Heavy rainfall recorded in many areas of Jharkhand

Ranchi: Several places in northern Jharkhand experienced heavy showers on Thursday. As per a forecast issued by IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre monsoon trough at means, sea level was passing through Daltonganj and hence there is a possibility of heavy…

Governor directs Govt to start derecognition process of private universities not following UGC norms

Ranchi: Governor Ramesh Bais has directed the State government to initiate action for the cancellation of recognition of those private universities which are not following the UGC norms. Justifying the step in the interest of students he gave the…

Monsoon Session of Jharkhand Assembly all set to be disruptive

Ranchi: The Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Assembly which is going to commence on Friday is all set to be disruptive with the opposition geared up to corner the government over the looming drought-like situation in the state and corruption.

On the hills of Jharkhand, water crisis renders life difficult in tribal villages

Gonda (Jharkhand) (IANS/ 101Reporters) Mesa Paharin of Tokadia Tola in Sundarpahari, in Jharkhand's Godda district, waits in a queue of women, a large plastic tub on her head filled to the brim with dirty utensils that need to be washed. The sole…

8 cops injured in Delhi clash against narcotics sale

New Delhi (IANS) A mob of around 150 people that gathered in Delhi's Ashok Vihar against the sale of narcotics clashed with the police, leading to the injury of 8 personnel while they were trying to bring the situation under control.

Senior…

Killing of BSF personnel in Congo may be 'war crime': UNSC

United Nations (IANS) The killing of the two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel involved with the UN peacekeeping operations in Congo may be a 'war crime', the UN Security Council has declared, backing an assertion by the Acting Head of…

WBSSC scam: Rs 27.90 crore, 6 kg gold recovered from Arpita's house

Kolkata (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has recovered Rs 27.90 crore and six kg gold from
another house of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of arrested West Bengal Commerce & Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee.

A truck of RBI left Arpita's…

India reports 20,557 new Covid cases, 44 deaths

New Delhi (IANS) India on Thursday reported 20,557 new Covid-19 cases, a slight increase against the 18,313 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said.

In the same period, there were 44 additional deaths which took…

State government to manage cold storage & market, farmers to be linked with food processing industry: CM

Lohardaga: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the state government would make arrangements for cold storage and market management in rural areas in order to get a fair price for the agricultural products produced by the farmers. Speaking in a function…

Speaker chairs all party meet before Monsoon Session, special discussion in house over drought

Ranchi: Before the start of the Monsoon Session of Assembly Speaker Rabindranath Mahto chaired an all-party meeting which was also attended by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. In the meeting, it was decided that since average annual rainfall had been…