Ex-IAS officer’s wife and suspended BJP leader Seema Patra sent to jail for physical abuse of domestic help

Ranchi: Suspended BJP leader and spouse of a retired IAS officer Seema Patra was on Wednesday sent to Birsa Munda Central till September 12 in judicial custody. The woman was arrested in the morning following an FIR against her for perpetuating atrocities against…

Congress ministers return from Raipur for cabinet meeting on Thursday

Ranchi: The four Congress ministers in Hemant Soren's government of the state including Rameshwar Oraon, Banna Gupta, Badal Patralekh and Aalamgir Alam returned to Ranchi from Raipur to attend the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday even as…

Heavy rainfall lashes Chennai, low-lying areas inundated

Chennai (IANS) Heavy rainfall lashed Chennai and its surrounding areas on Thursday leaving several low-lying areas in the state capital inundated.

The rainfall, which commenced at 12 p.m., is continuing unabated and has thrown normal life out…

Many more influential people involved in WBSSC scam: ED's written submission to court

Kolkata (IANS) What were some hearsay allegations in the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities has now been accepted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a written submission to a special court ED in…

Lalan Singh asks Sushil Modi to introspect before commenting on Nitish Kumar

Patna (IANS) After Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the resignation of state Law Minister Kartikeya Singh, JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh on Thursday asked Sushil Modi to first introspect…

NIA planning action against gangsters acting like terrorists including Bishnoi, Bawana

New Delhi (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is mulling action against big gangsters like Lawrence Bishnoi, Kapil Sangwan and Neeraj Bawana and their aides. The Home Ministry has asked the NIA to uproot their entire network as they were…

SIT Constituted To Investigate Ankita Murder Case

Dumka: The investigation has intensified in the murder case of Ankita Kumari a class 12 student who was set on fire by sprinkling petrol while she was sleeping inside her room in Jaruwadih of Dumka district. In this case, two accused Shahrukh Hussain and…

State Government to airlift Chatra acid attack victim to Delhi for better medical treatment

Ranchi: A girl from Chatra who was subjected to a heinous acid attack on 5th August and currently undergoing treatment at RIMS, Ranchi will be airlifted to Delhi on Wednesday. The RIMS Medical Board headed by the Medical Superintendent referred her for…

Resort Politics in Jharkhand: 32 MLAs of UPA taken to Raipur in a special flight

Ranchi: Finally the ongoing political drama in Jharkhand has moved a step forward as part of the resort politics as 32 MLAs of the UPA in Jharkhand were on Tuesday late afternoon airlifted to a resort in neighbouring state of Chhattisgarh were they…

IOA treasurer booked for sexual assault of handball player

Lucknow (IANS) A case of rape has been registered against Anandeshwar Pandey, general secretary of the UP Olympic Association, at Bhiwadi police station in Rajasthan.

A handball player has lodged an FIR against Pandey, also the treasurer of…