DHANBAD, FEB. 1: In yet another incident of fire in Dhanbad, at least 14 people died while several others received burn injuries after a massive fire engulfed a multi-storied residential building at Dhanbad. Police have confirmed 14 deaths, which include 10 women and three girls. As many as 20 fire tenders were roped in, which […]Continue Reading
RANCHI,JAN 28: At least five people, including a doctor couple – Dr Vikash Hazra (75) and Dr Prema Hazra, were killed due to asphyxiation in a fire which broke out in the store room of Arti Memorial nursing home in Dhanbad early in the morning on Saturday. Others were killed in the fire include Dr […]Continue Reading
RANCHI, DEC 20: A six-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, the third such incident in Palamu division in the last 10 days, an official said on Tuesday. Forest officials suspect that all three children were killed by the same leopard and the department is contemplating declaring it a man-eater, he […]Continue Reading
JHARKHAND,DEC 18: A man was on Sunday arrested here after his wife was found chopped into pieces, with body parts dumped in different areas of the district, a police officer said on Sunday. The victim, a 22-year-old woman, was the second wife of 28-year-old Dildar Ansari,. Local residents spotted the victim’s body parts, which were […]Continue Reading
Jharkhand ,Nov 2: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in an illegal mining case. Soren has been asked to appear before the central probe agency tomorrow, November 3. The ED has already arrested Soren’s aide Pankaj Mishra in the case. On July 8, the probe agency also raided 18 […]Continue Reading
RANCHI,OCT. 26: A driver and his helper were charred to death when the bus in which they were sleeping after lighting up diyas inside the vehicle on Diwali night sparked a fire and reduced the bus and its crew to ashes. The bus was parked at Khadgarha Bus Stand in Ranchi. Diyas and candles were […]Continue Reading
RANCHI,OCT. 16: A sleepy little town from Jharkhand’s Jamtara has emerged on the radar of cyber investigators from as far as Chennai and several other southern Indian towns. What has perplexed the police is the language proficiency of the suspects. According to the inputs received by the Jharkhand Police, cybercriminals are travelling down south and […]Continue Reading
RANCHI, AUG 31: Jharkhand police on Wednesday arrested suspended BJP leader Seema Patra, wife of a retired IAS officer, on allegations of torturing her 29-year-old tribal help Sunita, police sources said. Acting on a tip-off from a government employee, the Ranchi Police had rescued the woman from Patra’s residence last week and recorded the domestic […]Continue Reading
RANCHI,AUG 25: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday alleged blatant misuse of constitutional authorities and public agencies after reports claimed that the Election Commission recommended his disqualification as an MLA in the mining lease case. No communication in this regard has been received by the Chief Minister’s Office from either the Election Continue Reading
RANCHI,AUG 24: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday conducted fresh raids in the ongoing money-laundering investigation into alleged illegal mining in Jharkhand and recovered two AK-47 assault rifles and 60 bullets, official sources said. The two weapons, 60 live rounds and two magazines were found at a home in Ranchi and the sources identified the premises to […]Continue Reading
