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 …
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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, March 12 (IANS) In yet another crackdown on corruption in Jharkhand, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday carried out trap operations in two districts, arresting a police sub-inspector in Koderma and a woman Panchayat secretary in Gumla for allegedly accepting bribes.In Koderma district, the ACB team from Hazaribagh arrested sub-inspector Pawan Kumar Ram, posted at Chandwara police station, after catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.According to officials,…
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,…
Gumla (Jharkhand), Feb 23 (IANS) The bodies of a young man and a teenage girl were found hanging from a tree in Suruhu village under the Kamdara police station area of Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Monday, officials said.Police recovered the bodies and sent them to Gumla Sadar Hospital for a post-mortem examination.Prima facie, the case is suspected to be a suicide linked to a love affair. The deceased have been identified as Ramesh Cheek Baraik, 20, a resident of Akara Gabri Toli in Suruhu vi…
Gumla, Jan 5 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a woman allegedly murdered her husband with the help of her lover and dumped his body in a forest in the Sisai police station area of Jharkhand’s Gumla district, the police said on Monday.The body of a man, identified as 36-year-old Budhram Tirkey, was recovered from the Songra Pahad Kona forest near Mukunda village in Gumla district, police said on Monday. Budhram was employed as a sales manager at a textile store in Gumla.According to the police, the…
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…
Gumla (Jharkhand), Dec 30 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday called upon the tribal community, especially the youth, to remain rooted in their cultural heritage while embracing modern education, science, and technology for overall development.Addressing the inter-state socio-cultural gathering ‘Kartik Jatra’ at Raidih block in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, the President emphasised that preserving tribal identity and traditions is essential even as society progresses.”Education is the…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will begin a four-day visit to Goa, Karnataka and Jharkhand from Saturday, an official said.She will leave for Goa on Saturday evening. On Sunday, the President will undertake a sea sortie aboard a submarine from Karwar Harbour in Karnataka.The following day, December 29, the President will grace the centenary celebrations of Ol Chiki at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. On the same day, she will also address the 15th convocation ceremony of NIT, Jamshedpur…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will make a four-day visit to Goa, Karnataka and Jharkhand from December 27 to 30, an official said on Friday. She will leave for Goa in the evening of December 27. On Sunday, the President will take a sea sortie in a submarine from Karwar Harbour, Karnataka.The following day, December 29, the President will grace the centenary celebrations of Ol Chiki at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. On the same day, she will also address the 15th convocation ceremony …