Ranchi: Ahead of the special three-day session of the Parliament from Thursday to pass the proposed constitutional amendments for implementing the Women’s Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), the ruling JMM has hit out at the Modi govt calling it a “political conspiracy”. Addressing the media at the party office, JMM’s central general secretary Supriyo…
Ranchi: Hot and dry weather conditions are likely to prevail in most parts of the state for the next few days, with chances of localised rain at isolated places in some pockets of the northeastern districts between April 16 and April 18, the Ranchi Met office said on Wednesday. According to the Met office, dry…
Ranchi: Jharkhand, which is grappling with elephant-human conflicts, is set to soon open its first elephant rescue and cure centre at the Dalma foothills. Spread on seven hectares of land near picturesque Dimna Lake, the facility is built at a cost of Rs 1 crore, and will be formally inaugurated soon, officials said on Wednesday….
Koderma: A Koderma court on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old man to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for murdering his wife over dowry.Additional district and sessions judge III Rakesh Chandra also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict, Manjeet Saw, a resident of Rupandih under Domchanch police station limits. If the convict fails to…
Pranya Priya, a student of Delhi Public School, Ranchi, who secured 99.6% to emerge as the city topper, speaks to Shikha Yadav. Excerpts: How do you feel about this achievement?I’m happy and grateful. Scoring 498 out of 500 feels like a dream come true. I had expected good marks, but this was beyond my expectations….
Ranchi: An overall 86.18% (70,959) of students passed out of 82,340 who appeared from the state for the CBSE Class X examinations, whose results were announced on Wednesday. The pass percentage of girls was 86.91 compared to 85.6 for boys.In Ranchi, Pranya Priya of Delhi Public School (DPS) emerged as the overall state topper, securing…
Ranchi: A 26-year-old woman, at whose birthday party a dentist was allegedly raped on April 9, was arrested on Tuesday for alleged attempts to tamper with evidence, police said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old survivor and the woman were best friends, the police added.Two men — the main accused, and his friend, both aged 27 years…
Ranchi: In view of rising temperatures and associated health risks, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has installed temporary resting places (‘saray’) along with drinking water facilities (‘pyaau’) across various places in the city.“The aim is to provide immediate relief to pedestrians, street vendors, daily wage workers, elderly citizens and others, who are vulnerable to heat,”…
The massaging app WhatsApp is reportedly making a foray into digital payments in India. The company is planning to bring digital payments to the platform, allowing users to send money to each other, similar to how virtual money works on Facebook Messenger, says a report. The company has also posted a job listing for a…
Dumka: The forest department has ordered a probe in connection with a fire at its timber dump yard behind Godda College which destroyed thousands of logs on Monday evening, official said.Sources said that nearly 10,000 logs were stored at the site and more than half were destroyed. Initial estimates indicated loss worth several lakhs.Godda divisional…
