Clear skies signal onset of winter, mercury to dip for next three days

Ranchi: Clear skies almost all across the state is signalling the onset of the winter season with people feeling the chill in the morning and the evening.

According to the Meteorological Department, there will be a continuous drop in the morning…

NCB 'probes' SRK home, summons Ananya Panday, conducts raids in Andheri

Mumbai (IANS) In a major development, teams of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) paid a formal 'visit' to the residences of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan in Bandra west, and actress Ananya Panday in Khar west, and raided a location in Andheri…

IED detected, defused in J&K's Baramulla

Srinagar (IANS) An improvised explosive device (IED) was detected and defused by the security forces on Thursday in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir thereby averting a major tragedy.

Police said troops of 32 Rashtriya Rifles recovered…

Farmers have right to protest, but roads can't be blocked indefinitely: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated that farmer groups have the right to protest, but they cannot keep roads blocked indefinitely. The top court has sought response from Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer…

No respite for Aryan Khan, Bombay HC to hear his bail plea on Oct 26

Mumbai (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday posted to October 26 the hearing of the bail application of Aryan Khan, arrested in a drugs case by the Narcotics Control Bureau, and declined bail by a Special NDPS Court.

The matter came up…

Heatwaves, extreme droughts in 2020 had worst impact on health: Lancet

New Delhi (IANS) In 2020, adults over 65 were hit by 3.1 billion more days of heatwave exposure than in the 1986-2005 baseline average and the senior citizens from China, India, the US, Japan, and Indonesia were the most affected, a latest report…

Granting quota in promotion to SCs/STs won't hamper efficiency: Centre to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government has told the Supreme Court that granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe employees would not adversely affect the efficiency of the administration.

The apex court will hear…

Ranchi’s model on Ayushman Bharat Yojana will be implemented across the country, says NHA CEO

Ranchi: Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the model of Ranchi will be implemented across the country to facilitate the treatment of patients. This was announced by the CEO of the National Health Authority (NHA) Dr RS Sharma on  Wednesday. Earlier,…

JPSC to conduct Joint Assistant Engineer main exam between Oct 22-24 across 18 centres

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Public Service Commission will conduct the Joint Assistant Engineer, ( Civilian/Mechanical ) Direct Recruitment Main Competitive Examination in different shifts across 18 different exam centres from
October 22-24. 

In…

6th JPSC row: High Court keeps order reserved

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday kept its order reserved over the 6th JPSC row.

Advocate General Rajeev Ranjan on behalf of the state government told the court that the state government agreed with the decision of the single bench.…