Teachers' scam: Calcutta HC directs service termination for 143 primary teachers

Kolkata (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the termination of service of 143 primary teachers in different state-run schools in West Bengal on charges of procuring jobs illegally adopting unfair means or against…

'Sorry, can't transfer', SC on Azam Khan's plea seeking transfer of forgery case outside UP

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea by senior leader of Samajwadi party Azam Khan seeking transfer of trial in a forgery case outside the state.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Khan, submitted…

Drunk man urinates on woman in Air India flight, DGCA to initiate action

New Delhi (IANS) Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sought a report from Air India into the incident which came to light weeks after a drunk man urinated on a woman co-passenger in the business class of an Air India…

Woman forced to take off shirt for security check at B'luru airport

Bengaluru (IANS) An incident of a woman passenger being asked to take off her shirt during the security check has come to light at the KempeGowda International Airport (KIAL) in Bengaluru.

However, the authorities have responded that they deeply…

Need to change course of negotiations for reforms: UNSC president Japan

United Nations (IANS) Japan has called for a change in direction of the negotiations for UN Security Council reforms to move it out of the rut of repetitive discussion it has been stuck in.

Permanent Representative Ishikane Kimihiro, who took…

Second phase of Khatiyani Johar Yatra to commence from Jan 17

Ranchi: The second phase of the Khatiyani Johar Yatra of Chief Minister Hemant Soren will commence from Koderma on January 17. In the second phase, the Yatra will move to Giridih on January 18, Simdega on January 23 and West Singhbhum on 24 January,…

Members of Jain community stage silent protest, knock Raj Bhawan to protect sanctity of Sammed Shikhar Ji

Ranchi: More than 1,500 Jains marched to Raj Bhawan from Jain Mandir near Saheed Chowk for the protection of the sanctity of their Giridih-based religious place Sammed Shikhar Ji which is likely to get converted into a tourist spot. It was a two-hour…

People of various walks meet CM, extend new year greetings

Ranchi: People from various walks of life including politicians bureaucrats policemen and those involved in social fields met Chief Minister Hemant Soren here and extended him new year greetings. 

JMM MP Mahua Maji MLA Shilpi Neha Tirkey Principal Chief…

SC grants month long interim bail to suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal

Ranchi: The Supreme Court had granted a month-long interim bail to Jharkhand cadre IAS Pooja Singhal in Mnrega scam in which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested her in May last year and had chargesheeted as well. The SC granted her bail…

Biometric attendance row: Jharkhand govt staff body also opposes decision linking salaries with biometric attendance

Dhanbad: After a boycott by doctors across the state the Jharkhand State Non-Gazetted Employees Federation (JSNGEF) has also opposed the government’s order of attaching salary payment with biometric attendance.

The JSNGEF has shot off a letter…