Woman bandit released from UP jail after 17 years

Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) A one-time dreaded woman bandit, Sarla Jatav was finally released from the Etawah jail where she spent 17 years.

Jatav walked out of prison on Saturday after the Allahabad High Court granted her release on a petition…

Deoghar airport row: Delhi Police slaps sedition charges against DM

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police have registered a zero FIR against the District Magistrate of Deoghar in Jharkhand on the charge of sedition and under the Officials Secret Acts following BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's complaint, officials said.

Industry leaders mourn Cyrus Mistry's death

New Delhi (IANS) Former Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry's death in a car accident on Sunday in Maharashtra's Palghar has shocked and saddened the corporate world with several high-profile business leaders condoling his untimely demise.

DC reviews progress of schemes related to welfare department

Ranchi: A review meeting of schemes related to the welfare department was organized under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Rahul Kumar Sinha in which senior officials of the district administration and those from the concerned departments were…

Jharkhand High Court orders CBI probe into mob lynching of Rupesh Pandey in Hazaribagh

Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court on Friday ordered CBI to take up an investigation into the Rupesh Pandey murder case. The order was passed by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi on a writ petition filed by Rupesh’s mother Urmilla Devi seeking an independent…

IMD forecasts cloudy sky with few spells of rain in Jharkhand

Ranchi: IMD’s Ranchi weather office has issued a forecast of cloudy sky in most places across the state with few spells of rain or thundershowers activity.

Though the monsoon trough which has shifted close to the foothills of the Himalayas…

Two Maoists killed in encounter with security forces at Kuchai

Saraikela: Two ultras were killed in an encounter between paramilitary forces and the proscribed CPI-Maoist squad which took place in a jungle located under the Kuchai police station area of this district. Apart from the bodies of the Maoists, the…

CM chairs high level meeting to review drought situation, directs officials to make plans to provide relief to workers and labourers

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren held a high-level review meeting regarding the prevailing drought situation in the state and took detailed information from the officials about the low rainfall and sowing of crops in various districts and blocks…

Those 72 hrs were a make-or-break for India's indigenous aircraft carrier

Kolkata (IANS) The nation cheered as India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) INS Vikrant was formally commissioned into the Indian Navy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Save for a few, none were aware of the 72 nail-biting hours that were…

Chawal Diwas will be organized to provide backlog food grains to ration card holders

Ranchi: Rice Day will be organized in the coming days to provide backlog food grains to the ration card holders in the capital Ranchi. In the review meeting of food supply, Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Rahul Kumar Sinha gave necessary directions to…