Ramgarh: Baby elephant falls into well, rescued

Ramgarh  (IANS): A baby elephant that strayed from its herd and fell into a 30 feet deep well in Gosi village in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district was rescued after a five-hour long operation on Monday.

According to Forest Department officials,…

Crops damaged in Jharkhand due to drought

Ranchi (IANS): A Central team that visited Jharkhand has confirmed that the standing crops have been damaged due to drought, a state official said here on Monday.

The team, led by Agriculture Joint Secretary Atish Chandra, visited seven districts…

Direct tax collections at Rs 6.75 lakh cr till November

New Delhi (IANS): Showing an increase of 15.7 percent over the last year, the gross direct tax collections till November stood at Rs 6.75 lakh crore, according to provisional figures released on Monday.

This was despite a 50 percent rise in…

New ticket Price for Taj Mahal to reduce human impact

Agra (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday enforced a new ticketing system for the Taj Mahal, aimed at reducing increasing human impact on the fragile 17th-century white marble marvel.

Vasant Kumar Swarnkaar,…

India beat Australia by 31 runs in Adelaide Test

Adelaide (IANS) India on Monday earned a hard-fought 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series after beating Australia by 31 runs in the opening cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval here.

This is the sixth Test win for India on Australian…

Global cues, oil prices drag equity indices lower

Mumbai (IANS) Broadly negative Asian stock exchanges along with a rise in global crude oil prices and domestic political uncertainty pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower during the morning trade session on Monday.

Raghubar to visit UAE on three day visit from Dec 15

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das would be travelling to the United Arab Emirates on a three-day visit starting from December 15. Mr Das said that instead of having degrees the youth…

People are masters in democracy says Chief Minister

Pakur (By our correspondent): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that people were the masters in democracy as it is they  who have voted to make a strong and stable government in the state and asked them…

Mahagathbandhan to fall apart before Lok Sabha polls: Laxman Giluwa

Dumka (By our correspondent): State BJP president and Chaibasa MP Laxman Giluwa said that the dreams of forging a Mahagathbandhan would be shattered before the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a press conference…

Congress accuses Enos Ekka of running office from jail

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Dr Ajay Kumar accused former MLA Enos Ekka of running election office from jail and alleged that the state government despite being aware…