Jamshedpur: Locals on Sunday staged a protest at the NHAI site office in Mango demanding immediate mitigation of the severe pollution caused by the elevated corridor construction between Pardih and Baliguma stretch of National Highway 33.The agitators tied the construction machines with a long rope and also took the workers hostage for over an hour…
GIRIDIH: A seven-year-old child died and 18 others were hospitalised after consuming ‘golgappa’ and ‘chaat’ sold by a cart vendor in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in Leda Bajto village under the Mufassil police station limits, accoridng to news agency PTI.“A seven-year-old child died, and 18 others are undergoing…
Ranchi: Following a central directive for nationwide inspections, the food safety department in Jharkhand is set to launch a statewide crackdown on artificial ripening of fruits, with detailed instructions to be issued to all district food safety officers (FSOs) in the coming days. The move aims to tighten surveillance across mandis, storage units and transport…
Ranchi: Three minors hailing from West Bengal’s Purulia district, who were allegedly being trafficked to Bengaluru, were rescued from a child trafficker at Hatia railway station on Saturday, railway police said.“During a special drive against human trafficking and child labour, Railway Protection Force (RPF) rescued three boys, two aged 15 years and a 14-year-old,” an…
Jamshedpur: Protesters, under the banner of Rail Yatri Sangharsh Samiti, launched a signature campaign over persistent delay in passenger train services operating to and from Tatanagar station.The volunteers on Sunday installed a white board near the pathway to platform number one, which evoked an encouraging response as passengers travelling to the platform and exiting the…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand chapter of the National Health Mission (NHM) has directed all medical colleges, hospitals and other healthcare centres across the state to conduct fire safety audits within a week, prepare reports and rectify any shortcomings, if found.NHM on Saturday conducted a state-level orientation workshop on heat wave and fire safety week under the…
Hazaribag: Six members of a family, who were killed in an accident near Jodrahi bridge on the Danua Valley stretch in the district on Saturday night, were going to attend a wedding function at Amas in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said on Sunday.The deceased have been identified as Shiv Kumar Bhuiyan, 42, a lineman helper…
Ramgarh: Acting on the instruction of deputy commissioner (DC) Rituraj, the salaries of 12 school headmasters were withheld on Saturday over poor results of their students in the Class 10 board exams, the results of which were recently declared by the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), district education officer Neelum Kumari said.In addition, 64 schools were…
Gumla: Two persons of a wedding party were killed and several others injured when a bus in which they were travelling overturned near Vetarkera More in Kamdara block of Gumla district early Sunday, police said.The deceased were identified as Sahil Bhangra, 28, and Chandra Mahto, 50, both residents of Tati-Bhandartoli under Torpa police station limits…
Hazaribag: The Danua Valley stretch on the GT Road in Hazaribag district’s Chauparan block has reported several fatal accidents, with commuters and locals claiming scientifically designed crash barriers, proper banking on curves and effective signage were inadequate.Official estimates indicated that more than 250 people lost their lives in accidents on this stretch over the past…
