HC appoints amicus curiae to study mess in building plans

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has appointed a four-member team of amicus curiae to take stock of the procedures adopted for the approval of building plans in Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) and Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA).

Jharkhand Tourism Dept to organise Photography/Videography competition 2022

Ranchi: In a Golden opportunity for people having interests in photography and videography they have a chance to showcase Jharkhand’s religious, tourist places, festivals and fairs, heritage sites and monuments, dance, scenic
beauty, landscape…

Jagarnath Mahto receives threat letter again, says not scared by such acts

Ranchi: A threatening letter was received at the official residence of Jharkhand’s education minister Jagarnath Mahto in the capital. The letter sent through the postal department threatens him of taking life in case of his denial to increase grants…

J’khand not to be refunded Rs 18,000 cr from new pension scheme

Ranchi/(IANS): The Centre has refused to return the deposits of three states including Jharkhand in the New Pension Scheme Fund. The state government issued a notification last September to implement the old pension scheme for state employees and…

Full care should be taken of quality in renovation work of Model School & Hostel: CM

Godda: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed the officials not to be lackadaisical in the reconstruction work of the tribal hostel being built by the Welfare Department. Full care should be taken of the quality in the renovation and reconstruction work…

India's growth expected to slow in 2023-24 on the back of sharp global slowdown

New Delhi (IANS) India's GDP growth is on course to print close to 7 per cent this year in 2022-23, foreign brokerage, JP Morgan said in a report.

While buoyant, it would still leave output about 7 per cent below its pre-pandemic potential…

World not 'stupid' when it comes to recognising Pak as 'epicentre' of terrorism: Jaishankar

United Nations (IANS) "The world is not stupid, the world is not forgetful" when it comes to recognising Pakistan as the "epicentre" of terrorism, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said.

Pakistan, therefore, has to clean…

Jaishankar announces India's candidacy for 2028-29 UNSC term

United Nations (IANS) India will seek election to the Security Council for a two-year term that starts in 2028, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said.

He made the announcement on Thursday at a brief news conference after presiding…

India says Pakistan Foreign Minister's comments on PM Modi a 'new low' even for country

New Delhi (IANS) India on Friday strongly reacted to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that it was a "new low" even for that country.

A statement issued by the Ministry…

PILs could become an instrument of blackmail, targeting infra projects: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday observed that public interest litigation (PIL) matters could become an instrument of blackmail when it is an issue of an infrastructure project, adding that PILs are being increasingly used to target infrastructure…