Ranchi, May 15 (IANS) A 50-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his brother-in-law with a sharp-edged weapon and a stone following a domestic dispute in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district, police said on Friday.The shocking incident took place in Nichetoli village under the Tamar police station limits. The deceased has been identified as Gajendra Singh, a resident of Runia village in neighbouring Khunti district.According to police, Gajendra had arrived at his in-laws’ house on Thursday along with …
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Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) Bhavya Ranjan, a student of Oxford School in Ranchi, has brought laurels to the city by emerging as the national topper in the Arts stream in the CBSE Class 12 examinations, securing 99.8 per cent marks.Following the announcement of the results, scenes of celebration were witnessed on the school campus. Teachers and family members described the achievement as the outcome of hard work, discipline, and continuous guidance.Bhavya credited her success to her parents, teachers, …
Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) Family members of an 18-month-old girl, missing for the last four days, and other residents staged a massive protest in Ranchi on Wednesday, demanding the recovery of the girl. The protesters blocked traffic at Koker Chowk for nearly an hour, leading to massive congestion on the National Highway and severely disrupting vehicular movement in the area.On receiving information about the blockade, personnel from the Sadar police station and traffic police rushed to the spot and…
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…
Ranchi, May 12 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the popular ‘Levee Bar and Restaurant’ located at the busy Karamtoli Chowk area in Ranchi during the early hours of Tuesday, causing extensive damage to the property and reducing valuables worth several lakhs of rupees to ashes.The incident reportedly took place around 5 A.M and thick black smoke and towering flames rising from the restaurant created panic among local residents and passersby. The fire was so intense that it could be seen from a c…
Ranchi, May 10 (IANS) A woman has been arrested in Ranchi for allegedly murdering her father-in-law, a well-known homeopathic doctor, by suffocating him with a pillow following a domestic dispute, police said on Sunday.The incident took place in Vidyanagar locality under the Pandra OP police station area of the Jharkhand capital and has sparked shock and panic among residents.The deceased has been identified as Dr K.P. Gupta, a reputed homeopathic practitioner who had been living with his family…
Ranchi, May 10 (IANS) A major scam has come to light in the Staff Selection Commission’s (SSC) General Duty online examination in Jharkhand’s capital, Ranchi, where answers were allegedly being solved automatically through remote access, officials said on Sunday.Ranchi police have arrested six people following a raid at an online examination centre in the Pandara police outpost area.The raid was conducted at the Futuristic Online Examination Centre near Piska More after Senior Superintendent…
Sangrur, May 9 (IANS) Punjab’s 31 years old seasoned thrower dominated the men’s shot put at the fifth-leg of the Indian Athletics Series in Sangrur, Punjab on Saturday. His best throw was 19.97m.Asian Games champion in men’s shot put, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, is gearing up for upcoming major domestic competition later this month in Ranchi.“Main goal this season is to peak in major international meets,” says the national record holder.Toor’s season best of 21.03m was recorded earlier in…
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) Kuldeep Kumar, representing Madhya Pradesh, won a battle of wits to set the national men’s pole vault record on the opening day of the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition at the Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.The 21-year-old cleared the height of 5.41m in his first attempt to better the national record of 5.40m set last year by Dev Kumar Meena. Kuldeep Kumar also improved the national indoor record of 5.30m set earlier in…
Hazaribagh, April 27 (IANS) In a tragic road accident in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district on Monday, a mother and her son lost their lives on the spot after the car they were travelling in rammed into a stationary Hyva truck parked along the roadside. Two other members of the family sustained critical injuries in the crash.According to police and local sources, the incident occurred under the Muffasil police station limits when the family of Mahavir Prasad was returning from a wedding ceremony …