Debashish Sarkar is a special correspondent based in Jamshedpur. He has been covering government, administration, politics and crime among other things.
Articles by Debashish Sarkar
Shelter home head, wife booked under Pocso
Jamshedpur assistant superintendent of police Kumar Gaurav said all five have been booked under various sections of Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and the Indian Penal Code.
Updated on Jun 09, 2021 12:03 AM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Over 2k kids infected in Jamshedpur so far
A total of 2,114 children below 14 years of age have been infected with coronavirus in Jamshedpur (East Singhbhum) since its outbreak last year, while only one has died during the period, according to an analysis of the district health bulletin
Updated on Jun 05, 2021 09:05 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Minors held for killing 6-yr-old over mangoes
Police said it wasn’t immediately clear whether the deceased was plucking mangoes from the orchard that belonged to the family of the accused when they allegedly attacked her.
Published on Jun 05, 2021 03:31 AM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur
9-year-old girl sexually abused in Jharkhand shelter home; panchayat member held
Pushpa Rani Tirkey, an activist, said the girl has been sent to a childcare institute for counselling. An FIR has been lodged
Published on May 27, 2021 01:29 PM IST
Jamshedpur stops Covid vaccination
Three teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed in Jamshedpur, while as East Singhbhum (Jamshedpur) district administration stopped Covid-19 vaccination drive at all centres on Wednesday and Thursday in view of Cyclone Yaas expected to hit the state on Wednesday, officials said on Tuesday
Published on May 25, 2021 08:44 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Doc who threatened to thrash minister arrested, Saryu Roy warns govt
Jamshedpur A doctor, who owns a private hospital and had allegedly threatened to thrash Jharkhand’s health minister Banna Gupta, was arrested late Sunday evening from his residence in Seraikela-Kharsawan district and was sent to jail early Monday morning, police said
Published on May 24, 2021 09:03 PM IST
Health staff held hostage, threatened in West Singhbhum village
An auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) and her husband were held hostage and threatened by irate locals during an immunisation drive in remote Popkanda village under Goilkera block of West Singhbhum district, officials said on Friday
Published on May 21, 2021 09:57 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
J’khand doc threatens to ‘thrash’ state health minister, video goes viral
Furore rose over a viral video in which a doctor and owner of an Adityapur-based private hospital said he would have “beaten up a health department’s team and health minister Banna Gupta” on whose alleged “verbal” order the team went for a probe to his hospital on Saturday
Published on May 16, 2021 09:44 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Secy among 36 persons at health min’s office booked for ‘forcibly’ getting Covid vaccine
An FIR has been lodged against Jamshedpur office in-charge of health and disaster management minister Banna Gupta on charges of forcing vaccination team to administer Covid-19 vaccine to 35 persons below the age of 45 years on May 11, three days before the vaccination drive for 18-44 years age group started in the state from Friday, officials said
Published on May 14, 2021 09:33 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
10 persons issued vaccination certificate without getting the jab in Jamshedpur
The third round of Covid-19 vaccination drive for the age group of 18-44 years hit a hitch at the outset after at least 10 persons were issued vaccination certificates without being administered the dose in Jamshedpur on Friday, as vials “broke”, officials said
Published on May 14, 2021 09:33 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Jharkhand health minister’s official booked for forcible vaccination of 35 people
FIR lodged for manhandling officials and also for getting people, all of them under-45, inoculated three days before the Covid vaccination drive opened up for all adults today
Published on May 14, 2021 04:05 PM IST
Now, pilot escort for Oxygen express
The Indian Railways has decided to escort all Oxygen tanker-carrying special trains under South Eastern Railway (SER) zone and enhance strategic force deployment in wake of the recent Maoist sabotage of rail track on Howrah-Mumbai main line, especially after investigation found that highly explosive ammonium nitrate was used in the blast, senior Railway security officials said on Wednesday
Published on Apr 28, 2021 09:38 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Jharkhand pumping O2 into nation’s lungs, 500 MT sent so far
Amid the Oxygen crisis that has hit the country in wake of the deadly second wave of coronavirus infection, Jharkhand on Tuesday sent 58 metric tonne (MT) of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in two tankers to the national capital from Linde India Oxygen Plant here in Jamshedpur, taking the total oxygen sent to various states so far to 534 MT
Updated on Apr 27, 2021 10:24 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
CPI(Maoist) ultras blow up part of Howrah-Mumbai rail track in Jharkhand
Suspected members of outlawed outfit CPI (Maoist) blew up about a metre of railway track on the Howrah-Mumbai main line between Sonua and Lotapahar stations under Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway (SER) in West Singhbhum district in the wee hours of Monday, officials said
Published on Apr 26, 2021 09:25 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Maoists blow up portion of Howrah-Mumbai rail track in Jharkhand
About a meter of the railway track on the Howrah-Mumbai main line was blown away in Jharkhand early on Monday by suspected Maoists, who gave a call for Bharat Bandh on April 26 in support of farmers protests against the three Central farm laws
Updated on Apr 26, 2021 01:06 PM IST
2nd Oxygen Express leaves Bokaro
The second Oxygen Express train of South Eastern Railway (SER) carrying 46
Updated on Apr 26, 2021 12:40 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Ranchi hospitals get a lion’s share of Remdesivir stock
Ranchi-based private hospitals and nursing homes were alloted almost 698 vials out of the total 790 Remdesivir vials available.
_1618999120300_1619063278899.jpg "About 90% of Remdesivir injection vials were sent to private hospitals and nursing homes based in Ranchi. (File Photo)")
Published on Apr 22, 2021 09:20 AM IST
Guv, BJP MP, MLA test Covid-19 positive; state toll up at 1,386
Governor Droupadi Murmu and a host of political leaders tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday amid continuing hike in coronavirus toll and new cases, officials said
Published on Apr 17, 2021 10:18 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
42-yr-old bludgeons and suffocates wife, minor daughters, their teacher
Investigators cited a preliminary probe and said Kumar, who works in the fire brigade of a steel factory, killed his wife and daughters by bludgeoning them with a hammer and suffocating them with a pillow after drinking liquor on Sunday night.
Updated on Apr 14, 2021 03:06 AM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Ranchi
46 students in XLRI infected
As many as 46 students of premier business school XLRI-Xavier School of Management and six of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGMMC) in Jamshedpur tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Saturday
Updated on Apr 10, 2021 10:38 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
10.23 lakh doses of Covishield arrive
Jharkhand on Friday received 10
Updated on Apr 09, 2021 09:59 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Jharkhand to get 12 lakh vaccine doses in 2 days
Jharkhand heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the Union health ministry confirmed that it will send 12 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines by Thursday and Friday
Updated on Apr 07, 2021 10:27 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Another patient flees MGMMCH Covid ward
A Covid-19 fled Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) in Jamshedpur late Sunday night and was traceless till Monday evening, officials said
Published on Apr 05, 2021 10:19 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Two schools sealed after teachers, student test Covid positive in Jharkhand
Two city-based private schools were sealed after two teachers and a student tested Covid-19 positive here, said an official on Friday
Published on Apr 02, 2021 10:46 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Jamshedpur
State’s first 100-bed malnutrition treatment centre in W Singhbhum
In a first, a 100-bed dedicated Malnutrition Treatment cum Training Centre (MTTC) started functioning at Barachiru under Khuntpani block in West Singhbhum district on Wednesday to effectively treat malnourished children
Published on Mar 31, 2021 10:04 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Jharkhand rape accused tries to slit his throat fearing arrest
A rape accused tried to take his life by slitting his throat fearing arrest by police
Published on Mar 25, 2021 02:46 PM IST
Bank officer who allegedly staged ₹15 lakh heist arrested in Jharkhand
Police said the bank officer claimed that he needed the money desperately for the treatment of his mother who he said is suffering from cancer.
Published on Mar 24, 2021 01:12 PM IST
Village heads in J’khand’s Kolhan set to get judicial powers under a British rule still alive
Traditional tribal panchayat heads (Mankis) and village heads (Mundas) in Kolhan division of Jharkhand will soon get judicial powers back under the British-era Wilkinson Rule of 1837, which no legislation in Parliament has scrapped or amended to date
Published on Mar 22, 2021 09:46 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Tata Zoo gets two pairs of pheasants from Vadodara Zoo in lieu of 21 deer
Tata Steel Zoological Park, Jamshedpur, got two pairs of pheasants, a ring-necked and a silver, from Sri Siyajibaug Zoo in Vadodara (Gujarat) in exchange of 21 deer on Wednesday
Published on Mar 17, 2021 10:24 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur doctor tests Covid positive after taking both doses of vaccine
The DC said there’s no need to panic as there would be some exceptions as the efficacy of the Covishield vaccine is above 60% while the same for Covaxin is about 80%.
Updated on Mar 18, 2021 02:40 PM IST
Debashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur