GST collections cross Rs 1 lakh crore mark

New Delhi (IANS) Revenue collections under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in October, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.

This was a marked improvement over the September GST collection…

Raghubar directs officials to make advance planning for drought areas

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das asked the officials to make advance planning for drought-hit
areas of the state and ensure that farmers are able to get the benefit of the crop insurance…

6 arrested with opium worth Rs 16 lakh in Giridih

Ranchi (IANS): Six people, including three women, were arrested with 14 kg opium worth Rs 16 lakh in Jharkhand's Giridih district on Wednesday, police said.

The accused, who were going to Punjab, were arrested outside Parasnath Railway…

CM Das hails Sardar Patel; says he is a symbol of India's unity and integrity

Even today, Sardar Patel is relevant. He is the symbol of unity and integrity of the country. We need to respond to powers that are working to divide us in the name of racism, caste, creed, etc. On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel…

1987 Hashimpura massacre: 16 UP PAC men get life

New Delhi (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment 16 personnel of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) for killing 42 people in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre in Meerut.

In doing so, the court…

SC seeks pricing, offset partner details on Rafale deal

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought more information from the government on the Rafale combat jet deal, including its pricing and deemed advantages.

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi told the Centre it should state in…

Modi unveils 'Statue of Unity'

Kevadia (Gujarat) (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled the 182-metre high 'Statue of Unity' in honour of country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and dedicated it to the nation.

Built on Sadhu…

CM Das seeks report on rape incidents in state

Ranchi (IANS): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday asked all the 24 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to submit within one week report on incidents of rape taking place in their respective districts.

"Submit the rape incidents…

Save farmers, pay off their loans, urges Big B

Mumbai (IANS) Moved by the plight of a farmer who made it to the 'hot seat' of the game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati", Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is doing his bit to help the farmer community, has urged the…

Officials foil bid to sell Bihar paddy in Punjab

Chandigarh (IANS) Officials of the Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Department on Tuesday recovered 5,000 bags of paddy from Bihar from a rice mill in Khanna town, around 65 km from here.

The recovery was made from United Agro…