Depression over Bay of Bengal to result in heavy rain in Jharkhand

Ranchi: A depression over the adjoining Bay of Bengal is expected to result in heavy rain at isolated places in south, central and northwestern Jharkhand.

The Ranchi Meteorological Centre has issued a forecast in this regard. Satellite pictures and…

CM lays foundation for three road projects worth Rs 666 crore in capital, projects to ease traffic congestion

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday laid the foundation for three key road projects worth Rs 666.13 crore which will be providing relief from regular traffic jams that have been a major pain for the citizens of the state capital for the…

Loss of faith in judiciary will endanger democracy: CJI Ramana

Vijayawada (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Saturday said that if people lose faith and trust in the judiciary, the very survival of democracy will be at stake.

Justice Ramana, who is scheduled to demit office next week, said…

Decline in active Covid cases since August 1 in state

Ranchi: The total number of active Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand has gone down significantly since the starting of August. As per the official government data, the number of active cases on August 1 was 1,117 whereas it has come down to 413 as per the…

Six pair of trains including Hatia-Pune cancelled due to non interlocking work

Ranchi: Due to Non-Interlocking Work at Hemagiri Railway Station of Raigarh- Jharsuguda Railway Line under Bilaspur Division of South East Central Railway ) six pairs of trains have been cancelled. 

South East Central Railway has cancelled…

ED gets six days remand of Jharkhand High Court advocate Rajiv Kumar

Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate has secured six days remand of Jharkhand High Court advocate Rajiv Kumar who is currently lodged at Alipur Jail in West Bengal following his arrest by the Kolkata police last month.

The special PMLA court…

Drought situation in 180 blocks of Jharkhand, Chief Secretary asks DCs to connect farmers with crop relief scheme soon

Ranchi: Due to the deteriorating condition of monsoon this time in Jharkhand there may be a drought situation in as many as 180 blocks of the state. This figure may increase or decrease in the future. In view of the drought situation, a high-level…

Those doing good work are being harassed: Sisodia on CBI raids

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday called the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at his residence "unfortunate", adding that "those doing good work for the country are being harassed".

In a…

All-India Consumer Price Index for agricultural, rural labourers rose in July

New Delhi (IANS) Rise in the prices of household and kitchen items, including rice, wheat, bajra, pulses, milk, fish, onion and other items led to increase in the All-India Consumer Price Index for agricultural and rural labourers in the month of…

`PSBs privatisation should be gradual and not a big bang approach'

Chennai (IANS) The privatisation of public sector banks (PSB) should be made in a gradual manner since they are fulfilling important social objectives, said senior officials of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Large scale privatisation of PSBs…