Maoist commander, six others escape from Jharkhand courtSeptember 22nd, 2009 RANCHI - Seven prisoners, including a Maoist commander, escaped from a court lockup from Jharkhand's Khuti district Tuesday evening, police said. Around 20 prisoners were brought to the court premises for hearing in different cases and seven broke the window panes of the lockup and managed to escape, taking advantage of the heavy rainfall in the district.
2 FBI officers, 3 US nationals to depose in Mumbai attack caseAugust 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - Three United States nationals are likely to give their testimony in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case through video conferencing while two Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) officers are likely to appear before the special court in person here on Wednesday. Two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officers are also likely to appear in person to tender evidence, said Ujjawal Nikam, the Special public prosecutor in Mumbai terror attack case.
Sankaranarayanan takes oath as Jharkhand GovernorJuly 26th, 2009 RANCHI - Kateekal Sankaranarayanan was sworn in as governor of Jharkhand at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here Sunday. Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra administered the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony attended by leaders of political parties and other dignitaries.
Jharkhand women inmates learn skills to become self-reliant.July 19th, 2009 RANCHI - Officials of the Gumla District Jail in Jharkhand are imparting various handicraft skills to women inmates in a bid to make them self-reliant. Under a programme to empower the women, the Jail authorities have initiated this training with assured hopes that the skills learnt would prove beneficial for these women once they are released after completing their terms behind the bars.
Jharkhand declares four districts as drought hitJuly 7th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Tuesday declared four of its 24 districts as drought hit, an official said. The four districts which have been declared as drought hit are Palamau, Chatra, Latehar and Garhwa.
Jharkhand prisoners start meditation courseJuly 4th, 2009 RANCHI - Around 65 prisoners of Birsa Munda Central Jail here have been doing meditation and keeping silent for the past five days to get enlightenment, jail authorities said Saturday. The prisoners, including 35 women, began doing Vipasana Aasan June 30 and will continue to do so till July 10.
Poll panel reviews vote count arrangementsMay 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Friday took stock of the arrangements for counting of votes Saturday across the country. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla and Election Commissioners S.Y.
Snags in judicial video conferencing hinder proceedingsApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Video conferencing started in all trial courts of the capital four years ago but some flaws are yet to be ironed out, hampering the work of an already overburdened judiciary. On Thursday, the use of video conferencing during a city court's hearing of the multimillion fake stamp paper case involving scamster Abdul Karim Telgi was far from smooth.
Poll panel ushers new measures for booth-level monitoringApril 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Election Commission will introduce a three-tier communication system to monitor all the booths during the Lok Sabha polls, an official said here Monday. 'The Election Commission will introduce a three-level advanced monitoring system, Communication Plan for Election Tracking (comET), in the coming elections.
Video conferencing violates prisoner's rights: expertMarch 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The video conferencing facility in courts and jail premises has reduced the burden of the police but a noted lawyer and human rights activist has opposed the idea. 'The use of the technology (video conferencing) is not the solution of any problem but it is just an aid, so we should not forget about the rights of the people while using it,' eminent criminal lawyer Colin Gonsalves said.
Mild earthquake rocks Orissa, JharkhandMarch 26th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale Thursday rocked parts of Orissa and Jharkhand, the meteorological office here said. The earthquake occurred at 10.14 a.m., S.C.
Four prisoners escape from Jharkhand hospitalMarch 20th, 2009 RANCHI - Four prisoners undergoing treatment at a hospital here escaped Friday by breaking the window panes of the room where they were kept, the police said. The four prisoners, two each from Ranchi and Simdega were admitted in the jail ward of Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS), Ranchi.
Now, postman will deliver messages of political partiesMarch 15th, 2009 RANCHI - After distributing medicine kits and condoms in Jharkhand, the postman will now deliver pamphlets and other messages of political parties to the voters. 'We have been approached by some political parties and probable candidates to deliver their messages to voters through our Direct Post services,' an official in Ranchi postal department told IANS.
Advani begins election campaign in JharkhandMarch 7th, 2009 JAMSHEDPUR - The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani kicked off his election campaign in Jharkhand Friday.
Seven prisoners injured in JharkhandFebruary 7th, 2009 RANCHI - At least seven undertrial prisoners were injured in a clash between two criminal groups in Dhanbad jail Sunday, police said. Prisoners Sanjay Mahto and Diwakar Mahto, who were collecting weekly extortion of Rs.500 to Rs.1,000 from each prisoner, thrashed three other prisoners which led to the clash.
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