Heavy security for key Jharkhand assembly by-electionRANCHI - Heavy security arrangements are in place for the by-election to the Tamar assembly seat, scheduled Monday, from where Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren is seeking entry to the state legislature. No case filed yet on threat to Dhoni’s familyRANCHI - A First Information Report has not so far been lodged in connection with the extortion letters sent to the family of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, though the Indian cricket skipper did meet police officials here earlier this week regarding the security of his family, officials said Sunday. Cold wave shuts down schools in RanchiRANCHI - Schools have been closed for six days till Jan 8 due to the continuing cold wave in Jharkand. Campaign for Jharkhand by-election endsRANCHI - The campaign for the by-election in Jharkhand’s Tamar constituency, from where Chief Minister Shibu Soren is seeking election, ended Saturday. Maximum security for Dhoni after extortion letterRANCHI - Jharkhand has provided the highest ‘Z category’ security cover to Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni following the receipt of a letter by his family that threatened that they would be harmed if the skipper fails to pay Rs.5 million to a gangster, police said Wednesday. Pay Rs.5 mn or see house blown up, Dhoni toldRANCHI - Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was provided the highest ‘Z category’ security cover by the Jharkhand government after his family was sent a threatening letter, Wednesday received another threat to blow up his house here unless he pays a gangster Rs.5 million. Five Maoist rebels arrested in RanchiRANCHI - Five Maoist rebels were arrested from a house here Wednesday and Maoist literature was seized from them, the police said. Jharkhand chief minister toils hard to get into assemblyRANCHI - A sitting chief minister contesting a by-election to get into the state assembly usually has a cakewalk. Not so Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, who is having to fight every inch to win the Jan 5 by-poll at Tamar. Gas leaks in Tata Steel unit, one deadRANCHI - One man died and two others were injured when gas leaked in a blast furnace unit of Tata Steel in Jamshedpur Tuesday, an official said. Gas leak in Tata Steel unit kills oneRANCHI - One man died and two others were injured when gas leaked in a blast furnace unit of Tata Steel in Jamshedpur Tuesday, a company statement said. No temple, only statue of Dhoni in RanchiRANCHI - Amid objections raised by parents of Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni over the construction of a temple dedicated to him, his fans will now replaced it by a statue of the skipper and an art gallery. Efforts to get coal blocks in US, two other countriesRANCHI - Efforts are going on to get coal blocks in three countries, including the US, said minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia here Friday. Three burnt to death in JharkhandRANCHI - Three people, including two orphaned children, were charred to death in Jharkhand’s Palamau district early Thursday morning, the police said. Maoists kill four villagers in JharkhandRANCHI - Maoist guerrillas killed four people, including a man and his son, in two villages of Jharkhand’s Gumla district, the police said Thursday. Sacked Jharkhand minister fears threat, seeks securityRANCHI - Enos Ekka, who was sacked as Jharkhand’s rural development minister recently, has now sought additional security from the state government as he fears a security threat. Maoists kill two ’spies’ in JharkhandRANCHI - Maoist rebels killed two men, whom they suspected to be police spies, by slitting their throat in Giridih district of Jharkhand, a police officer said Wednesday. Coal trader shot dead, Rs. 1.2 million robbedRANCHI - A coal trader was shot and robbed of Rs.1.2 million in cash by unidentified assailants in Jharkhand Wednesday, the police said. Five labourers killed in Jharkhand, police blame MaoistsRANCHI - Suspected Maoist rebels shot dead five labourers in the Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said Tuesday. |