Aim is more than 80 percent voting in upcoming general elections: K. Ravi Kumar

Ranchi: Chief Electoral Officer K. Ravi Kumar said on Wednesday appealed election-related officials to put their best efforts in Jharkhand be take the polling per centage above 80% in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

Under the pre-determined programme,…

IAS Chhavi Ranjan did not get bail

Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday denied bail to IAS Chhavi Ranjan. The default bail plea of Chhavi Ranjan was heard in the court of Justice SK Dwivedi in Jharkhand High Court. After the hearing, the court rejected the petition. In fact, the…

Police stopped Panchayat Secretariat volunteers going to gherao Secretariat for various demands

Ranchi: Under the banner of the Panchayat Secretariat Volunteer Association, Panchayat Secretariat volunteers from all the districts of the state have arrived Wednesday to gherao the Dhurva Project building.

Police stopped the Panchayat Secretariat volunteers…

Assembly appointment scam: Submit Committee report or face contempt: HC

Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over the Justice Vikramaditya Committee report not being presented during the hearing, and also directed to present the report by the next hearing.

A hearing was held in…

AAP MP Sanjay Singh arrested by ED in excise policy money laundering case

New Delhi (IANS) In a massive blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested its Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in connection with its probe into the money laundering case in connection with the now scrapped…

IAF gets its first twin-seater LCA Tejas

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force on Wednesday got its first twin-seater Light Combat Aircraft Tejas.

The LCA Tejas symbolises India's journey towards self-sufficiency in defence manufacturing, said Minister of State for Defence Ajay…

Why political party not named in PMLA: SC asks ED in Sisodia bail plea

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S.V. Raju representing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the PMLA case against former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, on why the political…

NDRF rescues 7 people in Sikkim following flash flood-like situation after cloudburst

New Delhi (IANS) Following the flood-like situation after a cloudburst in Sikkim, the National Disaster Response Force has deployed three teams there and has till now rescued seven people, officials said.

A NDRF official in the national Capital…

Asian Games: Jyothi, Ojas excel as India win Compound Mixed Team gold, achieve highest-ever medal haul

Hangzhou (IANS) India claimed its first gold medal in archery competitions at the 19th Asian Games, here on Wednesday, with Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale combining to beat South Korea in the compound mixed team gold medal match at the Fuyang…

23 soldiers reportedly missing after cloud burst in Sikkim

Gangtok (IANS) At least 23 soldiers are reportedly missing after a sudden cloud burst over the Lhonak Lake in Sikkim on Wednesday, a defence spokesman said.

The spokesman said that the cloud burst triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River…