Jharkhand

The capital's municipal body has now decided to outsource its renovated ponds to private firms for better upkeep, on the lines of what it does to its existing parks.

Civic poll celebrations turned ugly in Adityapur on Friday night as a newly-elect ward councillor and her son were allegedly manhandled and one of her followers badly injured in an attack on her victory rally by her defeated rival's supporters at New Dindli Colony.

A 55-year-old woman's right hand and leg had to be amputated after she was hit by a truck at Dumardaga under Khelgaon police station on Saturday morning.

Steel city kids will now have more fun things to keep them busy at the picturesque Jubilee Park.

Schoolchildren along with teachers and parents take part in a 'Din Wala Candle March' near Randhir Verma Chowk in Dhanbad on Saturday and members of various social outfits hold sandals in Ranchi to protest against the recent Kathua and Unnao rape cases.

Twenty-two sitting councillors, including 18 women, have retained their seats in the 53-ward Ranchi Municipal Corporation elections, a clear indication that voters rewarded those who improved civic amenities in their respective areas.

Governor Droupadi Murmu suggested all state varsities to start a separate course on spirituality and value education in the wake of the growing intolerance in the country.

Budding cricketers from different districts of the state will get a chance to display their cricketing prowess at the JSCA Inter-district Under-16 Tournament, to be conducted across separate venues from May 1.

Did you know people started dreaming in colour after the introduction of colour television in 1960? Were you aware of the term contact juggling, which is a form of object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls or pen in contact with the body? Did you know the logo of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is that of three swans?

How do you get schoolchildren care about wildlife? By making them wild about reading books on the wild, of course!