53 wagons of a coal-laden goods train derailed at Gurpa station between Koderma and Manpur railway section of Dhanbad division at 6:24 am today, resulting in disruption of rail traffic on Up and Down lines, the ECR said.

New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): In a case related to the death of two labourers in a stone mine accident in Koderma, Jharkhand, the National Human Rights Commission's intervention resulted in allocation of a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of each deceased by the mine owner.

New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Sakshi Singh, the wife of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has questioned the Jharkhand government over the "power crisis" in the state.

Ranchi Apr 25 PTI Heat wave conditions returned to three districts of Jharkhand on Monday after a brief respite and it is likely to cover six other districts of the state within three days the weathermen said Heatwave gripped West Singhbhum Koderma and Giridih districts while it is likely to spread to Ranchi Bokaro East Singbhum Garhwa Palamu and Chatra by April 28The dry and hot winds from the west and northwest parts of the country are increasing the temperature of Jharkhand The maximum temperature is likely to shoot up by two to four degrees Celsius during the next two-three days in charge of Ranchi meteorological centre Abhishek Anand told PTIHowever there is a possibility of rain from April 29 which will provide much-needed relief to people he saidSome of the districts had experienced rain on April 21 and 22 but the temperature started increasing thereafter Currently most parts of the state are experiencing a temperature above 40 degrees Celsius Jharkhand capital Ranchi which is simmering at 40 degrees Celsius might see a temperature jump of one or two more degrees in the next couple of days Godda remained the hottest district of the state registering 429 degrees Celsius since Sunday It is followed by Daltonganj 427 degrees Celsius Deoghar 426 degrees Celsius Chaibasa 424 degrees Celsius Jamshedpur 422 degrees Celsius Sahibganj 41 degrees Celsius Giridih 403 degrees Celsius and Bokaro 401 degrees Celsius Amid the rising temperature the people of the state are suffering from frequent load shedding and a shortage of drinking water Energy department officials said that against the electricity demand of 2550 megawatt on Sunday Jharkhand got a supply of 2200 to 2250 MW So there was a gap of 300 to 350 MW between demand and supply Meanwhile people in most areas of the state capital are facing water shortages In a bid to deal with the situation the Ranchi Municipal Corporation RMC has decided to take 20 additional tankers on rent RMC has identified 200 places where people are dependent on water supply from tankers in the summer Officials said the corporation has ensured water supply in 175 locations and the number will be increased soon PTI SAN SAN NN NN

Ranchi Apr 23 PTI The opposition BJP in Jharkhand on Saturday began a weeklong agitation over the shortages of water and electricity across the stateBJP has decided to demonstrate in 50 places across all civic bodies over the next one week a party leader saidOn Saturday Hazaribag MP Jayant Sinha led the agitation in Domchanch Nagar Panchayat area in KodermaThe people in the state are suffering due to the problems of electricity and water but the Hemant Soren government has turned a blind eye to this issue Sinha allegedThe party also protested in Sahebganj Nagar Parishad areaThe Congress which is a part of the ruling alliance in the state protested over the rising prices of fuel and food itemsThe party put up posters in the Morabadi area in Ranchi depicting how common people were suffering because of the price riseIt was a symbolic protest against the unrestricted price rise We will soon put hoardings across the state over the issue Congress leader Alok Dubey said PTI SAN SOM SOM

Ranchi Apr 22 PTI Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday said in summer school buses should get the same priority on the road as ambulances so that students can reach home early The chief minister said that common people should try to give way to school buses considering the sweltering heatSpeaking at a function of St Xaviers School Doranda on its completion of 62 years Soren said At present the temperature is on the rise at several places In such a situation a school bus should get the right to proceed before other vehicles as an ambulance so that young children reach home early The government will decide in this regard soon Most parts of Jharkhand reeled under heat wave conditions till WednesdayThe mercury has dropped by four to five degrees Celsius in many parts due to light rainfall in isolated places in the past 24 hours weather officials saidRanchi Meteorological Centre has predicted that another spell of heat wave might start from Garhwa Palamu Chatra Koderma and Giridih from April 25 State capital Ranchi which recorded a maximum temperature of 372 degrees Celsius on Friday might sizzle at 40 degrees Celsius from April 24 weather officials saidGiven the heat wave conditions across Jharkhand the school education and literacy department recently revised the school timingsThe institutions have been asked to operate between 6 am and 12 noon PTI SAN MM MM

Ranchi Mar 31 PTI With Jharkhand experiencing sweltering heat zoo authorities are making arrangements like providing air-coolers and special diet to ensure that inmates stay healthy at Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park popularly known as Birsa zoo hereJharkhand witnessed a temperature of around 40 degree Celsius and Ranchi recorded its maximum at 38 degree Celsius in the past 24 hoursThe authorities have provided air-coolers in enclosures for tigers and lions while fruits like water melon and cucumber are being served to herbivoresBesides they are also being given glucose drinking water mixed with Electral powder and multi-vitamins to protect them from the impact of heat zoo officials saidSpread over 104 hectares of area in Ranchis Ormanjhi area the zoo houses about 1450 wild animals comprising 83 species of mammals reptiles and birdsZoo director Jabbar Singh told PTI Animals mainly carnivores suffer the most from rising mercury So we have ensured proper summer diet adequate water and shade for such animalsWe have installed coolers for nine tigers and four lions in the zoo besides putting jute sacks around the cages to provide protection from heat Herbivores are being served fruits having water content to keep them hydrated Veterinary doctor of the zoo Dr O P Sahu told PTI that rising temperature increases the respiration rate of animals especially those of carnivoresSo diets of tigers and lions have been restricted Their daily meat intake has been reduced by 2 kg The health of animals is being monitored at regular intervals by the keepers he saidDr Sahu said elephants are being given regular baths and fruits having water contentAccording to the weather bulletin of Ranchis meteorological centre six districts of the state --Garhwa Palamu Chatra Latehar Simdega and West Singhbum --are likely to experience heat wave condition on ThursdayGarhwa Palamu Chatra Koderma and Giridih districts might be experiencing the same on Friday it saidThe weather department said any major change in maximum temperature is unlikely till April 2The temperature may gradually dip by two to three degree Celsius after April 3 the bulletin saidJharkhands Daltonganj recorded the highest 427 degree Celsius in past 24 hours while Garhwa simmered at 414 degree Celsius Jamshedpur recorded 406 degree Celsius in past 24 hoursIn view of the situation Ranchis Sadar Hospital has reserved 20 beds for heat stroke patients The hospital authority is planning to dedicate about 100 beds for such patients PTI SAN NAM MM MM

Ranchi Feb 26 PTI Md Shahrukh Ansari 23 a fourth-year student at Kyiv Medical University in Ukraine could not sleep through the night on Friday at his apartment in Kyiv amid intermittent sounds of bombshells and gunfireAnsari a resident of Jhumri Telaiya in Jharkhands Koderma district has locked himself in a room along with his five friends including two each from Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and one from Assam They are eagerly waiting for their turn to return to IndiaThe situation is very critical here We are spending sleepless nights amid sounds of bombardments and gunfire Even though bunker shelters have been created within the campus the vulnerable situation has left us in panic We want to return to India anyhow I request the Indian government as well as the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand to please do something for our safe return as early as possible Ansari told PTI over WhatsApp call from KyivPointing out that they were in touch with the Indian Embassy there Ansari said We have been asked to wait for information from the Embassy and not to venture out Ansaris elder brother Saif Ali who runs a business in Jhumri Telaiya told PTI his sibling went to Ukraine for medical studies in 2018Since then he is living there We never thought that situation will become like this We urge the state government to bring my brother back from Ukraine Saif Ali saidAnsari is not an isolated case More than 100 students who went to study in Ukraine from Jharkhand are trapped in different locationsAn official with the state control room set up by the Jharkhand government to help families of students and workers stuck in crisis-hit Ukraine said We have received about 100 calls regarding students and workers trapped in Ukraine since Friday night Head of the state control room Johnson Topno told PTI as many as 86 students of Jharkhand have been traced to different parts of Ukraine till 5 pm on SaturdayOf them 62 are men and 18 are women he saidNoting that they have traced the highest number of 23 students from Ranchi followed by 11 each from Hazaribagh and Sahibganj in Ukraine Topno said calls are still pouring inMost of the callers are medical students studying in Kharkiv National Medical College National Pirogov Memorial Medical University Bogomolets National Medical University Poltawa University Kyiv and others he saidThe students have narrated that they are trapped in bunkers and places near the Russian and Romanian borders They are waiting for the opening of the border so that transportation becomes easier he said Topno said that the state control room would submit a detailed list to the state government so that it can coordinate with the Centre accordinglyMeanwhile Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that the state will reimburse the airfare of those who are returning from war-torn Ukraine on personal expenses PTI SAN NAM MM MM

New Delhi [India] February 12 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in coordination with local police, Bihar Special Task Force (STF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted searches at 26 locations pertaining to the network of terror financing being operated by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) cadres, informed the NIA.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 5 (ANI): Jharkhand reported 2,681 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Tuesday.