Second phase of Khatiyani Johar Yatra to commence from Jan 17

Ranchi: The second phase of the Khatiyani Johar Yatra of Chief Minister Hemant Soren will commence from Koderma on January 17. In the second phase, the Yatra will move to Giridih on January 18, Simdega on January 23 and West Singhbhum on 24 January,…

Members of Jain community stage silent protest, knock Raj Bhawan to protect sanctity of Sammed Shikhar Ji

Ranchi: More than 1,500 Jains marched to Raj Bhawan from Jain Mandir near Saheed Chowk for the protection of the sanctity of their Giridih-based religious place Sammed Shikhar Ji which is likely to get converted into a tourist spot. It was a two-hour…

People of various walks meet CM, extend new year greetings

Ranchi: People from various walks of life including politicians bureaucrats policemen and those involved in social fields met Chief Minister Hemant Soren here and extended him new year greetings. 

JMM MP Mahua Maji MLA Shilpi Neha Tirkey Principal Chief…

SC grants month long interim bail to suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal

Ranchi: The Supreme Court had granted a month-long interim bail to Jharkhand cadre IAS Pooja Singhal in Mnrega scam in which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested her in May last year and had chargesheeted as well. The SC granted her bail…

Biometric attendance row: Jharkhand govt staff body also opposes decision linking salaries with biometric attendance

Dhanbad: After a boycott by doctors across the state the Jharkhand State Non-Gazetted Employees Federation (JSNGEF) has also opposed the government’s order of attaching salary payment with biometric attendance.

The JSNGEF has shot off a letter…

CM offers prayers at Maa Chinmastika Temple at Rajrappa, prays for prosperity & well being of people

Ramgarh: Chief Minister Hemant Soren along with family members visited Maa Chinmastika Temple located in Rajrappa of this district and offered his prayers at the temple.

On the occasion JMM supremo Shibu Soren, mother of the Chief Minister…

JHASA delegation meets CM over biometric attendance

Dhanbad/Ramgarh: Chief minister Hemant Soren has expressed concern when he was informed that the December salary payment of state government doctors especially medicos of Ranchi has been held up by the health department due biometric attendance fiasco.

CCL to provide nutritional support to TB patients in Chatra and Latehar

Ranchi: Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) had signed an MOU with Child In Need Institute (CINI) Jharkhand for providing nutrition baskets (for 6 months) and support for mental well-being for patients with Tuberculosis (TB) in Latehar and Chatra.

Jharkhand forest dept seeks services of Hyderabad-based hunter to catch man-eating Leopard of Garhwa

Ranchi: The Jharkhand forest department has roped the services of Hyderabad-based hunter Nawab Shafath Ali Khan to catch the maneating leopard of Garhwa by tranquillizing it. It is suspected that all four children including three in Garhwa and one…

People welcome 2023 with prayers, picnic, and parties in state

Ranchi: People in the state welcomed the new year with fun frolic and devotion People started the first of January with worship in the temples. A huge crowd was seen in the temples of the capital Ranchi since morning. A crowd of devotees was seen in…