Three boys drown in Palamu, one body recovered so far

Daltonganj: Three boys have swept away in the currents of the water while taking a bath at the confluence of Auranga and Koyel river at Kechki which is part of the Palamu Tiger Reserve.

Family members said that a total of 7 boys hailing from…

Private labs to charge maximum of Rs 1,500 for Corona test

Ranchi: The state government has fixed the rate of Coronavirus test in private labs at Rs 1,500.

An order in this regard has been issued by the Health Department. As per the order earlier, the rate of Coronavirus test in private hospitals was…

Health Department comes up with new discharge policy for Corona patients

Ranchi: The state health department has come out with a new discharge policy for Coronavirus patients.

Director of National Health Mission Ravi Shankar Shukla said that all the Civil Surgeons, surveillance officers and principals and superintendents…

Will approach court if Centre fails to give compensation for land acquired by PSUs: Hemant

Dumka: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that his government will approach the court if the Central government fails to provide compensation for the land acquired by the PSUs.

Addressing a press conference at the Massanjore Rest House after…

Govt withdraws Banking Regulation Bill

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Monday withdrew the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 on first day of the Monsoon Session.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved a proposal in the Lok Sabha to withdraw the Bill saying she came with…

India's Aug WPI up, riding on high food, fuel prices

New Delhi (IANS) High food, fuel and manufactured goods' prices accelerated India's August wholesale inflation, official data showed on Monday.

On sequential level, India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices rose…

Lockdown prevented up to 29 lakh Covid-19 cases: Vardhan

New Delhi (IANS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday told the Lok Sabha that the nationwide lockdown had helped prevent up to 29 lakh coronavirus cases and 78,000 deaths in the country.

"The nationwide lockdown, a bold decision by…

Shibu Soren, Dinesh Trivedi take oath as RS members

New Delhi (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) veteran Shibu Soren, former Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi along with several others took oath as Rajya Sabha members on Monday during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

No regulatory intervention on OTT communication platforms for now

New Delhi (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided not to go ahead with any regulatory intervention on Over-the-Top (OTT) communication.

In its recommendations for the OTT services released on Monday, TRAI noted that…

Ex-Maoist beaten to death in Gumla

Ranchi (IANS) A former Maoist guerrilla has been beaten to death in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Monday, the police said.

According to the police, Sandeep Tirkey, 38, a resident of Tesera village in Gumla district, was brutally beaten…