Jharkhand heading towards becoming an oxygen surplus state

Ranchi:  The second wave of Covid19 which is more fatal and steeper with new variants saw tremendous increase in number of cases in Jharkhand and in that situation Chief Minister Hemant Soren came forward and took the charge of providing immediate…

There will no lack of funds to battle Coronavirus in state: Rameshwar Oraon

Ranchi: State Jharkhand Chief and Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon said that there will no lack of funds to battle Coronavirus.

He said that despite the lack of cooperation extended by the centre the state government with its own resources…

Dedicated Child Covid ward to be set up in Sadar Hospital

Ranchi: The Ranchi district administration has commenced its preparations to set up a dedicated Covid ward for the children as part of which DC Chhavi Ranjan on Tuesday visited the Sadar Hospital and Ranchi Children Hospital alongwith other senior…

Jharkhand ranks first in recent ranking issued by Smart City Mission

Ranchi: Jharkhand has reached the top position in the index of execution of projects as part of the Smart City Mission which has been issued by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Among the 100 cities were projects under the Mission…

Day after PM's Rs 2K dole, farmers stunned by hike in fertiliser price

Mumbai/New Delhi (IANS) Day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Rs 2,000 each to 9.50 crore farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sanman Nidhi Scheme on May 14, the peasantry was hit by an unexpected bolt from the blue.

Barely…

BJP slams Congress over 'toolkit'; latter hits back with police case

New Delhi (IANS) A war of words erupted on Tuesday between the BJP and the Congress after the former accused the latter of using the Covid pandemic to malign Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image.

Hitting back at the BJP, the Congress accused…

Indian Navy, Coast Guard rescue 314 from barges in Arabian Sea

Mumbai (IANS) In one of the biggest search and rescue operations in the Arabian Sea, the Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 314 people stranded and struggling for survival on two barges that were engulfed by Cyclone Tauktae, officials…

Mamata wants change of governor, writes to PM, President

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the President and Prime Minister demanding a change of Governor in the interest of "good governance " in the state.

The letter comes immediately after the CBI arrested…

Declining Covid trend pushes equities higher; Sensex above 50K

Mumbai (IANS) A steady decline in new Covid cases along with accelerated vaccination drive powered the rise of India's benchmark stock indices during the mid-afternoon trade session on Tuesday.

Accordingly, both key indices started on a…

Calcutta HC stays CBI court order granting bail to 4 Trinamool leaders

Kolkata (IANS) In a rare instance, the Calcutta High Court late on Monday stayed the special CBI court order granting bail to four heavyweight Trinamool Congress leaders, just hours after the lower court granted them interim bail following their arrest…