Garhwa: Deputy commissioner Pashupati Nath Mishra has ordered intensified action against illegal sand mining, transportation and storage across the district, with particular focus on Shri Banshidhar Nagar subdivision, where such activities are allegedly taking place openly.Mishra directed administrative and police officers to maintain strict vigil and conduct regular raids in Dhurki, Bishunpura, Ketar and Kharondhi…
Ranchi: Four members of a gang were arrested from the Ranchi railway station on Saturday for allegedly cheating passengers by posing as railway officials or travelling ticket examiners and promising confirmed train tickets, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) said in a statement.The arrested accused were identified as Mahesh Sahni, 37, Chandan Kumar, 24, Seetal Rai,…
Enumeration form distribution has reached 99.85% in Bhandariya’s 33 booths and 97.15% in Bargarh’s 22 booths Daltonganj: Distribution of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has achieved near-total coverage in the remote and once Maoist-dominated Burha Pahar region of Garhwa district, but digitisation of filled forms continues to trail the…
Garhwa: The Garhwa administration has removed another BLO from duty for allegedly asking for money during distribution and filling up of SIR enumeration forms. DC and district election officer Pashupati Nath Mishra on Sunday sacked Kusum Devi, an anganwadi sevika and BLO of booth no. 406 under Bhawnathpur assembly constituency, after allegations against her were…
Garhwa: An elephant that strayed from its herd trampled an elderly man to death at Sinjo village in Garhwa district early on Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Inderdeo Yadav, 75.Police said Yadav stepped out of his home in the morning when the elephant attacked and killed him.Forest ranger Ajay Toppo said, “A…
Garhwa: CM Hemant Soren on Tuesday ordered a probe after 75-year-old Ratan Lakra allegedly died in Garhwa district following repeated failed attempts to withdraw his pension for treatment.Lakra’s family said he visited a rural bank’s branch at Badgadh for three months but was denied payment because his e-KYC process was not completed.His daughter-in-law, Phulmani Lakra,…
Daltonganj: A 25-year-old tourist from Garhwa district drowned in the Sugga Bandh waterfall under the Bareysanr range of the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Latehar district, officials said on Monday.The deceased was identified as Ayush Tiwary, a technocrat posted outside Jharkhand who was working from home for the past several weeks, forester (in-charge) Saket Pandey…
Garhwa: The headmaster of a govt school in Garhwa district was suspended by deputy commissioner Pashupati Nath Mishra on Saturday for allegedly molesting a Class 8 student, following an inquiry.The action was taken after the district administration took cognisance of the student’s complaint. On the direction of Mishra, district superintendent of education Anurag Minz conducted…
—Garhwa: A 40-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by her brother-in-law in the district after a row over attending a marriage ceremony. The deceased was identified as Urmila Mushar. The incident took place in Majhgawan village under Hariharpur out-post (OP) under Kandi police station limits of Garhwa district on Friday. Urmila’s 16-year-old son Arjun…
Garhwa: Two girls drowned in a pond in Garhwa village on Tuesday whose bodies were fished out from the pond on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Reshma Kumari (10), and Priyanshu Kumari (8), both residents of Patriha Kalan village under Banshidhar Nagar police station limits of Garhwa district, police said.Both the girls went…
