Jharkhand: Security forces-Naxalite encounter in West Singhbhum
India | November 28, 2020 10:00 ISTThe DIG said that after several rounds of firing, the Naxals fled deep inside the forest.
The DIG said that after several rounds of firing, the Naxals fled deep inside the forest.
A 35-year-old unemployed man allegedly killed his father, an employee of Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL), in Jharkhand to get a job in CCL on compassionate grounds, police said on Sunday.
The Jharkhand government has urged devotees to celebrate the Chhath festival at home as much as possible to avert the risk of getting infected by coronavirus.
A day after Jharkhand government issued an order to not permit Chhath Puja in water bodies amid COVID-19, on November 17 issued new guidelines.
The Jharkhand government has banned performing the Chhath Puja on water bodies in the state. The decision by the state government comes in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to tribal leader Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary on Sunday and said his contribution to the freedom movement and social harmony will always inspire the countrymen.
A 38-year-old man was shot dead and his face crushed in Jharkhand's Dumka district, policesaid on Saturday. The body of Sunil Das was found on the bank of Motihara river in Machkol village on Friday, Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Animesh Naithani said.
Jharkhand's pollution control body, in an order, has said locals can burst crackers for two hours between 8 pm and 10 pm on the day of Diwali. In the urban areas of several districts including Ranchi where the pollution level is moderate, only green crackers will be allowed.
The JMM-led ruling coalition of Jharkhand retained Dumka and Bermo assembly seats in by- elections defeating the BJP. JMM candidate Basant Soren, who is the younger brother of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, defeated his nearest BJP rival Lois Marandi.
Counting of votes polled in the November 3 by-elections to Dumka and Bermo assembly seats in Jharkhand began at 8 am on Tuesday amidst tight security, election officials said.
Counting of votes would be held on Tuesday in assembly byelection to 58 seats in 11 states including Madhya Pradesh where the results would decide the fate of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.
In Dumka treasury case, Jharkhand High Court has deferred hearing of bail plea of former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav for November 27.
Lalu Prasad Yadav, the former Bihar CM, was granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court last month in a fodder scam case related to the Chaibasa treasury.
A resident of Kutch district in Gujarat was arrested by Jharkhand Police for allegedly giving rape threats to the daughter of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni on social media.
People erupted in protests and blocked a road in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Sunday after it came to light that a police officer had allegedly given electric shocks on the genitals of a person accused of theft to make him confess to the crime.
Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav was granted bail by Jharkhand High Court on October 09.
The Jharkhand government has said a maximum of 50 people can enter a place of worship at a time and devotees must wear masks and maintain social distancing. The state government allowed religious institutions to reopen after more than six months on Thursday.
The woman, identified as Vishakhi Murmu, was staying at her parents' house with her son Vishnu as her husband Ranjeet Tudu was working elsewhere, he said. As per Murmu's parents, she came out of the house with her son while others were asleep and poured kerosene over herself and the child and set themselves on fire, Jha said.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha decided to contest Bihar elections independently, said party's General Secretary Suprio Bhattacharya on October 06.
A day after he tested negative for coronavirus, Jharkhand Minority Welfare Minister Haji Hussain Ansari passed away on Saturday at the Medanta Hospital in Ranchi, a JMM leader said.
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