Ranchi: In an investigation carried out by the technical cell of the surveillance department has confirmed the scam in the residential building of the Sainik School (Tilaiya). The residential building costs around 6.60 crores rupees. On the basis of the report filed by the technical cell, School Education Secretary AP Singh[Read More…]
Tag: Jharkhand
Jharkhand: Tribal community from 5 states to protest against Adani’s power plant
The tribal-dominated districts of Jharkhand, Assam, Bihar, Bengal and Odisha have called for a day-long demonstration on November 27 against the Adani Power Limited. The protest has been called against the government’s move to give away the land to Adani group for a power plant in Jharkhand’s Godda area. In[Read More…]
Congress forms Jharkhand Pradesh Election Committee, Dr Ajoy Kumar to head
The major opposition party in Jharkhand, Congress has launched preparations for the parliamentary and state assembly elections scheduled next year (2019) by forming the Pradesh Election Committee on Friday. Pradesh Election Committee will be headed by Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) President Dr Ajoy Kumar. Apart from JPCC Chief, former[Read More…]
Jharkhand Statehood Day: A quick sneak peek in the past 17 years
Jharkhand was formed on November 15, 2000, on the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda; who is an iconic figure in the history of Indian independence movement. On October 12, 2000, The center has issued the gazette notification showing November 15 as the appointed date for the formation of new Jharkhand Government. The movement[Read More…]
Remembering Birsa Munda: Charismatic voice of Tribals, folk hero, freedom fighter
Birsa worked for protecting the social and the cultural fabric of the tribal community and gave his life to safeguard the values of his people.
Jharkhand Day Special: Sportstars from India’s 28th state who lit the world
Whether it is Archery, Football, Cricket or our most successful Olympic sport, Hockey, Jharkhand players have made their mark at national as well as the international level. Here we list four of the most prolific players, the state or for that matter our country has witnessed reach the highest heights[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Police saves the day, protected young lover from mob lynching
In the Chauparan town of Hazaribagh district, a youth was protected from mob lynching when he came here to meet his lover. Police reached the spot timely and secured the couple. At Tuesday’s night, Mamata asked Gautam to come to her house, as her parents went to Shimla to celebrate[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Woman brutally murdered on suspicion of witch
West Singhbhum: Manu Pyari Devi 50 years of Kurulia village was brutally killed by her native villagers on Sunday in Chakradharpur block of Kendo Panchayat, merely on the suspicion of a witch. She was working in the field with her daughter when Ranjeet Pradhan and Vikas Pradhan of her native[Read More…]
Jamshedpur: XLRI student found dead in a hotel in Kolkata
Jamshedpur: A student of Xavier School of Management (XLRI) found dead in suspicious circumstances inside a bathroom of Hotel Peerless Inn in Kolkata with knife injury mark on his neck. Harsh Balani, a 24-year-old was a resident of Rajkot Gujarat and was in his second year of the course. Police[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Man stoned to death in drunken brawl in Pakur
Pakur: A man was stoned to death by unidentified people followed by a drunken brawl in Jharkhand’s Pakur district on Thursday. Vakil Hembram, a resident of Labda village in Pakur district had gone to watch a football match in the neighboring village Gutipara on Thursday. When he didn’t return that[Read More…]
Jharkahnd: Man strangulated for open defecation beside a house
Palamu: Two members of a family have been arrested for allegedly strangulating a man over defecating next to his house. According to police the accused allegedly had an altercation over the open defecation besides their house and followed to his killing. Manager Ram was accused by his neighbor of defecating[Read More…]
Jharkhand: 1365 crores scam in Shah Brothers mining scam; alleges Congress
Ranchi: Jharkhand PradeshCongress Committee (JPCC) chief Ajoy Kumar alleged the state government of Bhartiya Janata Party led by Raghubar Das of Scam worth Rs 1365 crores in the Shah brothers mining case. Congress will file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) post-Chhath Pooja in this matter and also will try getting[Read More…]
Jharkhand to erect 25-ft statue of Birsa Munda in museum
Ranchi: The Jharkhand cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday approved setting up of a 25-ft statue of freedom fighter Birsa Munda at the old Birsa Munda Central Jail here, which is now being converted into a museum. “Along with the statue of Birsa Munda, 9-ft statues of[Read More…]
Shocking! Patient dies as empty oxygen cylinder used at Ranchi’ RIMS hospital
Ranchi: Once again Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, has been marred by controversies. A patient has lost his life after not getting an oxygen cylinder on time. Upendra Yadav, a resident of Parihar, Garhwa, lost his life when he was undergoing treatment at the hospital. Doctor J K Mitra’s unit[Read More…]
Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda joins Congress
Chaibasa: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda joins Congress in presence of Congress Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee chief Dr Ajoy Kumar. Earlier, his wife Geeta Koda, a sitting member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly joined Congress in presence of national President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi. Madhu Koda was an[Read More…]
6 arrested with opium worth Rs 16 lakh in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Six people, including three women, were arrested with 14 kg opium worth Rs 16 lakh in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Wednesday, police said. The accused, who were going to Punjab, were arrested outside Parasnath Railway Station in a joint operation by the Giridih police and the Anti Terror Squad[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Journalist beaten to death in Chatra
Ranchi: A journalist of a Ranchi-based Hindi daily who had been facing threats was beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, authorities said on Tuesday. Chandan Tiwary, who worked for the “Aaj”, was abducted on Monday night from Pathhalgada, police said. According to police officials, Tiwary was found in the[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Man shot dead, another stabbed to death
Ranchi: A 35-year-old engineer was shot dead in Jharkhand’s Palamau district on Friday when he escorted his child to the school bus, police said. Sudhir Kumar Roshan sustained bullet injuries in his head and waist and died on the way to Ranchi for treatment. In another incident, Ranchi Police found[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Mahapanchayat orders to burn alive 13 year old victim, rapist uncle
In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old girl was raped by her 28-year-old uncle following which the minor victim got pregnant. After acknowledging the matter, Mahapanchayat was organised in Chaibasa village of Jharkhand in which the accused was levied Rs 5 lakh fine. However, what came as a shock to everybody[Read More…]
Ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019, Upendra Kushwaha plans to expand RLSP in Jharkhand
In view of Lok Sabha elections 2019, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party has begun to explore the ground reality and new sites for the expansion of party, following which party chief Upendra Kushwaha has marked Jharkhand as a new spot. RLSP, which is in loggerheads with BJP and JDU over seat-sharing[Read More…]
Naxals blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand
Dhanbad, The Naxals blew up railway tracks in Jharkhand’s Giridih district affecting train services on the busy Grand Chord Dhanbad division, an official said on Tuesday. On Monday at around 10.45 p.m., the insurgents detonated a bomb on the tracks of the Chaudhary Bandh station, the senior East Central Railway[Read More…]
Govt working to nurture sporting talent in the country: Piyush Goyal
Ranchi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the government is working to create an environment and infrastructure to nurture sporting talent in the country. Piyush Goyal said this during a visit to Jharkhand state sports promotion society’s sports academy at Khelgaon. Addressing the cadets at the sports academy, Goyal[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Independent MLA Geeta Koda joins Congress
Ranchi: Geeta Koda, a sitting member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and wife of former state Chief Minister Madhu Koda, on Thursday joined the Congress in New Delhi. “Geets Koda joined the Congress party in the presence of our national President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi,” Kishore Sahdeo, Jharkhand Congress[Read More…]
Together Women can! Dwelling in Jharkhand village, this brave lady empowers other women
Charity begins at home! Where women from different background are coming on the national and international platforms to voice for empowering ourselves and each other, there are few brave females who are working on the ground level too. Alka is the perfect example of a woman who has worked her[Read More…]
Freedom of Expression curtailed: ABVP worker hackled by party men for speaking against Modi
Jharkhand: ABVP worker hackled by party workers for speaking against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a program in Giridih district. The whole incident took place in the presence of Member of parliament from Bhartiya Janata Party Ravindra Pandey. in a video surfacing on social media, in the presence of Bhartiya[Read More…]