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Jharkhand: Dalit man dies in police custody; family alleges he was beaten to death
Ranchi: A Dalit man has allegedly died in police custody in Giridih district of Jharkhand. The family of the deceased claimed that he died due to police beating, and are demanding action…
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‘Missile to music’, women have achieved so much: President Murmu
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday hailed ‘Nari Shakti’ and said women have scaled great heights in various fields ranging from “missile to music” by overcoming several odds. She was speaking…
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Jharkhand: NDA, INDIA bloc candidates file nomination for Dumri bypoll
Ranchi: Ruling JMM’s Bebi Devi and AJSU Party’s Yashoda Devi on Thursday filed their nomination papers as INDIA bloc and NDA candidates respectively for the September 5 by-election to Dumri assembly seat…
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Modi surname case: Jharkhand HC exempts Rahul from appearing personally
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday granted relief to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi from personally appearing before a special Ranchi court hearing a defamation petition related to the Modi surname’…
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Jharkhand: ‘Obscene dance’ video in minister’s presence surfaces
Ranchi: A video of an obscene dance in the presence of Jharkhand Minister of Labour, Planning, Training and Skill Development Satyanand Bhokta at the inauguration ceremony of a new school building in…
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Ex-BJP MLA kicks youth, forces him to lick spit in Jharkhand
Ranchi: BJP leader and former MLA Devendra Kunwar forced a youth to do sit-ups, kicked him and forced him to lick his spit for allegedly making videos of women taking bath in…
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3 killed, 24 injured as bus falls into river in Jharkhand’s Giridih
Giridih: At least three persons were killed and 24 others injured when a bus fell into a river from a bridge in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Saturday night, police said. The accident…
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First batch of 704 Agniveers from 2 regiments in Ramgarh pass out to serve
Ramgarh: The first batch of 704 Agniveers from two regiments on Saturday passed out to serve the nation as soldiers of the Indian Army after they successfully completed their basic and advanced…
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Police should not automatically arrest husband or his relatives in cruelty cases: SC
New Delhi: In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court has reiterated that the police should not automatically arrest a husband or his relatives when an FIR alleging cruelty is lodged at the…
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Dalit woman stripped, thrashed over extra-marital affair in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A Dalit woman was stripped, thrashed and tied to an eucalyptus tree over her alleged extra marital affair in the Sariya police station area in Jharkhand’s Giridih district. The woman in…
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All-party meeting held ahead of Jharkhand assembly, BJP boycotts
Ranchi: Jharkhand assembly speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto chaired an all-party meeting on Wednesday for the smooth functioning of the House during the monsoon session, which will begin on July 28. Chief Minister…
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Jharkhand: Youth arrested on theft charges dies in custody, family alleges torture
A youth named Mohammad Ashfaq Khan allegedly lost his life in police custody at the Barhi police station in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The family members of Ashfaq have accused the police of torturing…
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14-year-old girl gang-raped by 3 minor boys in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Three boys entered the house of a 14-year-old girl and allegedly gang-raped her while she was alone in Jharkhand’s Bokaro, police said. The accused trio are students of classes 5, 7…
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Body of minor found in Jharkhand with tongue chopped off, eyes gouged out
Ranchi: The mutilated body of a seven-year-old boy has been found in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, the police said on Friday. The victim, who has been identified as Santan Kumar, was allegedly kidnapped…
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‘Withdraw Bhima Koregaon case’: Activists demand after 2 yrs of Stan Swamy’s death
Shaheed Father Stan Swamy Nyay Morcha, an umbrella organisation of various social outfits in Jharkhand, on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of the Bhima Koregaon case and the immediate release of the…
