Maoists on rampage in Jharkhand, set more than a dozen vehicles on fire across three districts

Ranchi: Ultras created havoc in Bokaro, Ramgarh and Lohardaga districts of the state as they set on fire more than a dozen vehicles including JCB and tractors. CPI Maoists in Bokaro and Ramgarh and PLFI extremists in Lohardaga set ablaze 11 vehicles…

Tribal outfits Ranchi bandh gets mixed response

Ranchi: City roads initially wore a deserted look during the day-long ‘Ranchi Bandh’ which was called by various tribal organizations to protest against the burning of the Sarna flag.

Since it was Saturday most of the schools remained closed and…

District administration issues joint order in wake of Ranchi bandh and protests, magistrates and police officers deputed

Ranchi: A Joint order of Deputy Commissioner-cum- District Magistrate, Ranchi and Senior Superintendent of Police, Ranchi for the maintenance of law and order and security system in view of protest against the new recruitment policy proposed by the…

Covid Review: Health minister seeks 50,000 vaccines amid spike in cases, says vaccine stock at zero in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Jharkhand’s health minister Banna Gupta has urged the Centre to provide at least 50,000 vaccines to continue the vaccination drive against the coronavirus. He raised the issue in a review meeting conducted by the union health minister Dr Mansukh…

Mortal remains of late Jaggarnath Mahto brought to assembly, CM leads legislators in paying tributes

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren led the state in paying tributes to late Education Minister Jaggarnath Mahto at the Jharkhand Vidhansabha. Earlier the mortal remains of the minister reached early morning at the Ranchi Airport from Chennai…

Education Minister Jaggarnath Mahto cremated with full state honours at his ancestral village

Ranchi: Last rites of Jharkhand’s Education Minister Jaggarnath Mahto who had died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai was performed with full state honour at the banks of the Damodar river in Bhandaridah of Bermo block in Bokaro district…

Jai Bharat Satyagraha Yatra reaches Palamu, Pandey attacks BJP over Adani links

Medninagar: Under the aegis of the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee, the Jai Bharat Satyagraha Yatra reached Palamu. Addressing the Jai Bharat Satyagraha Sabha in Daltonganj state incharge Avinash Pandey said that Prime Minister Modi is destroying…

Jharkhand Guv meets PM Modi in New Delhi

Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday. He informed the Prime Minister about the situation in the state and had a comprehensive discussion on various topics related to the development of the…

Home Secretary Vandana Dadel appears in HC, says Modern Jail Manual will be ready soon

Ranchi: A hearing was held on the suo moto cognizance taken by the High Court to prepare a modern jail manual in Jharkhand. The hearing was held on Thursday in the court of High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra and Justice Anand Sen. 

During…

Education Minister Jaggarnath Mahto Passes Away, Govt Declares Two Day Of State Mourning

Ranchi: Jharkhand’s Education Minister Jaggarnath Mahto died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai on Thursday morning. The 56-year-old leader had undergone lung transplant in Chennai after contracting Covid
in November 2020. He…