Ranchi
Recent Highlights
All Stories for Ranchi
Jharkhand: Amid row over Dumka girls' deaths, bodies of three women, murdered for practising witchcraft, found in Ranchi
Fp Staff •Naushad Alam, SP Ranchi, Rural, said that the deceased appeared to have been hit with sticks and dumped in a hilly area about 60 km from Ranchi
Overworked, underpaid, abused: The chilling tales of torture of Indian domestic help
Fp Explainers •BJP Jharkhand leader Seema Patra has been arrested for allegedly abusing and torturing her domestic help, Sunita. This incident yet again raises concerns about the treatment meted out to house help
Dumka killing: Gandhi siblings demand speedy justice, punishment for culprit
•The incident took place in Jharkhand's Dumka district on August 23. The accused, identified as Shahrukh, allegedly poured petrol on the teenager from outside the window of her room when she was sleeping and set her on fire
Five held for raping, murdering Ranchi girl
•The body of the girl, who was a student of Class 9, was found at a paddy field in rural Ranchi's Lapung police station area on 23 July
Jokes Apart | Things people do in Indian small towns: And why big city folks are no better
Palash Krishna Mehrotra •There is a small-town — or many — in every Indian city and a city in every small-town
Ranchi: At least 25 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal in government school
•The school headmaster revealed that when dal (pulses) was being served some students had claimed that there was a dead lizard in the container, following which the distribution of dal was immediately stopped
Ranchi violence: 'Police opened fire on protestors as last resort,' says administration
•Protest erupted in Ranchi after Friday prayers on 10 June against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal
Prophet Muhammad remarks row protests: 2 dead in Ranchi, Howrah violence intensifies, action against agitators in UP
•Tension prevailed in several parts of the country a day after the violent protests against the controversial remarks by BJP's now-sacked two functionaries on Prophet Muhammad
Hand of God kept me alive: Bihar minister after escape from clutches of mob in violence-hit Ranchi
•Violent protests rocked Ranchi on Friday following the alleged derogatory remarks of now-suspended BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal about the Prophet
Ranchi airport incident: DGCA finds IndiGO staff 'inappropriately handled' case, issues airline show-cause notice
Fp Staff •The aviation regulator had earlier constituted a three-member team to investigate the incident which took place on 7 May.