Sixteen Army jawans killed as vehicle falls into gorge in North Sikkim

Gangtok (IANS) Sixteen Army jawans were killed and four others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at a remote location in North Sikkim near the India-China border on Friday.

According to a senior police officer,…

Winter Session: CM asks Speaker to constitute an Assembly committee to assess functioning of private universities

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren requested the Jharkhand assembly speaker to constitute a committee to investigate the status of private universities in the state. He made the request during the ongoing Winter Session of the Jharkhand Assembly…

A pair of Zebras to arrive at Birsa Biological Park soon

Ranchi: After waiting for more than a year, Ranchiites will finally get to see a pair of adult zebras in the Birsa Biological Park in Ormanjhi as the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has approved them to get the pair from Alipore Zoo in Kolkata. 

Dr…

Villagers are slowly but steadily achieving self-reliance, says MNREGA Commissioner

Ranchi: Mnrega commissioner Rajeshwari B while addressing the villagers of Nagri said that seeing the enthusiasm of the villagers of Saher it seems that they all are moving towards development. 

Along with this, the Ranchi district will emerge…

Banna Gupta says system will be improved in RIMS after Samri Lal stages unique protest to highlight plight

Ranchi: In the assembly, the government has assured that the system of RIMS will be further improved. Amidst the ruckus over the arrangement of RIMS in the winter session, Health Minister Banna Gupta said that the system of RIMS is improving.

PIB & CBC Ranchi organize ‘Signature Campaign’ under the joint aegis of Income Tax Department & SBI on India’s chairmanship of G20

Ranchi: A ‘Signature Campaign’ was organized by the Press Information Bureau and Central Communications Bureau, Ranchi, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under the joint aegis of the Income Tax Department, Ranchi and SBI, on India’s…

NTPC's Tandwa plant to start power generation after 23-year wait

Ranchi (IANS) The National Thermal Power Corporation's (NTPC) North Karanpura power plant will start power generation after a long wait of 23 years.

The trial of 660 MW power generation and transmission at full load from the first unit…

India, China agree to maintain security, stability on ground along LAC in Western sector

New Delhi (IANS) India and China have agreed to maintain security and stability on ground along LAC in Western sector during 17th round of Corps Commander level talks.

The meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese…

Biden approves more military aid as Zelensky visits Washington

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden pledged to his visiting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to offer military aid, mentioning in particular the Patriot surface-to-air missile battery he just approved for Ukraine in a new tranche of security…

Infection rate could be over 50% in Beijing, situation serious in China: Report

New Delhi (IANS) Although China has not released any detailed numbers of the Covid infections, the infection rate could be over 50 per cent in the greater Beijing area, even more than 70 per cent in the worst-hit areas, the media reported on Thursday.