New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Development work at four of the six airports selected under the Centre’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN in Jharkhand has been completed, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question raised by House member Parimal Nathwani.According to the government, the airports covered under the scheme in Jharkhand are Bokaro, Dumka, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh, Deoghar and Daltonganj.Flight operations are a…
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Ranchi, July 27 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Monday once again expressed strong displeasure over the slow progress in the investigation into the disappearance of a teenage girl from Bokaro, who has been missing for nearly six years.After reviewing the case records and the current status of the probe, the court directed the Superintendent of Police (SP) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear in person before it. The matter will be heard again on Tuesday at 2.15 p.m.During th…
Bokaro (Jharkhand), July 16 (IANS) The Bokaro district police in Jharkhand have busted a cyber fraud racket and arrested nine persons allegedly involved in operating an interstate online scam network, officials said on Thursday.According to the police, the accused were living in rented accommodations in Bokaro and targeting people across various states. Preliminary investigations have revealed links to Bihar, while efforts are underway to identify the masterminds running the larger network. Addr…
Bokaro (Jharkhand), June 2 (IANS) The Jharkhand police have arrested an associate of gangster Prince Khan for allegedly demanding extortion from a plant of BMW Industries Limited and issuing threats to its manager in the Bokaro district, police officials said on Tuesday. According to police, the accused — identified as 37-year-old Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Sector-2C in Bokaro — was arrested from Bermo Mor in the Dumri area. After interrogation, he was produced before a court and remanded to …
Ranchi, May 29 (IANS) Ranchi police have busted a cybercrime racket in the Gonda police station area and arrested five people in this connection, officials said on Friday. A large number of bank passbooks, debit cards, cheque books, mobile phones, and Aadhaar cards were recovered from the accused’s possession, officials added.A case (No. 68/26) has been registered at the Gonda police station, and further investigation is underway.Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan said that on the nig…
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) Former Jharkhand minister and veteran leader Madhav Lal Singh passed away on Wednesday after prolonged illness. He was undergoing treatment at Pulse Hospital in Bariatu, Ranchi, where he breathed his last at 9:05 a.m., triggering a wave of grief across the state’s political and social circles.According to reports, Singh’s health had deteriorated in recent days, following which he was shifted from Bokaro to Ranchi for advanced medical care. Despite continuous treatment a…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has played a pivotal role in the construction of ‘INS Taragiri’ — the fourth stealth frigate under Project 17A — which was commissioned into the Indian Navy recently, the Maharatna PSU said on Saturday.The 6,670-tonne frigate was commissioned in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Visakhapatnam.Designed by the Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, the vessel is equip…
Bokaro (Jharkhand), April 2 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised crime in Jharkhand’s Bokaro, police have arrested seven operatives linked to the interstate gangs of Aman Sahu and Prince Khan, officials said on Thursday.These gangs are accused of running an extortion network and spreading fear among businessmen, police said.During the operation, the mastermind, Prince Kumar Gupta alias ‘Bhatia’, sustained a bullet injury in an encounter with the police and has been admitted to Bokaro Gen…
Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Monday ordered a narco test of the prime accused in the case involving an 18-year-old girl from Bokaro who has been missing for the past eight months, and asked the authorities to submit a report in two weeks.A division bench comprising Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Deepak Roshan directed that the narco analysis test be conducted on the main accused, Dinesh Mahto. The court made it clear that the report must be submitted before it at…
Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday slammed state police over the handling of a case involving a missing 18-year-old girl from Bokaro, raising concerns over delays and lack of progress in the investigation.Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the woman’s mother, a Division Bench led by Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad questioned the Bokaro Superintendent of Police (SP) on why the case should not be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The Court obs…