Deoghar: In a significant anti-corruption operation, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested two employees of the District Land Acquisition Office in Deoghar, Jharkhand, for allegedly accepting a bribe linked to compensation payments under a ring road project. The accused … read more
Jamshedpur: In an effort to curb rising noise pollution, the traffic police in Jamshedpur launched a special enforcement drive against motorcycles fitted with illegal modified silencers. During the campaign carried out across different parts of the city, officials intercepted around 42 Royal Enfield … read more
Jamshedpur: In a move aimed at enhancing road safety and creating a pool of professionally trained drivers, the Government of Jharkhand has approved the establishment of a Tier-I Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) in Jamshedpur. The proposed institute … read more
Chatra: Anger and grief swept through parts of Chatra district in Jharkhand after four teenage boys lost their lives in a road accident, triggering a massive protest that brought traffic to a standstill for over 16 hours. The incident took … read more
Ranchi — Hemant Soren, Chief Minister of Jharkhand, on Friday launched a major initiative to boost policing infrastructure by flagging off 1,485 new vehicles for the state police and initiating construction of 12 high-tech police stations across different districts. The … read more
Kolkata — The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to rely on district-level sensitivity mapping to decide the deployment of police observers for the upcoming 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election scheduled later this year. According to sources in … read more
Palamu: A suspected case of food poisoning left more than 100 villagers ill in Bohita village of Jharkhand’s Palamu district after they consumed food at a wedding feast, officials said on Thursday. The feast had been organised by Harishankar Chandravanshi … read more
New Delhi: Nearly one-fifth of India’s rural households are still without tap water connections, with Kerala and Jharkhand topping the list of states where the highest proportion of village homes remain unconnected, the government told Parliament on Thursday. Responding to … read more
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a police sub-inspector and a Panchayat secretary in separate trap operations in Koderma and Gumla districts for allegedly taking bribes. In Koderma district, sub-inspector Pawan Kumar Ram of Chandwara police station … read more
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday came down heavily on authorities over the alarming air pollution levels in Dhanbad and concerns about illegal coal mining in the region. While hearing a PIL on the issue, a bench led by … read more