MNREGA workers will be connected with insurance and pension scheme

Ranchi: Along with the employment of Mnrega workers in Jharkhand the benefits of various insurance schemes and pension-related schemes of the government will also be available.

In this regard, the Rural Development Department has issued guidelines…

Ranchi’s mercury falls by 2 degrees celsius below normal: Weather to remain dry for next three days

Ranchi: There will be pleasant weather during the auspicious festival of Chhath Mahaparv as the sun will remain out on both the days of performing Arghya. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather will be normal in Ranchi during the…

Rajdhani Express will go to Delhi via Lohardaga-Tori from Nov 11

Ranchi: About a year ago, Lohardaga station was made ready for the Rajdhani Express and since then it was being demanded that the train should be run through the Lohardaga-Tori route.

Now the Ranchi-Delhi Rajdhani Express will travel to New…

Chhath Mahaparv: Devotees perform Kharna, evening Arghya on Wednesday

Ranchi: On the second day of the four-day long festival of Chhath Mahaparv on Tuesday the ritual of ‘Kharna’ was performed.
As part of the ritual, ‘parvaitin’ (the main worshiper who keeps fast) cooked kheer in milk and ‘gur’ (jaggery) with Roti/Poori,…

Chhath Mahaparv: More than 60 ghats are ready in Ranchi, NDRF to be stationed at 4 places

Ranchi: The state capital is all geared to host the devotees and their kin on the river banks during the auspicious festival of Chhath Mahaparv as on behalf of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation, the work of cleaning the ponds of the city is almost…

MDL delivers 4th Scorpene Submarine 'Vela' to Indian Navy

Mumbai (IANS) The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) on Tuesday delivered the fourth Scorpene Submarine of Project P-71 to the Indian Navy which will be commissioned as INS Vela, officials said here.

The acceptance papers were signed by retired…

India-US defence expo focuses on space, AI cooperation

New York (IANS) Indian and US defence officials and business people have focused on partnering in space and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at a virtual expo, according to the US Department of Defence (DoD).

The Second Defense Technology and Trade…

4 infants die after fire breaks out in Bhopal hospital

Bhopal (IANS) At least four children died of suffocation after a fire broke out in the special newborn care unit of Kamla Nehru Children's Hospital in Bhopal.

The fire broke out on Monday. A total 40 children were in the special ward of…

Plot for Hindu temple in Islamabad restored after public outcry

New Delhi (IANS) The Islamabad Capital Development Authority (CDA) has come under severe criticism from the public for cancelling a plot allotted for the construction of a Hindu temple and cremation centre, Dawn news reported.

Within hours…

Uphaar tragedy: Ansal brothers get 7 years jail in evidence tampering case

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday sentenced Sushil and Gopal Ansal, the owners of Uphaar theatre, to 7 years imprisonment in the evidence tampering case.

It also imposed a fine of Rs 2.25 crore on both.

"After thinking over nights…