High Court stays transfer of 66 JAP jawans

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the transfer order of as many as 66 constables of the fourth battalion of Jharkhand Armed Police having its headquarters in Bokaro.

The development took place in the court of Justice Ananda Sen where…

Area commander of CPI Maoists surrenders before Jharkhand Police

Chatra: An area commander of the CPI Maoists on Wednesday surrendered before the police authorities. Area commander Kamlesh Yadav surrendered in a function organised at the collectorate here in which Chatra DC Abu Imran, SP Rakesh Ranjan and Commandant…

JBVNL proposes to increase electricity rate by 20 percent

Ranchi: In the coming financial year, electricity consumers may get a big shock. The non-increase in electricity rates for the last three years is going to affect the pockets of the consumers.

On Wednesday, Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited…

Budgetary allocation of 43 percent spent so far, revenue target of 58 percent achieved till Nov 30 says Government

Ranchi: The State Government on Wednesday claimed that it has spent 43 percent of the total budgetary allocation for the fiscal 2022-23 till November 30, 2022. 

As per the government data the revised budget for the year 2022-23 was Rs 103845…

Ex-Jharkhand minister and five-time MLA Samresh Singh passes away at 81, CM and others express grief

Bokaro: Five times MLA and the first science and technology minister of Jharkhand Samresh Singh passed away on Thursday in his house in Sector-4 in Bokaro Steel City at 4 am.

He was 81 years old. Singh’s family said that he was admitted to…

ED attaches immovable property of jailed IAS Pooja Singhal worth Rs 82.77 Cr

Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached the immovable properties worth Rs 82.77 Crore belonging to the jailed IAS officer Pooja Singhal.

The properties include one Super Speciality Hospital namely Pulse Super Speciality…

Jharkhand Government Suo Moto online registration process, CM says trying to make system easy and hassle free

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren inaugurated the state-wide Suo-Moto Online Mutation process at the Project Building here in which Rural Development Minister Aalamgir Aalam and Labour Planning and Training Minister Satyanand Bhokta were…

HC extends order of ‘no coercive action’ against three Congress MLAs

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court extended its order of no coercive action against the three MLAs of the Jharkhand Congress assembly facing charges of toppling of the government.

The three MLAs included Irfan Ansari, Naman Vixel Kongari and…

Participation of community is very important for elimination of Filariasis and Kala Azar: Banna Gupta

Ranchi: Community participation is key to the success of the filariasis elimination programme and we must work together to make Jharkhand Filariasis and Kala-azar free said State Health Minister Banna Gupta during the launch ceremony of Mass Drug…

Cabinet nod to bicycles for Class VIII to X students this year

Ranchi: The Jharkhand cabinet after its meeting approved distribution of bicycles among the students which was due for the last two years.

Bicycles are given to students of the government schools in class VIII every year.  However, it was not…