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Car occupant dies after being hit by trailer: An accident occurred in Gumla while traveling from Ranchi to Maharashtra, injuring two people; the driver and vehicle are absconding.
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A 35-year-old resident of Maharashtra died in a road accident near Jora Jam on Jashpur Road in Gumla district. Two other people in the car suffered minor injuries in the incident. Sopan Anand Rao stated that three friends were traveling from Ranchi to their home in Amravati in a Swift Dzire car. An unidentified trailer coming from Chhattisgarh collided with their car at speed and recklessly near the turning of Jora Jam in Raidih police station area.

Ram Prasad from Ranchi is missing in Nepal floods: He had gone to Kathmandu for work 2 months ago and spoke with his family on Tuesday night.
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The Rasuwagadhi area on the Nepal-China border is facing a devastating scene after severe flooding in the Bhote Koshi River. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority of Nepal, 165 bodies have been recovered from the flood-affected areas so far. The process of identifying the bodies is ongoing. Following this flood, there are also reports that Ram Prasad Ghosh, a 41-year-old resident of Kokar in Ranchi, has gone missing. Ram Prasad had left for work about two months ago.

In Jharkhand, 22 trains have been cancelled in September-October: 10 with changed routes, interlockings are being done at Chakradharpur Railway Division and Mugma station is being re-modeled.
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Due to the interlocking work in the Chakradharpur railway division and the re-modelling of Mugma station, 22 trains passing through Dhanbad will be cancelled on different dates in September and October. Meanwhile, 10 trains will be operated via alternative routes. The interlocking and re-modelling work will primarily affect trains going from Dhanbad to Bokaro, Muri, Ranchi, Tata, Gomoh, Parasnath, Koderma, Gaya in Bihar, and Patna. Other affected...

Heavy rainfall in several districts of Jharkhand: A yellow alert for heavy rain in 6 districts today, and a warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms in 4 districts tomorrow.
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Rain is forecast to continue in many parts of Jharkhand, including Ranchi, until August 30th. On Thursday, several districts, including Giridih, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Hazaribag, and Dhanbad, experienced heavy rainfall. According to the Meteorological Center, heavy, moderate, and light rain will occur in different parts of the state due to the impact of a low-pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal. There is a possibility of heavy rain today in Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, Latehar, Hazaribag, and Koderma.

Portal has been closed for 2 months: Applications to legalize 2200 buildings in Ranchi have come in over the past 2 months, but not a single one has been approved.
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Across the state, a government plan to legalize approximately 7 lakh unauthorized buildings without maps appears to be falling victim to the negligence of officials. More than two months have passed since the applications were submitted, but the Urban Development Department has not yet issued any clear guidelines (SOP) for passing the maps. In Ranchi, during these two months, a total of 2200 buildings (1656 in Ranchi Municipal Corporation and 544 in RRDA), along with 2300 buildings in other municipal bodies, have been...

Rainfall warning in Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, Latehar, Hazaribag, Koderma: There is a possibility of light rain in Ranchi today, and one person died due to frost in Ormanjhi.
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On Raksha Bandhan Friday, there is a possibility of rain in many areas of Jharkhand. The Meteorological Department has predicted the possibility of rain for the next five days starting Thursday. A yellow alert has been issued for wind speeds of 30 to 40 kmph and lightning during this period. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Ramdev Bedia, a 56-year-old farmer, died in Ganeshpur village of Ormanjhi due to a hailstorm. According to the Meteorological Department, Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, Lateh

₹98.92 crore in the accounts of 3.95 lakh sisters: Honorarium for the month of August has been successfully sent before Raksha Bandhan.
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Ahead of Raksha Bandhan, the Jharkhand government has successfully sent honorarium payments for the month of August to the bank accounts of 395,692 eligible women in Ranchi district. A total amount of ₹98 crore 92 lakh 30 thousand has been paid through Aadhaar-based DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer). An installment of ₹2,500 each has been transferred to the account of every beneficiary woman. The highest number of beneficiaries are from Kanke (31,620), Town Urban (26,042), and Mandar (23,008). Deputy Commissioner

From Deoghar Airport in Sawan, 20,576 passengers traveled on flights: a record of 219 trips could be made, surpassing the previous year's record of 206 trips.
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Air connectivity to Deoghar has significantly strengthened in Sawan. Devotees are benefiting from direct flights from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, in addition to the direct flight that started for Guwahati, connecting the Northeast. A total of 20,576 passengers were recorded at Deoghar Airport until August 23rd in Sawan. Among them, 9,777 passengers arrived in Deoghar, while 10,799 departed from here. Aviation officials estimate that

The decision was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the second official language, Adivasi, in Ranchi.
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The 15th anniversary of the Kolhan's Adivasi Ho language will be celebrated this year in Ranchi, after it was passed as a bill from the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly in 2011 and conferred the status of second official language. The event will be organized by the state convener, Ho language litterateur, writer, and Kolhan pride awardee Shadobaro Budiyuli, Padma Shri awardee Dr. Janum Singh Soy, retired former officer from the Department of Official Language, Government of India.

The villagers of Jaygir and Kujroom in PTR will receive Ryati land in Polpol through a cabinet seal.
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Here's the translation of the given Hindi text into English, following the provided guidelines: "There's good news for the displaced villagers of Jaygir and Kujroom villages, located in the highly sensitive and inaccessible core area of the Latehar Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR). The state cabinet meeting held on August 25th, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, officially approved the provision of Ryoti land to the resettled families from both villages. This decision has brought a sense of joy among the villagers who have been landless for years."

In Bagodar CHC, there was an uproar due to a dispute between a doctor and outsourcing personnel; police took the doctor to the police station.
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A heated argument broke out between Dr. Suresh Chaudhary, a doctor at the Bagodar Community Health Center (CHC) cum Trauma Center, and outsourcing staff member Namita during emergency duty on Tuesday evening. Upon receiving the information, the Bagodar police arrived at the scene and took Dr. Chaudhary to the police station with them, from where he was released around 1 am late at night. The commotion caused considerable unease among patients admitted to the hospital and their families for a long time.