Ramgarh: Four men who had allegedly entered an illegal mine at Argada in Ramgarh district on Saturday to extract coal died of asphyxiation after inhaling toxic gases, police said.The deceased were identified as Deva Bediya, 30, and Dablu Bediya, 36, from Chhotki Tongi village in Hazaribag district, and Kishore Ravani, 33, and Ashish Kumar Natwar,…
Ranchi: Two men were arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death under the Sadar police station limits of Ranchi on June 9. The accused were identified as Rinku Badaik, 24, and Kartik Kumar, 20. Residents of Kokar, they were arrested from different locations late on Friday.On June 9, 29-year-old Ashish Lakra, also a Kokar…
Ranchi: A traffic police official wears an air cooling jacket to get relief from the extreme heatwave conditions during summer season, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Friday, May 22, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_22_2026_RPT180A) Jamshedpur: After Ranchi, police and traffic personnel in Seraikela-Kharsawan district will wear cooling jackets to beat the heat on the roads. As a pilot project,…
Workers repair wires at Kutchery Road in Ranchi Ranchi: In a move to protect infrastructure, Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) will install markers on old power cables within a month to protect wires and prevent outages during construction, excavation and cleaning work.The decision was taken at a meeting of JBVNL Ranchi Supply Area Board…
Vishvendu JaipuriarChatra: Thieves broke into the Deoria Shiv Temple under Sadar police station area of Chatra town and stole idols and jewellery worth around Rs 5 lakh.The theft came to light on Friday morning when residents reached the temple for worship and found the main gate lock broken. On entering the premises, they discovered that…
Dhrubajyoti.Malakar@timesofindia.comRanchi: The Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FJCCI) urged CM Hemant Soren to promote solar energy in the state and accelerate rooftop solar projects.FJCCI in a letter to the CM on Thursday demanded simplification of the net metering approval process and to make it time-bound and consumer-friendly.In the letter, FJCCI secretary general…
Dhanbad: Mounting pressure from the district police has forced the members of the criminal gang led by fugitive gangster Prince Khan shift their operations in other parts of Jharkhand.Two associates of Khan were arrested after an encounter on March 8. Three members of the gang sustained bullet injuries in another encounter with the cops on…
Bokaro: It was supposed to be a routine walk to tuition classes. Instead, it triggered a tense, six-day multi-state manhunt.In a major breakthrough, Bokaro police successfully traced and rescued a 13-year-old boy from Puri in Odisha on Friday. What initial fears pegged as a potential abduction has turned out to be a classic case of…
Cyber police station in Ranchi Ranchi: As many as 6,610 complaints related to cyber fraud amounting to Rs 74.59 crore were received in the first three months of the year, according to data from state CID.Data further revealed that so far, police have frozen Rs 14.52 crore in various bank accounts in order to return…
Sharad ChandraDhanbad: In a major initiative to make Dhanbad cleaner and healthier, the district council (zila parishad) and Dhanbad Municipal Corporation have entered into a special collaboration to strengthen sanitation work across the district, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas.Under the joint initiative, garbage heaps lying unattended for years in areas under the jurisdiction of…
