Jharkhand governor asks trainee administrative officers to first understand ground realties and then solve it

Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan Thursday asked the probationary officers selected by the first limited competitive examination organized by the Jharkhand Police Service Commission to visit fields and understand ground realities to offer better…

Rath yatra preparation in full swing, Governor and CM scheduled to pull the chariot

Ranchi: Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra preparation schedule on June 20 is in full swing. The laborers are giving the final touch to the chariot on which Lord Jagannath, Balbhadra and Subhadra will be pulled to mausi Badi house.

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CM gives direction to police about curbing Naxal, illegal mining and smuggling of drugs in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren gave instructions to police officials regarding curbing Naxal activities, illegal mining and smuggling of drugs. He asked the police officials that maintaining law and order is a top priority of the state…

4.8-magnitude quake jolts Assam

Guwahati (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted Assam on Friday.

According to the National Centre of Seismology, the quake struck on 10.16 a.m. and the epicentre was at a depth of 70 km in Bangladesh's Sylhet region.

Cyclone Biparjoy expected to downgrade over Saurashtra, Kutch

Kutch (IANS) The very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy, currently over Saurashtra and Kutch which moved northeastwards with a speed of 13 kmph during the past six hours, will weaken significantly on Friday.

It is currently situated approximately…

UNGA President 'looking forward' to celebrating Int'l Yoga Day with PM Modi

United Nations (IANS) UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi is looking forward to celebrating the 9th International Day of Yoga with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the world body's headquarters in New York on June 21 as the latter will begin…

5 foreign terrorists killed in encounter at LoC in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Five foreign terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter at the Line of Control in Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said on Friday.

"Five foreign terrorists killed in the encounter. Search in the (Jumagund) area…

Mob sets Central minister's house on fire in Imphal

Imphal (IANS) Violating curfew, a mob vandalised and set ablaze Union Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh's house in Imphal town of Manipur, officials said on Friday.

According to police officials, a mob of 200…

Giani Raghbir Singh is new Jathedar of Akal Takht

Chandigarh (IANS) In a surprise decision, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday appointed Giani Raghbir Singh as the new Jathedar of the Akal Takht, replacing Giani Harpreet Singh.

The decision was taken at an emergency…

Bengal Governor visits violence-hit Bhangar, interacts with common people

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Friday visited Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, the epicentre of the recent violence clashes over nomination for the July 8 panchayat elections.

Just an hour before the Governor…