Jharkhand will fascinate tourists with its rich wildlife: Hemant

Ranchi: Presiding over the 14th meeting of the Jharkhand State Wildlife Board, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that many states are working for the conservation of their forests and wildlife. Forest department should adopt that model best suited for…

Schools open in Jharkhand, less presence of children inside class rooms

Ranchi: Offline classes started in schools of Jharkhand from Friday as following the instructions of the state government all the schools have been opened as per the guidelines. On the first day, only about 50 percent of the students were seen in…

Heavy snowfall thaws frozen memories of Simla

Shimla (IANS) Heavy snowfall thawed the frozen memories of Simla -- the erstwhile capital of British India, as a thick quilt, and not blanket, of white covered the Queen of Hills, now called Shimla, in the past two days -- the highest spell in one…

Blinken to meet Jaishankar, reaffirm vitally important strategic partnership: US official

New York (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to "reaffirm our vitally important strategic partnership" when they are in Australia for a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Quad bloc…

2 LeT terrorists killed in Srinagar gunfight

Srinagar (IANS) Two LeT terrorists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Srinagar's Zakura area, officials said on Saturday.

"Two terrorists of terror outfit LeT/TRF neutralised by Srinagar Police. One of the killed terrorists…

Rural economy will be strengthened through tourism

Ranchi: The Government of Jharkhand is serious about bringing the state on the tourism map of the world stage. The geographical location and natural beauty of the state is also favorable for tourism. The government has formulated a new tourism policy…

CM approves proposal to stop illegal smuggling of Micra scrap

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has given his approval to a proposal to stop illegal smuggling of mica mineral contained in Dhibra dumps. It will now be put up for approval in the cabinet meeting. This proposal has been prepared as there is no clear…

Special Provisions made for Ranchi Railway Division Union Budget 2022-23

Ranchi: Special provisions have been made in the budget for rail development works in Ranchi Railway Division. In the budget for the year 2022-23, provisions has been made for the ongoing development works and other works in Ranchi Railway Division. 

ED arrests Punjab CM Channi's nephew in money laundering case

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has Bhupinder Singh Honey, the nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to illegal mining in Punjab, said officials…

Equity settles low; Nifty realty, PSU bank, media, auto in red

New Delhi (IANS) India's key benchmark equity indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- settled marginally in the red on Friday due to continued profit booking after the recent rally.

Also, subdued global cues weighed on the broader…