Jharkhand govt to provide essentials at people's doorsteps

Ranchi (IANS) With people facing problems in availability of items of daily needs on the first day of the nationwide lockdown, the Jharkhand government on Thursday decided to provide daily essentials to people on their doorsteps.

Chief Minister…

Partial impact of lockdown in Bihar, Jharkhand

Patna/Ranchi (IANS) A large number of people were out buying essential commodities such as vegetable and grocery in Bihar and Jharkhand capitals on Monday following a lockdown declared by the state governments as part of measures to contain coronavirus.…

Ex-Jharkhand minister convicted in PMLA case

Ranchi (IANS) A Special court here has convicted Enos Ekka, former cabinet minister in the Jharkhand government in connection with a money laundering case.

The court found Ekka guilty of offences of Money Laundering to the tune of Rs 20,31,77,852…

Jharkhand extends 'janata curfew' till Monday morning

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand government, here on Sunday, extended the 'janata curfew' till Monday despite the state reporting no coronavirus positive case.

"The janata curfew has been extended till Monday morning. Of the 58 suspected…

Fight against Coronavirus: Lock down declared in Jharkhand till March 31

Ranchi: In wake of the scare possessed by Coronavirus and to minimize its impact among the people the Jharkhand government has declared a lockdown in the state till March 31.

A decision in this regard was taken in a high-level meeting which…

Cong, BJP in direct fight for 2nd RS seat in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) The battle for the second Rajya Sabha seat in Jharkhand has become interesting after Congress fielded Shahzada Anwar against BJP's Deepak Prakash.

Shibu Soren, the father of chief minister Hemant Soren, is set to sail through…

Jharkhand's RIMS not equipped to deal with coronavirus

Ranchi (IANS) The Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), the biggest government-run hospital in Jharkhand, is not equipped to deal with the outbreak of coronavirus in the state.

The virology research and diagnostic centre of microbiology…

Jharkhand to constitute displacement commission soon: CM

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday said that a displacement commission will be constituted soon to address the grievances of people displaced over hundreds of years due to mining and industrialisation in the state.

Elephant ‘Samrat’ dies at Birsa Munda Zoo

Ranchi: For the last 21 years Elephant ‘Samrat’ who was a big draw at the Birsa Munda Zoo of the state capital breathed his last on Thursday.

After performing the post-mortem his body was buried inside the zoo premises itself. Samrat had been…

Budget Session: Acts of DVC not good says Hemant, after MLAs raise issue of mega load shedding in command areas

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the acts of Damodar Valley Corporation were not good and the state government was keeping an eye on its functioning in the state.

Talking to reporters outside the assembly he said that the government…