Debashish Sarkar is a special correspondent based in Jamshedpur. He has been covering government, administration, politics and crime among other things.
Articles by Debashish Sarkar
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.
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 11:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar
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.
Updated on Dec 30, 2020 06:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar
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.
Published on Dec 28, 2020 07:57 PM IST
HIndustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar
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.
Updated on Nov 18, 2020 02:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
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.
Published on Nov 04, 2020 11:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar
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.
Updated on Sep 13, 2020 02:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
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.
Updated on Sep 04, 2020 02:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar
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
Published on Sep 02, 2020 02:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar
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.
Updated on Aug 30, 2020 06:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamsehdpur | Debashish Sarkar
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
Updated on Aug 29, 2020 05:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar
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.
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar