Sunil Kumari Barnwal, CEO, National Health Authority (NHA) speaks at the workshop in Ramgarh on Monday Ramgarh: A daylong workshop on the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was organised at Town Hall in Ramgarh on Monday by Jharkhand State Health Authority as part of efforts to develop the district as a model one for digital…
Injured Shahzad Qureshi being taken to hospital in an ambulance on Sunday Hazaribag: A 27-year-old man sustained injuries after he was shot at and attacked with a sharp-edged weapon in Qureshi Mohalla under Sadar police station limits in Chatra district late on Sunday over a dispute over alleged cattle theft in the area.Shahzad Qureshi was…
Palamu MP Vishnu Dayal Ram Daltonganj: Palamu MP Vishnu Dayal Ram on Monday defended the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying critics were wrongly projecting it as a central “imposition” on Jharkhand.“A fear bogey has been raised to describe the MMDR amendment bill 2026 as a super imposition in the…
Photo for representation only Ranchi: A 43-year-old woman was arrested with 90 grams of brown sugar in city, police said on Monday. The accused, identified as Munni Devi, had allegedly brought the consignment from Bihar for sale in the city.SP City Paras Rana said police was tipped off that Munni was travelling in a bus…
Ramgarh: Two women were trampled to death by elephants in separate incidents under the Rajrappa police station limits of Ramgarh district on Monday, forest department officials said.Divisional forest officer (DFO) Nitish Kumar said, “Dhano Devi (37), a resident of Barkipona village, and Sabina Khatoon (60) of Rajrappa colony were killed in attacks by roaming elephant…
Ranchi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has written to Jharkhand chief minister (CM) Hemant Soren, urging him to personally meet representatives of agitating students protesting alleged irregularities in state recruitment examinations and help resolve their concerns. Gandhi reiterated the Congress party’s support for peaceful protests by students referring to the ongoing agitation…
Devendra Nath Mahto continues his hunger strike for exam irregularities, entering its 15th day. RANCHI: Jharkhand student leader Devendra Nath Mahto on Monday entered the 15th day of his hunger strike over alleged irregularities in examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), saying he hoped the fresh…
Students in Jharkhand intensified their protest over recruitment exam irregularities on Sunday. RANCHI: The agitation by students over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment examinations intensified on Sunday, as protesters burnt effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav here, accusing the JMM-Congress alliance of “failing to take concrete action” on…
The arrested accused from Punjab Hazaribag: A total of 1,050 kg of doda (poppy husk) worth around Rs 1.60 crore was seized by Chatra police from a truck on Chatra-Bagra main road near Lamta under Lawalong police station on Saturday. An alleged smuggler from Punjab was arrested while another, suspected to be the mastermind, escaped…
North Chotanagpur divisional commissioner Vijay Kumar Gupta at the I-Day programme in Hazaribag on Saturday Hazaribag: The 80th Independence Day was celebrated at Curzon Ground on Saturday, with North Chotanagpur divisional commissioner Vijay Kumar Gupta unfurling the Tricolour, inspecting the parade and taking the salute.Paying tribute to freedom fighters, Jharkhand movement activists and soldiers who…
