Liquor shops down shutters as owners go on indefinite strike demanding excise duty roll back

Ranchi: The liquor shops have shut down in the state as owners on Thursday decided to go an indefinite strike in support of their various demands including the rollback of increased excise duty.

Under the banner of the Jharkhand Retail Liquor…

Two including woman murdered in separate incidents in Sahebganj

Sahebganj: Two people including a woman and a jawan of the home guard were murdered in separate incidents that took place under different police station areas of this district.

On Thursday body of a woman was found on the roadside under Borio…

'Exploiting creative liberty': PIL in SC says OTT platforms abusing right to expression

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking establishment of a proper institution for monitoring and management of content on different OTT/Streaming and digital media platforms.

None of the…

Covid fiscal support 'modest', direct govt spending at 1.2% of GDP: Moody's

New Delhi (IANS) Centre's latest measures aimed at inducing consumer demand have been termed as too less and also quite late given the impact the pandemic had on the economy.

Moody's Investors Service has said that even if the latest…

Package to J&K and Ladakh to empower 10 lakh women: Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a series of tweets has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on two key Cabinet decisions taken on Wednesday.

Shah said the special package of Rs 520 crore under the Deendayal…

High Court orders CID probe into murder of woman and three minor children in Giridih

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday ordered a CID probe into the murder of a woman and three minor children which had taken place in Giridih district.

The father of the woman Chandrika Yadav had filed a petition in the High Court…

Due to mistakes of previous government exchequer is empty says Chief Minister

Bokaro: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday attacked the previous BJP government of the state and claimed that due to their mistake the state exchequer had become empty due to which the government was not in a position to pay salaries…

Breather for State Government as SC allows over 3,600 high school teachers to continue in service, next hearing on Nov 4

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday granted interim relief to over 3,600 teachers in Jharkhand by allowing them to continue in service as it sought response from the state government on pleas challenging the high court decision which had quashed…

India's FY21 GDP outlook worsens, IMF sees 10.3% contraction

New Delhi (IANS) With the coronavirus pandemic still to be contained and the central government's stimulus measures having limited impact on economic activities and consumer demand, the outlook for the Indian economy for the current financial…

India's Sep WPI rises on high food prices

New Delhi (IANS) High food, primary articles and manufactured goods' prices accelerated India's September wholesale inflation.

Consequently, the annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 1.32 per cent in September from…