A barricade set up near Pahari Mandir to divert traffic Ranchi: Traffic movement around Pahari Mandir will be restricted on Monday, when a large gathering of devotees is expected on the first Monday of Shravan. Similar restrictions will be enforced on Aug 10, 17 and 24, and on Purnima on Aug 28.SP (traffic) Rakesh Ranjan…
Passengers demanded immediate addition of buses, better maintenance and enforcement of capacity limits Ranchi: Overcrowded city buses have become a daily safety hazard in the city, with passengers routinely travelling on footboards, blocking entrances and squeezing into vehicles beyond their seating capacity during peak hours.The problem stems from an acute shortage of buses. Ranchi’s public…
Devotees take part in the Ghurti Rath Yatra in Ranchi on Saturday Ranchi: Chants of “Jai Jagannath” reverberated across Dhurwa on Saturday as thousands of devotees joined the ‘Ghurti Rath Yatra’, marking the return of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra from Mausi Bari to the Jagannath Temple.Devotees began gathering along the procession route…
The upgrade aims to improve traffic flow while enhancing the corridor’s urban landscape Ranchi: State govt has accorded administrative approval for a Rs 36.30-crore project to upgrade the 2.6-km stretch from Dhurwa intersection to the police headquarters on the Birsa Chowk-Project Bhawan-Chandni Chowk road in the city.Besides widening and strengthening the carriageway, the project will…
Ranchi: The state labour department is planning to set up structured ‘Labour Chowk-cum-Facilitation Centres’ (LCFCs) across Jharkhand. The centres will convert informal, roadside gathering points of headload and daily-wage workers into modern hubs with safe waiting zones, access to basic amenities and welfare schemes of the state.For many decades now, daily-wage labourers in Jharkhand wait…
Police personnel at Albert Ekka Chowk in Ranchi on Tuesday Ranchi: Traffic police in Ranchi have penalised 5,935 persons for flouting traffic norms on city roads since May 30. A total of 3,335 challans were issued for several violations on Tuesday. Of them, 1,804 persons were penalised for riding two-wheelers without helmets and 1,200 were…
