New Education Policy encourages privatisation & commercialisation, is an attack on fundamental right to equal opportunity: Hemant Soren

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that since education is a subject of concurrent list therefore open discussions should have been held with all the states before framing the new education policy so that it does not appear to be forced…

Despite not being in power BJP is still in the hearts of people of Jharkhand: Nadda

Ranchi: BJP's national president JP Nadda said that occupying power was all about mathematics but the party despite being defeated in the Vidhan Sabha elections is still in the hearts of the people.

Addressing the working committee meet…

Corona mayhem in Police Department in Jharkhand: So far 4,453 test positive for Covid-19, 9 dead, 3,878 also cured and discharged

Ranchi: So far in Jharkhand, 4,453 police personnel have been detected positive for Coronavirus.

A statement issued by the state police headquarters here said that out of these 4,453 police personnel, 4 are SP Rank officers, 2 are ASP rank…

DGP reviews progress in anti insurgency operations in state

Ranchi: Jharkhand DGP MV Rao chaired a high-level meeting with the senior officials of the state police, CRPF as well as with all the SPs of the districts via video conferencing during which he reviewed the law and order situation and anti-insurgency…

MET warns of rainfall and lightning for next three days in Jharkhand

Ranchi: The local MET department has issued a warning regarding rainfall and thunderstorms which would continue in the state for the next three days.

The department has issued a 'yellow warning' for the Santhal Pargana division, Kolhan…

BJP's Ram Madhav attends Tibetan hero's funeral, but deletes tweet

Leh (IANS) Sending mixed signals, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav, who is in Ladakh for the party's first ever state executive meeting in the newly created Union Territory, attended Subedar Nyima Tenzin, Special Frontier Force, hero's funeral…

Govt drops plan to provide choice of electricity suppliers to consumers

New Delhi (IANS) Consumers waiting for the big bang distribution sector reforms that would have allowed them to choose electricity suppliers offering the lowest tariff, are in for a big disappointment.

The government has dropped the plan to…

India enters elite hypersonic missile club

New Delhi (IANS) India has successfully flight tested hypersonic technology that will pave the way towards development of missiles travelling at six times the speed of sound.

with this successful demonstration, the country enters an elite club…

'Think about our future', 12-year-old climate activist writes to PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) On the occasion of the first 'International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies', a 12-year-old environmental activist wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding clean air for all, cautioning that if nothing is done,…

Govt to launch nutrition drive for severely acute malnourished children

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre will launch a drive to identify severely acute malnourished (SAM) children and ensure their adequate nutrition and care during ongoing 'POSHAN Maah 2020', Union minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani…