Garhwa: A fire broke out at MG Contractors Pvt Ltd’s road construction camp at Akalwani village in Garhwa district on Saturday night. All 65 workers sleeping in the three blocks of the staff quarters escaped safely, police said.Work is being carried out on a stretch of NH-39 from Khajuri village to Wyndhamganj.Rakesh Kumar, the cashier…
Ranchi: A survey by a conglomeration of rights activists has found that the pressures of digital compliance, alleged administrative negligence and other hurdles are severely affecting efficient implementation of nutrition related schemes at anganwadi centres in the state.The survey conducted by the Right to Food Campaign (RTFC), Jharkhand, in 106 anganwadis under 15 blocks across…
Ranchi: Jharkhand high court on Friday directed the state govt to inform at which hospital DNA samples of the parents of a 18-year-old Bokaro girl, whose skeleton was recovered by police last month, will be collected.A division bench of Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Sanjay Prasad gave the direction while hearing a habeas corpus petition…
Koderma: A 10-year-old student of Pandeydih Upgraded Middle School drowned in a pond located in a field behind the school. He was identified as Vinay Kumar, a Class 3 student.According to the family, Vinay attended school on Saturday but did not return home. The body was discovered floating in a small pond. His family claimed…
Jamshedpur: A ‘mentally deranged’ man assaulted his father with a cleaver, suspecting him to be a ‘ghost’, at their Shyamnagar-based house in Jamshedpur city on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, police said.Officer in-charge of Sidhgora police station, Faiz Ahmed, said, “Karam Singh (56) was assaulted multiple times by his son, Nishant Singh (23)….
Ranchi: Police have arrested two members of extremist organisation Tritya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) in connection with demanding Rs 10,00,000 from a trader under Ormanjhi police station limits of Ranchi district.Police on Friday had said that the accused, namely Samrit Ganjhu (28), a native of Barkagoan on Hazaribag district and Sonu Oroan (25), a resident…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Google LLC to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with its health department to modernise the state’s hospitals, medical colleges, and rural health centres to ensure high-quality care reaches every citizen, regardless of their location.The initiative aims to transition Jharkhand’s healthcare system into a…
Dhanbad: At least four workers were allegedly buried alive under coal slurry at the Munidih coal washery operated by Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in the district on Saturday, sources said.Sources said that the incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded onto trucks by workers. Several other workers are suspected to be trapped…
Ranchi: Expressing concern over controversies related to competitive examinations conducted by Jharkhand Public Service Commission, governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar wrote to JPSC directing “a detailed investigation”.According to a communique from Lok Bhavan, the governor cited reports about errors in the question papers of the assistant conservator of forests main examination and the state civil services…
Hazaribag: Acting on the directions of Hazaribag SP Aman Kumar, police have intensified surveillance across key commercial establishments, including banks, petrol pumps and jewellery shops, as part of a district-wide security audit. The move comes in the wake of the April 24 heist at a public sector bank’s branch in Barhi, in which criminals decamped…
