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Protesters clashed with police near the Jharkhand assembly on Monday. RANCHI: Protest by job aspirants over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations turned violent near the state assembly on Monday, with police using water cannons, tear gas and lathi-charge after demonstrators breached multiple barricades.Several protesters and four policemen were injured, officials said.The protesters broke through…

The accused in police custody Daltonganj: Police seized 146 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 22 lakh and arrested three men after intercepting a luxury car at Makaiyya Tarn picket under Balumath police station limits in Latehar district late on Sunday.SP Kumar Gaurav said police had received a tip-off that cannabis was being transported from…

Daltonganj: Latehar police seized 6.59 grams of brown sugar and arrested two persons – Avinav Ankur Savitamani (21) and Shivam Kumar (21) – who were remanded to judicial custody on Monday.SDPO Sandip Kumar Gupta said the duo was bringing the contraband from Garhwa by bus on Sunday.Acting on SP Kumar Gaurav’s directive, police intercepted them…

MP Manish Jaiswal with home minister Amit Shah on Monday Hazaribag: Hazaribag MP Manish Jaiswal met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday, seeking a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC-CGL recruitment examinations in Jharkhand.Jaiswal alleged large-scale irregularities and “sale of seats” in the exams and questioned the…

SDO Sanjay Kumar assured the protesters that a tripartite meeting involving the plant management, workers and district administration would be convened within a week Jamshedpur: An indefinite hunger strike-cum-sit-in by workers of the cement plant at Jhinkpani, their families and supporters in Chaibasa, West Singhbhum district, ended within six hours on Monday after officials assured…

Dhanbad: With mining rapidly moving towards electrification, battery technology is emerging as a key driver of safer, cleaner and more efficient operations. The Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Dhanbad, organised a National Seminar on “Batteries for Mining Sector – Challenges and the Way Forward (BMS-2026)” at its headquarters auditorium on Monday.The seminar brought together…

Jamshedpur: A 21-year-old man of Raghunathpur in West Bengal died on the spot after falling between a moving train and the platform while trying to jump off at Adityapur railway station on Monday, RPF officials said.Md Akbar, along with his friend Altamas Khan, had boarded the general compartment of the Chapra-Tatanagar passenger train at Joychandi…

Officer-in charge of Chas Mufassil police station, Prakash Mandal Bokaro: Officer-in charge of Chas Mufassil police station, Prakash Mandal, sustained a head injury during a dispute with a group of Kanwariyas over a road jam late Sunday night. He was rushed to KM Memorial Hospital in Chas, where doctors treated the wound and applied stitches,…

In Ranchi, protesters demanding action against recruitment exam irregularities clashed with police forces. RANCHI: Thousands of job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams clashed with police on Monday after breaching multiple barricades in an attempt to march to the state assembly, which is currently in session.The confrontation turned violent near Jagannathpur Temple, the…

Former Chairperson of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) L. Khiangte (File Photo) RANCHI: Jharkhand CID on Monday arrested former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairperson L Khiangte in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.The arrest came as the agitation over alleged irregularities entered its 17th day, with protesters marching towards the state assembly,…