Debashish Sarkar

ATS to help Jamshedpur police nab gangster Akhilesh Singh

The Jharkhand police has deployed the anti-terrorist squad (ATS) to assist the Jamshedpur police to arrest gangster Akhilesh Singh, the suspected mastermind behind the murder of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader-turned-gangster Upendra Singh inside a city court

Gangster turned politician shot dead in Jamshedpur court premise

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Upendra Singh was shot dead on Wednesday by unidentified assailants in the Bar Association building in a local court in Jamshedpur, the police said.

Silicosis survey to start in Jharkhand from Monday

The director general of mines safety of Dhanbad zone, will start an occupational health and safety survey of people suffering from silicosisin Jharkhand from Monday in collaboration with not-for- profit organisations.

Demonetisation: Accounts with high deposits on I-T radar; Rs 15 cr seized in raids

The income tax department started tightening the screws around bank accounts with high deposits, and intensified its drive to trace unaccounted cash.

Jamshedpur vulnerable to gas leak disasters: NDRF

Survey finds most companies in and around the city have no safety or mitigation plans

Waste disposal goes digital as Jamshedpur gets smart dustbins

E-dustbins, launched in the city, are fitted with sensors which send alerts to a central command room when they are 75% full.

Jamshedpur’s MGMC hospital runs out of dengue testing kits

The MGMC referral laboratory and Chaibasa hospital are the only two government-run centres with testing facilities for dengue, JE, brain malaria and chikungunya in Kolhan division.

Jharkhand: Sept 15 deadline to link bank accounts with Aadhaar

Number-reading cameras, CCTVs to reduce accident deaths in Jamshedpur

East Singhbhum district road safety committee has drafted a plan that limits the speed in the city to 40-45 km per hour.

Teenage cousins gang raped by lover, friends in Jharkhand

The main accused was dropping off the victims at their village when he took them to a forest, and with his friends, raped them.

Jamshedpur to get first private varsity

University will offer professional courses, and function as skill development hub for jobs in industries.

Infants Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa, Deepika enrolled under Aadhaar an hour after birth

The Steel City created a record of sorts when four newborn babies were enrolled under the Aadhaar scheme within an hour of their births here on Monday at the government-run Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Hospital (MGMCH).

Maoists see red as termites feast on Rs 29-lakh loot

A bagful of Rs 1,000 notes totalling Rs 29 lakh buried for safety by Maoist guerrillas in a dense Jharkhand jungle has become termite food.

Hirachuni to be J’khand’s first digital village soon

The village in Jamshedpur block enjoys net connectivity, individual email IDs and 95% literacy rate.

Kanhu Munda’s Maoist squad trapped in Jonda hills

The Gurabandha squad fled to Jonda hills on Monday night after joint operation at Dangra hills forced them to abandon their camp there.

Wife killed as husband tries to stop loot bid

School hostels turning into juvenile crime hub

Grim situation: Many running in Ghatsila sub-division without proper registration

Gay teen booked for murder, sodomy at Ghatsila boys hostel; minor also held

A 19-year-old and a minor were arrested for the murder of a class three student who allegedly saw them engage in a homosexual act at a private hostel in Jharkhand’s Ghatsila town, police said on Friday.

Jharkhand ATS chargesheets al Qaeda member, seeks more time for terror probe

In its first ever charge sheet filed at the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) in Jamshedpur, the ATS said there are 26 suspected AQIS active operatives in Jharkhand.

Lafarge-Nirma $1.4-bn deal may hit Jharkhand hurdle

Rs 9,300-cr Lafarge-Nirma deal may hit Jharkhand roadblock

France-based Lafarge Holcim announced a divestment deal to sell its five units in India, including the one at Jojobera in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, for an estimated enterprise value of $1.4 billion or Rs 9,300 crore to Nirma Limited.

Mining forces Dalma elephants to stray into human habitats

A five km area around the sanctuary and the sanctuary itself has been notified as an eco-sensitive zone.

Pratyusha’s parents demand CBI probe, to seek euthanasia if probe fails

Shankar and Soma Banerjee, parents of TV actor Pratyusha Banerjee, who died in April, are demanding an impartial CBI probe and have started a signature campaign for the same.

Special schools for boys hit by Maoist menace

Jharkhand will soon open Centre-funded residential schools for boys from families affected by Maoist violence and migration, sons of single mothers and orphans.

Facebook friend loots 4.5L from teacher

Jharkhand: Facebook ‘friends’ loot teacher of Rs 4.5 lakh

A schoolteacher of this steel town in Jharkhand was robbed of Rs 4.5 lakh by a Facebook friend, a suspected US national who has befriended her through the social media platform.

Dalma geared up to save wildlife from hunting ritual

Dalma is the only eco-sensitive zone in Jharkhand where 36 species of animals and birds have been classified as ‘endangered’.

Jamshedpur: The city where notes get soiled, coins vanish

Jamshedpur on an average generates soiled and mutilated currency notes worth around `500 crore a year.

Jharkhand: Al-Qaeda suspects sent to seven-day police custody

A court of chief judicial magistrate on Tuesday sent suspected al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) terrorists Abdul Rahman Katki and Abdul Sami to a seven-day remand.

Jharkhand launches single-window facility for farmers, wins PM praise

Jharkhand has become the first state in India to launch a single-window facility for farmers, an initiative that earned the praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visited Jamshedpur on Sunday.