Ranchi News

Two security personnel killed in Jharkhand

Two security personnel were killed and three injured in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand Sunday, the police said.

A Jharkhand committee that met once since inception

The Jharkhand steering committee, formed by the state United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to run the Madhu Koda government smoothly, has held only one meeting since its inception.2:00 PM on May 11

Top Maoist leader arrested in Jharkhand

Jharkhand police arrested a top Maoist leader from Dhanbad district, police sources said Sunday.12:30 PM on May 11

Special dispensation in teaching jobs for Jharkhand tribes

The Jharkhand government has decided to appoint candidates from primitive tribes as school teachers as long as they have completed school themselves.8:01 PM on May 10

Maoists ask villagers to surrender arms

Maoist guerrillas have ordered villagers supporting Shanti Sena, a private army opposed to the rebels, to surrender their arms or face death.3:30 PM on May 10

Jharkhand villagers boycott minister to oppose land takeover

The villagers of Dumka, who are opposing the setting up of a power plant that threatens to take away their land, have decided to boycott Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Nalin Soren and seven others who are backing the project.2:33 PM on May 09

Jharkhand government to give its students a haircut

The Jharkhand government is going to give haircuts to students in state-run schools.1:00 PM on May 09

Shortage of anti-rabies vaccines in Ranchi hospital

A major hospital in Jharkhand's capital is facing a shortage of anti-rabies vaccine at a time when the city records around 200 dog bite cases every day.10:30 AM on May 09

Jharkhand farmer finds 10th century coins

Seventeen silver coins, said to be from the 10th century, were found by a farmer while he was ploughing his field in a Jharkhand village.2:22 PM on May 08

More than 200 child workers rescued in Ranchi

More than 200 child labourers were rescued from different hotels and dhabas (eateries) of Ranchi Wednesday.10:30 PM on May 07

Maoists kill cop, teacher in Jharkhand

Maoist guerrillas Wednesday killed a sub inspector and a school teacher in two separate incidents, the police said.10:02 PM on May 07

Jharkhand cop killed, three injured in Maoist attack

A policeman was killed and three people were injured in a Maoist attack Wednesday in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, police said.5:00 PM on May 07

Residents living above century old mine fires to be shifted

The Jharkhand government and Coal India Limited (CIL) are preparing a rehabilitation package for 67,000 families to shift them from the Jharia mine area where fires has been raging below the ground for almost a century.2:39 PM on May 07

Strip-search of girls leads to principal's suspension

The principal of a Jharkhand school has been suspended for ordering that 13 young girls be stripped after another student complained that her pocket money had gone missing.1:00 PM on May 07

Jharkhand facing milk crisis, heat to blame

Each family in Jharkhand on an average gets just a litre of milk after standing in queue for two to three hours as the state faces an acute milk crisis brought about by rising temperatures.10:00 AM on May 07