Jharkhand

IG (prison) Harsh Mangal joined Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) as additional director on Friday in keeping with chief minister Raghubar Das's decision to appoint an IAS officer to streamline the functioning of the state's largest heal hub where a series of measures are being taken to improve operational efficiency.

Most community toilets of Kadma and Sonari areas of Jamshedpur, the home city of chief minister Raghubar Das, are locked, forcing residents of local slums to continue using river banks as their toilet.

From happy anticipation and a shared dream to acute emotional polarisation after every match — no sporting extravaganza is as high on passion as the FIFA World Cup. The fervour of the 2018 football carnival in Russia has travelled nearly 3,000 miles to Ranchi and how. Fans have formed “country clubs”; clubs are loosening purse strings to celebrate the beautiful game; hotels are dribbling delectable menus; and sports associations are hosting parallel leagues to cash in on the enthusiasm. The Telegraph brings you the highlights

East Singhbhum district administration, where many villagers protested against the merger of smaller schools following a Niti Aayog recommendation to utilise resources to the maximum, has come to the conclusion that none of the schools closed under their domain will reopen.

The construction of 11 buildings within the Binod Bihari Mahto Koylanchal University (BBMKU) complex is yet to begin after seven months of the foundation-stone laying by chief minister Raghubar Das on 25 acres at Bhelatand mouza of the coal town.

Police arrested four of an eight-member gang early on Friday, claiming to have unearthed a conspiracy to loot a businessman somewhere between Parsudih and Hata in Potka block, 25 km from here.

Jharkhand High Court suspended jailer of Birsa Munda Central Jail Chandra Shekhar Prasad Suman on Friday for not cooperating with a high-level advocates' committee sent for inspection and directed IG (prison) to conduct an inquiry.

A man killed his 18-year-old daughter with an axe on Friday morning after a bitter argument over his drinking habits the night before at their slum home in Bariatu in the heart of the capital.

Three persons of a family, including a two-year-old girl, were killed and two others injured as the car in which they were travelling was hit by a dumper at Kuchinta village on Jagannathpur-Noamu-ndi Road in West Singhbhum, 90km from here, on Friday.

An armed gang of six assaulted the lone, unarmed security guard of Indian Overseas Bank's Hundur branch in Chandwe, Pithoria, around 22km from the capital, and cleaned out Rs 7.19 lakh from the cash counter on Friday afternoon.