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HAZARIBAG: Police have arrested a 35-year-old mother, an occult practitioner, and a man in connection with the strangulation of a teenage girl during a sacrificial ritual in Kusumbha village, officials said on Wednesday.According to Hazaribag SP Anjani Anjan and DIG Anjani Jha announced the arrests during a late-night press briefing.The arrested include Reshmi Devi, the…
Ranchi: Parts of the state will witness hot and humid summers in the coming days, followed by heatwave-like conditions, the Met office said on Wednesday.The Met office on Wednesday issued a heat warning from Thursday to Saturday for Pakur, Dumka, Deoghar, Jamtara, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Saraikela-Kharsawan, West Singhbhum and East Singhbhum districts.Deputy director of Ranchi Met…
Ranchi: The ripple effects of the West Asia conflict are now being felt in city markets, with small-scale painting and fabrication units in hubs like Karbala Chowk, Kokar, Hinoo and Main Road hit by rising input costs, LPG shortage and slowdown in operations.The impact is being felt most in almirah-making units and vehicle painting workshops,…
RANCHI: Stuck at the Persian Gulf for 20 days after Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, Rakesh Ranjan Singh, an Indian merchant navy captain tasked with steering an oil tanker out of the strait, died on March 18, after suffering a heart attack in the vessel, his family said on Friday.Singh, 47, was on…
JAMSHEPUR: A 41-year-old man died after choking on a rasgulla at a wedding in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur.Doctors said the syrupy sweet blocked Lalit Singh’s airways, which disrupted oxygen supply and led to his death.Lalit had difficulties in breathing after the rasgulla got stuck in his throat during the wedding in Malianta village near Jamshedpur on Saturday….
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court has directed the Dhanbad principal district and sessions judge to arrange for a joint meeting in his chamber to resolve the dispute between the lawyers and the district administration over parking of advocates’ vehicles in the Dhanbad Civil Court.A division bench of chief Justice M S Sonak and Justice Rajesh…
It’s a fact that only a few celebrity homes generate as much curiosity as the Ranchi farmhouse of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Lovingly known as Mahi, the former star Indian skipper is known for owning a lavish seven acres estate on the outskirts of Ranchi in Jharkhand. The Indian cricket idol’s residence is famous as “Kailashpati”….
Hazaribag: A four-year-old boy died after being run over by a tractor in Kolhua village under Kolhuakala panchayat in Barhi block on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Satyam Kumar.Locals informed the police that the tractor was returning after unloading sand. Satyam, who was near the road, suddenly came under its wheels and died on…
Gumla: A six-year-old boy was allegedly murdered and thrown into a well at a paddy field in Kasira village under Sadar police station of Gumla on Friday. Police on Saturday recovered the body and also arrested the accused. The deceased was identified as Anmol Khadia, son of Tintiya Khadia.Police said that the accused, Kulbhushan Mahli…
Ranchi: On World Sleep Day, observed this year with the slogan “Sleep well, live better”, doctors in Ranchi stressed that good sleep is essential for people of all ages and warned against common myths, unhealthy habits, and self-medication.Dr Nishant Goyal, professor of psychiatry at the Central Institute of Psychiatry, said the belief that elderly people…
