Need to strike balance between industrial development and environment: Guv

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Governor Draupadi Murmu stressed the need to strike a proper balance between Industrial development and environment for which concrete and serious efforts are needed to be made.

KSCF joins hands with Jharkhand to end child labour

Ranchi (IANS): The Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation (KSCF) here on Sunday joined hands with the Jharkhand government and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to eradicate child labour in the state.

The ongoing…

Modi, Abe visit robotic, automation facility in Japan

Tokyo (IANS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Sunday visited a Japanese robotic and automation capabilities facility near here.

Modi, who arrived here on Saturday for his annual bilateral summit…

Special team to ensure speedy trials of first indigenously-build Train-18 trainset

New Delhi (IANS): Indian Railways has set up a separate team to ensure speedy trials of the much-awaited Trainset, a first for the national transporter, that will roll out on October 29 from Chennai's Integral Coach Factory (ICF).

A separate…

College teacher shot dead in Bihar

Patna (IANS) A college teacher was shot dead on Sunday in Bihar's Nalanda district, police said.

"Arvind Kumar, a professor at the PMS college, was shot dead near Elite hotel in Bhagan Bigha area by unidentified assailants…

Maoists strike in Bastar, kill four CRPF men

Raipur (IANS): Maoist guerrillas on Saturday fired upon a contingent of para-military Central Reserve Police Force in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, killing four troopers on a day when Chief Minister Raman Singh kicked off the ruling BJP's…

Telcos told to be ready with new KYC process by Nov 5

New Delhi (IANS): The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked telecom operators to be ready with an alternate verification process for approval from the department by November 5, as it ordered the operators to stop using Aadhaar e-KYC for…

Maoists agent's property seized in Giridih

Ranchi (IANS): Police on Saturday seized properties of an alleged Maoists agent in Jharkhand's Giridih district.

The police said Sawan Bahar restaurant belongs to Manoj Chaudhary, an alleged Maoist sympathizer.

"In all, 11 properties…

Sabarimala row: Amit Shah warns of 'throwing out' Vijayan government

Kannur(Kerala) (IANS): Attacking Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, BJP national president Amit Shah on Saturday asked him not to play with the Sabarimala issue and warned him that BJP would not mind throwing out the Kerala government if it tries…

One lakh youth to be given jobs by January 12 through skill development: CM

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that removing the poverty from the state is a priority for the state government and as per the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi stress is being…