Category: Jharkhand
News from across Jharkhand — Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and every district: politics, development, crime and community.
Photo: TGC1,822 COTPA violations in Jharkhand raises concerns over tobacco control enforcement
Jharkhand continues to face a challenge in enforcing tobacco control regulations, with 1,822 challans/violations recorded under different provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) during this year till Tuesday. The violations came despite the state conducting training, orientation and sensitisation programmes. According to the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) dashboard, the highest…
Photo: TGCRanchi railway station’s southern side opens ahead of festive rush
With the festive rush expected to test passenger-handling arrangements, Ranchi Railway Division has partially opened the southern side of Ranchi railway station to provide an additional access point and ease crowding at the main entrance. The move is part of a wider safety and crowd-management plan, with enhanced security, additional holding areas and round-the-clock monitoring…
Photo: AI ImageForeign woman raped at Hazaribag detention centre, three constables booked
Three constables have been booked for allegedly raping a Bangladeshi woman at the Hazaribag detention centre, while the appearance of the state home secretary before the Jharkhand High Court on Monday revealed that the state government’s requests to the Ministry of External Affairs for her deportation have received no response. The state government informed the…
Photo: IANSMass Sickness in Khunti: Over 30 PM Shri School Students Hospitalised After School Trip
Khunti (Jharkhand): At least 30 students of PM Shri High School, Tilmi, in Jharkhand’s Khunti district have fallen ill after they returned from an educational trip. Several students reported vomiting, diarrhoea, high fever, and stomach pain, officials said on Monday. The students from Karra block began developing symptoms on Sunday evening, with several more cases…
Photo: Ratan LalCM Soren felicitates Jharkhand’s gold-medallist women hockey players
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday felicitated Jharkhand’s players who were part of the Indian women’s hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. Indian women’s hockey team captain Salima Tete, along with Nikki Pradhan, Beauty Dungdung and Deepika Soreng, met Soren at his residential office. The Chief Minister congratulated the…
Photo: AI ImageHC summons home secretary over woman’s prolonged detention & alleged custodial rape
A woman who allegedly suffered repeated “rape” in custody for two years has remained detained even after completing sentences in two criminal cases, prompting the Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday to demand to know under what authority of law she continues to be deprived of her liberty. The petition was filed by a social worker…
Photo: AI Image2 Killed as Speeding Car Crashes Into Trailer in Ranchi’s Bedo Area
Ranchi: Two people have reportedly died in a tragic road accident within the Bedo police station area. The incident occurred near the Nayara petrol pump in Jariya, where a speeding car went out of control and collided with the rear of a trailer moving ahead of it. The impact was so severe that the front…
Photo: AI Image3 Youths Killed as Unidentified Vehicle Runs Over Motorcycle in Ranchi’s Namkum
Ranchi: A motorcycle rider was run over by an unidentified vehicle near Rampur in the Namkum police station area. According to reports, three youths died at the scene.
Photo: AI ImageMinor Girl Allegedly Gang-Raped and Assaulted in Gumla; Shifted to RIMS Ranchi
Gumla (Jharkhand): A man in Jharkhand’s Gumla district has alleged that his 13-year-old daughter was raped and beaten up mercilessly by a group of men, police said on Saturday. According to a police official, an FIR was registered at Palkot police station based on the man’s complaint on Friday, and the girl has been admitted…
Photo: AI ImageDumka police bust illegal medicine supply network
1,710 cough syrup bottles, 7,200 alprazolam tablets seized; two arrested Police have arrested two men and seized 1,710 bottles of restricted cough syrup and 7,200 alprazolam tablets worth around ₹4 lakh during raids in Dumka and neighbouring Deoghar districts, officials said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Jarmundi SDPO Nawal Kishore…
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