Winds from north result in dip in mercury, cold to further intensify in state

Ranchi: Friday morning commenced on a bright and sunny note however the cold winds coming from the Hilly states has increased the chill and nip during the ongoing winter season.

The local MET office said that since morning a cold wind is blowing…

CM directs to speed up road construction projects in state

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday directed to speed up road construction projects in the state and said that constructing good and quality roads is a priority for state government. 

Reviewing the functioning of the road construction…

PLFI ultra killed, another arrested in encounter with security personnel in Chaibasa

Chaibasa: An encounter on Thursday evening took place between the ultras belonging to the People's Liberation Front of India and security personnel comprising jawans of police and CRPF personnel under Gudri Police Station area of the West Singhbhum…

Two smugglers nabbed with Rs 14.50 lakh in cash and 1.500 kgs of opium in Chatra

Chatra: Police have arrested two smugglers along with 1.500 kilograms of opium and Rs 14.50 lakh in cash from the Rajpur Police Station area of this district.

Officer in charge for Rajpur police station Anil Kumar said that a tip off had been…

CM directs to take strict action against fake liquor traders

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday directed the officials to take strict action against people involved in the fake liquor trade.

Chairing a review meeting over the functioning of the Excise and Prohibition Department he said that…

CM asks to put up CCTV cameras at all circle and registration offices

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday asked the officials to install CCTV cameras across all the circle offices within a month.

Chairing a review meeting over the functioning of the revenue, registration and land reforms department…

Coronavirus tally reaches 1,12,32 as 211 cases found on Thursday

Ranchi: The Coronavirus tally in the state on Thursday reached 1,12,332 as 211 cases of Covid-19 were detected across 18 districts of  Jharkhand.

During the day 3 deaths were reported including two from Ranchi and 1 from Dhanbad district as…

Schools in Jharkhand to open from Monday: Students of class 10th and 12th to attend with parents permission

Ranchi:  From Monday the schools in the state are all set to open for the students from classes 10th to 12th.

A notification in this regard has been issued by the disaster management department. As per the notification, such schools that are…

Twenty four girls trapped in pharmaceutical units in Coimbatore airlifted to Ranchi

Ranchi: Twenty four girls hailing from West Singhbhum and Saraikela districts of the state on Wednesday were airlifted from Chennai and brought to Ranchi.

These girls were trapped in Coimbatore and were forced to work as bonded labourers in…

Cloud cover remains in state, weather expected to clear from Thursday

Ranchi: The capital city of Ranchi and many other districts remained under the cloud cover during Wednesday while in the urban areas haze was also reported with the sun not being spotted throughout the day.

The local weather station has predicted…