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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Giridih (Jharkhand), July 23 (IANS) Jharkhand’s Giridih police claimed to have solved the murder of a young man who had been missing for nearly a month. Police arrested one accused in connection with the case, officials said on Thursday.Acting on the accused’s lead, police recovered the victim’s skeletal remains, along with a scarf allegedly used in the crime, clothing, slippers, a mobile phone, and a knife from the crime scene. According to police, Hriday Narayan Singh (72), a resident of Siy…
Ranchi, July 19 (IANS) Jharkhand police destroyed illegal opium cultivation spread across 4,619.34 acres during the financial year of 2025-26, registering 77 cases and arresting 48 people in connection with the illicit trade, according to a report released by the state CID headquarters.The largest crackdown was carried out in Chatra district, where opium crops cultivated over 2,742.22 acres were destroyed.This was followed by Latehar (832.14 acres), Hazaribagh (393 acres), Palamu (314.62 acres) …
Deoghar (Jharkhand), June 30 (IANS) Panic spread in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district on Tuesday after a mother and her son were found murdered. Their bodies were recovered under suspicious circumstances in Nawadih village under Sonaraithari police station limits, officials said. Police have registered a murder case and an investigation has been launched.Given the seriousness of the incident, Superintendent of Police Praveen Pushkar visited the spot. A forensic team and a dog squad were also called…
Patna, June 9 (IANS) A woman and her son died, and eight others were seriously injured in a tragic road accident on the Patna-Bakhtiyarpur four-lane highway in Patna district, officials said on Tuesday.The incident triggered panic in the area, and local residents rushed to the spot to assist the victims before they were taken to the hospital for treatment.The deceased have been identified as Phulmati Devi and her son, Upendra Singh, residents of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh. According to…
Ranchi/Deoghar, March 13 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown on corruption, the Jharkhand Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested two employees of the District Land Acquisition Office in Deoghar for allegedly accepting a bribe from a beneficiary.The accused have been identified as Niranjan and Nunu Dev, who were caught red-handed while taking money in exchange for facilitating the release of compensation for land acquired under the Ring Road project, officials said.According to the ACB, the …
Ranchi, March 13 (IANS) In a major push to modernise the state police and strengthen the law and order mechanism, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday flagged off 1,485 new vehicles for the police fleet and laid the foundation stones for 12 state-of-the-art police stations across the state.The Chief Minister flagged off the vehicles from the Jharkhand Assembly premises here. The fleet includes 636 four-wheeler patrolling vehicles (Mahindra Bolero BS-6 models) and 849 two-wheelers, aim…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The much-awaited counting of votes for Jharkhand’s urban civic polls was underway on Friday amid heavy security arrangements in the state. The elections to 48 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including nine Municipal Corporations, 20 Municipal Councils, and 19 Nagar Panchayats, were held on February 23, recording an impressive voter turnout of around 62 per cent.Out of more than 43.33 lakh registered voters, over 21.26 lakh women exercised their franchise, reflecting strong …
Ranchi, Feb 23 (IANS) Voting for the elections to the posts of mayor-chairperson and ward councillors in 48 municipal bodies across Jharkhand concluded at 5 p.m. on Monday amid sporadic reports of violence, clashes and allegations of bogus voting.The State Election Commission has not yet released the final voter turnout figures, but the preliminary estimates suggest participation ranged between 45 and 60 per cent across the state.Polling began at 7 a.m. for nine municipal corporations — Ranchi,…
Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Sunday reviewed major power projects of the group in eastern India.During his visit to Godda in Jharkhand, Gautam Adani inspected the 1,600 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant built with an investment of over Rs 16,000 crore.The project, located in a tribal-dominated area, has created thousands of direct and indirect jobs and improved rail connectivity in the region.The power plant supplies electricity exclusively to Bangladesh…