ongoing pre-special intensive revision (SIR) work would face action. Notably, more than 3,000 BLOs have been engaged for the SIR work in Ranchi district.During a review meeting, Bhajantri directed the electoral registration officers (EROs) to…

Ranchi: Rajesh Pillai, principal of Kairali School here, has been elected as the president of Ranchi Sahodaya School Complex (RSSC), through an online voting process. Paramita Saha, principal of Loyola Convent School, has been elected as the secretary, while Shalini Vijay, principal of Guru Gobind Singh Public School, has been elected as the treasurer. Principals…

Ranchi: The state govt is mulling a sponsorship scheme to 50 meritorious students from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward every year to help them prepare for competitive examinations. Chamra Linda, the minister for the state department of ST, SC, and Backward Class Welfare, said the students will be provided residential coaching in New Delhi….

Chatra: A man was arrested with 96 bottles of spurious liquor late on Tuesday, the police here said. The accused Vijay Kumar, 30, was arrested at a vehicle check point near Pandeypura mosque under Hunterganj police station limits, the police said.“A motorcycle (JH13F-3586) was intercepted after cops found the rider’s movement suspicious. During interrogation, he…

Hazaribag: Body of a 50-year-old man, who had been missing since Monday, was recovered from a river between Chorka bridge and Chhavania under Barkagaon police station limits of the district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Riyaz Ansari, a resident of Kanki Dadi village.When Riyaz did not return after the leaving the house…

Daltonganj: A three-year-old boy was killed after a DJ van ran over him under Chainpur police station limits of Palamu district late on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Satyam Kumar, was run over at Dulsulma village on the Chainpur-Chando Road. The driver of the van fled the spot after abandoning his vehicle. Sriram Sharma, the…

Dhanbad: In a major development in the ongoing crackdown against notorious Wasseypur gangster Prince Khan, Dhanbad police on Tuesday brought his father Nasir Khan and mother Nasreen Khatoon to Dhanbad police station and questioned them for nearly five hours regarding the fugitive criminal’s activities and whereabouts.According to police sources, the couple had appeared in court…

Ranchi: Behind the impressive CBSE Class XII scores achieved by Ranchi students this year lies a common theme: discipline, emotional resilience and clarity of career goals.From aspiring chartered accountants to future lawyers and doctors, city toppers say consistency and family support played a crucial role in their academic journey.Piyush Shankar of Sharda Global School scored…

Dhanbad: Leader of opposition Babulal Marandi on Tuesday alleged that law and order in the state has “collapsed completely” and that criminals and mafias are operating under political protection.Marandi claimed that the administration has failed to control rising crime and gang activities across the state.Marandi questioned the decision to grant an extension to former DGP…