6 grilled for Jamtara rape, murder

A man and his son who had allegedly taken poison two days ago at Senkyari village under Karmatand police station area last evening died at the civil hospital here. Doctors attending on them today said that Debu Dutta (70), his wife Lalita Devi (60) ...

Nearly 100 residents of Nirsa and Jamtara, displaced during a Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) project, staged a protest for three hours before DVC main gate in Maithon on Monday, alleging anomalies in compensation.

Jamtara, Mar 18 (PTI) Train services between Jamtara and Howrah were disrupted today after tribals staged a dharna on the railway lines at Bodma Halt in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, police said.Over 5000 Melar tribals brandished traditional weapons ...

The system of blood banks run by Government in the State is in absolute mess. There are credible reports of Government blood banks being run without proper licencing or running even after the licence is expired. There are reports suggesting that the ...

Dhanbad, May 17: Jharkands director-general of police Rajiv Kumar on Friday claimed that the ongoing battle against Left-wing extremism was in the final stage. We will emerge victorious in this decisive battle against Naxalites, said Kumar, on the ...

Dumka, May 16 : In a bid to control naxal and criminal activities in the bordering areas of Jharkhand and West Bengal, senior police officers of both states today held a meeting in this district and decided to enhance coordination among them.

The economic transformation in Chakulia and Bahragora blocks over six years has been fascinating. Many like Nityanand Gope, Ganesh Gope and Chunnu Mahto, who held BPL cards, now own four-wheelers. These villagers who struggled to make two ends meet ...

Ranchi, May 5: The BJP is in favour of Assembly polls before July 18 when the state will complete six months under Presidents Rule and wants the Centre to expedite the process of dissolution of the House. State BJP leaders, who met here today to ...

Dumka, May 3: Vananchal Gramin Bank has taken up the cudgels to act as a watchdog for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in the wake of the Saradha chit fund scam. Basant Kumar Mishra, chairman of the rural bank that runs on aids from the SBI, ...