Vehicles navigate a waterlogged Bariatu Road in Ranchi on Tuesday Ranchi: Heavy rain lashed the city on Tuesday evening, causing waterlogging in several areas and disrupting traffic. HB Road, Kokar and Lalpur were among the worst-affected stretches, where commuters faced delays.The Ranchi Meteorological Centre issued a yellow alert for the next few days, forecasting heavy…
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…
Ranchi: The body of traditional healer Ramesh Thakur, 53, was discovered at his Khorha Toli accommodation under the Sadar police station limits on Wednesday, police said.A resident of Tapovan Colony, Kokar, Thakur was allegedly struck multiple times on the head with a heavy object on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, police added.Quoting tenants,…
Vehicles navigate a flooded road in Ranchi on Saturday Ranchi: A few hours of heavy rain threw life out of gear in the city on Saturday, with widespread waterlogging reported across several arterial stretches and residential areas.A minor bridge connecting Lalpur and Kokar via Bhaba Nagar was completely submerged. The situation was equally grim on…
Ranchi: Despite the Union health ministry’s directive prohibiting over-the-counter sale of medicines such as cough syrups, pharmacies across the city continue to sell them without asking for a prescription. The health ministry in June amended drug regulations to end over-the-counter sale of cough syrups.TOI on Wednesday found that many pharmacies were selling cough syrups to…
Ranchi: With monsoon covering most part of the state, local MLA C P Singh has sought a permanent drainage solution for Seva Sadan Path and other vulnerable areas after Sunday’s heavy rain.Singh wrote to the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), urging a permanent solution for Seva Sadan Path and other affected points. “Waterlogging has become a…
Ranchi: Two men were arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death under the Sadar police station limits of Ranchi on June 9. The accused were identified as Rinku Badaik, 24, and Kartik Kumar, 20. Residents of Kokar, they were arrested from different locations late on Friday.On June 9, 29-year-old Ashish Lakra, also a Kokar…
A defunct tube well in Ranchi Ranchi: The water crisis in the city has worsened, with 220 hand pumps, 5 high-yield deep tube wells (HYDTs) and 20 mini-HYDTs turning dry or becoming defunct, forcing residents of several localities to depend on tankers, stored water and alternative sources.Data from Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Saturday showed…
