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Photo: TGCSadar hospitals across Jharkhand set for digital makeover
Healthcare services at Sadar hospitals across Jharkhand are set for a digital overhaul, with information on doctors, medicines, admissions and other facilities to be made available through online platforms and digital boards. Health Minister Irfan Ansari on Tuesday launched the process of connecting Sadar hospitals across all districts through a common digital system. An MoU…
Photo: TGCJSSC paper leak: SIT arrests company operator
A special investigation team (SIT) has on Sunday arrested the director of a company, Bynsis Technology Private Limited (BTPL), in the case related to the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission’s (JSSC) junior engineer (diploma) examination paper leak. Police on Tuesday informed that the director of BTPL, Arun Kumar, was arrested on Sunday in Mumbai and was…
Photo: IANS/X/@HemantSorenJMM10,000 tribal artists march to keep Birsa Munda’s legacy alive
Ranchi witnessed a spectacular display of Jharkhand’s tribal heritage on World Tribal Day on Sunday as nearly 10,000 artists from across the state took to the streets in a grand Jatra dedicated to the legacy of tribal icon and freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda. The procession was flagged off by State Welfare Minister Chamra Linda…
Photo: TGCHigh Court advocates’ association polls on August 21
The election process for the Jharkhand High Court Advocates’ Association has formally begun, with the Jharkhand State Bar Council releasing the detailed schedule for the election of office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee. Polling will be held on August 21, while counting of votes will commence on August 22 and continue until the declaration…
Photo: TGCHC pulls up RIMS over delay in appointments, equipment procurement, building repairs
The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday expressed strong displeasure over the delay in filling vacant posts, procuring essential medical equipment, and repairing dilapidated buildings at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) related to RIMS, a division bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar termed the…
Photo: TGCBefore the malls, Ranchi had its own shopping icons
Long before glass-fronted malls and air-conditioned retail chains altered the way Ranchi shopped, the city had already developed its own commercial landmarks. Along Main Road, around the historic GEL Church Complex and later at Firayalal Chowk, shopping was not merely a transaction. It was part of the city’s social life. The GEL Church, whose construction…
Photo: AI imageBlood crises at govt hospitals force families to turn to private blood banks
Shortage of blood at government hospitals, including Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Sadar Hospital, has left patients and their families struggling to secure timely transfusions, even after arranging replacement donors. The crisis has forced many emergency patients to turn to private blood banks, adding to the financial burden on families already dealing with…
CM Soren orders crackdown on illegal liquor trade
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday directed officials to intensify action against the illegal manufacture, transportation, storage, and smuggling of liquor while reviewing the department’s performance and plans at the state secretariat. He also instructed the officials to expedite recruitment in the excise and prohibition department and formulate a comprehensive liquor manufacturing policy. Chairing a…
Photo: AI imageFive arrested in JPSC recruitment scam; civil services main exam postponed
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday arrested five persons, including a senior Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) official and the director of the private agency associated with the examination process, as the commission simultaneously postponed the 14th Civil Services Main Examination until further orders, marking a major escalation in the state’s biggest recruitment controversy.…
Stagnant water raises fears of dengue, malaria among patients and attendants
Jharkhand’s premier government medical college and hospital, the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), is likely to face a major challenge in tackling the rising number of dengue and malaria cases this monsoon as large parts of its campus have turned into potential mosquito breeding grounds due to persistent rainwater accumulation caused by an inadequate…
