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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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A woman and her daughter lost their lives, and her professor husband was injured in a car accident in Jharkhand. The accident occurred when the teacher was driving the car, and the family was rushed to a hospital for treatment. Sadly, the wife and daughter did not survive, while the professor is in critical condition.

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday responded insensitively to the death of a minor girl who was found hanging from a tree in Dumka district, saying, "Incidents happen. Where do they not occur?"

The JMM chief was released from Dumka central jail, four days after his acquittal in the Shashinath Jha murder case.

Suspecting them of being in an illicit relationship, a group of passengers today thrashed a woman and her male colleague on board a Jassidih-Dumka local train.

The Bharatiya Janata Party released its sixth list of three candidates for the Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan and Manipur on Tuesday. Indu Devi Jatav to be fielded from Rajasthan's Karauli-Dholpur constituency and BJP leader Kanhaiya Lal Meena to contest against Congress’s Murari Lal Meena from Rajasthan’s Dausa Lok Sabha constituency.

Facing flak for its Borio MLA Lobin Hembrom’s controversial statement on the recent gang-rape and murder of a tribal girl in Dumka, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday distanced itself from the comment and said it was the lawmaker’s personal opinion.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha president and former chief minister Shibu Soren has sparked controversy by attending a Muslim religious programme in Jamtara.

Ailing JMM president Shibu Soren today filed his nomination from the Dumka reserved seat which goes for the second phase of polling on April 23.