Jharkhand is a state in eastern India, carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,710 km2 (30,778 sq mi). It is the 15th largest state by area, and the 14th largest by population. Hindi is the official language of the state. The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub capital. The state is known for its waterfalls, hills and holy places; Baidyanath Dham, Parasnath and Rajrappa are major religious sites.
Niti Aayog’s School Education Quality Index shows just how inconsistent the quality of a government school education is across the country. While Kerala and Tamil Nadu remained top overall performers.. IndiaTimes - Published
Only five states — Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Karnataka and Assam — have implemented the amended Motor Vehicles Act nearly five weeks after the Centre notified the new law. TOI has learnt that.. IndiaTimes - Published
A 31-year-old man from Hazaribagh died on Saturday a few hours after he was allegedly beaten up by a mob near the Koderma railway station in Jharkhand on suspicion of being a child-lifter. IndiaTimes - Published
Last year on September 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched PM-JAY from Ranchi, Jharkhand. In this short period of 12 months, 46.4 lakh hospital treatments, worth Rs 7,500 crores have been.. IndiaTimes - Published
The former Jharkhand chief minister's sharp attack comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah referred to Article 370 abrogation while listing the achievements of the NDA.. IndiaTimes - Published
Close to 43,600 two-wheeler riders without helmets died in road accidents in 2018. This was 21% higher than the previous year. Gujarat and Jharkhand have announced exemption to pillion riders from.. IndiaTimes - Published
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and former chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said if chief minister Raghubar Das does not apologies for his false allegations, then he would initiate legal.. IndiaTimes - Published
"My government has launched a slew of development projects in the first 100 days. However, a lot still needs to be done. Picture Abhi baaki hai," PM Modi said addressing a public meeting in Ranchi.. IndiaTimes - Published
The three-storey Jharkhand assembly building has been constructed at a cost of Rs 465 crore. It is dubbed as the first paperless assembly in the country. IndiaTimes - Published
A child that survives to the age of 1 can expect to live longer in Jammu & Kashmir than in any other state of India. Data just released by the Census and Registrar General’s office also shows that.. IndiaTimes - Published
The police, who came in to rescue the woman, Lilavati Devi, also faced attacks by the mob and had the windows of their vehicle broken due to stone-pelting. DNA - Published
The JDU had recently decided to fight the upcoming Jharkhand assembly polls alone without the aid of the BJP, its alliance partner in neighbouring Bihar. DNA - Published
The concession will not be granted to JD(U) in Maharashtra either, where Shiv Sena has been allotted the same 'bow and arrow' symbol. Both Maharashtra and Jharkhand are due for assembly election.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Election Commission has barred JD(U) from using its poll symbol 'arrow' to contest elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra owing to its similarity with the 'bow and arrow' symbol used by JMM and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Gauba, a 1982-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, will take charge as the country's top bureaucrat from the incumbent PK Sinha. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday claimed that B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, was not in favour of Article 370. Das said Article 370 is not a new issue as it has.. IndiaTimes - Published
The partys Jharkhand unit chief Salkhan Murmu made the announcement here a day after he held deliberations with Kumar and the partys national vice president and poll strategist Prashant Kishor... IndiaTimes - Published
"Our government will provide the second refill for gas cyclinders free of cost under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. This will be started on the occasion of Janmashtami this year," Das tweeted along.. DNA - Published
The twin villages of Aara and Keram in Jharkhand shot to limelight on Sunday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded their water conservation efforts in his 'Mann ki Baat' programme. Modi also lauded.. IndiaTimes - Published
The top court said this while agreeing to hear Sao's plea challenging the April 26 order of Jharkhand High Court which dismissed his appeal against the conviction and two-and-a-half year sentence in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Lighting strikes in Bihar and Jharkhand killed 23 people, while 6 more persons died in flood-hit Assam on Wednesday, as several parts of the country received monsoon rains. Thirteen people died in.. IndiaTimes - Published
The teenager with roots in Bihar currently resides in Jharkhand, where his father is a government official. His mother works at a bank in Patna. According to Bhagalpur district administration.. IndiaTimes - Published
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