Ranchi DC orders officials to take strict action on illegal mining

Ranchi: A meeting of the District Level Mining Task Force was organized under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan. In this meeting, Deputy Commissioner gave necessary directions to SP Rural, SP City, Additional Collector, SDM Ranchi,…

Monsoon expected to reach Jharkhand around June 10

Ranchi: Monsoon in Jharkhand can come around June 10 while Pre Monsoon activity will start from the first week of June. There is also the possibility of light to moderate rain in the state till June 2.

For the next few days, there may be thundershowers at…

JMM to field it’s own candidate for Rajya Sabha polls, CM leaves for New Delhi to hold talks with Congress High Command

Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha legislature party has decided on the name of candidate it will field in the Rajya Sabha election for two seats of the state on June 10.

The party, however, did not disclose the name saying it will be done once consultation…

Monsoon hits Kerala, 3 days ahead of normal date

New Delhi (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala on Sunday, three days ahead of its normal date of June 1.

The news of onset of SW monsoon - termed as the real finance minister…

Plane goes missing in Nepal, 4 Indians on board

Kathmandu (IANS) A plane with 19 passengers, including four Indians, and three crew members went missing in Nepal on Sunday shortly after taking off, aviation authorities said.

In a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said the…

BJP names 16 candidates for RS polls; Sitharaman to contest from K'taka

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP on Sunday announced 16 candidates for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections from different states.

The party has fielded Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman from Karnataka and Piyush Goyal from Maharashtra.

In a…

Famed Punjabi singer Moosewala shot dead

Chandigarh (IANS) In less than 24 hours after his security was curtailed by the government, singer-turned-actor-politician Sidhu Moosewala, with a huge fan base running into millions, was shot dead by gangsters close to his ancestral village in Mansa…

Canada-based gangster takes responsibility for killing Moosewala

Chandigarh (IANS) Canada-based gangster Goldi Brar, a close aide of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, on Sunday took responsibility for the killing of singer-turned-actor-politician Sidhu Moosewala in Punjab.

Many aides of the gang have been arrested…

Hemant Soren: No difference with Congress, will field joint candidate for RS polls

New Delhi (IANS) A day after Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader said on Sunday that there are no differences with the Congress with regard to Rajya Sabha polls,…

DGCA imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on IndiGo for denying boarding to special child

New Delhi (IANS) Civil aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on low-cost carrier IndiGo for denying boarding to a specially-abled child at Ranchi airport on May 7.

The Hyderabad-bound…