Four members of a family, including two women, were hacked to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Sunday, police said. The victims have been identified as Jinkaru Mundain (75), her daughter Soru Mundain (55), and two sons Ghasia Munda (50) and Hagal Munda (40), police said. According to police, Shyamlal […]
Four landmines apparently planted by Maoists to blast police vehicles were recovered in Bokaro district in Jharkhand Monday, police said. The mines were concealed near the Gomia-Vanchatro road, around 130 km from Ranchi. They were defused. Maoists are active in 18 of the 22 districts in Jharkhand.
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh announced here Saturday that Jharkhand would have an effective Lokayukta law by Feb 15. “Jharkhand will have its Lokayukta law by Feb 15. This will be according to the law passed by parliament,” said Ramesh after holding a coordination committee meeting of the Jharkhand government. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued notices to the ministry of rural development and chief secretaries of seven states over reports of non-payment of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The NHRC took suo moto cognisance of a media report that seven families across Maharashtra and Jharkhand killed […]
Around 2,500 kg of ammonium nitrate and 300 pieces of gelatin sticks were recovered in Jharkhand’s Koderma district Tuesday, police said. Following a tip-off, police chased a pick-up van that met with an accident near Jaynagar village in Koderma district, around 170 km from the state capital Ranchi. The driver of the vehicle managed to […]