Everything you need to know about Dhanbad Bazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Dhanbad Bazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
IIT- JEE Advanced 2013 admit cards are available for download for which Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced) 2013 has been scheduled to be conducted on June 2, 2013.
Ranchi, May 16 (IANS) An under-trial, charged with the murder of his wife, committed suicide in a Jharkhand jail early Thursday, police said.
Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) A Jharkhand legislator is accused of setting a criminal free from their custody, police said Monday.
Ranchi, May 10 (IANS) A senior constable was arrested in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on charges of trying to sacrifice two girls, police said Friday.
Hyderabad, May 8 (IANS) Hyderabad has emerged as the largest retail hub in south India, according to a latest study by leading retail IT solutions provider Ginesys.
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2013 scores are expected to be declared at 4 pm today. Conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, JEE (Main) 2013 scores will determine admission to the National Institutes of Technology (NIT) and the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) and other deemed Universities.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) An estimated 1.4 million candidates appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main in off-line mode Sunday across 81 cities, including Dubai, Riyad and Muscat and Bahrain city.
Bangalore, March 10 (IANS) The much-awaited air-conditioned double-decker train linking Bangalore and Chennai is set to debut this month.
Ranchi, Feb 4 (IANS) Two people were arrested with a huge cache of explosives in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district Monday, police said.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved enhancement of the area of homes meant for rehabilitation of people affected by fire and land subsidence in Jharia and Raniganj Coalfields of Bharat Coking Coal and Eastern Coalfields respectively.
Ranchi, Oct 31 (IANS) Five people were killed when two vehicles collided in Jharkhand's Dhanbad city Wednesday, police said.
Ranchi, Oct 26 (IANS) A girl was burnt alive by her lover in Jharkhand's coal city Dhanbad, police said Friday, adding the assailant had been arrested.
Dhaka, Oct 1 (Xinhua-ANI): Hundreds of Muslim mobs went on the rampage in a Buddhist-majority village in southeastern Bangladesh following an alleged desecration of Muslim holy book of Quran on social network Facebook.
Dhaka, Sept. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): Hundreds of Muslim mobs went on the rampage early Sunday in a Buddhist-majority village in southeastern Bangladesh following an alleged desecration of Muslim holy book of Quran on social network Facebook.
Guwahati, Sep 22 (IANS) The Government Railway Police (GRP) Saturday arrested one person from the New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express in Guwahati and recovered three 9 mm pistols and six magazines from his possession.
Ranchi, Sep 20 (IANS) The shutdown called by National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to protest hike in diesel price, cap on subsidised LPG cylinders and FDI in retail hit normal life in Jharkhand. Railway, road and others services were badly affected and hit the common man hard.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Even as irregularities in coal mining hits the headlines, India's second school of mines is being set up in the country's northeast in collaboration with the government of Queensland, Australia to provide skilled manpower for the growing needs of the mining industry.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Congress MP Vijay Darda and 17 senior executives of five private companies were named by the CBI in cases registered in connection with the allocation of coal blocks, as agency sleuths raided 30 sites belonging to them in 11 cities across the country Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Five companies, allocated coal blocks under UPA-I, and their executives were named in cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and 30 locations belonging to them were searched by agency sleuths in 11 cities across the country Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Five companies, and their executives, allocated coal blocks were named in cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and 30 locations belonging to them were being searched by the agency sleuths in 11 cities across the country Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday filed cheating cases against five private companies allocated coal blocks and also conducted raids at 30 locations in 10 cities, an official said.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday registered cases against five companies on charges of cheating in connection with the coal blocks allocation.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday filed cheating cases against five private companies allocated coal blocks, an official said. The agency also conducted searches at 30 locations in 10 cities.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Ten years after an acid attack, 27-year-old Sonali Mukherjee is hoping for a near to normal face with seven surgeries at a hospital here.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Coal India Limited (CIL), the country's largest coal miner, has commissioned Jamshedpur-based Xavier Labour Research Institute and Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, for undertaking a study of illegal coal mining, Pratik Prakashbapu Patil, minister of state in the coal ministry said Wednesday.
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) The success of Anurag Kashyap's "Gangs of Wasseypur" (GOW) seems to have kickstarted the acting career of Zeishan Quadri, who made his writing and acting debut with the crime thriller.
Ranchi, Aug 13 (IANS) A woman suffered acid attack after she spurned two young men's advances in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, say local media reports.
Ranchi, Aug 10 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has promised a job and security to Dhanbad acid attack victim Sonali Mukherjee, an official said Friday.
Film: "Gangs Of Wasseypur - Part 2"; Actors: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, Rajkumar Yadav, Zeishan Quadri; Director: Anurag Kashyap; Rating: ****
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Ranbir Kapoor have formed a mutual admiration club, with both praising each other.
Ranchi, July 31 (IANS) Mining and railway services were hit hard in Jharkhand due to unprecedented tripping in the Eastern Grid Tuesday. Major mining companies - BCCL and CCL - have also halted coal production due to the power failure.
In major mishaps, twenty-six wagons of a goods train derailed in Bihar's Kaimur district damaging tracks.
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) "Gangs of Wasseypur", based on real-life story, has collected Rs.10 crore in the opening weekend. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is satisfied and says the crime thriller is his first film to earn so much at the box office.
Wasseypur (Jharkhand), July 4 (IANS) The critically acclaimed 'Gangs of Wasseypur', a gritty celluloid saga of the coal mafia and blood thirsty vengeance, may have set the cash registers ringing, but residents of this town say the success comes at the cost of their integrity, respect and honour.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), July 1 (ANI): Maoists have threatened to blow up the district court complex in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, if the government does not stop "Operation Green Hunt", the anti-rebel drive immediately.
Dhanbad, June 27 (ANI): Maoists attacked a police patrolling team in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, causing one death and critical injuries to twelve others.
Ranchi, June 27 (IANS) Launching multiple attacks Tuesday night and early Wednesday, Maoists ambushed a police bus, blew up railway properties and a bridge at three different places in Jharkhand, police here said.
Ranchi, June 27 (IANS) One policeman was killed and 12 were injured when Maoist rebels ambushed their mini-bus in Jharkhand Tuesday night. The rebels launched another attack early Wednesday, blasting a railway track and a bridge, police said.
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The audiences have given the thumbs up to Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs Of Wasseypur'. It has opened to full houses in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand and is also drawing crowds in multiplexes in the Metros, distributors say.
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) "Gangs of Wasseypur" marks Zeishan Quadri's debut as a writer and as an actor. He says he is relying on the crime-thriller to fetch him acting assignments.
Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) Six wagons of a coal-laden goods train were derailed Wednesday near Hardoi railway station in Uttar Pradesh, railway officials said. No one was injured in the mishap.
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Director Anurag Kashyap seems wary of going to Wasseypur for the promotion of his film "Gangs of Wasseypur" and says that he will pay a visit to the Jharkhand town only after the film's release.
Ranchi, May 31 (IANS) The shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest the petrol prices hike Thursday was a success in Jharkhand, where the party is ruling.
Kathmanu, May 29 (IANS) Nepali runner Phurbu Tamang regained the title in the world's highest 'Qomolangma Marathon' race Tuesday at the foothills of Mount Qomolangma -- the Tibetan name for the world's highest peak Mount Everest.
Ranchi, May 26 (IANS) Three women miners, involved in illegal mining, died after an abandoned mine caved-in in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district Saturday, police said.
Ranchi, May 21 (IANS) A Dhanbad court Monday acquitted, for lack of evidence, 12 people accused of killing 13 policemen during a large-scale attack on a Jharkhand Police picket in 2001.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap's "Gangs of Wasseypur", being screened at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, is a male-dominated script, but had room for strong female characters as well, says Huma Qureshi, who makes her acting debut with the movie.
London, May 17 (ANI): The Cannes Film Festival is all set to show five Bollywood films, including three from Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Filmmaker Shirish Kunder has quashed rumours that the release date of "Joker" has been advanced from Aug 31 to July 27.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap's two-part movie "Gangs Of Wasseypur" will compete with international films at the Sydney Film Festival June 6-17.
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Always trying to say something different through his cinema, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap describes his upcoming film "Gangs of Wasseypur", to be released in two parts, as a desi drama with loads of fun and songs.
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Director Tigmanshu Dhulia makes his acting debut with "Gangs of Wasseypur". Director Anurag Kashyap is full of praises for him and said that Dhuila is a big actor from Nation School of Drama (NSD), but no one gave him an opportunity.
Dhanbad, Jan 19 (ANI): Police in Jharkhand's Dhanbad District have seized a huge cache of explosives, including 2000 detonators and a quintal of ammonium nitrate.
Dhanbad, Jan 19 (ANI): Police in Jharkhand's Dhanbad District have seized a huge cache of explosives, including 2000 detonators and a quintal of ammonium nitrate.
Palmau (Jharkhand), Dec 5(ANI): An explosion triggered by Maoists destroyed a block office in Jharkhand's Palmau district on Monday.
Dhanbad, Nov 24 (ANI): Bereaved relatives of victims who died after massive fire consumed two wagons of the 'Howrah- Dehradun Express' in Jharkhand had a harassing experience at a hospital looking for the bodies of their loved ones.
New Delhi, Nov. 22 (ANI): Expressing his deep condolences to the bereaved families, Union Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi today said the main cause of fire in the two railway wagons of the Howrah-Dehradun Doon Express train was yet to be determined.
Jamshedpur/Ranchi (Jharkhand), Aug 11 (ANI): Standard and Poor's (S andP) President Deven Sharma's father R.N. Sharma on Thursday defended the decision of his son's firm to downgrade the debt rating of the United States, one of the biggest economies of the world.
Dhanbad, July 11 (ANI): Coalmines in Jharkhand have been incurring colossal losses due to frequent and prolonged shutdowns called by Maoists in the region.
Dhanbad, Apr 28 (ANI): Jharkhand Police imposed an indefinite curfew here on Thursday after three persons were killed and over 22 others, including policemen, injured in a violent clash during an anti-encroachment drive.
Kolkata, Nov.23 (ANI): The West Bengal Government has launched first air-conditioned double-decker train and people from all walks of life enjoyed the ride in ten coaches that included eight double-deckers and two power cars.
Dhanbad, Aug 25 (ANI): At least eight children and a woman have died as the wall of a residential school collapsed in Jharkhand's Dhanbad District.
Ranchi, July 8 (ANI): The second day of the Maoist-called 'All India Shutdown' continued to disrupt general life in Ranchi city, even as the rebels blasted a railway track in the State's Dhanbad district.
Dhanbad, June 9 (ANI): At least nineteen people were killed and 20 others injured when their bus rammed into a tree near Govindpuri village of Jharkhand's Dhanbad District on Wednesday.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Apr 26 (ANI): Railway authorities on Monday either cancelled or diverted several trains and beefed up security in Jharkhand's Dhanbad District due to a 48-hour shutdown call given by Maoists.
Ranchi, Apr 16 (ANI): School kids of Ranchi in Jharkhand are facing the brunt of heat as the mercury continues to rise.
Dhanbad, Feb 15 (ANI): The Indian School of Mines organised 'Basant 2010-Kite Festival' to welcome the spring season.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Feb 11 (ANI): Police baton charged agitated polytechnic students in Dhanbad on Wednesday protesting against the shifting of examination centre out of their college.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Feb.9 (ANI): Continuing with their violent form of agitation and aim to spread terror among the poor people, a group of Maoist rebels blew up a stretch of railway track near Dhanbad in Jharkhand state on Monday.
Dhanbad , Jan 15 (ANI): The leprosy-affected people of Gandhigram colony of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand are being given assistance through various schemes launched by the Central Government.
Dhanbad, Nov 24 (ANI): Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhary was on Monday caught up in a scuffle between Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists in Jharkhand 's Dhanbad district.
Nalbari (Assam), Nov 22 (ANI): The death toll in Sunday's three bomb blasts in Assam's Nalbari District has risen to seven people and 35 injured.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Nov 20 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that non-violence was the only way to solve all the problems in Jharkhand.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will present the National Safety Awards (Mines) for the year 2007 here today.
Ranchi, Sep 21(ANI): Panic spread in Jharkhand on Monday after several women complained of mehendi (henna) causing reactions on skin and various other symptoms such as nausea and vomiting.
Ranchi, Aug.17 (ANI): Authorities in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand State, which has been declared a drought hit State, have issued orders for water rationing to ensure adequate water supply till next monsoons.
Dhanbad, July 6 (ANI): Several tribal boys and girls are being motivated to develop skills in boxing sport at a boxing club at Chalkari in Jharkhand's Dhanbad region.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), June 10 (ANI): A dead snake was found in mid-day meals served to students of a primary school in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): 10,035 students, including 1,048 girls have successfully cracked the IIT Joint Entrance Examination, results of which were announced here on Monday.
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) Five people were injured in a mine blast in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district Thursday, an official said.
Ranchi, May 2 (IANS) A blistering heat wave in Jharkhand claimed 17 lives in the last ten days in different parts of the state including in Ranchi, once the summer capital of Bihar, that was known for its balmy weather, officials said.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), May 1 (ANI): Villagers in Dhanbad have been immensely benefited by the Central Government sponsored rural electrification scheme.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Apr 19 (ANI): A self-help group called 'Srijan' is working to improve the lot of street children in Dhanbad by imparting vocational training and education.
Dhaka, April 19 IANS) Five people were killed as Cyclone Bijli hit Bangladesh's southern region, but there was no serious damage to the ports and other installations.
Ranchi, April 12 (IANS) The fires have been burning underground in the Jharia coalfields since 1916. Political parties are feeling the heat in this general election with displacement due to the fires and industrialisation becoming key campaign issues.
Ranchi, April 9 (IANS) A NGO based in Jharkhand's Dhanbad town has requested the Election Commission and the central government to make the hoisting of the tricolour and playing of the national anthem at polling booths mandatory to 'strengthen democracy'.
Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for booking party leader Varun Gandhi under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).
Patna, Mar 24 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party President and Union Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday announced that his party would contest five Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand along with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Mar 7 (ANI): Jail authorities in Dhanbad Jail are imparting computer training to jail inmates to equip them with skills for the future.
Dhanbad, Jan 20 (ANI): A group of engineering students at Dhanbad in Jharkhand have designed an indigenous racing-cum-rally car named 'MechISMU'.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association Saturday decided to postpone the 34th National Games, scheduled to be held in three Jharkhand cities Feb 15-28, till June due to delay in construction of infrastructure.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Jan 16 (ANI): In a major haul, police seized 400 sacks of ammonium nitrate from Dhanbad in Jharkhand.
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) Three men have been killed inside a mine of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) in Jharkhand, an official said Tuesday.
Ranchi, Jan 5 (IANS) Teenaged Puja wished to study further to become a doctor - but her alcoholic father wanted her to start earning for his daily tipple. The angry Dhanbad resident Sunday poured boiling water over his daughter hoping to bring her round.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Jan 3 (ANI): A restaurant in Dhanbad town of Jharkhand is offering 140 varieties of dosas.
Ranchi, Dec 24 (IANS) A coal trader was shot and robbed of Rs.1.2 million in cash by unidentified assailants in Jharkhand Wednesday, the police said.
Ranchi, Dec 12 (IANS) Five people were killed and two others were injured Friday in a van-truck crash in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district. Those killed were returning from a marriage in the van when it collided with a truck, the police said.
Dhanbad (Bihar), Dec 11 (ANI): More people have died due to outbreak of cerebral malaria in Dhanbad, Jharkhand taking the toll to seven in the past four days.
Ranchi, Nov 23 (IANS) At least eleven bogies of a goods train derailed in the Dhanbad railway division of Jharkhand early Sunday, railway authorities said.
Mumbai, Nov 15 (ANI): Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was arrested after he surrendered in a Mumbai court, in the wake of a non-bailable warrant issued against him by a Jamshedpur court.
