Teachers from across country brought in to Latehar govt schools
After almost a decade, teachers from across the country have been recruited to government schools in Jharkhand’s Latehar district. With this new change, the standard of education provide to students...
View ArticleLatehar: Three men arrested for allegedly gangraping class IX student
Latehar: A minor girl was allegedly gang raped in Latehar district and three accused were arrested on Monday. One of the accused allegedly took the student of
View ArticleLatehar: Govt inaction forces villagers to construct 6km-long road on their own
Irked with government’s inaction towards development of their village, villagers of Latehar’s Ghutuwa panchayat samiti, have started construction of a six kilometer road. Villagers told reporters that...
View ArticleLatehar: 3 Maoists killed in Katia forest during encounter with CRPF jawans
Ranchi: At least three Maoists were on Monday killed in an encounter with the security personnel in Latehar district's Katia forests, a senior CRPF official said.
View ArticleLatehar: 7 Maoists killed by security personnel in Katia forests
Latehar: Seven Maoists were on Monday killed by security personnel in an encounter in Katia forests of Latehar district, but only three bodies were recovered, police said here.
View ArticleLatehar: Operations against Maoists will continue, says CRPF
Ranchi: Operations against the Maoists will be relentlessly continued to end their mindless violence, a senior CRPF official said on Tuesday.
View ArticleShinde reviews anti-Naxal operations, praises jawans for courage
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde undertook a review of anti-Naxal operations in the Maoist-hit Latehar.
View ArticleTop Naxal leader arrested in Bihar, brought to Latehar for interrogation
A Maoist mastermind, allegedly involved in implanting explosives in the stomach of two policemen earlier this year, was on Wednesday brought to Latehar from Muzaffarpur where he was arrested and the...
View ArticleVillagers face acute water crisis, seek govt help
Scorching weather and severe water shortage has made life miserable for the people in Latehar.
View ArticleNews briefs: Police rescue 10-year-old girl in Gadhwa from captivity
Police have rescued a 10-year-old girl, Munni, from her house in Gadhwa district of Jharkhand, where she had been confined with a rope tied to her leg for the past five years. The family members of the...
View ArticleCRPF personnel assault railway employees ‘mistaking’ them for Naxals
A railway employee working in Latehar has alleged that the Central Reserve Police Force personnel assaulted him and his friend mistaking them for Naxals.
View ArticleAbducted engineer found murdered, police blamed for laxity
Locals found the body of an engineer who was kidnapped a few days ago by a gang of three in Latehar. The kidnappers had earlier blamed the engineer for illegally occupying their property but no action...
View ArticleEight Maoist guerrillas killed in encounter with security forces
Eight Maoist guerrillas were shot dead by the security forces on Thursday in an encounter in the forests of Latehar district of Jharkhand. Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar said five Maoist cadre...
View ArticleNews briefs: State government to allocate land to IIM-R in Kanke
Ranchi: State government to allocate land to IIM-R in Kanke
View ArticleJoint security forces surround 250 Maoists in Latehar during Jaal Char operation
In a massive operation against the Maoists, security forces have laid siege to a hill in Jharkhand, entrapping nearly 250 guerrillas by cutting their supply lines, police said in Ranchi on Friday.
View ArticleKumandih: DGP returns after leading anti-Maoist operation
Over 20 grenades were on Sunday lobbed by security personnel at a suspected Maoist hideout deep in the jungles of Kumandih although the attack yielded little results.
View Article50-year-old woman injured as Maoist planted IED explodes
A woman was injured when an IED exploded at a hill-top in Latehar district on Sunday, police said.
View Article18-month-old girl suspected of suffering from polio
A suspected polio case was found in Latehar district and pathological reports were awaited for confirmation of the diseased, a doctor said on Sunday.
View ArticleNo drinking water, electricity in Kusmatand area for years
Navin Kumar Sinha, vice-president of Latehar Nagar Panchayat, said that there has been no drinking water supply and electricity in Kusmatand area for years. However, officials have assured action in...
View ArticleJairam Ramesh to organise eye camps in Maoist-hit areas
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh seems to have adopted a unique method to win over the impoverished and exploited population in Jharkhand's forested and remote areas that are under Maoist...
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