Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Thursday verbally observed that the post of chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) cannot be left vacant.Hearing a petition for filling up empty posts in the forest department, a division bench of Chief Justice MS Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar observed that the post of chairman of…
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren expressed distress over the devastating Assam floods (Photo credit: X) RANCHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday expressed distress over the devastating floods in Assam and said his government had contributed Rs 3 crore to the CM Relief Fund in the northeastern state.Soren wrote a letter to Assam chief…
Divy Khare|TNNBokaro: Incessant rainfall over the past 24 hours has led to waterlogging in several parts of the district, affecting traffic movement and causing inconvenience to residents, exposing several vulnerable pockets.One of the worst-affected spots is the CZ Gate, City Centre Sector-4 in Bokaro Township, where rainwater accumulated on the road, making it difficult for…
Hazaribag: Facing an acute shortage of blood at Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) blood bank, Hazaribag district administration has rolled out a 10-day blood donation campaign. However, barely six units were collected on the opening day yesterday on Collectorate campus.Officials said the campaign aims to replenish dwindling stocks and meet the growing demand from…
Bokaro: A 19-year-old man and his parents were arrested on charges of strangulating the man’s 20-year-old ‘girlfriend’ and hanging her body from a tree to make it appear as suicide in Bokaro district, police said.Aarti Hembrom was found hanging with a scarf near the forest area in Chattigoda under Bancha village in Jaridih police station…
Shyama Singh with actor Aamir Khan during the recording of Satyamev Jayate in Mumbai in 2014 Daltonganj: Shyama Singh, a prominent tribal social activist from Latehar district who gained national recognition after appearing on Aamir Khan’s television show Satyamev Jayate in 2014, died on Wednesday, 18 days after being bitten by a cobra. She was…
Road at Tharpakna which connects many schools in the vicinity Ranchi: Potholes, waterlogged or slippery stretches, and unfinished road excavation outside several schools in the city have become a major safety concern, with hundreds of students and parents facing difficult commutes every day.The worst-hit locations include the approach road to Surendranath Centenary School and Cluny…
CEO K Ravi Kumar at a meeting in Ranchi Ranchi: Electoral registration officers (EROs) across Jharkhand will issue verification notices to 63,24,116 voters, following the publication of the draft electoral roll containing 2,21,01,249 voters, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on Thursday.The notices will be served on voters falling under categories identified…
A sealed crime scene with cops examining an axe and sticks can be seen. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) MEDININAGAR: Five persons, including three members of a family, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing a 25-year-old man over suspicion of witchcraft in Jharkhand’s Palamu district, police said.The incident took place on Wednesday night…
Dumka: A migrant worker of Dangapara village was arrested on Thursday on charges of murdering his wife and mother-in-law at his in–law’s home located at Jhenagaria village, both under the Littipara police station limits in Pakur district the night before. The incident happened in front of the couple’s three minor children, police said.The accused was…
