Jharkhand: News
06 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme 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.
03 Aug 2021
Tribal CommunityJharkhand: In a first, primitive tribe girl passes matric exam
A 16-year-old girl of the Birhor tribe, which is on the verge of extinction, became the first female from the primitive tribe in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh to pass the matriculation examination, an official said on Tuesday.
29 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaJharkhand judge's hit-and-run 'accident' reaches SC as CCTV suggests murder
After CCTV footage indicated foul play in the "accident" that claimed the life of Judge Uttam Anand in Jharkhand, a lawyer on Thursday took up the incident before Supreme Court demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation probe.
26 Jul 2021
Congress PartyMLA says was offered Rs. 1cr to topple Jharkhand government
An MLA from the Congress party has claimed some unknown persons had approached him multiple times, offering him Rs. 1 crore and a Ministerial position to topple the Jharkhand government.
14 Jun 2021
MurderStepson 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.
14 Jun 2021
Sexual HarassmentTwo girls missing following sexual assault complaints against shelter home
Two minor girls went missing after children from a shelter home in East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand were shifted to another place late Friday evening by the administration after allegations of sexual assaults at the previous shelter home, surfaced.
12 Jun 2021
Indian ArmyArmy buys Jharkhand farmer's watermelon harvest after his generous offer
A 25-year-old Jharkhand farmer, who had been unable to sell his produce amid the COVID-19 pandemic, was rewarded for his generous gesture.
05 Jun 2021
Human TraffickingPolice busts human trafficking racket, eight arrested
A racket involved in the alleged trafficking of girls from remote rural tribal areas of Jharkhand was busted in Dumka on Friday and eight persons were arrested in this connection, a police officer said.
22 May 2021
CoronavirusTwenty-two die in 20 days in Jharkhand village; COVID-19 suspected
Twenty-two deaths in 20 days were reported from a tribal-dominated village in Jharkhand's Palamu District prompting the authorities to order a probe to ascertain the reasons behind it, officials said on Friday.
13 May 2021
COVID-19Jharkhand extends lockdown-like restrictions till May 27
The Jharkhand government on Wednesday extended the lockdown-like restrictions with stricter provisions, including seven days mandatory quarantine for people visiting the state, till May 27 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
10 May 2021
CoronavirusDiagnosis confusion over typhoid, COVID-19; deaths double in Jharkhand's Bokaro
In Jharkhand's Bokaro district, where deaths have more than doubled in a month, increasing confusion between typhoid and COVID-19 has been delaying timely treatment, reported The Indian Express.
14 Apr 2021
BiharBihar: As hospital prepares for minister's visit, coronavirus patient dies
While coronavirus cases and deaths are setting new records in India daily, a deplorable incident has been reported from Bihar.
14 Apr 2021
RanchiRanchi: Coronavirus patient dies outside while Health Minister inspects hospital
How Jharkhand's medical infrastructure has crumbled due to the rise in coronavirus cases was exposed on Tuesday when a coronavirus patient breathed his last outside a hospital in capital Ranchi just as the state's Health Minister, Banna Gupta, was conducting an inspection inside.
09 Mar 2021
IndiaJharkhand: Missing woman's body found chopped into pieces
A 45-year-old woman's body, chopped into six pieces, was found buried in the bank of a river in Pakur district of Jharkhand on Monday, police said.
05 Nov 2020
BiharScholarship scam: How corrupt middlemen are cheating poor students
Money meant for poor minority students, under a Centrally-funded scholarship scheme, never reached them but was siphoned off by corrupt middlemen in Jharkhand, an investigation by Indian Express has found.
29 Sep 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNot rape: SC acquits man, accused of violating live-in partner
Accused of raping the woman he lived with, a man got a reprieve from the Supreme Court on Monday, after over 20 years.
01 Sep 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 36.8 lakh with 68k+ new cases
India reported over 68,000 new coronavirus infections on Monday, the first time in the past six days that daily new cases dropped below 70,000.
28 Aug 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally climbs to 33.8L with another record spike
On Thursday, India reported nearly 77,000 new coronavirus infections, marking a record single-day spike for the second consecutive day.
25 Aug 2020
IndiaJharkhand: Ambulance services plagued by fake calls in COVID-19 times
State ambulance service providers in Jharkhand are being troubled by a new malaise in the time of COVID-19 — that of fake and prank calls.
06 Aug 2020
West BengalCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 19.63 lakh; death toll crosses 40,000
India on Wednesday reported roughly 56,000 new coronavirus infections took the nationwide total to 19.63 lakh. The death toll surged past 40,700 with over 900 more fatalities.
22 Jul 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally nears 12 lakh with 38,000 new cases
India reported over 38,000 cases on Tuesday, taking the nationwide tally past 11.94 lakh. Meanwhile, the death toll also rose to 28,767.
08 Jul 2020
IndiaJharkhand: CM Soren self-isolates after minister, MLA test coronavirus positive
As coronavirus moves unabated, ripping the world apart, politicians too are getting infected. The latest Indian politician to go into home quarantine, as a precautionary measure is Jharkhand's Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
19 Jun 2020
Madhya PradeshRajya Sabha Elections 2020: Here's everything you need to know
Elections to fill 19 vacant seats in the Rajya Sabha across eight states, including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Manipur, Mizoram, and Meghalaya, were held on Friday.
17 Jun 2020
IndiaIndo-China clash: Martyr Sepoy Ojha became father 17 days ago
The bloodiest clash with China in several decades ended with the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers on Monday, a loss that has pushed the entire nation into grief.
07 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India surpasses Spain to become 5th worst-hit country
On Saturday, India reported roughly 10,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide total past 2.46 lakh.
15 May 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: Death-toll reaches 2,648; new cases in 2 'corona-free' states
On Thursday, India recorded a spike of 3,900 cases, taking the national tally to 82,000. The death toll also rose to 2,648.
12 May 2020
The TelegraphJharkhand: Man lynched for allegedly trying to steal a goat
In a gruesome incident, a man was lynched in Jharkhand's Dumka on Monday after he allegedly tried to steal a goat. He died on the way to the hospital.
06 May 2020
JamshedpurJamshedpur is India's biggest coronavirus-free urban cluster
Jamshedpur, the biggest urban conglomeration in Jharkhand, has emerged as the only urban cluster in India with zero coronavirus cases.
01 May 2020
TelanganaIn one-off special train, migrants travel from Telangana to Jharkhand
Today, nearly 40 days after coronavirus-linked lockdown started, a special train was arranged from Telangana to ferry migrant workers to Jharkhand on a special request of the former's state government.
20 Jan 2020
Netflix'Jamtara' [Netflix] review: A gripping tale of Jharkhand's cybercrime gangs
Jamtara, an otherwise ignored, underdeveloped city/district in Jharkhand, suddenly came to national attention a couple of years back, when police teams from as many as 12 different states visited the area and made countless arrests in relation to several phishing scams originating from there.
29 Dec 2019
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand's CM for second time
Hemant Soren took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Sunday, days after the coalition of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress, and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) swept assembly polls.
23 Dec 2019
Raghubar DasMeet Hemant Soren, who could be Jharkhand's next CM
With every passing hour, things are getting clearer about Jharkhand elections.
23 Dec 2019
Raghubar Das#JharkhandResults2019: BJP trails, but CM Raghubar remains confident
Counting of votes for 81-seated Jharkhand Assembly is underway and early trends brought nothing but bad news for the ruling BJP.
23 Dec 2019
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)#JharkhandResults2019 : JMM-Congress-RJD alliance leading on 25, BJP on 29
In Jharkhand, the ruling BJP is locked in a tight battle with the grand alliance of JMM, Congress, and RJD, suggest early trends.
21 Dec 2019
Raghubar DasJharkhand may slip from BJP's hands, suggest exit polls
The state of Jharkhand might slip from BJP's hands, weeks after the saffron party failed to form a government in Maharashtra despite being the single-largest party.
14 Dec 2019
Yogi AdityanathContribute Rs.11, 1 brick for Ram Mandir: Adityanath in Jharkhand
A month after the Supreme Court allowed for the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed Ayodhya site, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has asked every family in Jharkhand to contribute towards the temple.
30 Nov 2019
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)Naxals blow bridge in Gumla as polling continues in Jharkhand
As the first phase of polling commenced in Jharkhand on Saturday, Naxals blew up a bridge in the Gumla district's Bishnupur.
01 Nov 2019
Raghubar DasJharkhand: Polls to be held in five-phases, results on December-23
The state of Jharkhand will vote in five phases to choose its next Chief Minister, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced on Friday.
19 Sep 2019
IndiaJharkhand: BJP government to pay reporters to write about welfare-schemes
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled government in Jharkhand, led by Chief Minister Raghubar Das, has launched a new scheme, that promises to provide a grant of up to Rs. 15,000 to print and TV reporters, for covering the administration's welfare schemes and other initiatives.
01 Aug 2019
JamshedpurJamshedpur shocker: Father of three kidnapped, raped and beheaded 3-year-old
In a gruesome incident which has sent shock waves through Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, a three-year-old was kidnapped, raped and beheaded by a man identified as Rinku Sahu.
