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Dumka is the headquarters of Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region and a City in Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Suri districts after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the southern part of Bihar along with 18 other Districts on 15 November 2000 to form Jharkhand as 28th State of India.

In a shocking incident, a tribal girl was stripped, assaulted and filmed by a group of students in a women's college in Dumka on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone.

The incident took place at Santhal Pargana Women's College on August 4, 2017 and came into light after a video of the victim being thrashed, went viral on the social media.

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Bodies found on rly tracks in Dumka

TNN / Mar 14, 2026, 23:28 (IST)

Tragedy struck the Godda-Hansdiha railway route on Saturday as two young men, believed to be in their twenties, were fatally struck by a train. Their bodies were discovered by villagers near Babanheta and Chorbatia. Authorities are working to identify the deceased, whose remains have been sent for postmortem examination in Dumka.

14 trucks torched after woman's death under wheels

PTI / Aug 25, 2013, 14:36 (IST)

A woman was crushed to death under the wheels of a truck near Patabari village in Dumka district on Sunday, triggering angry protests by villagers who set on fire 14 trucks.

Hemant launches power sub-station in Dumka

Jul 04, 2023, 08:25 (IST)

2 dead, 1 critical after truck hits auto in Dumka

TNN / Jun 07, 2023, 08:20 (IST)

Two persons, including a six-year-old boy, died on the spot and a woman was critically injured when the autorickshaw they were travelling in was hit from behind by a speeding Hyva truck near the Barmasiya village under the Shikaripara police station of Dumka district on Tuesday.

Jharkhand CM, Marandi, lists achievements

TNN / Jan 28, 2003, 01:38 (IST)

DUMKA: Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi unfurled the Tricolour on the occasion of the 54th Republic Day at the Police Line ground here on Sunday.

Villagers boycott polls against non-development in Jharkhand

PTI / Apr 23, 2009, 10:45 (IST)

Voters of three polling booths in Dumka and Godda Lok Sabha constituencies on Thursday decided not to vote in protest against alleged non-development of their areas.

Tourists attacked in Amritsar

Jun 25, 2025, 00:55 (IST)

Hemant to look into dad's power dues

TNN / Dec 17, 2016, 13:45 (IST)

Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited has claimed that JMM chief Shibu Soren has not cleared power bills for a long time.

Helicopter develops snag, minister safe

PTI / Apr 27, 2007, 11:59 (IST)

The helicopter landed with a thud when the pilots made the emergency landing between Alaghpathar and Baghjogra in Dumka's Raneshwar block.

Alleged Maoists gun down contractor in Jharkhand

PTI / Nov 15, 2007, 14:33 (IST)

The incident occurred when a group of masked offenders intercepted the victim, Balram Pal, who was on way to his village, and shot him dead.

Speeding truck kills labourer

TNN / Mar 05, 2023, 08:21 (IST)

Dumka villagers want coal rake site shifted

TNN / Sep 16, 2022, 10:24 (IST)

Residents living in nearby localities of Dumka railway station gheraoed the DRM of Asansol division here on Thursday and submitted a memorandum to shift the newly established coal rake point to another location citing environment and air pollution in their villages.

11 convicted for raping woman in Jharkhand's Dumka

PTI / Jun 07, 2019, 21:16 (IST)

Santhal Pargana to be made economic corridor

TNN / Jul 29, 2011, 12:49 (IST)

Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda on Thursday said the Santhal Pargana region comprising six of the 24 districts in the state would be developed into an "economic corridor".

Shibu Soren awaits release order, likely to be released today

PTI / Aug 24, 2007, 09:46 (IST)

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren, who is waiting for a release order after his acquittal in the Shashnath Jha murder case, will appear before a Giridih court on Friday morning.

Littipara bypoll: JVM-P in fray

TNN / Mar 19, 2017, 06:25 (IST)

Jharkhand: Dumka, Sahibganj log zero paddy procurement at dist MSP centres

TNN / Apr 28, 2023, 08:26 (IST)

Dumka and Sahibganj are among the only two out of the 24 districts in Jharkhand where not a single farmer has sold their paddy (Kharif) at the minimum support price (MSP) centres since the state-sponsored procurement began in mid-December last year. Officials attributed drought as the single biggest reason behind the no-turnout of farmers at the MSP centres.

Deoghar man killed after miscreants hurl bomb at him

Jan 12, 2023, 08:28 (IST)

Laxmi Prasad Yadav, 52, was killed on Wednesday morning in Deoghar after unidentified miscreants hurled a crude bomb at him. Yadav had a criminal past and police said the deceased was identified as laxmi prasad yadav. The attack is believed to be connected with an ongoing land dispute.