Bokaro: Five people died in lightning strike at multiple locations across Giridih district on Tuesday, officials said. They said the toll could rise further as verification is underway.In Bilotand village of Deori block, three youths were killed. Officials said that five teenagers were at Gosain Ahar in Devpahari when lightning struck, leaving three dead.Giridih DC…
Hazaribag: A 22-year-old man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death by a group of people in Chatra district on Tuesday morning.Late on Tuesday, eight persons were arrested in connection with the lynching case. SP Animesh Naithany said all those involved in the incident will be arrested soon.Police…
CM Hemant Soren after unveiling the statue of Shibu Soren in Ramgarh Ranchi: CM Hemant Soren on Tuesday broke his silence on the ongoing agitation by JPSC and JSSC aspirants, assuring them of justice and saying the govt would take a concrete decision after the investigation into alleged examination irregularities was completed.Speaking after paying tribute…
Vehicles navigate a waterlogged Bariatu Road in Ranchi on Tuesday Ranchi: Heavy rain lashed the city on Tuesday evening, causing waterlogging in several areas and disrupting traffic. HB Road, Kokar and Lalpur were among the worst-affected stretches, where commuters faced delays.The Ranchi Meteorological Centre issued a yellow alert for the next few days, forecasting heavy…
Chandrajit MukherjeeRanchi: Jharkhand high court on Tuesday clamped a stay on the operation of a directive of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation cancelling the trade licences of six shops in Upper bazaar.The court of Justice Ananda Sen was hearing a petition filed by the six shopkeepers led by Messrs Deepali Marketing who have challenged the notice…
The two arrested accused in custody Koderma: Two residents, including a woman, of Madhopur village under the Satgawan police station limits were arrested from their homes on charges of sharing anti-national content on social media platforms and attempting to radicalise youths, Koderma police said.The accused were identified as Arsad Mahfuj and Shaheen Parveen alias Muskan,…
Himanta said timely action on complaints concerning recruitment examinations could have prevented the unrest Ranchi: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday extended “moral support” to protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand, alleging that the state govt’s delayed response to complaints about recruitment examinations had allowed the situation to reach a crisis point.Responding to Sarma’s criticism,…
Das said tribal and local youths were deeply worried about their future Ranchi: Former CM Raghubar Das on Tuesday backed students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations and urged chief minister Hemant Soren to initiate talks with them and recommend a CBI probe into controversies surrounding the JPSC, JSSC and CGL examinations.In a letter to…
Dumka: A 52-year-old Kanwariya from Uttar Pradesh was killed after being hit by a pickup van near Sahara village under Jarmundi police station limits in Dumka district late Monday night.The deceased, identified as Munna Singh, was a resident of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh. He had travelled with a group of around a dozen Kanwariyas…
Ranchi: The JPSC-JSSC protest over alleged irregularities in state recruitment examinations has become an unexpected earnings boost for street vendors around Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium. As the protest entered its 11th day on Tuesday, hundreds of govt job aspirants continued to gather at the venue, bringing steady customers to tea stalls, momo counters, chaat vendors…
