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Female inmates at quarantine centre allege ‘lack of private space’

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 09:23 PM IST

BJP state spokesperson Kunal Sarangi took up the matter with Jamshedpur deputy commisioner Ravishankar Shukla as the video went viral.

The development came after the female inmates shared a video of facing problems such as not having separate toilets and staying in common hall with men and boys on Monday.(ANI)

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByHT Correspondent

Jharkhand’s Covid-19 death toll rises to 31

Of the total 3,760 Covid-19 cases, 1,421 are active while 2,308 people have recovered from the disease.

As many as 80 new Covid-19 positive cases, pushed the states tally to 3,760(Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Jul 13, 2020 12:37 PM IST

Ranchi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh

Lalu Yadav has set up a ‘darbar’ in hospital, violates jail manual: alleges BJP

Taking to Facebook, Jharkhand BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo posted a photo of Lalu Yadav alleging that the latter was”openly violating the jail manual”.

Lalu Prasad Yadav has been convicted in four fodder scam cases and was awarded up to 14 years of imprisonment.(PTI file photo)

Published on Jul 13, 2020 07:48 AM IST

Ranchi | ByAsian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

Maoists blow up several buildings of Jharkhand forest dept; torch cars,bikes

According to Indrajit Mahatha, West Singhbhum superintendent of police (SP), over 100 Maoists attacked the buildings in Barkela forest range of Kolhan forest division on Saturday night.

A part of the forest guest house which was blown up by CPI-Maoist extremists at Barkela area in Chaibasa district of Jharkhand, Sunday, July 12, 2020.(PTI)

Updated on Jul 12, 2020 10:06 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByHT Correspondent

Maoists blow up 12 buildings of Jharkhand forest department in West Singhbhum district

According to Superintendent of Police Indrajeet Mahatha, a group of armed Maoists had barged into the buildings in Berkela forest area of the district on Saturday night and asked all staffers to vacate the premises.

“Preliminary investigation showed that the Maoists had also felled trees in the forest to prepare a route, which they would have possibly used to attack the security forces,” the SP said.(PTI Photo)

Published on Jul 12, 2020 04:16 PM IST

Chaibasa | ByPress Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

Jharkhand’s Covid-19 tally rises to 3,663, death toll at 24

While the maximum 21 cases were reported from Garhwa district, 15 cases were detected in Ranchi. Besides, East Singhbhum and Koderma recorded 13 cases each, Chatra reported 12 cases and Ramgarh registered 10 cases.

Jharkhand reported 145 new Covid-19 cases on July 11, 2020.(ANI File)

Updated on Jul 11, 2020 11:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByBedanti Saran | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, wife test negative for Covid-19

The swab samples of Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana along with their two sons besides 19 official and household staff of the chief minister’s residence were taken on Saturday morning by a team of doctors and medical staff led by civil surgeon VB Prasad.

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren went on home quarantine soon after one of his cabinet colleagues - Mithilesh Kumar and one JMM lawmaker Mathura Prasad Mahto tested Covid-19 positive on Tuesday.(HT PHOTO.)

Updated on Jul 11, 2020 11:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByGautam Mazumdar | Edited by Sohini Sarkar

156 fresh Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand, infection tally reaches 3,518

According to a government bulletin, the state’s recovery rate stands at 63.21 per cent.

Jharkhand has 1,271 active Covid-19 cases, while 2,224 people have recovered from the disease(Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 11, 2020 06:05 PM IST

Ranchi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh

Swab samples of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, wife collected for Covid-19 tests

Health workers took swab samples of the chief minister, his wife Kalpana Soren, Press Adviser Abhishek Prasad, senior personal secretary Sunil Srivastav and other officials and police officers working in the CMO, the statement from the CMO said.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has quarantined himself at his Ranchi residence since July 8 after coming in contact with Drinking and Sanitation Minister Mithilesh Thakur and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Mathura Mahato, who have tested positive for Covid-19.(Diwakar Prasad/ HT file photo)

Published on Jul 11, 2020 04:18 PM IST

Ranchi | ByPress Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

Crisis at Dhanbad’s Covid-19 hospital as doctors skip duty

Covid-19 hospital nodal officer cum senior medical officer of the district’s health department Dr Alok Viswakarma admitted that doctors of the BCCL Central Hospital did not report for duty in the first shift, which starts from 6am.

The dedicated Covid-19 hospital of BCCL has a capacity of 100 beds, which, however, got overcrowded with a total of 104 patients at the hospital till Thursday .(Twitter)

Updated on Jul 11, 2020 12:29 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySubhash Mishra

Govt offices, police stations, post offices hit by Covid-19 in Jharkhand

Chief minister (CM) Hemant Soren and several top officials have already quarantined themselves after a Cabinet Minister and a JMM legislator were found infected with the virus.

Health workers in protective gear during a large scale screening of residents in the Hindpirhi coronavirus containment zone in Ranchi, Jharkhand.(Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 10, 2020 02:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySanjoy Dey

Ranchi rail division aims at revenue boost after losses

The BDU, led by senior divisional operating manager (DOM) Niraj Kumar, on Wednesday met with Federation of Jharkhand Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) representatives in this regard.

The BDUs have been asked to improve loading and unloading environment as well to map invisible cargoes like vegetables, foodgrains, fertilizers, building materials, and automobiles, Kumar said.(HT photos)

Updated on Jul 10, 2020 09:26 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByGautam Mazumdar

Workers divided into ‘Pod’ at Jamshedpur Tata Steel

Pod concept is modularization of the workforce into pods. The idea is to divide the staff seating arrangement into small units, called pods, thereby restricting inter-pod movement.

May 18, 2015 - Kolkata, India : Commercial Head Office building of Tata Steel in Kolkata. Photographed by(Indranil Bhoumik/Mint)

Updated on Jul 09, 2020 12:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByHT Correspondent

Jharkhand CM self isolates after coming in contact with minister who tested Covid positive

The chief minister has requested all officers and staff of his office to undergo home quarantine.

File photo: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren in Ranchi.(Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 08, 2020 02:40 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

Jharkhand minister tests positive for Covid-19, pandemic reaches corridors of power

The minister, who was inducted as the member in chief minister Hemant Soren’s cabinet from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) quota, has been moved to a Covid-19 ward of Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).

File photo: A health care worker checks the temperature of a man.(Satish Bate/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 08, 2020 12:48 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByBedanti Saran | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

Jharkhand: At least 75 cops quarantined in Hazaribagh district after thief tests positive for Covid-19

Korra and Sadar police stations in the district have been sealed and declared as contained zones. The public has been barred from entering these infected police stations.

Medical staff sanitize the belongings of patients who recovered from Covid-19 and are being discharged from the hospital in Dhanbad on Sunday.(ANI)

Updated on Jul 08, 2020 12:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySanjoy Dey

Protest in Jharkhand’s Latehar demanding probe in murder of BJP leader

The locals later gathered on the main road near the Barwadih police station and demanded an audience with the MP and MLA.

A BJP youth leader was shot by unknown assailants.(HT Archive)

Updated on Jul 08, 2020 11:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByVishal Sharma

With 141 new Covid-19 cases, Jharkhand’s tally goes past 3,000-mark

The two deaths reported on Tuesday were from Dhanbad district – an 80-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man . The death toll from the disease in the state has now risen to 22.

The total number of people cured of Covid-19 in Jharkhand rose to 2,104 , according to a state government bulletin, on July 7, 2020.(ANI File)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 11:15 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByBedanti Saran | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi

42 Jharkhand cops quarantined after raiding illegal liquor factory as accused tests Covid+

The village where the illegal liquor factory was located has been declared a containment zone.

Forty-two Jharkhand policemen who raided an illegal liquor factory in Koderma district have been quarantined after an accused tested positive for Covid-19.(Representative image/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 03:08 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySanjoy Dey| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Devotees made to return from Deoghar borders; rituals streamed online

In a bid to check the entry of devotees, Deoghar district administration recently set up check posts at 12 entry points.

The administration tightened security measures after the Jharkhand high court last week denied permission for holding the annual month-long Shravani fair and opening of two temples at Deoghar and Dumka during the month of Shravan.(HT Photos)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 01:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySanjoy Dey

FJCCI opposes Jharkhand-owned power discom’s tariff

Addressing the media, FJCCI energy sub-committee chairman Binod Kumar Tulsyan and sub-committee member Ajay Bhandari said the audit report of JBVNL accounts has mentioned that it cannot be relied upon.

The FJCCI energy sub-committee chairman said open conductors connected with the transmission grids often cause power cuts, resulting in interruptions in productions of industrial units.(Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times/For Representative Purposes Only)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 11:20 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByGautam Mazumdar

60 cops quarantined in Chhattisgarh after rape accused tests Covid-19 positive

Kabra said that the 28-year-old accused was arrested from Mysore by Bilaspur police after a woman lodged a case of sexual assault in June this year.

The accused, who was brought by a team on July 4, has been sent in judicial remand. Jail authorities have been alerted after his reports returned positive, officials said.(Representative image)

Published on Jul 06, 2020 10:21 PM IST

Bilaspur | ByRitesh Mishra | Edited by Arpan Rai

Jharkhand reports 53 new cases of Covid-19, 1 more death

One more person died due to the contagion, raising the total fatalities in the state to 19, it said in a bulletin.

With five more persons recovering from Covid-19, the number of recovered people is 2,045.(HT photo)

Updated on Jul 06, 2020 02:48 PM IST

Ranchi, Jharkhand | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Shivani Kumar

Jharkhand: Devotees offer prayers from outside as temple remains closed on first day of Sawan

Sawan, the fifth month in the Hindu calendar, is considered to be the most auspicious month of the year. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva who, according to Hindu religious beliefs, is the creator, preserver, and destroyer of this universe.

The Covid-19 lockdown has been extended in Jharkhand till July 31 by the state government.(ANI)

Updated on Jul 06, 2020 02:39 PM IST

Ranchi, Jharkhand | ByAsian News International | Posted by Shivani Kumar

Jharkhand launches immunization drive for 44K kids of migrant workers

The Jharkhand Health Department identified the children during an intensive door-to-door survey. The children between age group of zero to five who stayed with their parents at workplace in different states were deprived of immunization due to ignorance or time crunch due to work pressure

A migrant worker’s baby being given a vaccine at health centre in Dhanbad.(Chandan Paul/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 05:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySanjoy Dey| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Lalu Prasad moves bail plea in Jharkhand HC in fodder scam case citing ill health

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad is facing 14 years jail term in the case pertaining to illegal withdrawal of funds from Dumka treasury in the 1990s and the bail petition was moved in this case.

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, who is in jail since December 2017, is currently undergoing treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi.(Arvind Yadav/HT file photo)

Published on Jul 04, 2020 11:05 PM IST

Ranchi | ByPress Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

Jharkhand Guv, CM pay tribute to CRPF jawan killed in J-K encounter

A CRPF soldier, who was a part of the Quick Action Team (QAT), was during the encounter and later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.

CRPF jawan Kuldeep Oraon lost his life in an encounter with terrorists in Malbagh of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.(ANI Photo)

Updated on Jul 04, 2020 02:42 PM IST

Ranchi | ByAsian News International | Posted by Prashasti Singh

Jharkhand’s Covid-19 tally nears 2,700; 63 new cases recorded

There are 681 active cases while 2,001 people have recovered from the disease, including 13 during the day, and 15 patients have died so far, it said.

The recovery rate in the state stands at 74.19 per cent while the mortality rate is 0.55 per cent, the bulletin said.(Diwakar Prasad/HT file photo)

Published on Jul 04, 2020 12:14 AM IST

Ranchi | ByPress Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

Severe lightning strikes likely in Jharkhand on July 4, 5: State govt

The State Disaster Management department is on alert and has given special instructions to the Deputy Commissioners and Disaster Management Officers of all the districts.

Government of Jharkhand said State Disaster Management Department is on alert and has given special instructions to the Deputy Commissioners and Disaster Management Officers of all the districts(Bharat Bhushan/HT file photo. Representative image)

Updated on Jul 04, 2020 03:42 PM IST

Ranchi | ByAsian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

Jharkhand unveils SOPs for schools’ reopening preparedness amid pandemic

Jharkhand seeks support of corporate, banks and civil societies for required safety measures in schools such as masks, thermal guns, hand washing units and sanitizers

Updated on Jul 03, 2020 01:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySanjoy Dey, Ranchi

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BJP state spokesperson Kunal Sarangi took up the matter with Jamshedpur deputy commisioner Ravishankar Shukla as the video went viral.

Of the total 3,760 Covid-19 cases, 1,421 are active while 2,308 people have recovered from the disease.

Taking to Facebook, Jharkhand BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo posted a photo of Lalu Yadav alleging that the latter was”openly violating the jail manual”.

According to Indrajit Mahatha, West Singhbhum superintendent of police (SP), over 100 Maoists attacked the buildings in Barkela forest range of Kolhan forest division on Saturday night.

According to Superintendent of Police Indrajeet Mahatha, a group of armed Maoists had barged into the buildings in Berkela forest area of the district on Saturday night and asked all staffers to vacate the premises.

While the maximum 21 cases were reported from Garhwa district, 15 cases were detected in Ranchi. Besides, East Singhbhum and Koderma recorded 13 cases each, Chatra reported 12 cases and Ramgarh registered 10 cases.

The swab samples of Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana along with their two sons besides 19 official and household staff of the chief minister’s residence were taken on Saturday morning by a team of doctors and medical staff led by civil surgeon VB Prasad.

According to a government bulletin, the state’s recovery rate stands at 63.21 per cent.

Health workers took swab samples of the chief minister, his wife Kalpana Soren, Press Adviser Abhishek Prasad, senior personal secretary Sunil Srivastav and other officials and police officers working in the CMO, the statement from the CMO said.

Covid-19 hospital nodal officer cum senior medical officer of the district’s health department Dr Alok Viswakarma admitted that doctors of the BCCL Central Hospital did not report for duty in the first shift, which starts from 6am.

Chief minister (CM) Hemant Soren and several top officials have already quarantined themselves after a Cabinet Minister and a JMM legislator were found infected with the virus.

The BDU, led by senior divisional operating manager (DOM) Niraj Kumar, on Wednesday met with Federation of Jharkhand Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) representatives in this regard.

Pod concept is modularization of the workforce into pods. The idea is to divide the staff seating arrangement into small units, called pods, thereby restricting inter-pod movement.

The chief minister has requested all officers and staff of his office to undergo home quarantine.

The minister, who was inducted as the member in chief minister Hemant Soren’s cabinet from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) quota, has been moved to a Covid-19 ward of Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).

Korra and Sadar police stations in the district have been sealed and declared as contained zones. The public has been barred from entering these infected police stations.

The locals later gathered on the main road near the Barwadih police station and demanded an audience with the MP and MLA.

The two deaths reported on Tuesday were from Dhanbad district – an 80-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man . The death toll from the disease in the state has now risen to 22.

The village where the illegal liquor factory was located has been declared a containment zone.

In a bid to check the entry of devotees, Deoghar district administration recently set up check posts at 12 entry points.

Addressing the media, FJCCI energy sub-committee chairman Binod Kumar Tulsyan and sub-committee member Ajay Bhandari said the audit report of JBVNL accounts has mentioned that it cannot be relied upon.

Kabra said that the 28-year-old accused was arrested from Mysore by Bilaspur police after a woman lodged a case of sexual assault in June this year.

One more person died due to the contagion, raising the total fatalities in the state to 19, it said in a bulletin.

Sawan, the fifth month in the Hindu calendar, is considered to be the most auspicious month of the year. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva who, according to Hindu religious beliefs, is the creator, preserver, and destroyer of this universe.

The Jharkhand Health Department identified the children during an intensive door-to-door survey. The children between age group of zero to five who stayed with their parents at workplace in different states were deprived of immunization due to ignorance or time crunch due to work pressure

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad is facing 14 years jail term in the case pertaining to illegal withdrawal of funds from Dumka treasury in the 1990s and the bail petition was moved in this case.

A CRPF soldier, who was a part of the Quick Action Team (QAT), was during the encounter and later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.

There are 681 active cases while 2,001 people have recovered from the disease, including 13 during the day, and 15 patients have died so far, it said.

The State Disaster Management department is on alert and has given special instructions to the Deputy Commissioners and Disaster Management Officers of all the districts.

Jharkhand seeks support of corporate, banks and civil societies for required safety measures in schools such as masks, thermal guns, hand washing units and sanitizers

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