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Raipur, April 2 – The Chhattisgarh women’s football team continued its strong performance at the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026, defeating Jharkhand 1-0 in the final on Thursday, thanks to the individual brilliance of their captain, Kiran Pisda, securing a gold medal.The hosts...

Chaibasa (Jharkhand), April 2 Two young men were killed on Thursday after their scooter collided with a roadside tree in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, a police officer said.The deceased have been identified as Madhusudan Sundi (20), a resident of Chetansika village, and Jeevan...

Bokaro (Jharkhand), April 2 Seven people were arrested from different parts of the Bokaro district in Jharkhand on Thursday for extorting money from traders, police said.Those arrested have been identified as Prince Gupta, Shyam Kumar Singh, Ajay Singh, Bhupendra Singh, Omprakash Pal...

Raipur, April 2 Guided by the individual brilliance of their captain, Kiran Pisda, the Chhattisgarh women's football team continued their strong performance in the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games, defeating Jharkhand 1-0 in the final to secure a gold medal.The hosts also added the silver...

Jamshedpur, April 2 JD(U) legislator Saryu Roy on Thursday demanded a high-level inquiry into the death of hundreds of fish in the Swarnarekha River here, alleging water pollution from residential areas and industrial effluents.Roy inspected the Babudih and Lal Bhata river ghats, noting that...

New Delhi, April 2 The Geological Survey of India carried out 92 mineral exploration projects targeting rare earth elements (REEs) during 2025-26, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the minister stated that the Geological Survey of India (GSI)...

Latehar (Jharkhand), April 2 – Two days after the country was declared free of Naxalites (Maoists), security forces achieved a significant breakthrough in Latehar, Jharkhand.Surendra Lohra, also known as 'Tiger', a sub-zonal commander of the banned Maoist outfit, Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad...

Bokaro (Jharkhand), April 2 – In a major crackdown on organized crime in Bokaro, Jharkhand, police have arrested seven individuals linked to interstate gangs of Aman Sahu and Prince Khan, officials said on Thursday.These gangs are accused of running an extortion network and spreading fear...

Latehar, April 2 A Maoist, who carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head, surrendered to the police in Latehar district, Jharkhand, on Thursday, officials said.Surendra Lohra, also known as "Tiger ji," was a "sub-zonal commander" of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the bail pleas of Jharkhand's former Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam and his private secretary Sanjeev Lal in a money laundering case linked to an alleged tender commission scam.The court, however, directed that the trial be...

Ranchi, April 2 A sub-adult elephant, which fell into a 45-foot-deep well in the Ranchi district of Jharkhand, was rescued after a three-hour operation on Thursday, a forest department official said.The elephant, which was part of a herd of four, fell into the well around 1 am at the Saryad...

New Delhi, April 2 – Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, drew attention to the sacrifice of CRPF Assistant Commandant Ajay Malik on Thursday. Malik lost a leg in an IED blast by Maoists in Jharkhand after more than 15 years of service, using the case to highlight what he...

New Delhi, April 2 – BJP Rajya Sabha member from Jharkhand, Aditya Prasad, on Thursday termed the "ritualistic" murder of a 13-year-old girl in the Hazaribagh district as a deeply "unfortunate" and shocking incident that exposes the dangerous persistence of superstition and black magic in the...

Chaibasa, April 2 A fully grown elephant was found dead under mysterious circumstances in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on Thursday, a police officer said.Villagers informed the forest department about the carcass of the elephant on Thursday morning.Sub-Divisional Police Officer...

Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), April 2 Police have arrested the 35-year-old mother of a teenage girl who was strangled during a ritual sacrifice in Kusumbha village, along with an occult practitioner and a man, an officer said on Wednesday.Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police Anjani Anjan and...

Dhanbad (Jharkhand), April 1 The bodies of three family members were recovered on Wednesday, a day after their house collapsed during a suspected land subsidence in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, a police officer said.Two houses had collapsed in Tandabadi Basti, under the Sonardih police station...

Jamshedpur, April 1 Four people were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly opening fire on a man in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, a senior police officer said.The accused were apprehended along with arms and ammunition from a dilapidated building following a raid, he said.They had allegedly opened...

Garhwa (Jharkhand), April 1 – Garhwa town in Jharkhand erupted in violent clashes between police and local residents on Wednesday after a young man was killed in a road accident, leading to tension in the area.As police carried out a baton charge to disperse the agitated crowd, angry...

The government has disbursed over one thousand five hundred crore rupees under the Fifteenth Finance Commission across eight states to strengthen rural local governance. These states are Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Uttarakhand. The Ministry of...

New Delhi, April 1 – The Centre announced on Wednesday the release of over ₹1,536.14 crore to strengthen local bodies in rural areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Uttarakhand during the 2025-26 financial year, as part of the 15th Finance...