New Delhi/Hazaribagh, April 25 (IANS) The CBI conducted searches at the home of a Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) manager arrested in a corruption case in Hazaribagh, recovering Rs 21 lakh cash, jewellery, property papers and other digital evidence, an official said on Saturday. Ravi Ranjan Kumar, arrested on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh, was produced in a Special CBI Court in Ranchi that remanded him to judicial custody, the CBI said in a statement.The CBI said th…
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Ranchi, April 24 (IANS) Unidentified criminals ransacked a prominent temple in Ranchi with an attempt to commit robbery, but the watchful security guard foiled their plans at the cost of his life, a senior police official said on Friday.The 55-year-old security guard was bludgeoned to death after being attacked by the unknown miscreants.The incident happened at Jagannathpur Temple on Thursday night, when the criminals sneaked into the temple with an intent to plunder the temple’s wealth.The poli…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) In a setback to the Jharkhand government, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Jharkhand High Court’s order transferring the probe into an FIR against Enforcement Directorate officials in Ranchi to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh dismissed the state government’s plea, which had challenged the High Court’s decision and sought a halt to the CBI investigation.Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, …
Ranchi, April 20 (IANS) The alleged gang-rape of a dental surgery (MDS) student in Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi has sparked massive political reactions in the state, with the BJP staging a huge protest outside the SSP office on Monday, demanding speedy justice and strict punishment for the accused.Hundreds of BJP leaders and workers gathered outside the SSP office, raising slogans against the police administration. Party leaders warned that the agitation would be intensified if a fast-track trial …
Ranchi, April 20 (IANS) In view of the severe heatwave conditions in Jharkhand, the state government has revised school timings to provide relief to students, while the Health Department has issued a yellow alert and asked all districts to remain on high alert.According to an order issued by the School Education and Literacy Department on Monday, classes in all government, government‑aided and private schools across the state will be held in the morning from April 21.Classes from KG to Class 8…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said the Opposition has decided to boycott the election of the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman scheduled for April 17. Taking to social media platform X, Ramesh outlined the reasons behind the decision.”First, the Modi Govt has not appointed a Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha for 7 years. This has never happened before,” he said.“Second, the Deputy Speaker’s counterpart in the Rajya Sabha is the Deputy Chairman. Shr…
Ranchi, April 15 (IANS) The Ranchi police have busted a major inter-state illegal arms trafficking network with links to Bihar and have arrested three key operatives, officials said on Wednesday.Police investigations revealed that the gang sourced weapons from Bihar and supplied them across various parts of Jharkhand. The arrested accused have been identified as Vishal Singh, a resident of Mandar, and Abhishek Sharma and Karan Gop, both from Chanho area in Ranchi.Superintendent of Police, Rural,…
New Delhi, 15th April (IANS) Hockey Jharkhand maintained its dominance at the grassroots level by winning the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2026 Gold Medal. This marks their third consecutive title (2024, 2025, 2026) and confirms their position as one of the top junior teams in the country. Jharkhand has made notable progress in developing hockey infrastructure, especially in constructing astroturfs from 2014 to 2026. Simdega has two astroturfs, as does Khunti. Ranchi …
Ranchi, April 14 (IANS) A fresh case of fraudulent withdrawal from a government treasury has surfaced in Jharkhand, this time in Ranchi, following similar scams in Hazaribagh and Bokaro. Around Rs 3 crore has allegedly been siphoned off from the state capital treasury, with two employees of the Institute of Animal Health and Production in Kanke accused of manipulating salary accounts to embezzle funds.Acting on the directions of the Ranchi Deputy Commissioner, Executive Magistrate Md. Zafar Hasn…
Ranchi, April 14 (IANS) Political tensions escalated in Jharkhand on Tuesday following allegations of large-scale irregularities and a suspected paper leak in the recently conducted excise constable examination.A high-level delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met Governor Santosh Gangwar at Lok Bhavan in Ranchi and submitted a seven-point memorandum, questioning the credibility and functioning of the state’s key recruitment bodies — the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) …