Times News NetworkDaltonganj: In a move to strengthen public trust, Palamu police on Saturday returned missing mobile phones to their owners at a special function held at the SP office in Daltonganj.The initiative follows a directive from Jharkhand DGP Tadasha Mishra, who asked police superintendents across the state’s 24 districts to organise programmes for returning…
Daltonganj: The electricity department on Wednesday conducted its first high-level inquiry into the July 19 death of lineman Satender Kumar Mahato (32) who was found hanging from overhead electricity wires in Selari village under Palamu’s Tarhassi police station limits.Mahato was reportedly fixing power supply through a 25 KV transformer when he was electrocuted.Executive engineer Santosh…
For Wednesday and Thursday, the Met office predicted thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph at isolated places Ranchi: The Met office on Tuesday issued a heavy rainfall alert for Ranchi and adjoining parts of the state this weekend. If such conditions continue over the next few days, Jharkhand’s rainfall deficit may reduce further,…
Daltonganj: Palamu deputy commissioner Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat, designated chairperson of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Awasiya Vidyalayas, made a surprise visit to the Sadar KGBAV in Daltonganj late Saturday and found the cooked lentil watery.District education officer Sandip Kumar said, “As soon as the DC found the cooked lentil watery and poor in quality, the warden…
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…
Students study from a smart board at a govt school in Ranchi Ranchi: All PM SHRI schools in the state will soon be equipped with smart classrooms, with the Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) inviting proposals to select agencies for the installation and three-year maintenance of digital facilities across 288 institutions.The digital intervention, approved by…
Ranchi: Chairing a high-level meeting, chief minister Hemant Soren on Monday directed the higher and technical education department to accelerate key reforms aimed at transforming Jharkhand into a knowledge-driven state, directing officials to make the Jharkhand University Service Commission and the Coaching Regulatory Authority functional within 15 days.He also instructed the department to prepare a…
Daltonganj: A 12-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by a villager at Rabda in Palamu district on Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Roshan Baitha.Police said Roshan, a student of the local primary school, was stabbed multiple times in the neck and stomach by the accused, Anil Baitha, 40, a co-villager, between…
Daltonganj: Two persons, including a 55-year-old habitual narcotics trader from Haryana, were arrested in Palamu district with 48.2 kg of poppy straw (husk) and 230 grams of ready-to-use opium during a late-night anti-crime checking drive, police said on Saturday. Both were remanded to judicial custody. The entire consignment is worth around Rs 22 lakh.Palamu SP…
Vehicles ply during heavy rain in Ranchi Ranchi: The Met office on Friday issued a yellow warning of thunderstorm and lightning at isolated places over the state in the next two days and for heavy rainfall at isolated places in northeastern, northwestern and central parts of Jharkhand in the following two days.According to the Met…
