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Soren launches J’khand govt’s key panchayat-level medicine scheme
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday launched the state government’s ambitious panchayat-level drugs shop scheme, aimed at making essential medicines available in remote areas. Soren inaugurated the scheme in Chatra…
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Jharkhand: Deadly clash over mangoes claims two lives
Pakur: Two members of a family were killed in a clash between two groups over the plucking of mangoes in Jharkhand’s Pakur district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place in…
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Elephant tramples Jharkhand woman to death
Jamshedpur: A woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district on Saturday, police said. The 43-year-old woman identified as Prabhati Kar had gone to relieve herself…
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Student dies as balcony of Ranchi University’s library collapses
Ranchi: A student died after the balcony of the central library of Ranchi University collapsed on Wednesday. The deceased student has been identified as Santosh, a resident of Ramgarh in Jharkhand. The…
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Jharkhand man strangles son to death for asking for Rs 10
Chatra (Jharkhand): A 48-year-old man allegedly strangled his 12-year-old son to death for asking for Rs 10 in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday, police said. The incident took place in Karailibar village…
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Jharkhand Student’s Union launch 48-hr-strike against govt over recruitment policy
Ranchi: Scores of students under the banner of Jharkhand State Student’s Union (JSSU) called for a 48-hour strike (Bandh) against the state government’s revised recruitment policy in Ranchi. Authorities have deployed police…
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Five Naxals arrested in Jharkhand
Medininagar: Five Naxals belonging to the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) outfit were arrested in Jharkhand in separate incidents on Saturday, police said. Rebels, identified as 32-year-old Surendra Singh and 25-year-old…
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Jharkhand CM Soren meets Kharge to congratulate him on Karnataka victory
New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren on Monday called on Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and congratulated him for the party’s victory in Karnataka. In a…
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Jharkhand: Woman’s hair chopped off, beaten for ‘refusing’ to marry
Medininagar: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly beaten up, her hair chopped off, and then paraded on the orders of village panchayat members in Jharkhand’s Palamu district, after she reportedly refused to get…
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Jharkhand: Tribal girl paraded with shaved head for refusing arranged marriage
Ranchi: A tribal girl was allegedly beaten and then paraded with her head shaved after she refused to follow a panchayat order to get married to a person arranged by her family…
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Nitish Kumar likely to meet CMs of Odisha, Jharkhand on May 5
Patna: In a bid to unite the opposition parties for the next year’s Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to meet his Odisha and Jharkhand counterparts, Naveen Patnaik…
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Jharkhand HC extends stay on notice against Rahul Gandhi by Ranchi court
Ranchi: The High Court of Jharkhand on Friday extended the stay on a notice by a local judicial magistrate to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for personal appearance in a case filed against…
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Jharkhand IAS officer grilled by ED for 10 hours in land deals case
Ranchi: IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan, who appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Ranchi, was grilled for about 10 hours on Monday in connection with its investigation into alleged illegal land deals,…