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Jharkhand boat tragedy: Six more bodies found and toll rises to 14

Chief Minister Hemant Soren during the day announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the accident

Helping poor people top priority of Jharkhand govt policies: Governor

In his address to the Assembly at the start of the Budget Session, the governor spoke of the initiatives to create jobs in rural areas, and augment health infrastructure to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Jharkhand CM urges Centre to bring back students, workers from Ukraine

Soren's appeal comes after one person requested the chief minister to make arrangements for bringing back his son, Aditya Raj, who is studying in a medical college in Ukraine

'Love affair' no ground for bail in POCSO case, SC set aside HC order

The bench in its order passed on Monday said that 'having regard to the age of the prosecutrix and the nature and gravity of the crime, no case for the grant of bail was established'

Process on to bring home 30 workers trapped in Malaysia: Jharkhand govt

The Jharkhand government said 30 workers from the state are currently "trapped" in Malaysia, and the process to bring them home was underway.

Lalu never guilty in people's court: Tejashwi after CBI court verdict

Talking to journalists here shortly after a special CBI court in Ranchi gave its verdict, Yadav insinuated that his father was being targeted for being a garibon ka neta' (champion of the poor)

Toll in Jharkhand mines mishap rises to 5, many still feared trapped

The government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the mishap

Jharkhand records 622 fresh Covid-19 infections, 2 fatalities

Schools, colleges and universities were allowed to reopen from Tuesday

Jharkhand's petrol subsidy scheme linked to monthly self-certification

CM Soren to launch scheme on January 26

HC seeks reports of reservation in the preliminary exams of 7th JPSC

The bench was informed that no details of reservation were published in the advertisement published for conducting the preliminary examination by the Commission

HC asks CBI to unearth greater conspiracy into Dhanbad judge's death

There is a greater conspiracy and that should be unearthed, the court said

Only 25% workers found working at MGNREGA sites in Jharkhand: Report

There were also instances where people whose names were not on the muster roll but were found working at the sites

Jharkhand: 39 school children test Covid positive in Dumka district

Jharkhand on Thursday recorded 4,753 fresh cases

3 staffers killed, 5 injured in wagon-trolley collision in Jharkhand

Two employees died on the spot, while the third succumbed to his injuries during treatment

Suspected Maoists set fire to vehicles in Jharkhand

A massive search operation has been launched to track down the perpetrators

Jharkhand records 3,825 new Covid-19 infections, eight fresh fatalities

The cumulative toll rose to 5,161

Jharkhand reports 3,704 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hours

Jharkhand reported 3,704 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Thursday.As many as 435 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. However, the new fatalities pushed the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 5,153.A total of 62069 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, with this the total tests conducted in the state mounted to 1,83,17,296.Meanwhile, the Jharkhand government on Tuesday mandated the COVID test at Ranchi airport for passengers coming to the state.As per the Airport authorities, this test will be free of cost.If a traveller is carrying a negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test report (not more than 72 hours old) or a certificate showing his/her 'fully vaccinated' status, then they will be exempted from the test.

Covid-19 pandemic: Jharkhand records 3,704 fresh infections

Five districts of the state accounted for majority of the new cases

16 killed, 26 injured as bus collides with truck in Jharkhand's Pakur

The bus with 40 passengers on board was heading to Jasidih in Deoghar district from Barharwa in Sahibganj district

Jharkhand to give subsidy of Rs 25/ltr on fuel prices to BPL families

The Jharkhand government announced a subsidy of Rs 25 per litre on petrol and diesel prices for people living below the poverty line in the state.