Jharkhand

RANCHI—A teenager in Jharkhand was burnt alive after he went atop a stationary goods train at a railway station to take selfies, triggering panic among passengers. Police said a goods train was stranded at railway station in Ramgarh…
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RANCHI—A 60-year-old Muslim woman in Jharkhand ended her life after she was branded as “witch” by the local villagers. Family members said the victim Jaitun Khatoon committed suicide by consuming poison on Thursday night, unable to bear…
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RANCHI—A 50-year-old widow was allegedly gang-raped before being pushed a steel glass into her private parts in Jharkhand. The horrible incident took place at Kobna village under Hantarganj police station in Chatra district on Thursday…
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RANCHI—A man in Jharkhand strangulated his one-year-old daughter to death since he hated her for being a girl. The shocking incident took place in Chutia police station of Ranchi in Jharkhand on Saturday morning. The police have arrested…
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RANCHI—A youth from Indian state of Jharkhand has travelled to as many 24 countries in three years by taking lifts and spending very few from his own pockets. Shubham Kumar, a resident of Dhanbad, claims to have travelled at least…
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RANCHI—The state government in Jharkhand has made it mandatory for the job seekers to quit smoking if they want to get government jobs. At a meeting of the Tobacco Control Coordination Committee headed by chief secretary, Sukhdeo Singh,…
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RANCHI, INDIA—A man from the Indian state of Jharkhand has converted his brand new, expensive BMW car into a “garbage van”, irked at frequent technical problems and the company’s poor service. Prince Raj Shrivastava, 29-year-old…
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RANCHI—Villagers from Jharkhand state have imposed a fine of Rs1,000 on persons cutting trees from a local forest in a bid to save jungles. The rare initiative was launched by villagers from Suggakanta village in Gumla district after…
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HAZARIBAGH—Villagers in India’s Jharkhand state are mourning the death of two friends who stayed together the whole lifetime, worked together and even died together! The friendship between Lakhan Singh and Biran Singh, both residents of…
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DHANBAD, JHARKHAND—Four migrant labourers left jobless after Corona lockdown have become an inspiration for the society by earning good money by way of papaya farming. The youths, residents of Bandrabad in Dhanbad district, eked out…
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