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Saurav Roy

Saurav Roy

Saurav Roy is a senior correspondent in Jharkhand. He writes on education, industry, human rights and politics. He has extensively covered the human trafficking rackets of Jharkhand and has special interest in writing about modern day slavery.

Articles by Saurav Roy

CBSE leak: Student in Jharkhand got maths paper from Bihar day before exam

Chatra district police chief Akhilesh B Verior addresses a press conference in Chatra on Saturday.

Updated on Apr 1, 2018 03:23 IST

CBSE Class 10 paper leak: Jharkhand police detain six students, coaching centre owner

Congress workers hold placards and protest against Board exam paper leak outside CBSE headquarters in New Delhi on Friday.

Updated on Mar 30, 2018 11:17 IST

RJD chief Lalu Prasad to get treatment at AIIMS Delhi

Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav leaves for Delhi's All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) from Ranchi Railway Station in wake of his deteriorating health on Wednesday.

Updated on Mar 28, 2018 17:54 IST

Lalu likely to be shifted to AIIMS in Delhi from Ranchi

Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad leaves special CBI court after being pronounced guilty in the fourth Dumka multi-crore fodder scam case in Ranchi last week.

Updated on Mar 20, 2018 18:23 IST

Lalu Prasad takes ill, admitted to cardiology wing of RIMS in Ranchi

Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad has been serving a jail term in Ranchi since December 23, 2017 following his conviction in a fodder scam case.

Updated on Mar 18, 2018 03:15 IST

CBSE board exams begin, 5 lakh students appear in Jharkhand

Around half-a-million students appeared in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) from Class 10 and 12 final exams in more than 150 centres across Jharkhand on Monday.

Updated on Mar 5, 2018 12:22 IST

Punjab woman says she was gangraped on Delhi-Ranchi train

A 19-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two men in an empty bogie of a Delhi-Ranchi train.

Updated on Feb 17, 2018 07:59 IST

CM orders SIT probe into Koderma Cong chief’s murder

Mangle remains of the SUV of Congress district President Shankar Yadav who was killed on February 13

Updated on Feb 15, 2018 07:32 IST

Bihar-like grand alliance to topple BJP in 2019 polls, says Sharad Yadav

Former Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav addresses a press conference in Ranchi, on Monday.

Updated on Feb 6, 2018 02:54 IST

Govt employee asks Jharkhand CM for different job after sex-reassignment surgery

An activist waves a rainbow flag during an LGBT pride parade.

Updated on Jan 30, 2018 12:20 IST

PDS struggle on in Jharkhand, govt denies ‘starvation deaths’

Family members and relatives at the house Rooplal Marandi , who died after he was allegedly refused subsidised supplies, at Manoharpur village in Deoghar on October 24, 2017.

Updated on Jan 13, 2018 14:53 IST

Putting a period on taboo around menstruation

Mangesh Jha hands over sanitary napkins to a woman at Jonha village in Ranchi.

Updated on Jan 9, 2018 07:10 IST

Another starvation death in Jharkhand as biometric authentication trips, says NGO

Etwariya Devi allegedly died of starvation at Sonpurwa village in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district after her family was denied free ration for three months.

Updated on Jan 3, 2018 03:46 IST

To keep Lalu healthy in jail, 2 brothers bring fresh veggies on New Year

A file photo shows RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav being escorted by police officials after his conviction in the fodder scam case, in Ranchi on December 23.

Updated on Jan 1, 2018 17:55 IST

Government school students to worship parents in Jharkhand

Over five million children study in government schools in Jharkhand and the majority come from villages and urban slums.

Updated on Dec 30, 2017 13:04 IST

Roti, dal, cabbage for Lalu Prasad’s jail dinner; family worried about his health

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav being escorted by police officials after being convicted by the special CBI court in a fodder scam case, in Ranchi, on Saturday.

Updated on Dec 25, 2017 03:33 IST

In Lalu Prasad’s jail cell: TV, newspaper, mosquito net, home-cooked food

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav arrives at a special CBI court in Ranchi on Saturday for a hearing in the fodder scam case.

Updated on Dec 24, 2017 02:17 IST

Even after MS Dhoni, Jharkhand has plenty to offer to Indian cricket

MS Dhoni’s first coach Chanchal Bhattacharya said young players from Jharkhand are seeing the ex-India captain as a role model.

Updated on Dec 15, 2017 14:42 IST

BJP leader killed in Jharkhand, two family members injured

A police officer talking to villagers at Bagma village in Jharkhand’s Khunti district where a local BJP leader, Bhaiya Ram Munda was shot dead by suspected PLFI activists on Friday.

Updated on Dec 2, 2017 15:25 IST

NIA, security forces cast net to catch elusive Jharkhand Maoist leader

Special arms force of Jharkhand police in drill for anti naxal combing operation at JAP 1 Ground in Ranchi, on September 12, 2017.

Updated on Nov 23, 2017 14:39 IST

Muslim clerics in Jharkhand oppose govt move on national anthem in madrasas

Citizens stand as the national anthem is played before a movie at a theatre. The BJP government in Jharkhand will make singing of the national anthem mandatory in madrasas and schools.

Updated on Nov 10, 2017 09:44 IST

Jharkhand student kills self, suicide note points to exam pressure

Inmates found the body hanging from the fourth floor of Vinayakam Girls’ Hostel in Tharpakna locality on Monday morning and informed police officials. (Representative photo)

Updated on Nov 6, 2017 13:00 IST

Three women of tribal family hacked to death near Jharkhand capital Ranchi

A sharp object was used to attack the women on their neck with the intent to behead them.

Updated on Oct 24, 2017 18:13 IST

Jharkhand girl’s ‘starvation death’: Mother attacked for ‘defaming village’

Santoshi Kumari died on September 28 after starving for four days in absence of ration at home.

Updated on Oct 22, 2017 05:33 IST

11-year-old ‘starving’ Simdega girl died of malaria, says deputy commissioner

Santoshi Kumari, 11, died allegedly of starvation after her family was struck off the government welfare rolls for not linking their ration card with Aadhaar.

Updated on Oct 18, 2017 04:04 IST

Girl dies of ‘starvation’ after ration card caught in tech glitch over Aadhaar

Santoshi Kumari died on September 28 after starving for four days in absence of ration at home.

Updated on Oct 16, 2017 11:54 IST

Students lock out officials of law varsity NSURL in Ranchi, allege fund misappropriation

Policemen watch as students of the National University of Study and Research in Law stage a dharna against the alleged misappropriation of funds in front of university gate at Kanke in Ranchi.

Updated on Sep 15, 2017 10:10 IST

Jharkhand woman alleges husband gave her triple talaq a day after SC outlawed practice

Fatma Suraiya, a resident of Hazaribagh, said her husband uttered talaq, talaq, talaq and forced her and her daughter out of the house. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 29, 2017 12:45 IST

Family blames Blue Whale Challenge after Jharkhand teen’s mysterious death

As part of the Blue Whale Challenge, a participant is assigned daily tasks for 50 days. It includes inflicting self-injury, watching horror movies, waking up at odd hours to wrap the task and even carving a whale shape on the arms.

Updated on Aug 22, 2017 07:37 IST

Woman lynched in Jharkhand on suspicion of involvement in braid-chopping

Many women in Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have reported their hair being mysteriously chopped off.

Updated on Aug 19, 2017 14:50 IST

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