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Illegal immigrants changing demography, JMM govt not acting: Amit Shah
Updated on Feb 05, 2023 02:47 AM IST
Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Vijay Sankalp rally in Deoghar after laying the foundation stone of a nano fertilizer plant, Shah said the population of tribal people in the Santhal Parganas have declined to around 24% from 35% earlier.

Vishal Kant, Ranchi
Shah says tribal population declining in J’khand, slams Soren
The home minister was addressing Vijay Sankalp rally at Deoghar after laying foundation stone of a nano fertilizer plant.

Published on Feb 04, 2023 10:42 PM IST
Vishal Kant, Ranchi
Dhanbad fire: Jharkhand HC asks govt to conduct statewide fire safety audit
Fixing February 17 as the next date of hearing in the matter, the bench has directed the state’s urban development department to file a detailed affidavit on fire safety.

Updated on Feb 02, 2023 10:06 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ranchi
Dhanbad blaze: All 14 dead were kin, had gathered to attend marriage function
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren announced monetary assistance of ?4 lakh to the families of each of the deceased.

Published on Feb 01, 2023 10:32 PM IST
14 dead in massive apartment fire in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
According to police, 16 people were injured in the blaze at Aashirwad Towers in Jodaphatak area in the evening. The fire was later brought under control.

Updated on Feb 01, 2023 04:59 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ranchi
Three kids among 14 dead in massive apartment fire in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
As per initial information, one of the residents had a wedding at their flat, situated on the fourth floor of the building where the fire apparently started. However, no confirmed reports of the cause of fire have been ascertained yet.

Updated on Jan 31, 2023 10:44 PM IST
Nisha Anand | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Jharkhand domicile bill row: CM Soren vows to fight Governor hurdle
Addressing a rally in Saraikela as part of his Khatiyan Johar Yatra, Hemant Soren said the Governor can’t dictate terms in implementing laws which are meant for providing jobs to locals.

Published on Jan 30, 2023 09:49 PM IST
Vishal Kant, Ranchi
462 people killed in man-animal conflicts in Jharkhand in last five years
In its RTI reply to advocate Satya Prakash, the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate stated that 462 people have died in man-elephant conflicts in a span of five years since 2017, 133 alone in the last fiscal.

Published on Jan 30, 2023 04:33 PM IST
PTI |
Jharkhand governor returns 1932-based domicile bill back to Soren govt
Governor Ramesh Bais returned the Bill back to the government for reconsideration, underlining that the government needs to review the legality of the bill and frame it as per the constitutional norms and court rulings.

Published on Jan 29, 2023 10:03 PM IST
Five including doctor couple die in fire at hospital in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad
The fire occurred around 2am on the top floor of the building which was the residential portion of the doctor couple

Published on Jan 28, 2023 11:39 AM IST
Couple, both doctors, among 5 killed in Dhanbad nursing home fire
A fire broke out at the store room of the nursing home-cum-private house in Bank More area of Dhanbad, around 170 km from Ranchi, around 2 am on Saturday.

Updated on Jan 28, 2023 10:00 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Soren visits Maoist hot bed, launches projects
Hemant Soren on Friday became the first Jharkhand chief minister to visit the “Budha Pahad”, a mountainous terrain spread across the junction of Garhwa and Latehar districts in Jharkhand and Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh which was freed from the Maoist control by security forces last year.

Published on Jan 27, 2023 11:43 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ranchi
Jharkhand professor gets Padma Shri for preservation of tribal language Ho
Professor Janum Singh Soy said lots need to be done on the part of the government as well as society to preserve the regional languages of different tribal groups

Published on Jan 26, 2023 04:26 PM IST
Jharkhand: In setback to Marandi, HC refuses to intervene in anti-defection proceedings
The HC bench of justice Rajesh Shankar, which had reserved its order on January 5, dismissed Marandi’s petition as “not maintainable” since the Speaker’s verdict was still awaited.

Published on Jan 24, 2023 10:06 PM IST
Vishal Kant, Ranchi
Jharkhand: PLFI ultra killed in encounter with police in Ranchi
A suspected member of the outlawed People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI (Maoists), was killed in encounter on the outskirts of Jharkhand capital Ranchi, the police said on Tuesday

Published on Jan 24, 2023 10:59 AM IST
Jharkhand mining probe: ED grills Sahebganj DC for 7 hours, calls him again on Feb 6
Ramniwas Yadav, an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of the 2015 batch, is the second IAS officer to have been questioned by the ED in the money laundering probe in the state over the past one year.

Updated on Jan 23, 2023 10:05 PM IST
Vishal Kant, Ranchi
Ramgarh assembly bye-election on Feb 27, result on March 2
The model code of conduct will kick in Ramgarh on January 31, while February 7 is the last date of nomination, said Jharkhand chief electoral officer K Ravi Kumar.

Published on Jan 18, 2023 10:13 PM IST
J’khand illegal mining: ED lodges 2nd case against Soren’s aide
ED officials said a case lodged with Jirwabari police outpost in Sahebganj district last year has been taken over by the agency as a predicate offence to record the new enforcement case information report (ECIR) against Mishra and others.

Published on Jan 18, 2023 10:13 PM IST
Vishal Kant, Ranchi
J’khand: Amid rush for ‘Andolankari’ tag, panel adds party membership in eligibility criteria
The commission, called the Jharkhand Andolankari Chinhitikaran Aayog (JACA), has decided to add new criteria to identify a Jharkhand Andolankari (Jharkhand movement agitator) since 74,000 applications are pending before the three-member panel, which was notified on July 15, 2021, a member of the JACA said

Published on Jan 17, 2023 09:46 PM IST
Vishal Kant, Ranchi
IIM-Ranchi student found dead in hostel room; family alleges foul play
Ranchi deputy superintendent of police (SP), Praveen Kumar Singh, who visited the crime scene, said police were informed that a second-year management student has allegedly died by suicide

Published on Jan 17, 2023 08:06 PM IST
Contractual health workers protest demanding job regularisation; tribals hit the street opposing regularisation
Around 10,000 contractual health workers, including para-medic, ANM, GNM, and lab technicians, working with the health department for over a decade, have been demanding job regularisation.

Published on Jan 16, 2023 10:20 PM IST
Ranchi airport gets instrument landing system
The new facility has an improved ILS Localizer Antenna System that will help in the precision approach of all aircraft landing at the airport in all weather conditions.

Published on Jan 16, 2023 05:04 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Chhattisgarh coal levy case: ED raids IAS officer, businessmen and coal traders
The ED’s chargesheet mentioned that an illegal levy of ?25 per tonne was being extorted for every tonne of coal transported by a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen & politicians

Published on Jan 13, 2023 06:43 PM IST
Jharkhand: 3 CRPF jawans injured in IED blast; second such incident in 2 days
Six CRPF jawans were injured in IED blast during an encounter between the security personnels and Maoists in the same area on Wednesday

Published on Jan 12, 2023 07:31 PM IST
Jharkhand: Three killed, several injured after pickup van overturns in Saraikela
The incident occurred around 6:30am when the van, carrying around two dozen daily wagers along with sacks filled with construction materials, was on its way to Rajnagar from Chaibasa

Published on Jan 12, 2023 05:14 PM IST
6 CRPF jawans injured in IED blast during encounter in Jharkhand
The incident happened when firing happened from both sides during an operation. Five jawans were evacuated and have been airlifted to Ranchi

Updated on Jan 11, 2023 08:58 PM IST
Jharkhand: Tribals march to Parasnath, vow to fight for pilgrimage centre
Carrying traditional weapons, tribals, who had gathered from different parts of the state, raised slogans against the Centre as well as the state government, besides burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister Hemant Soren and local JMM legislator Sudivya Kumar at the protest venue.

Published on Jan 10, 2023 10:44 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ranchi
Study finds ‘acute fluoride contamination’ in groundwater in Dhanbad villages
Study finds that high levels of fluoride contamination could lead to several health hazards, including dental fluorosis, skeletal fluorosis, arthritis, bone damage, osteoporosis, muscular damage, fatigue, joint-related problems and other chronicle issues.

Published on Jan 10, 2023 01:48 PM IST
Jharkhand: BJP legislator Dhullu Mahto surrenders in Dhanbad, sent to jail
On October 9, 2019, the trial court had convicted Dhullu Mahto and four others in the case and sentenced them to 18 months of imprisonment.

Published on Jan 09, 2023 10:01 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ranchi
Jharhand: BJP legislator Dhullu Mahto surrenders in Dhanbad, sent to jail
The trial court had on October 9, 2019, convicted Mahto including four others and sentenced them with 18-month imprisonment in connection with the case

Published on Jan 09, 2023 05:43 PM IST