In Ranchi, onions are retailing at Rs 60 per kg, up from Rs 40-45 a week ago Ranchi/Bokaro: Rising prices of onions, vegetables, sugar and jaggery are squeezing household budgets in Ranchi and Bokaro, with traders blaming monsoon-related supply disruptions and higher wholesale rates.In Ranchi, onions are retailing at Rs 60 per kg, up from…
Ranchi: The state police have begun distributing four-wheelers and two-wheelers among districts under the second phase of their vehicle modernisation drive.Police headquarters said 627 SUVs and 847 motorcycles will be provided to districts in this phase to enhance patrolling, rescue operations and law-and-order management, particularly in remote and sensitive areas.The latest rollout follows the first…
MGMMCH principal Dr. Sanjay Kumar said disciplinary action will be taken against found not wearing the prescribed professional attire while on duty Jamshedpur: Doctors, paramedical staff and all other employees at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) will now have to mandatorily wear their uniforms on hospital premises while on duty from this…
A yellow alert for heavy rain has been sounded for East Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Ranchi, Ramgarh, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Koderma, Garhwa, Palamu, Chatra and Giridih districts Ranchi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued orange and yellow alerts for several parts of Jharkhand, warning of very heavy rain, thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds over the…
At Pahari Mandir, devotees collected water from Subarnarekha river in Namkum and climbed hundreds of steps to offer it to Lord Shiva Ranchi: The final Monday of Shravan turned Ranchi into a hub of devotion as thousands of worshippers thronged Shiva temples from the early hours. Rain since midnight failed to dampen their spirits, with…
Officials interact with villagers at Thandaradih Dumka: Police have registered an FIR against 23 named and more than 500 unidentified individuals for alleged violence, damage to public property and obstruction of govt officials during clashes at Thandaradih village in Jamtara district on Saturday night, officers said on Monday.The FIR was lodged on the basis of…
The accused in police custody on Monday Hazaribag: Two members of an alleged interstate drug trafficking network were arrested with 9.15 kg of ganja, 11 bottles of illicit liquor under Hunterganj police station limits of Chatra district, police said on Monday. The arrests were made in an operation near Bihar border.The accused were identified Rohit…
Crowd at Baba Baidyanath Dham Deoghar: A spiritually charged atmosphere prevailed in Deoghar on Monday, the fourth and final Somvari of the holy Shravan month, as lakhs of Kanwariyas and Shiva devotees from across India and abroad thronged Baba Baidyanath Dham to offer holy water to Lord Shiva.The entire temple town reverberated with chants of…
DC Rajiv Ranjan asked officials to step up vigilance in rural areas and conduct regular inspections and special drives Jamshedpur: East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan has directed officials to strictly enforce restrictions on cockfighting and initiate legal action against those organising or participating in the practice.Chairing a meeting of the Animal Cruelty Prevention Committee…
Dhanbad mayor Sanjeev Singh meets affected families on Sunday Dhanbad: Panic gripped residents of Kamini Kalyan locality near old RSP College on the Jharia-Dhanbad main road on Saturday evening after the ground suddenly caved in, causing significant damage to four houses and causing cracks in the walls and courtyards of 14 others.Residents rushed out of…
