A. Muthu

The district administration has launched a special drive for hassle-free distribution of ration and kerosene through PDS shops.

The district administration will crack whip on over-loaded school van drivers as it has clamped down on private school vans and auto-rickshaws carrying children in excess of their capacity.

The district authorities have issued confiscation order against six persons who have failed to repay the bank loan despite repeated warnings.

The district administration is all set to make pension withdrawal easier by making the entire process online.

Participants of 464 schools displayed their models in the science exhibition.Among them, 434 schools were alone from Garhwa district while there were 15 each from Palamu and Lathehar districts.

Participants of 464 schools displayed their models in the science exhibition.Among them, 434 schools were alone from Garhwa district while there were 15 each from Palamu and Lathehar districts.

Blaming the jail administration for the death of a prisoner, Afzal Ansari (35), in the Garhwa sub-jail on Wednesday, 626 prisoners of the jail staged a dharna with the body of the deceased on the prison premise for four hours on Thursday.

Produced by Nitin Manmohan under the banner of One Up Entertainmnet Pvt Ltd, film Gali gali mein chor hai is 40% complete. The film is being shot extensively in old Bhopal.

Hundreds of disabled people under the banner of Garhwa Zila Viklang Sangh on Friday blocked NH-75 at Ranka Mor in Garhwa and sat on a dharna for fousr hours to press for their 11-point demands, disrupting vehicular traffic.

Traffic on Garhwa-Murisemar stretch of NH-75 came to a halt for nearly two hours on Sunday, as angry villagers of Bana Mahua village blocked the highway to protest the death of a boy.

Saranya Mohan will soon been making her Bollywood debut.

Two staff members of a city private school have been arrested in connection with the death of a Class 7 student, who drowned in a septic tank on Thursday afternoon, here.

"Reckless driving and overloading led to the mishap on Thursday," said DC Rajendra Pratap Sinha.Sinha has ordered the police to see to the strict adherence to the Motor Vehicles Act.

A court in Srivilliputtur on Tuesday sentenced a couple and an auto driver to life imprisonment for the murder of their 28-year-old son.

The first day of indefinite bandh called by Garhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Gover issues like acute power crisis, dilapidated condition of NH-75 and water woes evoked good response from its residents on Monday, as the entire business establishment remained shut and traffic came to a standstill.

Death of a person in a road accident resulted in a blockade around 8am on Wednesday at Pachpheri village, 8km from the district headquarters.

Members of District Bar Association, Garhwa on Friday blocked NH-75 near the civil court for about two hours in protest against the murder of an advocate who was shot dead by unidentified criminals on Thursday.

In a ghastly tragedy, three men who were returning home from Deepavali shopping, were run over by the Nizamuddin superfast express near Suseendram in Kanyakumari district on Wednesday evening.

The state government has managed to get a commitment from a company based in Mali to bring back 33 labourers from Hazaribag and Giridih stranded in the west African countryA request to bring them back, from their family members, had reached the chief minister’s office (CMO) in December last

The grand finale of Bigg Boss Tamil 8, hosted by Vijay Sethupathi, concluded with Muthukumaran Jegatheesan winning the title, while Soundariya Nanjundan and Vishal took the first and second runner-up positions respectively. Soundariya impressed viewers with her cool demeanour and dance performances despite early criticism.

Heavy rain and lightning played havoc in some of the southern districts on Wednesday evening as one person died in Tirunelveli and seven people swooned after lightning struck near them.

Filmmaker Anees Bazmee expressed his surreal feelings as his 1994 action-comedy "Gopi Kishan" starring Sunil Shetty in a dual role completed 31 years. Bazmee, who penned the story, thanked audiences for keeping the film, featuring Shilpa Shirodkar and Karishma Kapoor as leads, alive for over three decades.

A Madras high court order making the five-year bumper-to-bumper insurance mandatory for all new vehicles from September 1, was put on hold by the court on Wednesday.

The ambitious "mukhyamantri dal-bhaat yojna" for providing meal at Rs 5 to the poor, daily wage-earners and passers-by has been a total failure in the district, thanks to the alleged apathy of the district administration.