Jharkhand

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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RANCHI/PATNA—It’s double blow to the main Opposition RJD in Bihar ahead of Bihar assembly polls. In a setback to the main opposition party, the Jharkhand high court on Friday deferred till September 11 the hearing on RJD chief Lalu…
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RANCHI—A woman constable was allegedly raped by a male colleague at a quarantine centre in Jharkhand. The shocking incident took place at a quarantine centre running at a Jamshedpur college. Reports quoting local media said the woman…
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DUMKA—Angry villagers tied a python to a tree with the help of rope after it devoured as many as 10 ducks in Jharkhand. The bizarre incident took place at Ranga village under Masaliya block in Dumka district on Tuesday. A local…
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PATNA/RANCHI—People suffering from diabetes, hypertension and heart problems have the maximum chances of falling victims to deadly coronavirus, according to medical experts in Bihar and Jharkhand. According to researches, around 63…
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