Five Maoist rebels arrested in JharkhandRANCHI - Five Maoist rebels, including two top leaders, have been arrested from two districts in Jharkhand, police said Tuesday. Five dead, 16 injured in Jharkhand bus accidentRANCHI - Five people died and 16 were injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a wide ditch Tuesday morning in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, police said. Festivals come handy to Jharkhand politiciansRANCHI - The festivals of Eid and Dussehra have provided politicians in Jharkhand handy platforms to promote themselves at a time when elections to the state assembly are expected soon. Four Maoists killed in JharkhandRANCHI - Four guerrillas were killed by members of another Maoist group in Gumla district of Jharkhand Monday, police said. Maoists burn construction machinery in JharkhandRANCHI - Maoist rebels burnt a dumper and a road roller of a construction company in Simdega district of Jharkhand, police said Monday. Brother of former Jharkhand deputy chief minister commits suicideRANCHI - Pradeep Mahto, the brother of former Jharkhand deputy chief minister Sudhir Mahto, has committed suicide in Jamshedpur city, police said Sunday. Rs.1 lakh for kin of Jharkhand labourers killed at BalcoRANCHI - Jharkhand Governor K. Sankaranarayanan Sunday announced compensation of Rs.1 lakh for the kin of each of those labourers from the state who were killed in a Balco power plant in Chhattisgarh last week. Man held for threatening PM, Sonia GandhiRANCHI - A man has been arrested from a Jharkhand village for allegedly issuing threat letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Home Minister P. Chidambaram, police said Saturday. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh epicentre of Maoist activities, says ChidambaramRANCHI - Union Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Friday that the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have become the epicentre of Maoist activities in the country. Fight against Maoists long drawn, no army involvement: Chidambaram (Roundup)RAIPUR/RANCHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the central government would extend all support to states to counter and defeat leftwing extremism in what would be a “long-drawn” fight and ruled out the involvement of the army in anti-Maoist operations. Poll panel asked to fix Jharkhand election dates: ChidambaramRANCHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambram Friday said the Election Commission had been asked to fix dates for assembly elections in Jharkhand. No army involvement in anti-Maoist operations: ChidambaramRANCHI - There was no proposal to involve the army in anti-Maoist operations, Home Minister P. Chidamabaram said here Friday. Four cops suspended after Maoist undertrials escapeRANCHI - Four policemen were suspended Wednesday for dereliction of duty after seven undertrials, including three Maoist rebels, escaped from a court lock-up they were supposed to guard in Jharkhand. Three die after being hit by train in JharkhandRANCHI - Three people died after they were hit by a train in Palamau district of Jharkhand early Wednesday morning, police said. Maoist commander, six others escape from Jharkhand courtRANCHI - Seven prisoners, including a Maoist commander, escaped from a court lockup from Jharkhand’s Khuti district Tuesday evening, police said. One injured while making bomb in JharkhandRANCHI - A man was seriously injured when a crude bomb he was making exploded accidentally in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district Tuesday, police said. Major political parties to go alone in Jharkhand pollsRANCHI - Major political parties in Jharkhand have announced they would go it alone in the upcoming assembly elections in what promises to be a neck-and-neck contest. Jharkhand in panic over henna chemical reactionRANCHI - Panic spread in Jharkhand on Monday after several women complained of mehendi (henna) causing reactions on skin and various other symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Durga devotees practice austerity for nine days in JharkhandRANCHI - Two Durga devotees in Jharkhand have placed numerous pots on their bellies and will remain in this position for nine days sans food and water. Panic in Jharkhand over ‘mehndi’ chemical reactionRANCHI - There was panic in Jharkhand as rumours of people dying from a chemical reaction to mehndi, the auspicious touch to every ritual and festivity, spread like the proverbial wildfire leading to announcements from mosques that it should not be used and even a ban on the decorative paint on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. JMM may fight assembly polls alone: SorenRANCHI - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren Saturday said it may break away from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and contest all seats in the assembly elections due by March next year. ‘Jharkhand legislator, brother own Rs.100 mn in undeclared assets’RANCHI - A Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator and his brother own undeclared assets worth more than Rs.10 crore (Rs.100 million), an official of the Income Tax (IT) department said Saturday. Jharkhand Class 12 science topper fails maths in re-evaluationRANCHI - He was declared the science topper in Jharkhand’s Class 12 board exams, with a super 96 in maths. But a re-evaluation of his answer sheets after disbelieving students raised a hue and cry saw him failing in the subject - with a poor 24. No assembly session, but Jharkhand legislators keep getting salaryRANCHI - In the eight months since president’s rule was imposed in Jharkhand, state legislators have been getting their basic salary and medical expenses without having to do any work. NIT student commits suicide, family cries foul
CBI help to be sought to probe assets of Jharkhand ex-ministersRANCHI - The vigilance department of Jharkhand will seek help from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the assets of a former chief minister as well as other ex-ministers. Student commits suicide in JharkhandRANCHI - A student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) committed suicide by hanging himself at his college hostel in Jharkhand, police said Wednesday. Maoist lynched by Jharkhand villagersRANCHI - A Maoist guerrilla was Wednesday lynched in Jharkhand when he and a colleague went to a village to extort money and threaten the residents, police said. Jharkhand civic official held for husband’s murderRANCHI - A civic official in Jharkhand’s Gumla district was arrested Tuesday along with four other people for allegedly getting her husband murdered, police said. Marauding hyena found dead on outskirts of RanchiRANCHI - A hyena which had created terror in villages around the Jharkhand capital, biting around 15 people in the last week, was found dead Sunday night, forest officials said Monday. |
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RANCHI - A student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) committed suicide by hanging himself at his college hostel in Jharkhand, police said Wednesday. But the family of the victim alleges that the boy’s death was due to “ragging and torture” by senior students.
