Ranchi far behind top three cleanest cities:Survey

None of the cities including Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, match Indore and Bhopal. Both these cities have retained their position as the top two cleanest cities for the second consecutive year.

More, Chandigarh has been ranked as the third cleanest city, according to a survey report. The report was based on data collected on-field survey…

European Union honours Big B

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has gained weight by getting honoured by European Union for strengthening Europe-India cultural ties.

The 75-year-old Amitabh Bachchan has used Twitter to share some pictures showing the award ceremony. Also, he thanked EU Ambassador Tomasz Kozlowski for bestowing him with the honour. 

"Thanks…

Eateries open 24x7 during holy Ramazan in Ranchi

Whether it is morning or evening, eateries are packed with people belonging to the minority community-Muslims.

These eateries in Ranchi and other cities and blocks in Jharkhand provide them early morning (‘sehri’) and evening meals (‘iftaar’) before and after the fast (‘roza’).

During the past two…

Swachh Bharat Mission:A People's Movement in Jharkhand

"I am a Rani Mistri", proudly says Nirmala Devi of Simdega district, Jharkhand. With an objective to meet the shortfall of masons to construct toilets, Jharkhand has developed a plan to create a pool of Rani Mistris (female masons), as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G).

The programme contributes to and supports the…

Babus in cheers:Jharkhand emerges as 'best performing state' in SS 2018

A sense of joy appears to have gripped officials of the state administration following recognition of Jharkhand as the 'best-performing state' in Swachch Survekshan(SS)-2018.

Many officials of the Urban Development Department of the state exchanged  'congratulations' messages and the state Urban Development Minister CP…

'Modi wave' turns screws on old party;leaves Congress alive as '3 Ps'

The BJP has emerged as the single largest party in the Karnataka elections. Also, the electorates have eliminated its opponent Congress to get confined to 3 Ps-  Parivar, Punjab and Pudducherry in India today.   

However, since it is minutely short of the magic figure of 112, political game has begun.…

Cops chargesheet Tharur in Sunanda Pushkar case

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is now an accused in Sunanda Pushkar case. The Delhi Police has filed chargesheet accusing him under section 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which pertain to abetment to suicide and cruelty to wife.

However, Tharoor has his own view on the police chargesheet. He tweeted today saying "No one…

All eyes on Karnataka Assembly polls results on May 15

After the Assembly polls were held in Karnataka, political eyebrows were raised in far away in Jharkhand.

This was evident from the remarks of leaders of both the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress which were published by local Hindi dailies today. Though the Exit polls have predicted a hung Assembly, the BJP and the Congress leaders…