9 arrested for gang rape of two minor girls in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Nine persons accused of raping two minor sisters have been arrested in Bishnupur block of Gumla district by the police, while one accused committed suicide by hanging.

The gang rape took place when the two sisters were returning…

State’s intervention helps 61 workers return home safely from Himachal Pradesh after assault incident

Ranchi: The intervention of the state following the assault on the labourers of Jharkhand working in the Rathi Hydoelectric Power Project Private Limited in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh bore fruit as so far a total of 61 workers have returned…

DC asks officials to Focus on mobile vaccination

Ranchi: The performance of two blocks of Ranchi in Covid-19 vaccination has been excellent as a result of which Silli and Ormanjhi have become the Block of the Week by performing brilliantly in Block Vaccination.

So far 74 percent of the people…

Rain alert in Jharkhand till 20: Mercury drops by 4 degree Celsius

Ranchi: It has been raining incessantly in Ranchi for the last 36 hours during this a record 26.6 mm of rain has been recorded in the capital. At the same time, a drop of four degrees has been recorded in the maximum
temperature.

The maximum…

Panchayat Polls likely in December

Ranchi: Preparations have intensified regarding the conduct of three-tier panchayat elections with a possibility of polls in Jharkhand by the end of 2021 which is likely in December.

In this regard, necessary action from the Panchayati Raj…

Petrol crosses Rs 100 mark in capital, rising prices of vegetables further bleed people

Ranchi: The festival season and the incessant rainfall has started having their toll on the green vegetables as prices of tomatoes and onion have once again skyrocketed shaking the household budget.

In the local market, tomatoes was being sold…

Better policing can be done by better management of equitable resources - CID ADG

Ranchi: CID ADG Prashant Singh said that better management of limited resources in the state can lead to better policing. Participating during the discussion on the changing challenges of policing and people-friendly policing at Ranchi Press Club…

Power plants will not face any problems due to lack of coal: Prahlad Joshi

Chatra/Ranchi: Union Minister for Coal Prahlad Joshi had reached the state during which he visited the Ashok Coal Project of the Central Coal Fields Ltd located in Piparwar of this district.

Upon his arrival at the helipad at Chatra, he was…

Durga Puja concludes as devotees bid adieu to Goddess with prayers to wipe out Coronavirus

Ranchi: Durga Puja came to an end across the state with the immersion of idols of the Goddess across the different river bodies during which the devotees prayed to Maa Durga to wipe out Coronavirus.
In the state capital of Ranchi, idols were immersed…

Four drown in Dam in Garhwa, incident happened while putting fishing net

Garhwa : Four youths lost their lives as they were drowned in Babhani Khad dam located under Bansidhar Nagar Police Station area of this district while putting up a net for catching fish.

Police said that the four had gone to put up the net…