Jharkhand HC orders CBI probe into encounter of 12 alleged Maoists

Ranchi (IANS): The Jharkhand High Court on Monday ordered a CBI inquiry into an alleged fake encounter in 2015 in Palamu, in which security forces killed 12 people after branding them as Maoists.

Justice R.A. Mukhkhopadhaya ordered the probe…

Jharkhand opposition parties agree to fight LS polls in alliance

Ranchi (IANS) The opposition parties in Jharkhand have agreed to fight the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by forming an alliance, a state Congress official said here on Monday.

The four opposition parties are the Congress, Jharkhand Mukti…

Witness priest in Kerala nun rape case dead

Chandigarh (IANS) Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who had given statements against Kerala nun rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district on Monday.

The…

World's longest sea-crossing bridge opens between Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong (IANS) A $20-billion bridge connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai is set to finally open this week, marking the completion of the longest sea-crossing bridge ever built, nine years after construction…

Raghubar asks pvt hospitals to come forward to join Ayushman Bharat Yojana for benefit of poor

Jamshedpur (By our Correspondent): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das chaired a high-level meeting with officials of Tata Motors during which the issue of providing health care benefits to people under the Ayushman…

Tributes paid to the martyr policemen on occasion of Shaheed Diwas

Ranchi (By our Correspondent): On the occasion of police remembrance day rich tributes were paid to the martyr jawans in a function
held in the state capital where Ranchi SSP along with other policemen paid rich tributes…

RPF and CBI conduct raids against illegal Tatkal ticket black marketing in Ranchi

Ranchi (By our Correspondent): Post the order of the railway board the joint team of the RPF and the CIB conducted simultaneous raids at the PRS counters across the city during which the computer and other documents from…

17 killed, over 100 injured as train derails in Taiwan

Taipei (IANS): At least 17 people were killed and over 100 injured when a train derailed near the Taiwanese capital on Sunday, railway officials said.

The high-speed Puyuma Express, which was carrying around 300 passengers, came off the tracks…

Three Soldiers, two militants killed amid infiltration bid on LoC

Jammu (IANS): Two infiltrating militants and three soldiers were killed on Sunday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district where the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid.

"Army in Sunderbani sector of…

Petrol, diesel prices down for fourth successive day

New Delhi (IANS) State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) cut the prices of key domestic transport fuels -- petrol and diesel -- for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday on lower global crude oil prices.

According to the IndianOil Corp data,…