Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Sunday asked the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to admit a student who was earlier denied admission because his marksheet was in Hindi. Single Judge bench of Justice DN Patel said Hindi was an official language under Article 343 of the Constitution, and the institute cannot deny any student the right to admission because his state issued marksheets in Hindi. Tausif Raza, a native...
09:02 PM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: After the Trinamool Congress, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) on Monday became the second party to withdraw support from the UPA Government. The JVM(P), with its two MPs, was supporting the government from outside. "We are withdrawing support to the UPA government following its anti-people policies. We will meet President Pranab Mukherjee soon and submit the letter of withdrawal," JVM(P)'s Principal General Secretary Pradip Yadav and party's Lok...
06:07 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Kolkata: Two personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed on Sunday during an anti-Naxal operation conducted jointly by West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. The 184th battalion of the CRPF was engaged in search and combing operations in a forest in West Midnapore when the Naxals ambushed them, resulting in heavy exchange of gunfire. The two personnel were shot dead. The injured have been shifted to the West...
09:05 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Bangalore: Hosts Karnataka turned in a fine second-half performance to outclass Andhra Pradesh 5-1 while Jharkhand overwhelmed Sashastra Seema Bal 9-1 to book their berths in the quarterfinals of Hockey India's senior National men's hockey championship here Saturday. Karnataka, leading 2-1 at half-time after a well-fought first session, rammed in three quick goals to subdue Andhra and top Pool B with an unbeaten record while Jharkhand, courtesy four goals by...
07:11 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Patna: A 20-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped in Patna at an MLA's house by five men. The woman filed an FIR with the Patna police and all five accused have been arrested. One of the five people arrested is the nephew of Congress MLA from Jharkhand Rajendra Prasad Singh. The victim who was picked up from station area, as she had reportedly lost her way, was taken to the MLA's...
09:11 AM, Sep 29, 2012
A religious gathering at the Thakur Anukul Chand Samaadhi in Deogarh turned into a tragedy after nine people were killed and 24 injured in a stampede. ...
02:01 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Deoghar: Nine people have died and around 24 were injured in a stampede at a satsang (religious gathering) in Jharkhand. The stampede took place at Thakur Anukulchandra's samadhi in Deoghar. Eight of the nine people dead in the stampede are women. The stampede took place as the annual festival began at Thakur Anukulchandra's samadhi. More details of the incident are awaited. ...
10:59 AM, Sep 24, 2012
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Amit Yadav has launched a rail blockade in Jharkhand early on Monday morning at the Parsabad Railway station in Koderma district. Many trains including the Sealdah and Howrah Rajdhanis have been forced to halt due to the blockade. The BJP activists are demanding opening of a reservation counters at Parsabad station and stoppage of Mumbai-Howrah and other express trains at Parsabad station. "BJP...
08:46 AM, Sep 24, 2012
Ranchi: Normal life in Jharkhand was affected with the nationwide strike called by various political parties, including ruling partners BJP and JMM in the state, in protest against FDI in multi-brand retail and hike in diesel price. Slogan-shouting bandh supporters squatted on railway tracks in Koderma, Dhanbad and other places disrupting train services for over a couple of hours, railways sources said. BJP activists also put up blockades on national...
12:17 PM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: Ten years after a horrific acid left her disfigured, 27-yr-old Sonali Mukherjee is taking baby steps towards a normal life. She is recovering from a reconstructive surgery at Delhi's BL Kapur Memorial Hospital. Her operation was done with the help of the NGO Beti. "I want to thank CNN-IBN for taking up my story, spreading the message and touching people's hearts so that they donate money and help...
01:50 PM, Sep 13, 2012
Ranchi: In a bizarre incident in Ranchi, a man was first shot dead and then his killers beheaded him and took away his head with them, police said on Tuesday. The victim, Vinod Rawani, was apparently murdered due to a family dispute. Rawani, who had two wives, was living with his family at Ratu Bazar in Ranchi. Four unidentified assailants barged into his house late on Monday night and shot...
05:55 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Bokaro: Three patients died of burns after a fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital at Bokaro in Jharkhand, hospital sources said on Saturday. "A short circuit in the air-conditioner, which was installed in the ICU, caused the fire," Managing Director of K Memorial Hospital Dr Vikash Pandey said. Eleven patients out of fourteen admitted in the ICU were rescued, while three died of...
09:07 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Bokaro: Bokaro in Jharkhand is submerged under three feet of water after incessant rainfall for the past few days. The Meteorology Department has predicted more rains in the coming days. The district administration says it is prepared for any emergency. ...
09:22 AM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed FIRs against five companies in connection with coal blocks allocation. The companies include Vinni Iron and Steel, Nav Bharat Steel, JLD Yavatmal, JAS Infrastructure and Power and AMR Iron and Steel. Cases have been registered under cheating, criminal conspiracy against the companies, owners of the companies and unknown officials of the Coal Ministry and state governments. The agency had questioned...
07:55 AM, Sep 04, 2012
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is all set to take over the probe into the recovery of an American Colt and Hart M-16 rifle from an alleged arms supplier and a Maoist zonal commander in Jharkhand. Official sources said a team of NIA had already visited Silodar forest from where the American gun, an Italian pistol and UK-manufactured bulletproof jacket were recovered from alleged arms supplier Prafulla Malakar...
08:20 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) party workers on Monday protested outside the state Assembly demanding rehabilitation of those displaced during the construction of the Bokaro Steel Plant. One of the party workers died after the police lathicharged them as they tried to break through a barricade set up outside the Assembly. Meanwhile, earlier in the day, a JVM (Prajatantric) MLA tore off his shirt in the Assembly to press...
03:31 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Jharkhand assembly was adjourned twice today after an opposition MLA ripped off his shirt inside the house to press for demands. ...
02:23 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Ranchi: Jharkhand assembly was adjourned twice today after an opposition MLA ripped off his shirt inside the house to press for demands. As soon as the house convened at 11 am, opposition members trooped into the well of the house raising a din over a plethora of demands. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantric) MLA Samresh Singh ripped his shirt, prompting Speaker CP Singh to first adjourn the house for an hour....
01:07 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Nadeem has been retained as captain of the Jharkhand Ranji team for the forthcoming session. ...
07:15 PM, Sep 02, 2012
Ranchi: The seizure of a US-made assault rifle from two men in a jungle bordering Bihar in Jharkhand has created a flutter in the state with the police saying they would investigate if a network of suppliers of foreign-made weapons were reaching out to Maoists. The police have confiscated the M16 rifle. M16 has been the primary service rifle of the US armed forces since the Vietnam War. Apart from...
01:17 PM, Sep 01, 2012
