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,…

CM gets additional time to reply over ECI notice

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has got extra time to reply in the matter of ‘office of profit’ before the Election Commission of India (ECI). He has been asked to reply over the matter till June 14 while earlier he was given time up…

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.

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…

India slams OIC-IPHRC's stand on Yasin Malik's life term

New Delhi (IANS) India has strongly condemned the remarks of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation- Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (OIC-IPHRC) on NIA sentencing Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik to life imprisonment in a terror funding…

Musk clarifies why he will not manufacture Tesla cars in India

New Delhi (IANS) Breaking his silence on India plans, Elon Musk has said that Tesla will not manufacture cars in India unless it is allowed to sell and provide service to its electric vehicles.

On Starlink, he said that SpaceX is still waiting…

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…

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…

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…

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…