Ranchi, India News

"Ghar Phoonk Tamasha Dekhana" that is what I'm reminded of on seeing the reaction of CM Bihar on railway budget.

Farmers from Palamu district raise their hands for God's mercy after having endured years of hardship because of drought.

They offered sweets to his posters, gave gifts to his parents and many got discounts at the saloon he frequents - fans of Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his 28th birthday Tuesday in more ways than one in his hometown here.

I hate to say this but Mamataji's budget appears to me to be inspired by a complex kind of jealousy towards what I achieved in my years as rail minister.

If green is your favourite colour, Ranchi could be the ideal getaway. The Jharkand capital is easily accessible from Calcutta by rail or road.

Ranchi, June 29: Union cabinet secretary K.M. Chandrashekhar today noted with concern Jharkhand's vulnerable security situation vis-a-vis the Maoists and pointed to the state's failure in ensuring satisfactory progress in various development projects as the reason behind it.

Ranchi, July 1 : The National Highway 33 of Jharkhand may be damaged if an ongoing underground fire further engulfs an abandoned mine of Central Coal Field Ltd in Ramgarh district.

RANCHI: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court here Tuesday convicted 48 people in a case related to the infamous multi-million rupee fodder scam in Bihar's animal husbandry department and sentenced nine of them to three years of rigorous imprisonment.

At least 35 people including eight children were killed after they were struck by lightning in the adjoining eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, officials said.

New Delhi/Ranchi/Chandigarh/Patna/The rain gods smiled a little Sunday, as the much delayed monsoon finally hit Bihar - an indicator that the rain-laden clouds were moving further north.

Ranchi, June 27 : Two alleged arms smugglers, wanted by police for over a year, were arrested in this Jharkhand capital Saturday with weapons and ammunition, police said.

Medininagar : Maoists blew-up a panchayat bhavan at Chahapur in Jharkhand's Palamau district early on Tuesday during the 48-hour shutdown called by them in five states to protest police operations at Lalgarh in West Bengal.

Suspected Maoists torched CPI-M offices, blew up a village council building and blocked roads as the 48-hour shutdown they called in five states to protests security operations in Lalgarh evoked mixed responses on the second day Tuesday.

With no signs of the heat abating any time soon, farmers in Jharkhand may be in deep trouble.

Kolkata Two Maoists were killed in Malkangiri district in Orissa and an anti-landmine vehicle targeted in Jharkhand, while life was hit in West Bengal's West Midnapore district during the 48-hour bandh called by the outfit in five states on Monday in protest against the offensive by security forces in Lalgarh.

Ranchi, India, : Security forces searching for landmines in Jharkhand were trapped in their vehicle on Monday when they came under attack by Maoist guerrillas, who have called for a 48-hour strike in five states to protest the operations against them in West Bengal's Lalgarh area.

Ranchi, June 20 : Jharkhand's ruling United Progressive Alliance Saturday won in by-elections both Rajya Sabha seats from the state, beating the Bharatiya Janata Party .

An Indian cardinal believes that Hindu fundamentalists-- whom he estimates at 11% of the nationa s population-- persecute Christians because they fear the prospects of a mass conversion to Christianity among dalits .

KKOTTONGNAE, South Korea, JUNE 16, 2009 .- If Gandhi would have lived longer, India would not be facing some of the human rights abuses it still confronts, according to the president of the Indian episcopal conference.

Suspected Maoists killed three Communist Party of India leaders at about 7 a.m. on Wednesday in Bhankshol village in Jhargham in West Bengals Mindapore district.