Pradeep Bhattacharya

Ranchi authorities convened to expedite accident victim compensation, addressing significant delays. Officials highlighted a high number of road accidents and fatalities, with current processes hindering timely payouts. Discussions focused on improving reporting timelines and early insurance company involvement to ensure victims receive due compensation within a year, as mandated by law.

As many as 56 patients have succumbed to Covid since January 1, when the Omicron variant of the SarCov-2 virus was first detected officially in Jharkhand.

The state disaster management department reiterated — in a fresh notification issued on Monday – the importance of following Covid-appropriate behaviour and has made the wearing of masks mandatory.

The recent Covid-19 cases all over the state were found to be less severe and most patients are asymptomatic, according to the figures released by the state health department on Wednesday.The release said only 4.10% patients in the state are symptomatic while 3.

Experts said that the state has not reported enough cases may be because not enough people are getting themselves tested.

Indian culture, literature and traditions are respected the world over. The contribution of Bengali to Indian culture is significant which should be respected, said Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday stressed on the need to build an atmosphere of "love and harmony" devoid of "tendencies that divide the people." .

Lashing out at the CM for failing to attract industry to the state, Bhattacharya announced Congress’s counter to the Bengal government’s industry meet.

Most of the hospitals in Ranchi are getting Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms since cases began surging state-wide post-Christmas.Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) had 40 Covid patients as of Wednesday evening.

Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who is lodged at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) in custody because of his ailing health, was shifted to AIIMS in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Two powerhouse actors are set to share the screen for the first time in Ron Raj’s directorial debut ‘Parichoy Gupta’. Filled with dollops of mystery and thrill, the upcoming Bengali film sees Ritwick Chakraborty and Indraneil Sengupta in the lead. The cast also includes popular actors like Darshana Banik, Joy Sengupta, Pradeep Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Raunak Bhattacharya in key roles while Ayantika Banerjee is making her debut as a lead actor.

A medical board of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) on Tuesday got Pankaj Mishra, chief minister Hemant Soren’s representative in Barhet assembly constituency, examined by a psychiatrist owing to his behaviour.

With a new and “more transmissible” virus strain infecting people in Maharashtra and in Kerala in the past few weeks, healthcare experts in Jharkhand have urged everyone, especially senior citizens and those with co-morbidities, not to let their guard down and stressed on the need for vaccination of vulnerable groups. “The manner in which cases have spiked in Mumbai is definitely a cause for concern since those who had recovered are now getting re-infected. Those with a low antibody count aren’t immune to the new virus strain and they, needless to say, must maintain social distancing, wear masks and use sanitizers,” Dr Pradeep Bhattacharya, professor of critical care and head of Rims trauma centre, said.

A 24-year-old youth identified as Nadeem Ansari, who had suffered bullet injuries in his head during the violent protest on June 10 and was admitted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), was airlifted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Friday morning for better

Rajaditya Banerjee’s film ‘Death Certificate’, based on his late father Debasish Banerjee’s short story, revolves around the life of a tribal woman Sabitri and her search for her husband, Ramlokhon.

Two powerhouse actors are set to share the screen for the first time in Ron Raj’s directorial debut ‘Parichoy Gupta’. Filled with dollops of mystery and thrill, the upcoming Bengali film sees Ritwick Chakraborty and Indraneil Sengupta in the lead.

KOLKATA: The parents of a six-year-old girl have lodged a complaint with the Behala police against a preparatory school teacher for severely assaulting their child on Friday.

Joy Sengupta will be seen in an interesting character who used to be dressed as a girl in his childhood and as he grows up it seems to be a female soul trapped into a male’s body. The first looks of the protagonists were revealed today and the star is none other than Joy who turns woman in his new look.

President, Pranab Mukherjee will be inaugurating 88th annual conference of all India Bengali literary conference in Ranchi on January 10.

P Chidambaram has been named the new head of the Parliament standing committee on home affairs, while Anand Sharma will chair the panel on personnel, grievances, law and justice in mid-term replacements that give charge of two critical oversight forums to senior members in Congress party.

Kaushik Ganguly is happy with the response he is getting for Jyesthoputro.

The Congress's dismal show in the Lok Sabha polls has left the party facing a space crunch in Parliament, having to vacate one room.

Abir Chatterjee’s new look in khakis has made his fans all too excited. Cine lovers can’t keep calm as the versatile actor is all set to make his Hindi web series debut with a high-octane military crime thriller. The recently released trailer literary upped the excitement bar as Abir’s fierce character of Pradeep Bhattacharya, a captain of the Indian army was introduced.

Congress leader Ajit Jogi on Monday advocated the elevation of Rahul Gandhi, renewing the once strong demand which subsided over time in view of the heir apparent’s reluctance.