Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. It ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with Paschim Bardhaman district and Purulia district of West Bengal and Bokaro, Giridih and Jamtara districts of Jharkhand. The city is called the 'Coal Capital of India' for housing one of the largest coal mines of India. The prestigious institute, Indian School of Mines is situated in Dhanbad. Apart from coal, it has also grown in information technology.
Tamil Nadu police said on Thursday they had arrested from Jharkhand's Dhanbad the alleged killer of a labourer from Bihar whose murder set off a political storm centred on the so-called targeting of.. IndiaTimes - Published
CBI court judge Rajni Kant Pathak on July 28 held autorickshaw driver Lakhan Verma and his associate Rahul Verma guilty of murdering the judge. DNA - Published
Two men convicted of the murder of additional district and sessions judge Uttam Anand in Dhanbad last year have been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment till death. IndiaTimes - Published
The Supreme Court Monday said the Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice will monitor weekly the progress made in the CBI probe into the alleged mowing down of a judge by a vehicle on July 28 in Dhanbad,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Rising number of attacks on judges and lawyers compelled a worried Supreme Court on Friday to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged killing of Dhanbad additional district judge Uttam Anand and order.. IndiaTimes - Published