Debashish Sarkar

CoBRA jawan, two Maoists injured in encounter in Jharkhand

Police said a Maoist group led by two of its most wanted leaders attacked a part of security forces who were on a search operation.

Cash loaders forget ₹1.5 lakh in ATM in Jamshedpur, teens return it to cops

The cash loaders acknowledged that they were in a hurry and had forgotten to load ₹1.5 lakh into the ATM.

Jharkhand woman gets Padma Shri for saving women branded as witches

Chhutni Mahato, 62, has rescued over a hundred women branded as witches in Jharkhand since she survived a murder and rape attempt 25 years back after she too was called a witch

Hundreds of Jharkhand women quit liquor trade in bid to become self-reliant

About150 women have shunned the liquor business to move on to other vocations such as dairy farming, horticulture and vegetable vending etc.

Jharkhand: Couple killed in front of minor son over land dispute

All the accused are relatives of the deceased couple and hatched a conspiracy to kill them after they got to know that the man was planning to sell a piece of land that belonged to his father-in-law

11 foreigners test positive for Covid-19 in Jamshedpur amid scare over mutant variant

Those who tested for Covid-19 were among 46 foreigners from the Philippines, Ghana, South Africa, New Zealand and Zambia who were staying at the same hotel.

Probe on into criminal past of Dawood’s aide Majeed’s Jamshedpur accomplice

Abdul Majeed Kutty was wanted, along with Dawood and Abu Salem, in serial bomb blast plot in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Security forces in Jharkhand foil Maoist ambush, neutralize 22 IEDs

The bomb detection and disposal squad of the Jharkhand Jaguar, a special anti-Maoist force neutralized the IEDs that were laid in a series.

Dawood’s aide’s fake passport was made in Patna by friend

58-year-old Majeed was arrested near Bari Masjid under Mango police station (PS) of Jamshedpur by a team of Gujarat ATS and city police team.

Dawood’s aide wanted for serial blast plot nabbed in Jamshedpur after 24 years

Abdul Majeed Kutty had smuggled 4 kilograms of explosive material RDX, 115 pistols, 750 bullets.

‘Withdraw farm bills, wake up from slumber’: Jharkhand CM slams Centre over farmers’ stir

“The way farmers’ strike is continuing, it seems PM Modi would wake up after the death of the farmers,” Soren said.

Banned Naxal outfit leader Jidan Guriya killed in encounter in Jharkhand

The encounter happened after the joint team of police and CRPF had gone on a search operation on a tip-off that PLFI supremo Dinesh Gope, carrying a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh, and another top PLFI ultra Martin Kerketta were moving in the jungles around Koengsar village on the Khunti-West Singhbhum district borders, police officials said.

Now, tribals threaten stir, set Dec 31 deadline for separate religion code

The 2nd phase of the movement for separate Sarna religion code would start with 200 Sarna Dharma Sagars (Raths) and public awareness campaigns in all these five states from December 20, said tribal organisations.

Jharkhand man chased for Rs 3.5cr GST fraud turns out to be a daily wage worker

Ladun clarified that he had no clue how was he made the MD of a company when his MGNREGA enlisting earned him no more than Rs 198 a day, making it an everyday struggle to make both ends meet

2 infants from Jharkhand govt aided agency die at Jamshedpur hospital, 4 others critical

Officials said the infants could have been saved had they been shifted to the ICU in time. Hospital is ascertaining details.

10 kids, 2 adults die of ‘unknown’ disease in 4 Jharkhand villages, doctors suspect Malaria

West Singhbhum civil surgeon Dr Om Prakash Gupta said this is no epidemic or case of mass-infection as the four deaths in Lupunga village were reported from four different tollahs.

6-year-old in Jharkhand suspected of polio, samples sent to Kolkata’s IIS

The WHO had declared India polio-free in 2014 following a sustained aggressive programme of administering polio vaccine to newborns across the country by the Central government.

Jamshedpur: Man beats neighbour to death for trying to stop a drunken brawl; arrested

As per the complaint filed by the brother of the deceased, Rahul hit Sharma on the head with a baseball bat when the latter tried to intervene

Minor sisters found dead in Jharkhand, police launch probe

Bodies of two sisters, aged 12 and 15, were found hanging from a tree in a village of East Singhbhum district late Wednesday afternoon, police said on Thursday.

Minor cousins found hanging from tree in Jharkhand forest

The girls’ bodies were discovered late Wednesday. The police are investigating the matter

Man flees to Dubai after giving second wife talaq by post, police on chase

Rashida, the victim, has accused her husband Hasibullah of sending talaqnama by post on September 18 without meeting and discussing it with her.

PLFI ultras gun down Jharkhand man on suspicion of girl trafficking

Jharkhand Police says there could be a love angle in the killing. Investigation is on.

Three ATMs shut after Rs 10 lakh siphoned off in Jamshedpur by hackers

The police have sent notices to the bank authorities as most of these ATMs did not have guards, despite clear guidelines

Body of male Covid-19 patient turns out to be of female at graveyard, hospital booked

5-yr-old found dead was tortured with cigarettes, head crushed and arm chopped off

The mutilated body of the girl who went missing from her house on Monday evening, was found Wednesday morning.

Missing minor girl’s mutilated body recovered in Jamshedpur; stepfather detained

The body, with a hand severed, was recovered from a bush on the river banks under Sonari police station in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur on Wednesday, two days after she was reported missing by her mother

JD (U) makes seat swap offer to BJP for Jharkhand assembly bypolls

JD-U also claimed that teh strategy would pave the way for reorganization and revamping the NDA in Jharkhand and also enable it to win the upcoming Bihar assembly elections easily.

Two Jharkhand men die inside locked, air-contintioned SUVs within three days

Experts said a faulty AC vent could have led to the release of carbon monoxide in the SUV

Jharkhand minor girl beheaded, dumped in forest drain, rape suspected

The police is waiting for the post-mortem report to ascertain if the victim was raped before murder.

Cop arrested for raping fellow officer while on duty at Covid centre

The lady constable had got a job in the state police force on compassionate grounds following the death of her husband while on duty at Palamu.