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Topic: Ranchi

Member of banned outfit PLFI scales 21-ft wall to escape Ranchi’s high-security Birsa Munda jail

Sameer Tirkey, serving a life term, was lodged in the jail since 2018. He may have known loopholes in the security apparatus due to his prolonged stay, says Ranchi City SP. 

Jharkhand BJP chief, union minister Sanjay Seth among 12,501 booked for BJYM rally violence in Ranchi

A scuffle erupted as BJP youth wing workers broke barricades during a protest rally against the Hemant Soren government's 'injustice' and its 'failure to fulfil election promises'

International conference on steel (ICONS-2024) explores innovative solutions

The conference agenda is focused on capital goods, which are expected to play a pivotal role in the growth of the steel industry in India.

ED recovers huge cash haul from alleged aide of Jharkhand minister in Ranchi

Enforcement Directorate has till now recovered Rs 20 crore from residence of a household help employed by Sanjiv Lal, personal secretary to Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam.

Section 144 imposed in Ranchi’s Nagri area after clash over idol immersion

Earlier, Thursday, similar clashes broke out between two communities in Bihar's Darbhanga over the issue of idol immersion, officials said.

PM Modi visits Birsa Munda’s birthplace in Jharkhand, first PM to do so

The prime minister paid floral tributes to the tribal leader's bust on his birth anniversary which is celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.

A new bow, a 2nd shot — archer Dipti Kumari, who sold tea in Ranchi, can pursue her dream once more

9 months after ThePrint reported on her plight, Dipti received a bow, funded by Central Coalfields Ltd & presented by Ranchi LS MP Sanjay Seth. She still can't afford academy training.

Dipti Kumari was a soaring national archer. Now she has a tea stall, broken bow in Jharkhand

Jharkhand kids learning archery don’t recognise Dipti Kumari, the award-winning archer waiting on some help from the Hemant Soren govt. ‘I just need one chance.’

‘Blackmail, cheating, extortion, conspiracy’ — Jharkhand ‘editor’ SC backed is wanted in 34 cases

On the night of 16 June, police took Arup Chatterjee, head of News11 Bharat, into custody from his bedroom. Cases have been filed against him in Jharkhand, Bengal, Mumbai & Delhi.

BJP’s ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ J’khand ex-chief arrested for ‘hitting maid, breaking teeth’

Matter came to light after politician Seema Patra’s son asked a friend to help the 29-year-old tribal.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.