Garhwa: Two schoolgirls drowned in the Sone river under Ketar police station limits in Garhwa district on Monday morning, while a third girl was rescued, police said.The deceased were identified as Khushboo Kumari (14), a Class IX student, and Priya Kumari (13), a Class VII student.Sources said the girls had accompanied women from Pachadumar village…
Protesters march to the assembly in Ranchi on Monday Ranchi: On a day thousands of protesting job aspirants marched to the state assembly demanding cancellation of JSSC-CGL 2024 examination and a CBI probe into recruitment exam irregularities, CID on Monday arrested former JPSC chairperson and ex-chief secretary L Khiangte, ADG Manoj Kaushik confirmed.Khiangte’s arrest took…
JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto was hospitalized after a nine-day hunger strike. RANCHI: JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto was admitted to a hospital on Monday after his health deteriorated on the ninth day of his hunger strike over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations.Mahto’s condition was described as critical after his blood sugar level dropped…
Koderma: The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge III Rakesh Chandra on Monday sentenced 31-year-old Amarjeet Singh, alias Bhooltan, to life imprisonment and imposed a Rs 25,000 fine on him for kidnapping and murdering driver Pradeep Pandit.Amarjeet, a resident of Nawada in Bihar, was found guilty of murdering and dumping the body in an…
Ranchi: Higher and technical education minister Sudivya Kumar on Monday accused BJP of hijacking the students’ agitation “through the backdoor” for political mileage, leading to the collapse of the dialogue process. He, however, said the state govt remained open to talks and had acted proactively on the protesters’ demands.Replying in the assembly to a question…
Ranchi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case in connection with the alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC Combined Civil Services Examinations. The ED has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) on the basis of a case registered by CID in connection with the exam irregularities. Sources said that ED would investigate the proceeds…
Ranchi: Thousands of job aspirants marched nearly 6 km from the old assembly premises to the new Jharkhand assembly on Monday, demanding cancellation of the JSSC-CGL 2024 examination and a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process.The march began around 11 am, with aspirants arriving from different districts amid a stalemate with the…
The BJP has called a statewide bandh in Jharkhand to protest alleged police force against students RANCHI: The BJP has called for a statewide bandh in Jharkhand on Tuesday to protest the alleged use of force against students agitating over irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff…
Ranchi supply circle achieved 97.57% billing coverage in July Ranchi: Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) recorded its highest-ever billing efficiency in July, issuing electricity bills to 96.59% of its consumers, up 1.59 percentage points from the previous record of 95 in June.According to the discom’s data, bills were generated for 5,413,542 of the 5,604,917…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Monday directed the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) and the state govt to keep 70 posts vacant for appointment of assistant teachers.A division bench of Chief Justice MS Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing JSSC’s appeal against a single-judge order directing it to consider candidates holding two-year BEd…
