Akal Takht Jathedar declines govt security, SGPC deploys men

Amritsar (IANS) After the Punjab government withdrew half of his security cover, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Saturday said he asked his office to send the remaining security personnel to the government as he "does not need" them.

JMM wants to intervene in office-of-profit case pending before ECI

Ranchi: The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the capacity of a political party wants to intervene in the matter of office-of-profit case involving Chief Minister Hemant Soren before the Election Commission of India (ECI).

General secretary…

Bandhu asks CBI to go public with recoveries made from his homes

Ranchi: A day after CBI searched two locations of former sports minister Bandhu Tikery as part of the investigation of the 34th National Games scam, the former Mandar MLA has asked the investigating agency to bring all the recoveries from his locations…

National Games Scam: CBI raids continue

Ranchi: CBI raids were conducted even on Friday in connection with the 34th National Sports Games Scam. The CBI has conducted raids at the NGOC (National Games Organizing Committee) office in Morhabadi. The CBI team also raided here on Thursday.

State receives 50mm of rainfall between March-May

Ranchi: Data provided by the meteorological department has revealed that the state has received an average rainfall of around 50 mm between March and May so far, this year. Among the divisions, Kolhan has stood top with Jamshedpur alone experiencing…

Government not disturbed over ED raids, agency should tell what recovered so far: CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has hit back over the ongoing raids being conducted by the Enforcement Directorate in the state and said that the actions of the agency appear more like a newspaper stunt. He said that it appears that the agency…

Under Jal Jeevan Mission safe drinking water made available to more than eight lakh homes

Ranchi: The Jal Jeevan Mission has been envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through tap connections to all the households of rural Jharkhand by the year 2024.

Under this, groundwater management, water conservation, and rainwater harvesting…

Drugs-on-cruise case: SIT to fix responsibility of NCB officials

New Delhi (IANS) The SIT formed in the drugs-on-cruise case might be filing a report with the Ministry of Home Affairs to fix responsibility for conducting shoddy probe in the matter, sources in the Narcotics Control Bureau have suggested.

The…

India votes for US-sponsored UNSC resolution to raise N Korea sanctions, China, Russia veto it

United Nations (IANS) India has voted for a United States-sponsored resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea which was vetoed by China and Russia.

The US launched the unsuccessful effort on Thursday to punish North Korea which had…

Sri Lanka, out of lifesaving drugs, receives consignment from India

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's medical system, ailing with the shortage of over 270 drugs including some life-saving medicines, received a boost on Friday with the receipt of a 25 ton consignment of drugs valued at SLR 260 million.

Acting Indian…