A 138-run opening stand put Himachal Pradesh on the way towards a first-innings lead, Parvez Rassol missed a double-century in Goa and Andhra were 154 for 0...
07:01 PM, Nov 10, 2012
Simdega (Jharkhand): An elderly woman on Monday threw a stone at Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda's convoy, breaking the wind screen of his pilot car in Simdega, the police said here. Munda's car was at a safe distance and the driver of the pilot car managed to maintain the speed that avoided any pile-up of cars following it, the sources said. The incident happened during Munda's "Johar Yatra (road tour)"...
11:50 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Jamshedpur: Suspecting that his wife was into an illicit relationship, a villager allegedly killed her and their two children in West Singhbhum district, police said on Sunday. Seven-year-old Kuwanri Gope and her four-year-old brother Hote Gope along with their mother Deoki Gope (40) were allegedly axed to death by Ilyas Gope in Jono village, about 95 kms from Jameshdpur on Saturday. Their bodies were found early on Sunday, police said....
06:38 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Jharkhand became the first team this Ranji Trophy season to take all seven points with an innings-and-31-run win over Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday. ...
05:47 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Chaibasa: The boy, who was stabbed by a man in the premises of a primary school at Diggilota in West Singhbhum district, was struggling for his life at Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur. "He is on a ventilator in the Critical Care Unit of Tata Main Hospital," a doctor attending upon him said. The boy, Simnath Diggi, and a girl student Jasmine Murmu, were stabbed in the school campus by...
11:50 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Jamshedpur: The BJP on Thursday said there was no pre-condition about rotation of power with JMM, a major coalition partner in the Arjun Munda-headed Jharkhand government, when it was formed two years ago. While stating this, Jharkhand unit president of BJP Dineshanand Goswami told a press conference, "You can enquire from other coalition partners JD(U) and AJSU Party in this regard." He said there was a co-ordination committee to raise...
03:43 PM, Nov 01, 2012
New Delhi: In Jharkhand, there's a new wave of positivity, especially among girls of the tribal areas. And it's all thanks to the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) new initiative to provide them with a better future. Stuck in a virtual civil war with Naxals on one side and the government forces on the other, the girls had given up all hopes of moving ahead in life. However, they now...
10:08 AM, Oct 30, 2012
Simdega (Jharkhand): A boy was critically injured tonight after a vehicle of a JMM legislator ran over him in the district, a police officer said. Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said the three-and-half-year-old boy suddenly came in front of the vehicle of JMM MLA from Torpa constituency, Paulus Surin, near Parenga village and was critically injured. The MLA's driver was driving the vehicle in which Surin was travelling. The boy...
12:12 AM, Oct 21, 2012
Jharkhand State Cricket Association boss Amitabh Choudhary informed the ICC gave a thumbs-up to the stadium a few days ago. ...
08:47 PM, Oct 18, 2012
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
