
The crew comprised the loco-pilot, assistant loco-pilot, train manager, ticket checkers and personnel of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), she said.

In Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, counting has been notably slower than in other cities.

The budget will meet the aspirations of every section of society, including the poor, farmers, tribals and women, Kishore asserted.

Ranchi airport director Vinod Kumar said inclement weather could be a possible reason behind the crash, though the exact cause would be ascertained after a detailed probe.

The incident unfolded on Sunday night in the Piparwar police station area. Villagers from Chiraiyatand and Kichto brutally attacked Rajwar, who was a resident of Barwatoli in Ramgarh district.

Named ‘TransCafe’, the outlet will function from the district collectorate park and be managed by a group of 10 transgender persons, he said.

The agitators are staging demonstrations at the gates of various coal companies and PSUs as part of the nationwide general strike, called by a joint platform of 10 central trade unions.

Civic polls to 48 urban local bodies (ULB) will be held on February 23, while votes will be counted on February 27.
Elections are scheduled for the posts of 48 mayors or chairpersons and councillors in 1,087 wards across nine municipal corporations, 20 nagar parishads and 19 nagar panchayats.

Exclusions include children under two, pregnant women, and the seriously ill. The initiative is a step towards a healthier Jharkhand, said Health Minister Irfan Ansari.

The incident occurred in the Hindpiri police station area around 10:30 pm. SP (City) Paras Rana reported that Sarawgi was heard in a loud phone conversation just before the fatal fall, and the room was found locked from the inside.

In Ranchi, five people were apprehended with 4 gram of brown sugar following a tip-off. Police also seized a country-made pistol, three cartridges, Rs 40,000 in cash and four mobile phones from their possession on Saturday, they said.


The state recognises that energy transitions must be just and inclusive, particularly in regions where livelihoods, communities, and local economies have historically depended on conventional energy sectors, it said.

This rule is drawn from the Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011, and is meant to promote family planning and sustainable urban governance in the state.

The cold wave has prompted a ‘yellow’ alert for 13 districts, including Ranchi and Palamu, advising residents to stay prepared for the cold conditions until Friday morning.

The accident occurred on the Ranchi-Simdega Main Road late on Wednesday, Torpa police station officer-in-charge Mukesh Kumar said.

The Centre has directed the state government to prepare and present a revised Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) that includes all three cities.

The notification mentions that the responsibility for the recognition and publication of traditional villages, gram sabhas, and their boundaries lies with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the respective districts. The DCs will constitute a team at the block level.

A yellow (be aware) alert for dense fog has been issued for Garhwa, Palamu, Chatra, Hazaribag, Koderma, West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum, and Saraikela-Kharsawan districts, according to an IMD bulletin.