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Centre steps in after foreign Covid-19 vaccine makers say no to state govts

Union govt in direct talks with firms but order book full for now

Covid-19 surge: About 7,000 prisoners may get bail or parole in Jharkhand

About 7,000 prisoners may be granted interim bail or parole to decongest overcrowded prisons in Jharkhand state, that is battling a second surge of Covid-19 pandemic

Jharkhand reports 108 more coronavirus deaths, toll climbs to 4,290

A day after Jharkhand saw the number of fresh Covid-19 fatalities drop below 100 for the second time in May, it again rose to 108 on Friday, taking the death toll 4,290

Centre indulging in politics over supply of vaccines: J'khand Health Min

Battling severe vaccine shortage, the Jharkhand government hit out at the Centre and alleged that it was "indulging in politics" by not providing the required doses to the state.

Jharkhand reports 97 new coronavirus deaths, 4,169 fresh cases on May 10

Jharkhand's COVID-19 death toll rose to 3,853 as the state reported 97 fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours, while 4,169 new cases pushed the tally to 2,86,343

BJP slams Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for his remark about PM Modi

Bharatiya Janata Party has hit out at Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for his remark that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not listen to him during a phone call over the Covid-19 situation

Jharkhand reports 141 more coronavirus deaths, 5,770 fresh cases

Jharkhand on Thursday reported 141 fresh COVID-19 fatalities taking the death toll to 3,346, while 5,770 new positive cases pushed the tally to 2,63,115

Jharkhand govt announces free Covid-19 vaccine for people above 18 years

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday night said that his government will provide Covid-19 vaccine to people above 18 years of age for free

HC grants bail to Lalu in Dumka treasury case; paves way for his release

The Jharkhand High Court on Saturday granted bail to RJD president Lalu Prasad in Dumka treasury case of the multi-crore rupees fodder scam

Jharkhand reports record 31 fresh Covid-19 deaths, 3,198 new cases

Jharkhand's COVID-19 death toll went up to 1,292 after a record number of 31 fresh fatalities were reported during the last 24 hours, the health department said in a bulletin on Thursday. Altogether 3,198 new infections also pushed the caseload of the state to 1,47,792, it said. Jharkhand currently has 18,524 active cases. Altogether 1,27,976 patients have recovered from the disease so far, the bulletin said. Out of the fresh fatalities, nine deaths were reported from East Singhbhum district and seven from Ranchi. The remaining casualties were registered in several other districts. The 3,198 new positive cases included 1273 in Ranchi and 368 in West Singhbum districts. A total of 36756 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the state in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.

Indian-Americans donate over Rs 1 cr for health sector in Bihar, Jharkhand

An Indian American couple has donated over Rs 1 for crore healthcare works in Bihar and Jharkhand, the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) announced on Monday.

Jharkhand: Explosion in Giridih, four members of family dead in accident

Speaking to ANI, Superintendent of Police of the station, Amit Renu said that the cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained

Jharkhand win 11th Sub-Junior Men's National Hockey title

Jharkhand beat Haryana 3-1 via penalty shootout to clinch the 11th Sub-Junior Men's National Championship hockey title here on Thursday.

Covid-19: Jharkhand govt to a month's extra pay to frontline health workers

The Jharkhand Health Department has decided to give a month's extra pay to frontline health workers who have been working round the clock since the outbreak of the pandemic

Jharkhand: 10 Naxals held in Chaibasa in connection with Toklo IED blast

Police also informed that right after the blast teams comprising CRPF, district police and technical teams were formed to search and arrest them

ED attaches Rs 66 lakh worth of assets of Jamtara-based cyber criminals

The ED has attached assets worth about Rs 66 lakh of alleged cyber criminals based in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, the central probe agency said on Thursday

Keen to avoid repeat of Jharkhand debacle, BJP goes for axing Rawat

The BJP's decision to remove Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat marks a break from its norm of ignoring any call from state satraps against its choice of chief ministers

IED blast in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum kills three security personnel

Three security personnel were killed and two injured in a Naxal-triggered IED blast in the forests of Jharkhand's West district on Thursday, officials said

Jharkhand budget to be presented on March 3, Guv to give inaugural address

The Budget session of the Jharkhand assembly started on Friday with an inaugural address by Governor Draupadi Murmu

Coal scam: ED files fresh chargesheet against Jharkhand firm, promoters

The agency alleged "a pecuniary benefit of Rs 7 cr was obtained by accused Binay Prakash by offering to sell the shares of the firm on premium, after allocation of the coal block to Domco Pvt Ltd"