4,823 applications pending with Jharkhand mines department
March 20th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 20 (IANS) More than 4,800 applications for prospective mining and the renewal of leases for mining are pending in Jharkhand, an official said Tuesday."The applications have been pending ... Read more...
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BJP enforces Jharkhand economic blockade against railway budget
March 15th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 15 (IANS) Railway services were affected in Jharkhand Thursday as the ruling BJP enforced a three-hour economic blockade to protest the "neglect of the state" in the railway ... Read more...
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Third supplementary budget presented in Jharkhand
March 13th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 13 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who holds the finance portfolio, Tuesday presented another supplementary budget of Rs.798.96 crore in the state assembly.The government did not ... Read more...
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Four Maoists killed in Jharkhand
March 5th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 5 (IANS) Four Maoists were killed in a gunbattle with security forces that broke out early Monday after about 300 guerrillas attacked a Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) ... Read more...
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Delhi man arrested for murdering friend
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A 22-year-old man was arrested for the brutal murder of a friend for his car and jewellery in 2011, police said Friday.Sanjay Bhattacharya, the mastermind ... Read more...
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Husband beheads wife in human sacrifice in Jharkhand
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) In a gory incident of human sacrifice in Jharkhand, a husband allegedly beheaded his wife and offered her severed head to appease a deity in the ... Read more...
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Husband beheads wife in human sacrifice in Jharkhand
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) In a gory incident of human sacrifice in Jharkhand, a husband allegedly beheaded his wife and offered her severed head to appease a deity in the ... Read more...
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Terrorist arrested in Jharkhand to be handed over to Delhi Police
March 1st, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 1 (IANS) A terrorist who was arrested in Jharkhand and on whose tip off two more terrorists were arrested in the national capital, will be handed over to ... Read more...
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Five Maoists involved in cop massacre held in Jharkhand
February 29th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 29 (IANS) Five Maoist guerrillas allegedly involved in the killing of 13 policemen in January were arrested in Jharkhand's Garwah district Wednesday, police said.According to police, the five ... Read more...
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Six of a family charred to death in Jharkhand
February 26th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 26 (IANS) Six members of a family were charred to death in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawa on Sunday, police said.According to police, the incident took place at Rangmatia village of ... Read more...
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School girl shot dead by suitors in Jharkhand
February 24th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 24 (IANS) A school girl who was taking the ongoing class ten board examinations in Jharkhand was allegedly shot dead Friday by two boys believed to be infatuated ... 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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Jharkhand hosts its first international trade fair
February 20th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 19 (IANS) A total of 375 companies are participating in the first international trade fair in Jharkhand that began in the state capital Ranchi Sunday.Chief Minister Arjun ... 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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Jharkhand to get airport at Deoghar
February 16th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Jharkhand government and Airports Authority of India (AAI) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop an airport at Deoghar district to promote religious ... Read more...
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Four killed as speeding truck runs into a house
February 15th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 15 (IANS) Four people, among them two children, died when a speeding truck rammed into a house in Jharkhand's Palamau district on Wednesday morning, police said.According to an ... Read more...
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Lalu, Mishra deny charges in fodder scam case (Lead)
February 14th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
R0anchi, Feb 14 (IANS) Two former Bihar chief ministers, Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra have denied charges made against them in a case related to the multi-million rupee fodder scam.The ... Read more...
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Two women die in Jharkhand as abandoned mine caves in
February 11th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 11 (IANS) Two women miners engaged in illegal mining were killed in Jharkhand's Bokaro district Saturday when the abandoned mine they were in collapsed in the second such ... Read more...
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PVR sets foot in eastern India, opens multiplex in Howrah
February 9th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Feb 9 (IANS) Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) Cinemas, which is now eyeing eastern India, Thursday launched its first multiplex here and Sanjeev Bijli said that the company planned to ... Read more...
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Car driver killed in CRPF firing near Ranchi
February 6th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) The driver of a private car, suspected to be carrying a Maoist leader, was killed in firing by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near Ranchi ... Read more...
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Thriller captures Bihar’s wild, feudal days (IANS Books)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Bihar is a goldmine of drama. A ruthless 'thakur', a landowner with vendetta in his blood and an unarmed man with a fortune to his ... Read more...
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Huge explosives haul made in Jharkhand
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 2 (IANS) A huge quantity of explosives, including 350 kg of ammonium nitrate, meant to be supplied to Maoists in Jharkhand's Pakur district, was seized from a house, ... Read more...
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40 landmines recovered in Jharkhand
February 1st, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 1 (IANS) Police recovered 40 landmines and destroyed two Maoist bunkers-cum-training centres in Jharkhand's Garwah district Wednesday, an official said."Police have recovered 40 landmines and destroyed two Maoist ... Read more...
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Fodder scam: Key facts
January 31st, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Following are some key facts related to the multi-crore rupee fodder scam that surfaced in the early 1990s in undivided Bihar:* The scam involved embezzlement of funds of the animal ... Read more...
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Five Maoists surrender in Jharkhand
January 28th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 28 (IANS) Five Maoists surrendered with arms in Jharkhand's Khuti district Saturday, police said."Five Maoist guerrillas surrendered with four rifles, one country-made pistol, one revolver and five landmines ... Read more...
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Four criminals lynched in Jharkhand
January 25th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 25 (IANS) Four of the five dacoits who looted a bank in Jharkhand's Palamau district were beaten to death by angry villagers Wednesday, police said.According to police, five ... Read more...
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Driver killed in police firing in Jharkhand
January 17th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 17 (IANS) The driver of a vehicle was killed and his assistant injured when police opened fire on their vehicle in Jharkhand's Palamau district on Tuesday, according to ... Read more...
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Creation of UIDAI number cards halted in Jharkhand
January 16th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 16 (IANS) The creation of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) numbers has been halted in Jharkhand's urban areas as the state has crossed the limit set for ... 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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Two coaches of Ajmer-bound train derail in Dhanbad
January 14th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 14 (IANS) Two coaches of an Ajmer-bound express train derailed Saturday evening in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, said a railway official."Two general coaches of the Kolkata-Ajmer Express derailed near ... Read more...
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Three flights from Mumbai cancelled
January 14th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Three Air India (AI) flights from Mumbai were cancelled owing to the pilots' agitation Saturday morning, an official here said.The flights from Mumbai to New Delhi, ... Read more...
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Six new trains sought for Jharkhand
January 10th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 10 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has sought six new trains for the state in the new rail budget and asked for increase in the frequencies of ... Read more...
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Rain and cold wave compound woes of shivering Ranchi
January 9th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 9 (IANS) Two hours of incessant rain coupled with the ongoing cold wave have compounded the woes of Ranchi's residents."Some parts of Jharkhand including Ranchi received rainfall due ... Read more...
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Lawyers’ protest stays new petition format in Jharkhand
January 6th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Friday kept in abeyance a new format for petitions after lawyers protested.The format issued by the court Thursday sought petitioners' caste, religion, ... Read more...
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