Jharkhand

Two DRG personnel injured in Naxal encounter in Chhattisgarh; airlifted by IAF

The CRPF along with the Jharkhand police in a joint operation busted a Naxal ammunition dump in the forest area of Lohardanga in Jharkhand on May 13 and recovered 5100 detonators.

May 14, 2017

Chhattisgarh: 4 Naxalites arrested for Sukma attack where 25 CRPF men were martyred

The CRPF and the Chhattisgarh Police have arrested four Naxalites, including a juvenile, in connection with the Sukma attack. Read to know more.

May 4, 2017

By-elections 2017 round-up: Violence mars polling in Srinagar, 6 killed; brisk polling in Karnataka, Delhi

Clashes between protesters and security forces in Budgam resulted in six deaths, while voter turnout was only 6.5 percent.

Apr 9, 2017

Vidya Balan's Begum Jaan gets tax exemption in Jharkhand

Directed by Srijit Mukherji, Begum Jaan will see Vidya Balan playing a powerful character as a brothel owner.

Apr 9, 2017

SC issues notices to Centre and 6 other states on rising incidents of cow vigilantism

The apex court has also asked the Rajasthan government to respond on the recent lynching of a man in Alwar while transporting cattle.

Apr 7, 2017

Vijay Hazare Trophy: MS Dhoni's fan breaches security for former India captain's autograph, touches his idol's feet [PHOTO]

Dhoni won the game for Jharkhand with his trademark six to steer his team into the semifinals of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Mar 16, 2017

Man kills wife suspecting extra-marital affair, beheads and cuts body into pieces

It was after the neighbours suspected the stench coming out of the body parts and alerted the police that the husband, a plumber, was caught.

Feb 15, 2017

$201.50 million World Bank loan to improve tech education raises hopes of Indian students

Here's how students of the Northeast and Andaman and Nicobar islands hope to benefit from Phase III of Technical Education Quality Improvement Project (TEQIP).

Feb 4, 2017

Terror on tracks? As NIA takes over Kanpur and Kuneru derailment probes, tragedies averted in Jharkhand and West Bengal

Fittings were noticed to be missing from tracks near Malda in West Bengal and Dhanbad in Jharkhand, and trains on both tracks were stopped.

Jan 27, 2017

Nine killed and dozens trapped in India mine collapse

At least nine miners have been killed after a mine collapsed at a coalfield in Jharkhand, India, on 29 December. A heap of mud caved in at the entry point of the mine, police said. Dozens of people are thought to be trapped, but the exact numbers are not known. The mine is run by state-owned Coal India Limitied.

Dec 30, 2016

Tackling crime against women: Kolhan University in Jharkhand makes martial arts training compulsory for female students

Students would not be permitted to sit for their degree examinations if they fall short of attendance in the martial arts class.

Dec 21, 2016

In a first, Indian paramilitary force deploys women commandos for operations against Maoists

CRPF has inducted a company of women commandos, who are deployed in anti-Naxal operations.

Nov 16, 2016

Uri attack: As families mourn martyred soldiers, governments announce solatium

The Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand governments have announced cash for families of the soldiers killed in the terrorist attack.

Sep 19, 2016

Jharkhand: 6 people killed by suspected Maoist splinter group

All the six people killed had criminal antecedents, but it is not yet known why they were killed, police sources told IBTimes India.

Jun 28, 2016

Reliance Power locked in compensation claims after pulling out of Tilaiya power project

Reliance Power hopes to close the termination of Tilaiya power project by recovering Rs. 714 crore as bank guarantee and compensation.

Jun 26, 2016

Mica mining in Jharkhand employs child labour: Reports

The state government is under pressure from activists to clamp down on child workers employed to mine mica.

Jun 21, 2016

Govt includes 26 communities from 5 states to Scheduled Tribes list

Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Tripura will collectively add 26 tribes to the list; Puducherry to have one new community.

May 25, 2016

SAIL to shell out Rs. 6,000 crore as capital expenditure this fiscal

The amount will be spent on modernisation and expansion plans, as well as towards research and development.

May 15, 2016

BJP, RJD spar over death of 2 journalists in Bihar, Jharkhand

Rajdev Ranjan, 45, and Akhilesh Pratap Singh, 35, were shot dead in Bihar and Jharkhand, respectively.

May 14, 2016

Your govt needs Rs. 5 more than we do, Jharkhand's MGNREGA workers write to Modi

The workers returned their extra wages for a day as the Centre needs it to keep "corporate friends and government employees happy."

May 1, 2016