Villages and farmers are the centre of all works of the government: Barnwal

Ranchi: Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sunil Kumar Barnwal said that villages and farmers are the centre of all the works of the state government and all efforts of Chief Minister Raghubar Das are aimed at the upliftment of the villages and…

Former Dhanbad MP AK Roy no more, last rites with full state honors today

Dhanbad: Three-time former Dhanbad MP and Marxist thinker AK Roy passed away at the Central Hospital of BCCL here at the age of 85. Arun Kumar Roy or AK Roy or popularly known as Rai Da among his followers was grappling various old age-related ailments…

4 Maoists involved in killing of five cops arrested in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) : Four Maoist guerrillas involved in the killing of five security personnel were arrested by the Seraikela-Kharsawa district police on Saturday.

The four arrested Maoists include Sushil Tudu, Budhram Manjhi, Sri Ram Manjhi and…

Richa Bharti alleges getting threats, provided security

Ranchi (IANS) Richa Bharti, the 19-year-old college student who was arrested for an objectionable Facebook post and released on bail on Wednesday by a Ranchi court, has been provided security cover after she informed the court about receiving threats…

Maoists attack 'police informer' in Latehar

Ranchi (IANS) Maoists on Thursday attacked a man and his son on charges of being "police informers" in Jharkhand's Latehar district and also set ablaze a number of vehicles, police said.

Maoists first carried out the arson in…

3 Maoists killed in Lohardaga, 2 AK-47s seized

Ranchi (IANS) Three Maoists were killed in a gun-battle with the security forces in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district on Thursday, the police said. Two AK-47s were seized from them.

After receiving a tip-off about presence of Maoists in Sahedapat…

Delayed police action blamed for Tabrez's death in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS ) A three-member committee, headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), it its report has blamed the police advisory, delayed police action and lack of suitable medical treatment for death of Tabrez Ansari.

The report was submitted…

Court modifies Quran distribution judgment

Ranchi (IANS ) A Ranchi court which had awarded the punishment of distributing five copies of the Quran to a Hindu girl modified it's judgment on Wednesday.

"The court of Manish Kumar modified it's judgment in which it had directed…

JMM demands immediate arrest for Bokaro MLA Biranchi Narayan for beat SAIL official

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has demanded for the immediate arrest of BJP’s Bokaro MLA Biranchi Narayan who has been accused of manhandling of an official of the Bokaro Steel Plant.

Addressing a…

Devotees throng to Shiv Mandirs as auspicious month of Shravan commences

Ranchi: On the first day of the auspicious month of Shravan a huge rush of devotees was witnessed across all the Shiv Temples in the capital with the maximum turnout was witnessed at the Pahadi Baba Mandir.