Maoist bunker demolished in Jharkhand

Chaibasa/Latehar/(Agencies): Security forces demolished a large bunker of the proscribed CPI(Maoist) at Saranda forest in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district as part of the ‘Operation Octopus’ on Wednesday, a day after the recovery of a huge cache of…

Monsoon trough gets restored, more rains in state

Ranchi: The monsoon trough which had shifted towards the foothills of the Himalayas got restored thus increasing the possibility of rain at many places across the state going forward. 

Met readings suggested that the monsoon trough at mean sea…

Impartiality of Lokpal gives it the form of an institution: Mnrega commissioner

Ranchi: Inaugurating the workshop organized for the Lokpals appointed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Mnrega Commissioner Rajeshwari B said that the post of Lokpal is not a post but an
the institution where people have…

MLAs Irfan, Rajesh and Vixal appear in Speaker’s court, seek time of 8 weeks

Ranchi: A hearing was held in the Speaker’s court on the petition filed to abolish the assembly membership of Congress MLAs Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachhap and Naman Vixal Kongadi. All three MLAs appeared physically during the hearing.

The counsel…

Solving all the problems of the people is Government’s priority: Hemant Soren

Ranchi: A gratitude ceremony was organized by the Jharkhand Administrative Services Association in the auditorium of the project building towards Chief Minister Hemant Soren for his decision to implement the old pension scheme. During the function,…

NCPCR criticises Dumka district administration for not cooperating with visiting team

Dumka: The chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Priyank Kanoongo criticized the Hemant Soren government for not supporting the team he led to visit Dumka to take stock of the dual murder of minor girls that had…

State Govt soon to proceed to formulate a local policy on the basis of the Khatiyan of 1932: Hemant

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister said that the State Government was going to proceed very quickly to formulate a local policy on the basis of the Khatiyan of 1932. He said that the government is also concerned about drought, the situation is not good…

Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand wins trust vote in the assembly, opposition stages walkout

Ranchi: Hemant Soren-led Mahagathbandhan government won a vote of confidence in the Jharkhand Assembly in which 48 votes were cast in favor of the trust vote while the entire opposition boycotted the vote.

Responding on behalf of the government…

More rains predicted in the state for the next few days

Ranchi: Despite the weather is constantly changing in Jharkhand as sometimes it rains heavily and sometimes scorching the sun is coming out but the people of Ranchi will not get relief from rain for the next five to six days.

According to the…

NCPCR Chief to visit Dumka on Sept 5 to look into death of 14-year-old tribal girl

Ranchi: The chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Priyank Kanoongon will be travelling to Dumka on September 5. He will be coming to look into the case of a yet another incident of alleged rape and murder of…