Munda lays foundation stone for Deoghar airport
July 17th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 17 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Tuesday laid the foundation stone for an airport in Deoghar district, amid protests over poor compensation by villagers who have been ... Read more...
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Explosives-laden truck hijacked, recovered in Jharkhand
June 9th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 9 (IANS) A hijacked truck laden with explosives was recovered in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district Saturday afternoon, police said. Two people have been arrested.According to police, the truck was ... Read more...
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Shutdown call a success in Jharkhand
May 31st, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 31 (IANS) The shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest the petrol prices hike Thursday was a success in Jharkhand, where the party ... Read more...
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Munda reaches out to people in Maoist areas
February 27th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 27 (IANS) Development must reach the remotest part of the state, Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda said Monday, a day after he began the fourth phase of ... Read more...
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Maoists release abducted labourers in Jharkhand
February 21st, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 21 (IANS) Maoists late Monday released six road construction labourers whom they had abducted in Jharkhand's Giridih district, police said Tuesday."Maoist guerrillas, facing pressure because of police operations, ... Read more...
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No trace of abducted workers in Jharkhand
February 20th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 20 (IANS) Police were Monday yet to trace the six road construction workers abducted by Maoists from Jharkhand's Giridih district despite searches in areas along the Bihar border."We ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct laborers, torch vehicles in Jharkhand
February 19th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 19 (IANS) In yet another daring attack, Maoist guerrillas torched four vehicles and abducted at least six laborers involved in road construction work in Jharkhand's Giridih district, police ... Read more...
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Top Odisha Maoist leader held (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 (IANS) Dhiren Mahato, one of Odisha's top Maoist leaders, was arrested Tuesday in the state's Bargarh district, police said.Dhiren Mahato alias Mahru Mahato alias Girish, 47, was ... Read more...
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Bus accident kills five in Jharkhand
January 16th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 16 (IANS) Five people, including two women, were killed when the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck amid thick fog in Jharkhand's Giridih district Monday, ... Read more...
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A health resort turns toxic due to industrial pollution (Postcard from Giridih)
November 25th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gadi Srirampur (Jharkhand), Nov 25 (IANS) Four-year-olds Kaushal Kaul and Priti Kumari are unlike the chirpy children one would expect them to be -- both have been blind since birth. ... Read more...
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Railway begins probe into Jharkhand train fire
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 23 (IANS) The railways Wednesday began probing the Howrah-Dehradun Express train fire in Jharkhand in which seven people, including two children and an Australian woman, were killed a ... Read more...
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Doctor couple among train fire victims
November 23rd, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 22 (IANS) A doctor couple from Madya Pradesh's Gwalior city, on their way to new jobs, were among the victims of the fire in the Howrah-Dehradun Express Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Indian actors a recognizable force overseas: Big B
September 12th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is set to make his Hollywood debut with Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby", says larger numbers of the global population ... Read more...
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Marandi fasts in support of Anna
August 23rd, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 23 (IANS) Former chief minister and president of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) Babulal Marandi Tuesday sat on a 24-hour fast to extend support to Anna Hazare's demand ... Read more...
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17 landmines recovered in Jharkhand
August 9th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 9 (IANS) Security forces recovered 17 landmines from a forest in Jharkhand's Giridih district during a search operation Tuesday, police said.Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel ... Read more...
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Maoists threaten to kill 40 to avenge death penalty
June 27th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 27 (IANS) Maoists have threatened to kill 40 people to take revenge for the death penalty awarded last week to four rebels by a Giridih court, police said ... Read more...
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Maoists killed 19 because they couldn’t locate one (Flashback)
June 23rd, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 23 (IANS) The six Maoists sentenced to death for gunning down 19 people in Jharkhand committed the massacre because they could not locate the one man they wanted: ... Read more...
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Four Maoists awarded death penalty in Jharkhand
June 23rd, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 23 (IANS) Four Maoists held guilty of killing of 19 people in Jharkhand, including former chief minister Babulal Marandi's son, were Thursday awarded the death penalty.Additional District and ... Read more...
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Children most vulnerable in Orissa, West Bengal: Study
June 17th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Nearly two-thirds of the 100 districts in the country where children are most vulnerable to poverty, lack of parental care, social unrest and HIV/AIDS are ... Read more...
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Maoist presence impacting Jharkhand tourism: Minister
April 28th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 28 (IANS) Jharkhand is a land of hills, waterfalls and pilgrim spots -- but tourism in the state is being affected by the presence of Maoists, says a ... Read more...
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Jharkhand’s rural areas hit by Maoist shutdown
April 23rd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 23 (IANS) A shutdown called by Maoists in Jharkhand Saturday to protest the ongoing demolition drive hit life in rural areas of the state.The long route buses did ... Read more...
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Maoist commander arrested
April 11th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 11 (IANS) A Maoist commander involved in the 2009 killing of policemen was arrested in Jharkhand's Giridih district Monday, police said.Shiva Turi, an area commander of outlawed Communist ... Read more...
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Maoist involved in killing of cops held
March 31st, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) A Maoist commander allegedly involved in killing of three policemen was arrested in Jharkhand's Giridih district Thursday, police said.According to police, Jawar Murmu alias Taloda was ... Read more...
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Opposition protests hit road, rail services
March 9th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 9 (IANS) A two-day "economic blockade" called by the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) demanding that the state be declared famine hit affected road and rail services, officials said.Two ... Read more...
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Tusker kills man cycling to work
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) A 42-year-old man, riding a bicycle to work, was trampled to death by an elephant in West Bengal's Bankura district Tuesday morning, police said. Ritu Lal Yadav was ... Read more...
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67 percent polling, CRPF trooper killed in Jharkhand (Lead)
December 24th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 24 (IANS) Around 67 percent electorate cast their votes while one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed amid Maoist violence in the fifth and final phase of the ... Read more...
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Maoists kill CRPF trooper in Jharkhand
December 24th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 24 (IANS) Maoists killed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district Friday during the fifth and final phase of panchayat polls in the state, police ... Read more...
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Landmine recovered in Jharkhand
December 23rd, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS) A 20 kg landmine was recovered Thursday from Jharkhand's Giridih district ahead of the fifth and final phase of panchayat polls, police said.According to police, the landmine was ... Read more...
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Brand Bewakoof rings success in Jharkhand town
December 5th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Giridih (Jharkhand), Dec 5 (IANS) What's in a name? Had legendary playwright Shakespeare posed this question in Jharkhand's Giridih town, he would have got a collective reply - "everything". ... Read more...
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Wild elephants trample man to death in Jharkhand
December 3rd, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 3 (IANS) A herd of wild elephants trampled a man to death in Jharkhand's Giridih district Friday, police said.The elephants raided a village of Giridih district, about 170 km ... Read more...
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Two electrocuted to death in Jharkhand
November 29th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 29 (IANS) Two people were killed Monday when a high tension electricity supply wire fell on them in Jharkhand's Giridih district, police said.The wire fell near Barmoria village of Giridih ... Read more...
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‘Crorepati’ woman lacked money to study medicine (Lead)
November 21st, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar and Nityanand Shukla
Giridih (Jharkhand), Nov 21 (IANS) A 37-year-old homemaker from a humble family here who is the first woman to win one crore rupees in "Kaun Banega ... Read more...
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‘Crorepati’ woman to use money on kids’ ‘good education’
November 21st, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Giridih (Jharkhand), Nov 21 (IANS) A 37-year-old homemaker from a humble family here who has become the first ever woman to win a crore of rupees in "Kaun Banega ... Read more...
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Female tailor from Jharkhand winner in ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ game show
November 20th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.20 (ANI): A female tailor from Jharkhand's Giridih district Rahat Tasleem (37) became the first woman to win the mega-prize of one crore rupees on the game show 'Kaun Banega ... Read more...
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Parasnath hills: A synthesis of peace and violence (Feature)
November 3rd, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Giridih (Jharkhand), Nov 3 (IANS) They are home to Jain temples where pilgrims come to pay homage, but they are also a safe hideout for Maoist rebels. Jharkhand's Parasnath hills ... Read more...
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