Ranchi SSP Chandan Kumar Sinha has removed Sukhdevnagar police station officer-in-charge (OC) Ramakant Ojha for facilitating movement of a truck loaded with illegal mineral and also for lack of vigilance during Saraswati Puja festival
The government has increased financial assistance for artists from Rs 1,200 per month to Rs 2,000 under the Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahyog Yojana. This will benefit around 30,000 more artists.
The city witnessed an euphoric anticipation on Wednesday as Saraswati Puja was celebrated with pomp and gaiety. Devotees were seen adorned in bright traditional attires, seeking blessings from the goddess of wisdom and knowledge. Traffic snarls caused inconvenience to the devotees. Read more.
Celebrate Saraswati Puja in Ranchi with myriad pandal themes. Explore the vibrant cultural and spiritual atmosphere of the festival. From Ayodhya Ram temple replica to nature conservation awareness, discover the creativity and innovation in the city's pandals and idols.
Several streets and bylanes in Ranchi witnessed waterlogging in the morning as rain pounded the city from Monday night. Gloomy skies, caused by heavy cloud cover which persisted throughout the day, also brought down daytime temperatures six degrees below normal in the state capital.