Jharkhand: Clashes erupt during Holi procession; shops, vehicles set ablaze

Giridih (IANS) Several people were injured, and multiple shops and vehicles were set on fire after a violent clash broke out between two groups during a Holi procession in Jharkhand's Giridih district. 

The incident, which escalated into…

Minister justifies encounter killing of gangster Aman Sahu in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Justifying the police encounter of Jharkhand’s notorious gangster Aman Sahu, state Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu asserted that those who defy the law and challenge the administration must face the consequences. 

Speaking to the…

Jharkhand’s notorious gangster Aman Sahu killed in police encounter

Ranchi (IANS) Notorious gangster Aman Sahu, accused of over 150 crimes across multiple states, including Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, was killed in a police encounter on Tuesday morning in Chainpur, Palamu district, officials said. 

Sahu had…

BJP MLAs disrupt Jharkhand Assembly over law and order, Question Hour adjourned

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand Assembly witnessed a massive uproar on Monday as BJP MLAs staged a strong protest over the issue of the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Their continuous sloganeering forced the Speaker to adjourn the…

Five including two children die in firecracker shop blaze in Jharkhand’s Garhwa

Ranchi (IANS) At least five people, including two children, lost their lives in a massive fire that broke out at a firecracker shop in the Godarmana market of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, on Monday around 11.30 a.m., officials said.  

The deceased…

Jharkhand DGP blames jail inmates for surge in crime, BJP slams his 'shameless' remark

Ranchi (IANS) A political firestorm has erupted in Jharkhand over the recent spike in crime in the state. Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta on Monday claimed that many of these incidents are being orchestrated from inside the prisons. 

NTPC Deputy General Manager shot dead in Hazaribagh

Hazaribagh (IANS) Kumar Gaurav, Deputy General Manager of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), was shot dead on Saturday morning in the Katkamdag police station area of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. 

The attack, suspected to be…

Jharkhand: IIT-ISM student found dead under suspicious circumstances in Dhanbad campus

Dhanbad (IANS) In a tragic incident, Tanmay Prajapati, a B.Tech student at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in the Aqua Marine Hostel bathroom on Thursday, officials…

Babulal Marandi elected Jharkhand BJP legislature party leader ending LoP suspense

Ranchi (IANS) Babulal Marandi has been unanimously elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislature Party in the Jharkhand Assembly, putting an end to the three-and-a-half-month-long suspense over the Leader of Opposition (LoP)…

CRPF assistant commandant, two jawans injured in Maoist IED Blast in Chaibasa, airlifted to Ranchi

Chaibasa (IANS) Three security personnel, including an Assistant Commandant of the CRPF’s CoBRA battalion, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa district, officials said on Thursday.