KCC has became a boon for the farmers

Ranchi: Seventy percent of Jharkhand’s population lives in villages whose main source of livelihood is agriculture. In such a situation it is necessary that the farmers of the state should be provided capital for agricultural purposes such as fertilizers seeds…

Strengthening of villages is priority for state government: Chief Minister

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that strengthening villages is a priority for the government as then only the panchayat blocks district and state will become strong. Addressing a conclave organized by the Personnel Administrative Reform and…

Heavy rains to lash Jharkhand after 72 hours; MET sounds alert

Ranchi: The local Meteorological Centre has issued an alert of moderate to heavy lightning and thunder in isolated pockets of Jharkhand during the next two days. At the same time, the Met Office also issued an alert of heavy rain after the next 72…

DCGI panel approves Covovax EUA for 7-11 age group: Source

New Delhi (IANS) Drugs Controller General of (DCGI) India on Friday recommended Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for Serum Institute of India's Covovax vaccine for children aged 7-11, a source on Friday.

"The Subject Expert Committee of…

26/11 attacks' handler, once claimed to be dead, arrested in Pak

New Delhi (IANS) Years after denying his presence and even claiming he was dead, Pakistan has reportedly arrested Sajid Mir, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and the main handler of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Mir, involved in the November…

US one step away from historic gun law reforms

Washington (IANS) The US House of Representatives has passed a gun control legislation approved earlier by the Senate, breaking a congressional logjam that prevented reforms for 30 years.

The bill is now headed for President Joe Biden's…

Maha crisis: Edgy Sena rebels fear a 'Moosewala type' fate

Mumbai (IANS) Exasperated Shiv Sena rebel MLAs have alleged that the security cover of around 16 legislators - currently camping in Guwahati - has been abruptly withdrawn, terming it as an illegal move arising out of vendetta.

The affected…

Activist Teesta, ex-Guj DGP arrested for forgery and conspiracy

Ahmedabad (IANS) Ahmedabad Crime Branch after registering a case against former DIG Sanjiv Bhatt, former DGP R.B. Sreekumar and human rights activist Teesta Setalvad, have arrested Sreekumar from Gandhinagar, Teesta from Mumbai and Sanjiv Bhatt, who…

Biden signs first gun reforms law in decades

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a legislation that makes modest changes in the gun laws of the country but marks a significant step on reforms in decades.

"Nothing is going to fill that void in their hearts,"…

BJP to observe ‘Black Day’ on June 25

Ranchi: BJP will be observing a Black Day on June 25. Addressing a press conference Ranchi MLA CP Singh said that on June 25, 1975, the then Congress government of Indira Gandhi had imposed an emergency across the nation which was a murder of democracy.