Garhwa (Jharkhand), April 8 (IANS) In an unusual turn of events during a police crackdown on alleged illegal activities, a couple detained from a hotel in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district ended up tying the knot on the roadside. Three other couples caught in the hotel signed written undertakings to marry.The action unfolded after police, acting on specific Intelligence inputs about the operation of suspected sex rackets, conducted simultaneous raids at several hotels in the district headquarters, i…
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Patna, April 4 (IANS) Three young men were killed and three others seriously injured in a high-speed collision between a car and a motorcycle on the Deoghar-Sultanganj main road in Bihar’s Banka district early Saturday morning, police said.Raju Kumar, the SHO of Jalebiyamod police station, said that the accident took place around 6 a.m. near Bijjikheirwa village, under the jurisdiction of the Jalebiyamod Police Station in Banka district.A high-speed collision between a car and a motorcycle cla…
Garhwa (Jharkhand), April 1 (IANS) Jharkhand’s Garhwa town erupted in violent clashes between police and local residents on Wednesday after a youth was killed in a road accident, leading to tension in the area. As police carried out a baton charge to disperse the agitated crowd, angry protesting villagers then started pelting stones, in which a police vehicle was badly damaged.According to reports, Pankaj Kumar, 20, a resident of Jurha village, died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle n…
Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) A fresh linguistic controversy has erupted in Jharkhand after the state government decided to exclude Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, and Angika from the list of regional languages for the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET). The decision has triggered protests from both the Opposition and leaders within the ruling alliance.The move has drawn sharp criticism, particularly from aspirants in the Palamu division and parts of the Santhal Pargana region, where a large number…
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…
Ranchi, Jan 5 (IANS) In view of the intensifying cold wave and dense fog conditions across Jharkhand, the state government has ordered the closure of all schools until January 8.According to an official notification issued by the School Education and Literacy Department on Monday, all government, government-aided, unaided (including minority) and private schools across the state will remain closed from January 6 to January 8, 2026.The directive applies to students from pre-nursery to Class 12, a…