In next four years 24 lakh people will be linked with agriculture related activities: Badal

Ranchi: Agriculture Minister Badal on Tuesday said that the state government has set a target to link 24 lakh people with agriculture in the course of the next four years in which the animal husbandry department has an important role to play.

Budegt Session: Auction of 'Balughats' will be completed in April, says Chief Minister

Ranchi: During the ongoing Budget session of the Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday MLAs of the opposition created an uproar over illegal minning and smuggling of sand coupled with acts of the police department.

Due to the uproar by the MLAs Speaker…

CM assures all possible help to family of mob lynching victim Mubarak Khan

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has assured all possible help to the family members of mob lynching victim Mubarak Khan.

Widow of Mubarak Khan, Tabassum Khatoon and her family members met the Chief Minister at the Vidhansabha here and requested…

India's WPI inflation rises to 4.17% in Feb

New Delhi (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices sequentially rose to 4.17 per cent in February from a rise of 2.03 per cent in January.

Similarly, the January inflation rate last month was higher on a year-on-year…

NIA searches 10 locations across India in terror probe

New Delhi (IANS) In a major action against the Islamic State (IS) modules, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches in at least 10 locations across the country, including one in Delhi.

An NIA source related to…

Hackers hit 32 Indian firms via Microsoft email servers

New Delhi (IANS) At least 32 Indian organisations have been attacked by hackers who exploited vulnerabilities in unpatched Microsoft business email servers, a new report warned on Monday, adding that the finance and banking institutions have been…

Right to Reject may disrupt Parl; SC seeks Centre, EC reply

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking direction to give voters the right to reject a candidate in an election, if maximum votes are polled in favour of NOTA.

The…

Repatriation exercise during the lockdown shows Govt's diplomatic success: Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) Repatriation of more than 45 lakh people from various countries during the Covid-19 lockdown highlights the success of diplomacy of the current government, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament on Monday.

Noting…

Jharkhand CM apprises Assembly on key policy decisions

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said in the state Assembly on Monday that 75 per cent private jobs will be reserved for the local people in the state.

"In the cabinet meeting on March 12, many historic decisions were taken…

Batla House case: Court awards death penalty to Ariz Khan

New Delhi (IANS) Thirteen years after the Batla House encounter, a Delhi Court on Monday sentenced Ariz Khan, who was convicted of the murder of inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and other offences, to death.

Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav…