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Jharkhand reports 141 more coronavirus deaths, 5,770 fresh cases

Jharkhand on Thursday reported 141 fresh COVID-19 fatalities taking the death toll to 3,346, while 5,770 new positive cases pushed the tally to 2,63,115

Jharkhand govt announces free Covid-19 vaccine for people above 18 years

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday night said that his government will provide Covid-19 vaccine to people above 18 years of age for free

HC grants bail to Lalu in Dumka treasury case; paves way for his release

The Jharkhand High Court on Saturday granted bail to RJD president Lalu Prasad in Dumka treasury case of the multi-crore rupees fodder scam

Jharkhand reports record 31 fresh Covid-19 deaths, 3,198 new cases

Jharkhand's COVID-19 death toll went up to 1,292 after a record number of 31 fresh fatalities were reported during the last 24 hours, the health department said in a bulletin on Thursday. Altogether 3,198 new infections also pushed the caseload of the state to 1,47,792, it said. Jharkhand currently has 18,524 active cases. Altogether 1,27,976 patients have recovered from the disease so far, the bulletin said. Out of the fresh fatalities, nine deaths were reported from East Singhbhum district and seven from Ranchi. The remaining casualties were registered in several other districts. The 3,198 new positive cases included 1273 in Ranchi and 368 in West Singhbum districts. A total of 36756 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the state in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.

Indian-Americans donate over Rs 1 cr for health sector in Bihar, Jharkhand

An Indian American couple has donated over Rs 1 for crore healthcare works in Bihar and Jharkhand, the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) announced on Monday.

Jharkhand: Explosion in Giridih, four members of family dead in accident

Speaking to ANI, Superintendent of Police of the station, Amit Renu said that the cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained

Jharkhand win 11th Sub-Junior Men's National Hockey title

Jharkhand beat Haryana 3-1 via penalty shootout to clinch the 11th Sub-Junior Men's National Championship hockey title here on Thursday.

Covid-19: Jharkhand govt to a month's extra pay to frontline health workers

The Jharkhand Health Department has decided to give a month's extra pay to frontline health workers who have been working round the clock since the outbreak of the pandemic

Jharkhand: 10 Naxals held in Chaibasa in connection with Toklo IED blast

Police also informed that right after the blast teams comprising CRPF, district police and technical teams were formed to search and arrest them

ED attaches Rs 66 lakh worth of assets of Jamtara-based cyber criminals

The ED has attached assets worth about Rs 66 lakh of alleged cyber criminals based in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, the central probe agency said on Thursday

Keen to avoid repeat of Jharkhand debacle, BJP goes for axing Rawat

The BJP's decision to remove Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat marks a break from its norm of ignoring any call from state satraps against its choice of chief ministers

IED blast in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum kills three security personnel

Three security personnel were killed and two injured in a Naxal-triggered IED blast in the forests of Jharkhand's West district on Thursday, officials said

Jharkhand budget to be presented on March 3, Guv to give inaugural address

The Budget session of the Jharkhand assembly started on Friday with an inaugural address by Governor Draupadi Murmu

Coal scam: ED files fresh chargesheet against Jharkhand firm, promoters

The agency alleged "a pecuniary benefit of Rs 7 cr was obtained by accused Binay Prakash by offering to sell the shares of the firm on premium, after allocation of the coal block to Domco Pvt Ltd"

Court rejects Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail application in fodder scam case

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected Lalu Prasad's bail application in a fodder scam case, dashing the RJD president's chance of immediate release from jail.

Lalu's bail application rejected in Dumka case; no immediate release

The Jharkhand High Court Friday rejected Lalu Prasad's bail application in a fodder scam case

Jharkhand allows 100% attendance in govt offices, cinema to reopen at 50%

Gatherings have been permitted up to a maximum of 50 per cent of the hall capacity, while in open spaces 1000 people allowed to gather. Cinema halls have been allowed to reopen with 50% seating

Offices, colleges, cinema halls, parks to reopen in Jharkhand on March 1

Government offices, colleges, coaching centres, cinema halls and parks across Jharkhand will reopen on March 1 after being closed for almost a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CM said

Fodder Scam: Jharkhand HC defers Lalu Prasad's bail plea to Feb 19

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday deferred to February 19 hearing on the bail plea of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav

SAIL spend on mines infructuous; laxity high in safety measures: CAG report

State-owned firm neither applied technical due diligence nor did techno-commercial study to assess viability before allotment of its two captive coal blocks, says report