Hemant Soren writes to Centre to postpone JEE, NEET exams

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to postpone the IIT-JEE and NEET examinations.

"Both these competitive examinations are extremely critical in the career of…

J'khand hotel booked for allegedly offering room to Tej Pratap

Ranchi (IANS) A hotel in Ranchi was booked for allegedly offering a room to Tej Pratap, former Bihar Health Minister and son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, by violating the government's order during the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said.

ASI caught taking bribe by Anti Corruption Bureau in Bokaro

Bokaro: Sleuths of the Anti Corruption Bureau arrested an Assitant Sub Inspector of Police posted at Chas Muffasil Police Station while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000.

The arrested ASI has been identified as Jai Prakash. A complaint against…

Enforcement team of RMC conducts drive against encroachment in city

Ranchi: On Friday the enforcement team of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation conducted a special drive against encroachment in prominent market areas of the capital.

The team conducted the drive in the daily market clothes market, Church Road,…

Now people can buy stamp online from their homes or cyber cafes

Ranchi: The registration department has put in a new mechanism in place to help people buy stamps after the agreement between the state government and Jharkhand Stock Holding Corporation was called off.

Now people would be able to buy the stamps…

Fodder Scam: Hearing deferred on Lalu Yadav's bail plea till Sep 11

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday deferred the hearing on the bail petition of jailed former Bihar Chief Minister in a case of the multi-crore fodder scam till September 11.

The CBI informed the court on Friday that its lawyer was…

On direction of few big coaching institutions JMM-Cong opposing JEE & NEET Exams: BJP

Ranchi: State BJP spokesperson Kunal Sadangi on Friday alleged that on the directions of some big coaching institutions the JMM-Congress government in Jharkhand was opposing the NEET and JEE exams.

He said that in all the universities of the…

Congress stages dharna before Raj Bhawan demanding cancellation of JEE and NEET exams

Ranchi: The Congress party on Friday staged demonstrations across the state headquarters demanding that the proposed JEE and NEET examination be cancelled.

In the state capital, the party leaders staged a dharna before the Raj Bhawan during…

Setback to Prabhunath Singh as HC maintains judgement of lower court

Ranchi: Former MP Prbahunath Singh and his brother Dinanath Singh on Friday received a major set back from the Jharkhand High Court.

The High Court maintained the verdict of the lower court in connection with the case related to the murder…

Superintendent Engineer of Electricity Department caught taking bribe of Rs 14,000 in Giridih, Rs 18 lakh in cash recovered from home

Giridih: Sleuths of the Anti Corruption Department caught the Superintendent Engineer of the Electricity Department and his assistant while they were accepting a bribe of Rs 14,000 from a contractor.

A team of the ACB from Dhanbad led by DSP…