Officials have warned that some districts, particularly in the Kolhan and Palamu divisions, may see maximum temperatures touching 40°C in the coming days.
The incident took place a day after state Director General of Police Anurag Gupta said most crime plots in Jharkhand are being hatched inside jails and executed with the help of criminal gangs.
Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi pointed to a shooting incident involving a coal trader in Ranchi and the murders of two individuals, including a seer, as evidence of the ‘crumbling’ law and order.
Marandi was unanimously elected as the BJP Legislative Party Leader during a meeting held in Ranchi.
The session, which saw interruptions from the opposition, laid out the administration’s key focus areas, including women’s empowerment, employment, infrastructure, and education.
According to Superintendent of Police (Rural) Risharbha Garg, the goat owner, along with other villagers, caught the alleged thieves and brutally assaulted them.
The statewide anti-poppy operation, which began in January, has led to the destruction of poppy fields four times higher than in previous years, according to data presented to Chief Secretary Alka Tiwari on Friday.
Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato has held discussions with Chief Minister Hemant Soren and leaders from various political parties to facilitate a structured debate on governance and financial policies.
Barring Chatra, which recorded the minimum temperature at 8.9 degree Celsius, most parts of the state registered a minimum temperature above 10 degree Celsius on Thursday.
A delegation from the Wildlife Institute of India will visit the area shortly to evaluate habitat conditions, as dolphins inhabit an 80-km section of the river.
Barring a few districts, the minimum temperature is hovering above 10 degree Celsius in most parts of the state.
The incident happened on Sunday night on Gurudwara Road in the Mango police station area, they said.
Overnight, Khunti registered a bone-chilling low of 5.3 degrees Celsius, marking it as the coldest spot in the state.
As the state gears up for the New Year, cold day conditions are likely to persist, along with dense fog in some regions, it said.
As the news spread on Monday morning, the local people gheraoed the house of the accused and demanded his immediate arrest.
Birhor people are forest-dependent, belong to a semi-nomadic tribal community and are economically and socially much behind others.
His election received unanimous support from both the ruling coalition and the opposition, marking a significant moment of consensus in the state’s politics.
The CM and the ministers were administered the oath as MLAs by the assembly’s pro-tem Speaker Stephen Marandi soon after the proceedings of the House began at 11 am.
The minister reportedly received a threatening message on his mobile phone on Friday, warning of severe consequences if the amount is not paid within three days.
The minimum temperature is likely to increase by 3-4 degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours, while the maximum temperature may drop by one to two degrees Celsius due to a change in weather, he said.
Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administered the oath to the ministers at Ashok Udyan of the Raj Bhavan here.
A total of 11 ministers are expected to take the oath, representing the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress, and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
As per the trends in 73 of the 81 seats, the INDIA bloc was leading in 46, the NDA in 29 and an independent and JKLM in one each till 10.15 AM.
This time, voter turnout reached a record 67.74 per cent, the highest since the formation of the state on November 15, 2000.
The ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc is seeking to retain power riding on its welfare schemes, while the BJP-headed National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is trying to wrest it.
