Jamshedpur: Two women died after being bitten by venomous snakes in Dumaria block of East Singhbhum district on Friday, officials said on Saturday.At Bahadurpur village on Friday, 18-year-old Sauravi Sardar was sleeping on the floor of her house when a venomous snake bit her on the neck and the finger of her left hand. Her…
M F Ahmad| TNNDaltonganj: Teams of the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Saturday seized 45 standard bags of kendu leaves from different locations, though no arrests have been made so far.According to PTR management, 25 standard bags were seized at Lukum Kharn, while another 20 bags were recovered from Mundu. Sources added that just a…
The vegetable market near Lok Bhavan in Ranchi Ranchi: Vegetable prices witnessed a noticeable increase across city markets over the past week, putting further strain on household budgets. Traders attributed the rise to higher transportation costs due to rise in fuel prices as most vegetables are sourced from nearby districts as well as neighbouring West…
Garhwa/Koderma: A woman was among two killed in lightning strikes in two separate places in Garhwa district on Saturday, police said.Thirty-year-old Reena Devi died when a bolt of lightning struck her while she took shelter under a mahua tree from thunderstorm and rain in Sundi villager under Kharondhi police station limits.Ram Avtar Pal, 65, a…
Sharad ChandraDhanbad: A programme titled “Pustakalaya Se Samaj Tak: Ek Pahal” was inaugurated on Saturday at the CIMFR Auditorium under the joint aegis of the national library mission, ministry of culture, Govt of India, and the department of school education and literacy, Jharkhand govt. The event was organised at Master Sobran Manjhi State Library, Dhanbad.While…
Hazaribag: Around 400 residents of Ara village under Ichak block in Hazaribag district are still dependent on a muddy road and a bamboo bridge built through community efforts to reach the block and district headquarters, even 78 years after Independence.Residents of Ara, under Dadha panchayat, said a tender was issued nearly two years ago for…
Hazaribag: A police personnel posted in Hazaribag district was suspended on Saturday after a video allegedly showing him collecting money illegally from a truck while conducting patrolling in a PCR van went viral on social media. Hzaribag SP Aman Kumar ordered proceedings against havildar Paitai Sirka. The SP also ordered disciplinary action against two other…
Ranchi: The proposal regarding authorisation for using Hindi as a language in the proceedings of Jharkhand high court seems to have gained momentum recently, sources said.At present, all proceedings in the HC are conducted in English. A letter issued by the HC registrar general in-charge Manoj Kumar Singh on June 8 to the high court…
Ranchi: The Ranchi administration is holding special camps over this weekend to boost mapping ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll.The mapping of voters with the SIR exercise held in 2003 was poor across various places in the state capital till June 5, with the figure touching 48%.With the special drive on…
Ranchi: The Ranchi administration is holding special camps over this weekend to boost mapping ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll.The mapping of voters with the SIR exercise held in 2003 was poor across various places in the state capital till June 5, with the figure touching 48%.With the special drive on…
