State BJP president Aditya Sahu said the amendment was applicable to all states and had been introduced to address changing requirements in the mining sector Dhanbad: BJP on Friday welcomed the Centre’s amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, describing it as a “timely and commendable” step to strengthen the mining sector.State…
Bokaro: Two children drowned in a pond under Pachamba police station limits in Giridih district on Friday. The deceased, identified as Hardik Rajak (13) and Prem Kumar (10) drowned while plucking lotus from a pond in Ranikhawa village.“The boys had ventured into deeper water,” Shankar Rajak, Hardik’s father, said. The boys were rescued and taken…
The accused in police custody Dumka: A special investigation team of Godda district police arrested seven persons for their alleged involvement in robbing a jewellery store in Godda on July 8 and disposing of stolen ornaments. With it, the total arrests rose to nine.Led by sub-divisional police officer Akash Bhardwaj, the SIT raided Basukinath in…
Locals inspect the damaged wall on Friday Jamshedpur: Three women were injured when a dilapidated wall of their kutcha house collapsed in Milat Nagar in Kapali under Chandil police station limits on Thursday. They were identified as Hasina Bano (62), her daughter Nazneen (45) and granddaughter Muskan (23). They were asleep when the wall fell…
IG Shailendra Kumar Sinha will receive the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service Ranchi: The Union home ministry has selected nine Jharkhand police personnel, including inspector general (North Chotanagpur zone) Shailendra Kumar Sinha, for medals on the occasion of Independence Day, officials said on Friday.Sinha will receive the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service. Sub-inspector Pankaj Kumar…
The accused after their arrest Dumka: Godda police on Friday arrested two sisters for allegedly killing a 16-year-old boy and abandoning his body near a bridge in Mahagama police station area.The victim, identified as Suraj Kumar Rai of Tardiha village in Godda district’s Pathargama police station area, was allegedly killed on Aug 9. His body…
RU vice-chancellor Saroj Sharma urged students to remember and reflect on the tragedy Over 400 school and college students participated in the padyatra RU vice-chancellor Saroj Sharma urged students to remember and reflect on the tragedy Over 400 school and college students participated in the padyatra RU vice-chancellor Saroj Sharma urged students to remember and…
Protesters at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi on Friday Ranchi: Blending the spirit of Independence Day with their agitation for recruitment reforms, JPSC-JSSC aspirants will take out a ‘Tiranga Padyatra’ (tricolour march) in the city on Saturday to press for the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL 2024 examination and a CBI probe into alleged irregularities…
Koderma: Three pilgrims from Nepal, including a 10-year-old boy and an elderly couple, were killed and around 15 others injured when their bus rammed into a parked truck on the Deoghar-Nawada main road near Pokhardiha in Koderma district early Friday.Police suspect the bus driver dozed off at the wheel, leading to the high-speed collision. The…
Officials open one of the donation boxes on Thursday Dumka: Baba Baidyanath Dham temple in Deoghar has fetched Rs 3.31 crore in revenue from Sheeghra Darshan (a fast-track entry pass) of devotees in the first fortnight of the ongoing Shravani Mela, officials said.Deoghar deputy commissioner (DC) Saurabh Kumar Bhuwania on Thursday said 28.33 lakh devotees…
