The Latest Breaking News from Jharkhand

Five killed in eastern Indian coal mine collapse

Five people have been confirmed dead after a pile of waste collapsed over locals trying to lift coal from an abandoned open cast mine owned by state-run Coal India Ltd in the eastern state of Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2022

Morning Digest | Union Budget 2022 bets on public capital spending to boost job creation; 6 dead and several feared trapped in abandoned coal mines in Jharkhand, and more

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The Hindu · Feb 2, 2022

Jharkhand: 4 women among 5 coal-pickers dead as 3 abandoned mines collapse during illegal mining

DHANBAD: Five coal-pickers — including four women — died as three abandoned coal mines collapsed during illegal mining in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, officials said on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Feb 1, 2022

Jharkhand records 1,009 new Covid-19 cases, five more fatalities

RANCHI: Jharkhand reported 1,009 new Covid-19 cases, 481 less than the previous day, with the tally mounting to 4,24,337, a health department bulletin said on Thursday.

The Times of India · Jan 27, 2022

Maoists trigger blast on railway track in Jharkhand, train services disrupted

Train services on the Howrah-New Delhi route were disrupted for around six hours after the explosion

The Hindu · Jan 27, 2022

RPN Singh quits Congress: Personal jolt to Priyanka, Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader in-charge of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, Kunwar Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh, popularly known as RPN, quit the party, dealing a personal blow to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. He joined the BJP shortly after he tendered his resignation to Congress interim president…

The Times of India · Jan 25, 2022

CBI seems to be protecting accused in judge murder case: Jharkhand high court

RANCHI: Slamming the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its "laxity" in probing the murder of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand, the Jharkhand high court observed that it seems that the agency was trying to quit the investigation and even protect the accused.

The Times of India · Jan 22, 2022

Maoists blow up, torch mobile towers in Jharkhand's Giridih

GIRIDIH: Maoists blew up a mobile phone tower and torched another one in Jharkhand's Giridih district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.

The Times of India · Jan 22, 2022

Kolkata: NIA arrests ex-MD for funding Maoists

KOLKATA: The NIA on Tuesday arrested the former managing director of a Jharkhand-based power and natural resources company from his Salt Lake home in connection with alleged funding of a CPI (Maoist) splinter group.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 153: Nataraj statue, odd-even, DUSU elections and more

This episode is hosted by Ayush Tiwari who has stories from Jharkhand, Kartarpur, the US and more.

Newslaundry · Sep 13, 2019