Ranchi: The directorate of municipal administration has set a target to secure approval for one lakh new houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) this year. A total of 73,000 beneficiaries have been selected through fresh surveys and 44,000 verified at present.The directorate, a part of the state urban development and housing department, directed…
Ranchi: Food safety officials on Thursday seized and destroyed over 800kg of suspected adulterated paneer and khowa from a sweet shop on Ratu Road, exposing what authorities believe is a long-running supply of substandard milk products in the city.A team, led by Ranchi food safety officer (FSO) (Zone I) Manoj Kumar, acting on a tip-off,…
Photo for representation only Daltonganj: A 29-year-old man accused of opening fire at a public place and injuring two people was shot by police while allegedly trying to escape custody in the early hours of Thursday.The accused, identified as Sumit Chandravanshi of Bhatti Mohalla in Nawahata, suffered a bullet injury below his right knee. He…
Students and job aspirants formed an 11-member delegation for talks (Representative image) RANCHI: Students and job aspirants protesting against alleged recruitment examination irregularities in Jharkhand on Thursday announced that they had formed an 11-member delegation to hold talks with the government to resolve the issue.The decision came a day after chief minister Hemant Soren said…
BJP MLAs protest outside Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha on Thursday over alleged exam irregularities Ranchi: The monsoon session of the state assembly began on a stormy note on Thursday as opposition lawmakers led by BJP MLAs staged protests over the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff…
One of the objectionable posters Dhanbad: Police have launched an investigation after posters containing allegedly objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an illustration resembling an AK-47 rifle were found pasted on a municipal shelter near SSLNT Women’s College Road.ABVP members removed the posters and lodged a written complaint with Dhanbad police station, seeking…
The accused in police custody on Wednesday Daltonganj: Two men, who were arrested for allegedly stealing a motorbike, was booked in a case of Arms Act after the police found a photograph of a country-made gun in one of their phones and recovered it.The accused, identified as Rahul Kumar and Prince Kumar, were detained by…
The development came after district administration officials reached out to the students with the chief minister’s invitation for talks. RANCHI: After days of escalating protests over alleged recruitment exam irregularities, a breakthrough appears to be on the horizon as a section of the agitating students has agreed in principle to hold talks with Jharkhand chief…
North Chotanagpur divisional commissioner Vijay Kumar Gupta holds meeting with officials over revenue collection Hazaribag: North Chotanagpur divisional commissioner Vijay Kumar Gupta reviewed revenue collection with officials from Hazaribag, Koderma, Giridih, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Chatra and Ramgarh, directing revenue-earning departments to improve coordination, monitoring and timely disposal of pending matters to meet targets.He assessed forest, industries,…
Ranchi: The urban development and housing department has proposed a comprehensive framework for naming and numbering streets, roads, localities, colonies and public places across Jharkhand’s urban local bodies.The draft Jharkhand Municipal (Naming and Numbering of Streets, Roads, Mohallas and Public Places) Rules, 2026, was placed in the public domain for consultation. The deadline for submitting…
