Govt taking effective steps to empower rural women

Ranchi: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, significant strides have been made in the empowerment and economic self-reliance of rural women in Ranchi.

Since 2019, the credit linkage provided to Self-Help Groups (SHGs) has increased…

Where have 71 ponds gone? HC asks Ranchi civic body

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Ranchi Municipal Corporation over the disappearance of ponds in Ranchi.

The court questioned the corporation, asking where the 71 ponds reported to have existed…

Howrah-CSMT Express train derails in Jharkhand, two dead

Jamshedpur (IANS) Two persons were killed and 50 others injured after 18 coaches of a train bound for Mumbai derailed in Jharkhand on Tuesday. 

The Howrah-CSMT Express (train number 12810) derailed between Rajkharsawan and Badabambo stations…

Thousands of devotes offered paryer at Pahari temple on second Somvari

Ranchi:  On the second Monday in Ranchi, Shiva devotees were delighted with the blowing devotional wind.

There was a flood of faith to convince Bhole Baba.

There was a steady flow of devotees in the temples from early morning till late…

Former Jharkhand minister Bachha Singh passes away

Dhanbad: One of the ministers of Jharkhand’s first cabinet and trade union leader Bachha Singh (80) breathed his last at Dhanbad Binod Bihari Mahto Chowk-based Super Specialty Hospital on Monday afternoon.

Family members said he had been ill…

ED gets 5 days custody of Kamlesh

Ranchi: The Ranchi PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) special court on Monday allowed the custodial interrogation of journalist-turned-land dealer Kamlesh Kumar for five days to take the lid off the land scam.

The scam is billed to be…

Promising students visit Sriharikota Range

Ranchi: Under the ‘Gift of Education’ programme launched by Good Luck County administration, 25 promising students from Gumla district were sent to ISRO's Sriharikota Range in 2023. This initiative aims to promote excellence in science and has…

BJP ruckus in House over Bangladeshi infiltration, govt tables RS 4833 cr supplementary budget

Ranchi: On the second day of the monsoon session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, BJP legislators created a ruckus over issues of Bangladeshi infiltration and the police lathi-charge on college hostel students in Pakur.

Due to the opposition's…

SC to hear on Monday ED's plea challenging bail to Hemant Soren

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday the plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the Jharkhand High Court's decision to grant bail to JMM leader Hemant Soren in a money laundering case linked to an…

Jharkhand: KKM hostel students beaten by cops, BJP slams Soren govt over

New Delhi (IANS) About a dozen students of the KKM college in Jharkhand's Pakud district suffered injuries as the state police thrashed them inside the hostel premises, allegedly over a proposed protest march against the Bangladeshi intruders…