Palamu, Garhwa and Latehar once faced severe Maoist violence on roads. Today, stronger security and major highway projects are improving night travel, markets, housing and development across the region.
Plans include travel packages and an e-Pind Daan facility, while longer-term proposals include major infrastructure development around Vishnupad Temple.
The state also announced a ban on DJ music during Durga Puja. The ban covers idol immersion processions as well.
He won the MLA seat for Giridih Sadar in 2019. He again kept that seat in the 2024 Assembly vote.
Four people in Jharkhand’s Pakur face an FIR for allegedly using forged residential certificates during SIR voter registration. A CSC operator was also booked, while officials ordered strict verification.
An elderly woman was allegedly beaten to death in Dumka after villagers accused her of witchcraft. Police arrested six women, detained a teenage girl and began searching for three absconding men.
Savadatti tahsildar Mallikarjun Heggannavar said the 14 coins together weigh about 54.8 grams. Each coin weighs close to 3.92 grams.
Bihar government records show 12,253 road accidents in 2025. For 2024, the figure stood at 11,612. In 2025, accidents went up by 5.52 percent from the prior year.
The Coal Controller Organisation currently tracks mine closures. It lists 147 mines marked for closure. It also has a separate list for mines already closed, updated up to March 31, 2026.
By March 2026, draft DEAPs were made for 590 districts. Out of that group, 249 district committees had formally adopted them.
On the 6.089 km stretch, the plan calls for a six-lane carriageway. It will also have service roads. On both sides, there will be two-lane paved shoulders.
A Booth Level Agent (BLA) is a representative appointed by a recognised political party for electoral-roll-related work at the polling-station level.
District surveillance officers have been instructed to closely monitor ILI and SARI cases and ensure that relevant information is reported through the state’s surveillance mechanisms.
The Startup Bihar portal shows 1,500+ funded startups. It also reports ₹75+ crore already paid out. There are more than 3,500 DPIIT-registered startups, along with 850+ events. It also mentions 46 startup cells and 22 incubation centres.
Rubber Board figures say India made 8.75 lakh tonnes of natural rubber in 2024-25. The number was 8.57 lakh tonnes in 2023-24.
It sits in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum region, and the forest stretches across around 900 square kilometres.
The immediate trigger is the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026.
The direction was delivered in the first meeting of the Governing Body of the Jharkhand Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)–State Authority.
Jharkhand Police has started distributing 627 SUVs and 847 motorcycles to districts in the second phase of its vehicle modernisation drive, aiming to improve patrolling, rescue work and emergency response.
