Ranchi

The Ramgarh Nagar Parishad is set to hold elections for a new chairman and 32 ward representatives, energizing local politics. In contrast, the 85-year-old Cantonment Board will see no electoral activity, as it awaits integration with the Nagar Parishad under a directive from the Union government. Ramgarh: The Ramgarh Nagar Parishad, formed in February 2015,…

Jamshedpur: The Dalma forest division organised a trekking event on Sunday for students to educate them about wildlife and the challenges faced by the forest in the present times.The five-km-long trek on the scenic landscape of Dalma witnessed an encouraging response, with 150 students of Karima City College (KCC) and Jamshedpur Co-operative College (JCC) taking…

Hazaribag: The district election officer-cum-DC Shashi Prakash Singh and SP Anjani Anjan on Sunday inspected the dispatch centre set up at St Columba’s College to review preparedness as polling for the Hazaribag Municipal Corporation election is scheduled for Monday.During the inspection, the DC interacted with the polling personnel and took stock of arrangements related to…

Bokaro: A 62-year-old man was found lying in a pool of blood in the Co-operative Colony under City police station limits late on Saturday night.The injured was identified as Ashokan A P, a resident of the colony and native of Kerala. Police shifted him to Bokaro General Hospital (BGH), where he is currently undergoing treatment.Doctors…

Ranchi: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested a man with 14 kg of marijuana valued at Rs 7 lakh during an inspection at Hatia railway station in Ranchi city on Saturday, police said on Sunday.The RPF said that the accused was identified as Sandip Kumar (18), a native of Kaimur district in Bihar.Following a…

Ranchi: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested a man with 14 kg of marijuana valued at Rs 7 lakh during an inspection at Hatia railway station in Ranchi city on Saturday, police said on Sunday.The RPF said that the accused was identified as Sandip Kumar (18), a native of Kaimur district in Bihar.Following a…

Dalit Man Lynched in Palamu DALTONGANJ: A 25-year-old Dalit man was lynched allegedly by a mob on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday at Telyahi village in Palamu district, police said. According to the law enforcers, the lynching could be related to a love angle, but the accused charged him with theft. “We are…

Dhanbad: In a major logistical exercise ahead of the urban local body elections, district election officer-cum-DC Aditya Ranjan and SSP Prabhat Kumar flagged off polling parties from the Mega Sports Complex here on Sunday morning. The teams departed with the election material for 1,019 polling booths under the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation and the Chirkunda Municipal…

As the hullabaloo of the poll preparations took a front seat, a remarkable team of 16 women from the ‘Palash Didi Café’ dedicated themselves to a different mission: nourishing over 2,000 election officials and security personnel. Ranchi: While the poll parties and the security arrangements dominated the spotlight on Sunday, a day ahead of the…

Ranchi: Five persons, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly killing a man whose blood-stained body was found on Thursday.Body of the victim, identified as Asif Ansari (30), was recovered from Gadigaon area under Khelgaon police station limits.The body had severe head injuries. According to police, the deceased had an extra-marital affair with Biula Toppo…