Economy suffers due to Maoists shutdown in JharkhandRANCHI - The economy and public life has taken a beating in Ranchi due to the Maoists shutdown. Maoists violence in Jharkhand, Orissa on second day of shutdownRANCHI - Maoists burnt down four trucks and injured one security person here on Tuesday on the second day of the shutdown, declared by them in five states. Close shave for Rajdhani Express as Maoists blow up railway trackRANCHI - The Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express had a close shave early Monday as Maoists blew up a railway track in Latehar district of Jharkhand soon after the train had passed. Maoists blow up rail track, mobile tower in JharkhandRANCHI - Maoists blew up a railway track in Latehar and a mobile phone tower in Palamau district in Jharkhand as they began their 48-hour shutdown in five state on Monday. Maoists blow up railway track, blast phone tower in JharkhandRANCHI - In two separate incidents, Maoist rebels blew up a railway track and blasted a mobile phone tower in Jharkhand, police said Monday. Three held with heroin worth Rs.5 mn in JharkhandRANCHI - Three people were arrested here Saturday with 460 grams of heroin worth Rs.5 million, police said. 6 victims of hyena bite die in JharkhandRANCHI - Six people have died in the last three days after being bitten by a hyena in a village on the outskirts of this Jharkhand capital, an official said here Saturday. Former Jharkhand minister quizzed in graft caseRANCHI - Jailed former Jharkhand minister Enos Ekka was questioned by vigilance sleuths for nearly four hours in the graft cases against him, but he failed to give “satisfactory” answers, vigilance department sources said. CRPF trooper killed by lightning in JharkhandRANCHI - A trooper of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed when a lightning struck him while he was guarding a picket on the outskirts of Ranchi Friday, police said. BJP demands early elections in JharkhandRANCHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jharkhand unit Friday demanded early assembly elections in the state which is under president’s rule since this January. Two killed in Jharkhand over land disputeRANCHI - Two people were killed and four injured in a clash between tribals and settlers over a land dispute in Jharkhand’s Dumka district Thursday, police said. Jharkhand opens food outlets in drought-hit areasRANCHI - Faced with a drought-like situation in all 24 districts of the state, the Jharkhand government has opened around 150 outlets to sell essential food items at fair price, an official said Thursday. Two former Jharkhand ministers to be quizzed on corruption chargesRANCHI - Two former Jharkhand ministers, who are under judicial custody and facing charges of corruption, will be interrogated soon, vigilance department sources said Thursday. Abducted Hindalco employees freedRANCHI - Ten employees of a Hindalco plant in Jharkhand, abducted by a splinter group of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) two days ago, were freed Wednesday, police said. Underground fire threatens Ranchi-Patna highway againRANCHI - The Jharkhand government is exploring the possibility of a second diversion for the closed Ranchi-Patna National Highway (NH-33) as the road being used now is also being threatened by an underground mine fire. Operation launched to rescue abducted Hindalco employeesRANCHI - An operation has been launched to rescue ten employees and labourers of Hindalco company, abducted by Maoist rebels from Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said Tuesday. Maoists burn six trucks in JharkhandRANCHI - Maoist rebels set six bauxite-laden trucks on fire in Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said Tuesday. Water rationing in Jharkhand to ensure water supply till next monsoonRANCHI - Authorities in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand State, which has been declared a drought hit State, have issued orders for water rationing to ensure adequate water supply till next monsoons. Two held in Jharkhand with 210 kg of bomb-making chemicalRANCHI - Two people have been arrested while transporting 210 kg of ammonium nitrate in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district, police said Monday. The chemical is a common ingredient in bombs and mines. 400 bombs, cell phones seized from Jharkhand jailRANCHI - Police seized 400 country-made bombs, 30 mobile phones and cash from Jharkhand’s Garwah district jail during a raid early Monday, officials said, adding that the prisoners might have been planning an escape. Jharkhand distributes mobile phones to tackle elephant menaceRANCHI - The Jharkhand forest department is distributing mobile phones free of cost to keep track of movements of wild elephants that run amok in villages close to forest areas. Lightning strikes claim 10 lives in JharkhandRANCHI - Lightning strikes have claimed lives of 10 people, including three women and two children, in various parts of Jharkhand, an official said here Friday. Probe into ’shootout’ on Ranchi outskirtsRANCHI - A probe was ordered Friday into the killing of two residents of a village on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital Wednesday night after villagers charged the police with gunning them down and then terming it a shootout. Drought looms large as Jharkhand receives scanty rainfallRANCHI - It has been raining in Jharkhand in the last 36 hours, but that is unlikely to end the drought situation, an official of the Met Department said here Friday. 7 MLAs of Jharkhand Assembly lose membership under anti-defection lawRANCHI - In a significant development, Jharkhand Assembly Speaker Alamgir Alam on Thursday cancelled the membership of seven MLAs under the anti-defection law. Seven Jharkhand legislators lose membership for defectingRANCHI - Seven legislators Thursday lost membership of the Jharkhand assembly under the anti-defection law. Jharkhand woman kills a man, then hangs herselfRANCHI - A woman allegedly slit the throat of a man in a temple and then committed suicide following a financial dispute in a Jharkhand village, police said Wednesday. Five undertrials escape in Jharkhand, media faces wrathRANCHI - Six undertrials escaped from a Jharkhand court lock-up Wednesday and the media persons covering the jail break had to face the police wrath, according to witnesses. Three former Jharkhand chief ministers face graft chargesRANCHI - Separate petitions for corruption have been filed against three former Jharkhand chief ministers in the state high court. Two cops killed by Maoists in JharkhandRANCHI - Two cops were shot dead by Maoist rebels in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, police said Wednesday. |