Ramgarh: A trailer truck ploughed into three cars on NH-33 in Chutupalu valley on Saturday. The passengers of the damaged vehicles, however, escaped with minor injuries, police said.The truck was travelling to West Bengal from Ramgarh. Traffic on the NH-33 remained disrupted for several hours after the collision. “The driver of the truck lost control…
Hazaribag: A member of an interstate arms racket was arrested from a village in Barhi during a raid, police said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Aamir Sohail alias Raja Babu, was arrested in Rasoiyadhamna village by a police team led by Barhi sub-divisional police officer Radha Prem Kishore.Sohail, police said, tried to flee but…
Divy Khare | TNNBokaro: Police have busted an inter-state chain-snatching gang active across Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, arresting five members in separate operations and recovering stolen property, cash and a motorcycle used in the crimes.The crackdown followed a series of chain-snatching incidents targeting women in crowded market areas in recent times, following which Bokaro…
The couple have distributed 2 lakh ornamental plants so far Ranchi: A 52-year-old tutor who prepares students for competitive examinations, and his wife, 49, have been motivating people in Ramgarh district to protect environment through an innovative exchange programme — plastic waste for plants — for the past 13 years.Under the unique initiative of Upendra…
President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Bhushan on former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren (posthumously) during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. His wife Rupi Soren received the award on his behalf from the President Ranchi: Dishom guru and JMM’s patriarch Shibu Soren was conferred the Padma Bhushan posthumously…
Ranchi: Three members of an inter-state gang involved in bike thefts were arrested in Ranchi district on Friday and eight stolen motorcycles were recovered, police said.Addressing the media on Saturday, SP (rural) Gaurav Goswami said that the accused were identified as Sindh Kumar, 19, Aniket Kumar, 20, and Vikas Kumar, 25.He said, “Police were carrying…
Dr Raj Kumar Sharma has taken over as the new registrar (in-charge) of Ranchi University. He was earlier posted as principal of Doranda College. Hours after joining, he gave away appointment letters to eight aspirants who were waiting for jobs on compassionate grounds for a long time. The initiative for appointment was taken by the…
Ramgarh: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested district probation officer Simran Kumari, 31, and computer operator Sujit Kumar, 27, for allegedly taking a Rs 5,000 bribe from Tridev Kumar, a beneficiary of a govt scheme, the ACB’s Hazaribag divisional office said in a statement. Tridev, a resident of Barkipona village under Rajrappa police station…
Ranchi: In a bid to address growing man-animal conflicts, the state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Hemant Soren on Monday hiked the ex gratia amount in the event of death and compensation in case of injuries.Briefing about the decisions, cabinet coordination department secretary Vandana Dadel said that approval has been granted for amendment in…
Hazaribag: A 14-year-old boy, Deepak Mirdha, died after his motorcycle went out of control and rammed into a pillar near Paseria village on Urimari road under Barkagaon block.Deepak, a resident of Koylang Nimiyatola village under Talswar Panchayat, sustained serious injuries in the crash, while another youth riding pillion was also injured. He was first taken…
