Voters at Ranchi collectorate on Tuesday Sarita Devi with her child at the collectorate Voters at Ranchi collectorate on Tuesday Sarita Devi with her child at the collectorate Voters at Ranchi collectorate on Tuesday Ranchi: For Sarita Devi (26), a daily wager, the 10-km journey from Jagannathpur to Ranchi Collectorate on Tuesday was supposed to…
Bereaved family members protesting outside the hospital after the woman’s death Dumka: A 20-year-old woman died after developing complications following a caesarean delivery at a private hospital in Jamtara district, triggering protests by her family members on Tuesday. The bereaved relatives alleged medical negligence and demanded a thorough inquiry and compensation.The deceased, Sunita Marandi, was…
Of the total allocation, Rs 154 crore has been earmarked for upgrading civic amenities and strengthening basic municipal services Ranchi: The urban development and housing department has sanctioned Rs 259 crore for 49 urban local bodies (ULBs) to improve civic amenities and transport infrastructure during the current financial year.Urban development secretary Sunil Kumar said the…
Ranchi: Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has issued notices to 20 coaching institutes and libraries across the city as part of a verification drive to check compliance with building and safety regulations.The civic body will examine approved building plans, the permitted use of buildings, trade licences, fire safety clearances and other mandatory permissions.Officials said documents have…
Ranchi: The Ranchi civil surgeon has banned protests and demonstrations on the Sadar Hospital premises and restricted attendants to one per patient, days after the district administration made prior permission mandatory for public agitations across the city.Civil surgeon Dr Amarendra Prasad said on Tuesday that the measures were intended to prevent overcrowding, ensure uninterrupted medical…
Ramgarh: An inquiry by Ramgarh administration has found serious fire safety lapses and alleged negligence by the management of the private steel factory, where a furnace blast on Aug 9 killed one worker and injured two.Officials said on Tuesday that the report, submitted through SDO Krishna Murari Tirkey, found that the furnace area lacked basic…
As many as 80 such schools are being upgraded across Jharkhand Ranchi: The state cabinet meeting, chaired by chief minister Hemant Soren, on Tuesday approved the development of 100 more CM Schools of Excellence at a cost of Rs 721.43 crore, expanding the programme beyond the 80 institutions being upgraded across Jharkhand.The cabinet also cleared…
CID submitted a case diary of around 1,000 pages, detailing evidence gathered against the accused so far Ranchi: A special CID court on Tuesday heard the bail petitions of former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte, former deputy examination controller Shweta Gupta and three other accused — Abhay Tiwari, Saurav Suman and Arvind Kumar — arrested over…
The court said the appellant had endured the ‘trauma of trial’ for more than three decades Ranchi: Jharkhand high court has ended a 33-year-old bribery case involving a BCCL clerk caught accepting Rs 300 in 1993.Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava upheld the conviction but reduced the two-year jail term to the period already served — one…
Hazaribag: Chatra SP Animesh Nathany has suspended Women’s police station officer in-charge Firdous Naz and her husband, sub-inspector Tipu Ansari, posted in Sadar police station and initiated a departmental inquiry over allegations of employing a minor girl as domestic help and assaulting her. The action was taken based on a complaint by the child welfare…
