Dhanbad: News

09 Jun 2023

Jharkhand

Jharkhand: Child among 3 killed in illegal coal mine collapse 

As many as three people, including a child, died and several others were feared trapped after an illegal coal mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district collapsed on Friday, India Today reported.

01 Feb 2023

X

Dhanbad: 14 die in massive fire at multi-story building

At least 14 people lost their lives, and many others were injured after a major fire broke out at a multi-story building in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Tuesday.

28 Jan 2023

Jharkhand

Jharkhand: 6 dead in massive fire at hospital in Dhanbad

At least six persons, including a doctor couple, lost their lives due to suffocation after a massive fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday at Hazra Memorial Hospital in Dhanbad's Purana Bazar in Jharkhand.

28 Jul 2022

Jharkhand

2 convicted for Dhanbad judge's murder exactly a year after

A special CBI court in Dhanbad on Thursday convicted two accused in the murder case of a Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ).

06 Aug 2021

Jharkhand

Supreme Court pulls up CBI over Jharkhand judge's death case

The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged murder of a Jharkhand judge.

14 Jun 2021

Jharkhand

Stepson allegedly stabs family to death, kills himself in Dhanbad

A married couple and their sons were found dead at their home in Dhanbad town of Jharkhand on Monday morning, the police said.

29 Mar 2019

4G

Dhanbad has highest 4G availability, beats Delhi and Bengaluru

4G is the daily driver for millions, but when it comes to availability, you may notice occasional drops and lags while moving from one place to another.

12 Jan 2019

Suicide

Woman's body found hanging from FOB pillar in Dhanbad station

The body of a woman was found hanging from a pillar of the footbridge connecting two platforms at Dhanbad railway station in the early hours today.

19 Nov 2018

Jharkhand

SC Judge Joseph tells lawyers to help downtrodden, helpless people

Supreme Court Judge Kurian Joseph has called upon lawyers to help the downtrodden and helpless people.

02 Aug 2018

Jharkhand

Members of this tribe pay liquor as fine for crimes

Last week, when Dalu Birhor engaged in a brawl with a neighbor, he was fined two bottles of Hariya (a locally-brewed liquor).

07 May 2018

Madhya Pradesh

PM Modi sends his golden garland to IIT student

PM Narendra Modi has sent a garland he had worn at a function as a gift to a research scholar of the IIT Indian School of Mines (ISM) in Dhanbad following the student's request on Twitter.

01 May 2018

Jharkhand

Jharkhand: Man arrested for raping, murdering 5-year-old girl

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

16 Apr 2018

Exams

JEE-Main: Online exam was easier, but mathematics lengthy, student say

Students who appeared the JEE Main online exam yesterday gave mixed reactions, with most agreeing that overall, the paper was balanced.

11 Mar 2018

Narendra Modi

Sharbati Devi, PM Modi's "rakhi sister," dies

Sharbati Devi, known as PM Narendra Modi's "rakhi sister," died in Dhanbad yesterday at the age of 103.

13 Nov 2017

India

Why children in this Dhanbad village don't smile?

At least one person in each of the 68 households of Dhanbad's Brahman Tola village has fluorosis.