Koderma (Jharkhand), April 29 (IANS) A 25-year-old married woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances on Wednesday in Nandodih village under the Jainagar police station limits of Jharkhand’s Koderma district, triggering panic in the area. The deceased has been identified as Archana Kumari, wife of Santosh Kumar Pandit. Following the incident, her family has levelled serious allegations of murder against her in-laws.According to officials and family members, Archana was married to Sant…
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Koderma, April 15 (IANS) In a deeply disturbing incident, the body of a seven-year-old boy was recovered from a well in Jharkhand’s Koderma district, with his family alleging that he was abducted from his home and brutally murdered by unidentified persons. The incident, reported from Gharbariyabar village under the Domchanch police station limits, has sparked widespread outrage and grief in the locality.The deceased child has been identified as Aryan Kumar, son of Pawan Yadav. According to fam…
Ramgarh (Jharkhand), April 3 (IANS) Three people were trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in the Gola block of Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district on Friday morning, triggering fear and anger among area residents.The victims include two brick kiln labourers and an elderly villager. The first incident occurred around 4 a.m. in Banda village, where Dheeraj Bhuiyan and Jugal Bhuiyan had stepped out when a herd of elephants surrounded and fatally attacked them. Dheeraj was a resident of Talatan…
Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) The Jharkhand Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), in a fresh crackdown on corruption, conducted a major operation on Thursday in Barharwa of Sahibganj district, leading to the arrest of a Block Supply Officer, officials said.The action was taken by the Dumka unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The ACB team caught Niranjan Kumar red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a Public Distribution System (PDS) dealer. He had allegedly demanded the money in exchange for ensu…
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 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, March 6 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra, launched under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), is transforming everyday healthcare into a story of self-reliance and dignity. Marking a decade of the scheme’s launch, the Jan Aushadhi week is being organised pan-India to promote free health check-ups and affordable treatment.In Jharkhand’s Koderma, a march was organised from the city’s Sadar Hospital to another landmark location, aimed at rai…
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…