Counting begins for Bengal panchayat polls amid violence

Kolkata (IANS) Counting of votes for the 73,887 seats in the three-tier panchayat system of West Bengal started on Tuesday amid reports of sporadic violence and clashes coming from different parts of the state.

Of the 73,887 seats, 928 are…

Operation to rescue 300 from high-altitude Spiti begins

Shimla (IANS) A tough operation to clear landslides in Himachal Pradesh’s high-altitude Spiti Valley began on Tuesday morning to rescue 300 people, including 75 women, by road from the snow-marooned region.

They have been stranded at the glacial-fed…

Rescue operations by Army, govt underway in Punjab's Patiala

Chandigarh (IANS) Rescue operations by the Indian Army along with the civil administration were underway on Tuesday after continuing throughout the night with a full-fledged flood-like situation in Punjab's Patiala city.

“Rescue and evacuation…

Indian Parliamentary Democracy is established on Britain’s Westminster Model – Assembly Speaker Rabindranath Mahato

Ranchi: The three-day training and seminar program for the administrative officers of Jharkhand by the Legislative Research Reference Training Cell of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly began with the lighting of the lamp in the auditorium of the…

Thousands of Hindu Devotees offer Jal Abhishek to Lord Shiva on the first day of Holy month of Shravan in Ranchi

Ranchi : From 12 O’Clock Midnight Hindu Devotees started gathering at Pahari Temple to offer prayer and Jal Abhishek to Lord Shiva on the first Monday of Holy Month of Shravan in Ranchi. Thousands of Hindu Devotees queue up at Historic Pahari Temple…

10,590 students were successful in Chief Minister Excellent School Entrance Examination

Ranchi:  10,590 students were successful in the selection test conducted for 11,936 seats available in 80 Chief Minister Excellent Schools in Jharkhand.

Of these, 7,499 students have enrolled so far. Enrollment is going on for vacant seats.

VC of BAU advised farmers to sow Arhar, Urad, Moong and Madua along with Rice Paddy in this Karif Season

Ranchi: In view of the odd situation of rainfall in the current Kharif season, BAU Vice-Chancellor Dr. Onkar Nath Singh has instructed to complete paddy planting and sowing of other Kharif crops on time, making proper use of the available irrigation…

Possibility of a scam of Rs 200 crores in the CMPF payment of CCL – CBI

Ranchi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the CMPF (Coal Mines Provident Fund) payment of about 1000 deceased and retired employees of CCL from the year 2015 to 2018 in Bermo Koyalanchal. In this, the matter of disturbances and…

Heavy rain expected from July 11 to 13, Meteorological Department issues yellow alert

Ranchi: The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for eight districts of the state. According to the forecast of the department, there will be torrential rains in these districts from July 11 to 13. The effect of this torrential rain…

Ameesha Patel produced in Ranchi civil court for the second time in connection with check bounce case

Ranchi: Mumbai-based Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel produced in the civil court in Ranchi on Monday in a case related to bounce of cheque lodged in the year 2018.  She gave her presence in the court of Ranchi Civil Court Judicial Magistrate DN Shukla. During…