Brakes of anti-landmine truck fail in Red zone, 11 Jharkhand Jaguar jawans...
Eleven jawans including one sub-inspector of the Jharkhand Jaguar Forcewere injured in a road accident in Mahuatand on Saturday.
View ArticleGoods train derails in Latehar, disrupts train services
Nineteen coal-laden wagons of a goods train derailed between Richuguta and Demu railway stations in Latehar district in the wee hours on Sunday, disrupting train services.
View ArticleHuge cache of explosives recovered after encounter between security forces...
An encounter between security personnel and Maoists in the bordering area of Naxal-affected Palamau and Latehar districts led to recovery of large quantity of detonators and live cartridges.
View ArticleMaoists blow up tracks in Latehar; 2 coaches, engine of Palamu Express get...
Suspected Naxals blew up railway tracks in Latehar on Tuesday evening derailing two coaches and the engine of Palamu Express.
View ArticleElderly woman killed in Latehar over suspicion of practising witchcraft
A 55-year-old woman has been killed by unidentified persons in a suspected case of witchcraft in Latehar district, the police said here on Monday.
View ArticleActing on a tip-off, police recover arms hidden by Maoists
Acting on  a tip-off, the Latehar police on Monday recovered some arms and ammunition hidden by Maoists from forests.
View ArticlePHOTOS: 'Divine' tortoise which eats hibiscus and drinks milk
In Hindu mythology, the tortoise is considered to an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and thus the Katia Tola village in Kamaru, located near Latehar and Palamu districts, is fast becoming a centre of...
View Article5 persons injured in scuffle over allegations of witchcraft
Five cousins, including two women, were injured today when a fight broke out among them in Latehar district after one family member accused the other of witchcraft that led to the death of a woman in a...
View ArticleEnglish paper irks candidates appearing for National Health Mission vacancies
The written test conducted by Latehar district health committee for vacancies of National Health Mission left most of the candidates furious, as the questions were mostly in English language and the...
View ArticleBetla national park to reopen; Anarkali, Juhi ready to take tourists on a...
The Betla national park, one of rarely visited but most popular tourist destinations of Jharkhand, will be opened again after a 3-month closure.
View ArticleGiven corporal punishment at school under scorching sun, class 7th girl dies
A class 7th student allegedly died due to punishment by her teacher which led to health complications in Bhusur in Latehar.
View ArticleMan accused in various robberies arrested in Latehar
Man accused in various robberies was on Saturday arrested in Latehar by a special investigating team.
View ArticleCRPF arrest naxal from Latehar, seized rifles and bullets
CRPF arrest naxal from Latehar and also seized rifles and bullets.
View ArticleProtesting stationing of CRPF men, Naxals blow up school in Latehar
Keeping up their usual tactics, the Naxals on Sunday night blew up a school building in Sharandag area of Harganj in Latehar.
View ArticleVillagers stage protest to demand action into murder case
Villagers staged a protest to investigate into a murder case in which a youth was murdered over love affair in Demu village. The villagers demanded the DC to investigate the matter as no action has...
View ArticleCommunal harmony: Muslim man to hold 'gau katha' in Jharkhand
In a welcome step towards communal harmony, a three-day Gao-Katha festival will be held in Balumath, beginning on Friday.
View ArticleThis Latehar temple sets perfect example of communal harmony
Maa Ugratara Temple in Latehar sets a perfect example of communal harmony. Here Navratri puja is not considered complete without contribution from Muslims.
View Article50 bombs found, cops exchange fire with Naxalites
Around 50 bombs were recovered following an encounter between the police and Naxalites in Latu jungle of Naxal-hit Latehar district on Wednesday, an official said.
View ArticleConstable killed by unidentified men, police suspect honour killing case
Death of a constable from Latehar who was killed on December 1, 2015 was on Friday reported to the police.
View ArticleClose aide of Maoist zonal commander arrested
A close aide of CPI (Maoist) zonal commander Arvindji was on Monday arrested from Mohuadand market in Left Wing Extremism affected district of Latehar in Jharkhand.
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