Judge Uttam Anand death case: CBI court convicts two, hearing on quantum of punishment on Aug 6

Dhanbad: On the first death anniversary of the district and sessions judge Uttam Anand of Dhanbad Civil Court, the CBI court on Thursday gave its verdict in the case related to his murder.

The court of CBI Special Judge Rajnikanth Pathak while…

Heavy rainfall recorded in many areas of Jharkhand

Ranchi: Several places in northern Jharkhand experienced heavy showers on Thursday. As per a forecast issued by IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre monsoon trough at means, sea level was passing through Daltonganj and hence there is a possibility of heavy…

Governor directs Govt to start derecognition process of private universities not following UGC norms

Ranchi: Governor Ramesh Bais has directed the State government to initiate action for the cancellation of recognition of those private universities which are not following the UGC norms. Justifying the step in the interest of students he gave the…

Monsoon Session of Jharkhand Assembly all set to be disruptive

Ranchi: The Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Assembly which is going to commence on Friday is all set to be disruptive with the opposition geared up to corner the government over the looming drought-like situation in the state and corruption.

On the hills of Jharkhand, water crisis renders life difficult in tribal villages

Gonda (Jharkhand) (IANS/ 101Reporters) Mesa Paharin of Tokadia Tola in Sundarpahari, in Jharkhand's Godda district, waits in a queue of women, a large plastic tub on her head filled to the brim with dirty utensils that need to be washed. The sole…

State government to manage cold storage & market, farmers to be linked with food processing industry: CM

Lohardaga: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the state government would make arrangements for cold storage and market management in rural areas in order to get a fair price for the agricultural products produced by the farmers. Speaking in a function…

Speaker chairs all party meet before Monsoon Session, special discussion in house over drought

Ranchi: Before the start of the Monsoon Session of Assembly Speaker Rabindranath Mahto chaired an all-party meeting which was also attended by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. In the meeting, it was decided that since average annual rainfall had been…

First suspected case of Monkeypox detected in Garhwa

Ranchi/Garhwa: Symptoms of Monkeypox have been found in a seven-year-old girl from the Tandwa locality of Garhwa who is being treated separately in a ward at Sadar Hospital. However, the health department has not yet confirmed the occurrence of Monkeypox but…

CIL Chairman reviews progress of 13 open-cast mines of CCL

Ranchi: Coal India Ltd (CIL) Chairman Pramod Agarwal on Wednesday presided over a review of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) at CCL Darbhanga House. Coal India has set its target to produce 1 Billion Tonnes(BT) of coal in the financial year 2023-24.…

Hearing held in HC over increasing punishment to Lalu Yadav in Deoghar treasury case

Ranchi: A bench headed by Justice Rangan Mukhopadhyay of the High Court heard the petition for increasing the sentence of six convicts including Lalu Prasad related to the illegal withdrawal from the Deoghar treasury of fodder scam. In the case, the…