Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 4 (ANI): A team of the National Commission for Schedule Castes on Saturday, taking suo moto cognisance, visited the Pandu area of Jharkhand's Palamu where nearly 50 Dalit families were allegedly driven out forcefully by the Muslim community.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 3 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Nishikant Dubey hit out against the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government and called it "Alibaba aur Chalis Chor" amid the political crisis arising due to the speculations over the disqualification of CM Hemant Soren for allegedly awarding a mining lease to himself.

New Delhi [India] September 1 (ANI): Amid the political turmoil in Jharkhand, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday said the state is moving towards becoming an Islamic nation.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 14 (ANI): A CBI court on Tuesday released Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national President Lalu Prasad Yadav's passport which was seized by the central probe agency in connection with the fodder scam cases against him.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 8 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was fined Rs 6,000 in a 13-year-old poll code violation case on Wednesday by a special court in Jharkhand's Palamu.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 6 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav has filed an application at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi seeking the release of his passport for renewal as he has to go abroad for a kidney transplant.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 15 (ANI): Jharkhand BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash on Sunday claimed that the state government is infested with corruption.

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 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 Apr 22 PTI The Jharkhand government has identified 73 hamlets affected by fluoride and arsenic concentration in groundwater which causes several health complications officials saidAccording to the Central Ground Water Board website fluoride concentration was found above 15mgl in parts of Bokaro Dhanbad Garhwa Giridih Godda Gumla Koderma Pakur Palamu Ranchi Sahibganj and Khunti districts and arsenic concentration was found above 001mgl in parts of Sahibganj and LohardagaDrinking Water and Sanitation Department DWSD secretary Prashant Kumar said We have identified 73 tolas in several districts including Garhwa and Palamu which are affected by fluoride and arsenic concentrationAs an interim arrangement we are providing them drinking water through community water purification plants CWPP As a long-term plan we are identifying surface water sources to provide tap water facilities through the pipeline under the Jal Jivan Mission The concentration of fluoride above the permissible limit in drinking water can lead to bone gum and teeth damage whereas excessive arsenic can cause roughness in the skin and it could also lead to a thickness of palm and sole skin said Dr SK Mandal senior dermatologist at Sahid Nimal Mahto Medical College and Hospital DhanbadJharkhand has more than 120 lakh hamlets and there are three to four tube wells in each hamlet for drinking water purposesThe department has also emphasised the need for increasing the number of water laboratories to increase the number of water quality testingAll 29 water testing laboratories in the state have been strengthened officials saidIn 2021-22 as many as 167 lakh water samples collected from 19727 villages have been tested More than 10000 water samples have been tested by the Jal Sahiyas at the village level covering 465 villagesUnder capacity building and public awareness campaign five women from each village are being given water quality testing training Till now women from 1500 villages have been imparted training the secretary saidMeanwhile the state has applied for NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories accreditation for its 10 district-level water quality testing laboratories at Chaibasa Latehar Jhumri Teliya Deoghar Garhwa Pakur Ramgarh Khunti Simdega and Saraikela-Kharswan PTI SAN MM MM