Category: Jharkhand
News from across Jharkhand — Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and every district: politics, development, crime and community.
Photo: AI ImageHe lost his job for accepting gratification of Rs 100
A Rs 100 bribe has proved extraordinarily costly for a former railway parcel clerk—not just his job, but three decades of legal struggle and, ultimately, another stint in prison. Now 75 and battling age-related ailments, he will once again have to surrender to serve the jail term in a case that began with a Rs…
Photo: AI ImagePension Fraud: CBI books four CMPFO officials in Dhanbad for ₹ 3.64 cr scam
Rs 3.64 crore allegedly paid through forged records; four CMPFO officials named in case related to irregularities from March to September 2016 The Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Central Bureau of Investigation has registered an FIR against four officials of the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) in Dhanbad, accusing them of processing 142 fictitious…
Photo: AI ImageDhanbad: Woman’s headless body found in forest, probe underway
The headless body of a woman was found in a forest in Kherbadi area of Jharkhand’s Dhanbad on Friday, police said. The woman’s severed head was found in a plastic sack in Dhangi village near a field barely 100 metres away from the body, they said. “Pieces of a red cloth and incense sticks were…
Photo: TGCSix radiation centres to be developed in Jharkhand
Radiation centres will be developed at six locations and cancer day care services will be introduced at medical colleges and district hospitals. The decision was taken in a meeting held on Friday under the chairmanship of Ajay Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary, health, medical education and family welfare department. A detailed proposal will be prepared…
Photo: TGCWeek-long campaign on suicide prevention begins
An awareness chariot was flagged off in Ranchi as a week-long suicide prevention awareness campaign that will continue till September 16 across the district began on Thursday. The campaign, organised as part of World Suicide Prevention Day initiatives, will include awareness programmes in schools and colleges promoting mental health awareness and encouraging people to seek…
Photo: TGCMore than 52,000 dropout kids re-enrolled in school last year: JPEC
A total of 52,629 out-of-school children are back in mainstream education. According to Jharkhand Education Project Council (JPEC), 59,094 students were identified as out of school in the 2025-26 financial year. The enrolment accounts for nearly 89% of the children identified during the period. Additionally, a household survey has so far identified 19,862 dropout children…
Photo: TGCNearly one in three women are underweight in Jharkhand
Nearly one in three women in Jharkhand is underweight, while around 16.9 per cent are overweight and metabolic risks. The figure was cited during a state-level consultation on pre-conception care organised by the health department in coordination with Child In Need Institute (CINI) on Wednesday. According to the recent National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023–24,…
Photo: TGCDistrict health officials directed to strengthen VBD surveillance
District health officials in Jharkhand have been directed to regularly review disease-related data, identify emerging trends, ensure early detection and timely testing and treatment of patients. The directions were issued on the eve of a two-day state-level Vector Borne Disease (VBD) orientation programme being organised on Wednesday. Shashi Prakash Jha, mission director, National Health Mission,…
Photo: TGCProlonged power outages affect several areas in capital
Citizens of the capital were inconvenienced on Tuesday after the electricity department undertook cabling, maintenance and reconductoring in several areas. Residents, shopkeepers and other consumers had their household and commercial activities hindered as a result. Affected areas included regions under the Lalpur electricity division’s H B Road feeder of the Kokar Urban power sub-station, where…
Photo: IANSJharkhand issues guidelines amid rising H1N1 and H3N2 cases in several states
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Health Department has stepped up preparedness and surveillance in the state in view of the rising cases of seasonal influenza A (H1N1) and H3N2 reported in several states, including Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Following directions received from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Health Mission (NHM) Shashi…
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