Pune | 4 hours ago
Death, tears and agony in Pune hospitals
Pune, Feb 14 - A German man frantically hunted for his wife while a group of students from Jharkhand mourned the death of three of their colleagues as hospitals here grappled Sunday with the horror of a deadly bombing that killed nine people and injured 57 people.The German man looked agitated as he first visited the Sassoon General Hospital, whose mortuary is holding all the nine bodies, six of w ... read more

Ranchi | 5 hours ago
Abducted official will be freed after demands met: Maoists
Ranchi, Feb 14 - Maoists Sunday owned up to abducting a government official in Jharkhand and said the official will be released only after the demands of the guerrillas are met.Block Development Officer - Prasant Kumar Layak was abducted by four armed men of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist - from Dalbhumgarh block of East Singhbhum in Jamshedpur Saturday. CPI-Maoist leader Mangal in a ... read more

Ranchi | 6 hours ago
Rotting bodies in Ranchi mortuary await disposal
Ranchi, Feb 14 - There is an unbearable stink in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences - here, and it's coming from the mortuary.In RIMS, one of the most prominent hospitals in Jharkhand, there are more than 150 bodies rotting in the mortuary - waiting for the last rites. The bodies have been kept in the hospital cold room, some for more than six months. Against a capacity of 50 bodies which ... read more

Ranchi | 1 day ago
Jharkhand police recover landmines, destroy Maoist camp
Ranchi, Feb 13 - Over the last 10 days, Jharkhand police have recovered five landmines and arms and have destroyed a Maoist training camp and bunker in operations against the left-wing ultras, police said Saturday.'In the last 10 days, 10 operations against the Maoists took place. Of the 10 operations, gunbattle between the Maoists and police took place in six. Police recovered five landmines and ... read more

Ranchi | 1 day ago
Suspected Maoists abduct official in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Feb 13 - Suspected Maoist rebels abducted a government official from Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district Saturday, police said.'Prasant Kumar Layak, a block development officer - posted at Dalbhumgarh block of East Singhbhum district, was abducted by four armed men Saturday afternoon from near the block office,' police spokesman V.H. Deshmukh told IANS. 'The borders of the district have be ... read more

Bhubaneswar | 1 day ago
West Bengal cricketer slapped one match ban
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 - West Bengal cricketer Manoj Tiwary has been banned for one match following his dressing room explosion with anger Friday during the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy - match, an Orissa Cricket Association official said.The West Bengal batsman was adjudged lbw while at three runs against Jharkhand. Returning to the dressing room, an angry Tiwary damaged furniture, switchboard and ot ... read more

Shimla | 1 day ago
Himachal governor inspects hostel where girls exploited
Shimla, Feb 12 - Himachal Pradesh Governor Urmila Singh Friday conducted a surprise inspection of a tribal girls' hostel at Solan town, where some girls were allegedly sexually exploited by the hostel in-charge.'Urmila Singh interacted with five girl students in the hostel. She expressed dissatisfaction over the facilities being provided in the hostel by the management and directed district author ... read more

Ranchi | 2 days ago
Roses for 'MNIK' viewers in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Feb 12 - Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'My Name is Khan' may be facing protests in some parts of the country but in Jharkhand the scene was quite different Friday. Congress workers welcomed movie buffs with roses at cinema halls screening the movie.The movie was released Friday in two cinema halls of Ranchi, where long queues of movie goers were seen. Congress workers distributed roses to all th ... read more

Ranchi | 3 days ago
Jharkhand opposition protests hike in VAT on diesel
Ranchi, Feb 11 - The opposition Congress and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajantantrik - Thursday took to the streets to protest the state government's decision to hike Value Added Tax - on diesel by 5.5 percent.'Roll back VAT,' shouted protesters, a day after the Jharkhand cabinet hiked VAT on diesel from 14.5 percent to 20 percent. With this, the cost of diesel will register an increase of around Rs. ... read more

Ranchi | 3 days ago
Committee to decide handover of sick power plant
Ranchi, Feb 11 - The Jharkhand government has set up a six member committee to study a proposal to hand over a sick company, Pataratu Thermal Power Station -, to the National Thermal Power Corporation -.The PTPS has eight units with a capacity to produce more than 800 MW power but it hardly produces 150 MW to 200 MW. The NTPC has submitted a proposal to run the PTPS. Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minist ... read more