CM reviews development schemes in Pakur

Pakur (By our correspondent): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das reviewed the development schemes being implemented in this district and said that there was a tremendous opportunity for improvement in roads,…

Central team visits drought hit areas Santhal Pargana

Dumka (By our correspondent): A central team which has come to review the situation of drought in the state visited the areas of this
district during which they expressed their concern over the drying up of Mayurakshi…

Maoist arrested from Gumla district in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) A Maoist guerrilla was arrested in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Sunday, police said.

Akshya Kumar Singh, a Maoist guerrilla belonging to People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), was arrested from Pipal roundabout…

Pakistani LeT commander, Kashmiri militants killed in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) A Pakistani commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit and two Kashmiri militants were killed by the Indian forces in an 18hour-long gun battle that ended on Sunday here in the outskirts of the Jammu and Kashmir…

Modi wishes Sonia on her birthday

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his greetings to former Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

"Best wishes to Smt. Sonia Gandhiji on her birthday. I pray for her long and healthy…

Iran to stage military drills in Indian Ocean

Tehran (IANS) Iran's navy has planned to stage large-scale military drills in the Indian Ocean in the coming months, the media reported citing officials.

The exercises are aimed to "boost Iran's naval performance in…

India expected to receive total remittance of $80 bn in 2018

Washington (IANS) India is expected to receive a total remittance of $80 billion in 2018, said the latest edition of the World Bank's Migration and Development Brief, released on Saturday.

"Among major remittance recipients,…

Petrol prices down nearly 15% from record levels

New Delhi (IANS) Petrol prices across the four metros have declined by nearly 15 per cent from the record high levels they had reached in October.

In Delhi, petrol was priced at Rs 70.70 per litre, lower by 14.64 per cent from…

Sharad regrets remark on Vasundhara

Ranchi (IANS): Former JD-U leader Sharad Yadav met jailed ailing RJD chief Lalu Prasad in a hospital here on Saturday and also expressed regret for making personal comments on Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

"Yes, I have seen…

14 die as bus falls into gorge in J&K

Jammu (IANS) Fourteen people were killed and 16 others injured on Saturday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said on Saturday.

While 11 people died instantly in Mandi area after…