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Babus slip into holiday mode

Only 30 per cent turn up for work at secretariat on eve of extended weekend; poll process hit

Project Building at 2pm today. Joint secretary in the state home department Sadanand Sahay is sitting alone in his office, doggedly clearing urgent files related to Foundation Day celebrations. The usual hum of activity is missing in the unnaturally... | Read..

‘For me, the festival is about complete devotion’

I have been observing Chhath since my school and college days in Patna. But my participation in the festival at that time was... | Read..

Jharkhand, Bengal eves on firm pitch

The East Zone Senior Women’s Cricket Tournament under the aegis of BCCI, concluded here today, with hosts Jharkhand and ... | Read..

Switch on a musical Chhath

If music is the food of worship, play on.... | Read..

A deserted health and family welfare department at the secretariat in Ranchi on Thursday. Picture by Hardeep Singh
Only 30 per cent turn up for work at secretariat on eve of extended weekend; poll process hit

Hello It's Friday , November 12 , 2010

Events

Flight Timings

Devout brave pocket pinch

Prices of essential items needed for Chhath may have hit the roof, but the market mood is defia... | Read..

Completely cured & clueless

After the cure, the baptism by elephant dung.... | Read..

PG student kills self in hostel
A final year postgraduate student of SSLNT Women’s College committed s... \| Read..
Punished boy cries loss of hearing
A Class VIII student of Loyola Convent has alleged partial hearing los... \| Read..
Chhath riddle for candidates
Prospective candidates for the third phase of the panchayat election i... \| Read..
Cloud cover keeps chills away
If you are missing that sharp nip in the air, blame the cyclonic circu... \| Read..
Feathered friends give state a miss
They would come from thousands of miles away — from Russia, Baluchistan, I... \| Read..
Sun cities, clean cities
Chhath, the festival of faith, respect and devotion to the Sun God, ha... \| Read..
Moody jumbos near NH-2
A herd of 18 straying elephants, which arrived at Raghunathpur village... \| Read..
Tenders for hi-tech lab
Adityapur Auto Cluster Limited today decided to float tenders inviting bid... \| Read..
50 collect XLRI degree
They have been churning global managers for decades. But for the first... \| Read..
Two days left to be first-time voters
The state’s youth who would turn 18 — the eligible age to exercise the... \| Read..
Veteran campaigners sense poll business
Subhash Sharma, a trader, has rented two rooms in a lodge near Kutcher... \| Read..
Munda missive to ministers
Chief minister Arjun Munda followed up the recent department-wise appr... \| Read..
SC to hear poll case on Nov. 15
The Supreme Court today fixed November 15 to hear the petition filed b... \| Read..
Glare on women’s policy
Social activists today pointed out several loopholes in the draft of t... \| Read..
Humble foundation day for HEC
On the state’s 10th foundation day this November 15, officers and staf... \| Read..
7 Sahu gang members held
District police today arrested seven members of the notorious Jainath Sahu... \| Read..