This e-mail originated from outside of Times Of India And TimesGroup. Exercise caution before you click on any link or open attachments.Tentative story list from Jharkhand on Wednesday (Feb 25)PAGE 1/NATION1.Dumka: A couple and their minor son died after being hit by Vande Bharat train near Nagar Nabi railway station in Pakur district on Wednesday. RPF have launched probe to ascertain whether it was a suicide or accident. Details awaited—Rajesh2. Ranchi: Former CM Champai Soren’s 21-year-old grandson, who was on fun trip to Manali with his friends, died due to sudden health complication last night at the hotel. Champai with his son left for Himachal in the morning. CM Hemant Soren, and other expressed condolences—Bureau (150)PAGE 2/CITY3. Ranchi: With Holi approaching, the district food safety team has intensified vigil around Ranchi. Inspection was carried out at Railway Station on Tuesday to ensure safe and hygienic offerings for the festive rush. Notices were issued to 9 violators for deficiencies and penalties imposed as per food safety norms. Officials said monitoring will continue to prevent violations—Shikha (300)4. Dhanbad: A peace committee meeting was held in Dhanbad ahead of Holi. DC and SSP, along with administrative officials, police officers, and social workers, discussed security, harmony, and arrangements to ensure the festival is celebrated peacefully across the district by authorities—Sharad (300)5. Ranchi: 10 Dedicated Road Management Teams led by Ranchi Municipal Corporation officials carried out inspections across the city on Wednesday under the Swachh Survekshan drive. Checks focused on waste management, C&D waste disposal and public bins. Fines on around 200 violators were imposed, and establishments were directed to improve sanitation practices and ensure compliance with cleanliness norms—Shikha (300)6. Jamshedpur: Steel city decked up for the visit of President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. The route of the Prez convoy to Kadma and Sidhgora has been beautified, traffic regulations imposed, city has been split into five zone and 14 sectors for the security purpose—Sridhar (300)7. Ranchi: Capital prepares for the arrival of President Droupadi Murmu on February 26. Area around Birsa Munda Airport declared no fly zone. Mock drills conducted—Kelly8. Jamshedpur: Flyers from Jamshedpur to Ranchi, will have to avoid the timings when Prez will be in the city, as both Dobo and Mango bridges joining NH-18 will be closed tomorrow. Those coming from Ranchi airport to JSR will also face problems — Debasish (350)9. Jamshedpur: Finally, the govt professional college is all set to get operational from 2026-27. The state govt has announced to run the Institute of Professional Studies from coming fiscal year. It’s foundation was laid by then CM Raghubar Das in 2017 and the college was ready in 2020. Since then it is awaiting to get functional—Sridhar (300)CIVIC POLLS10. Ranchi: Preparations have been intensified at the Transport Nagar counting centre and strong room for Friday’s civic poll results. Ballot boxes for mayoral and ward seats remain under CCTV surveillance with layered security, barricading and regulated entry protocols in place. Meanwhile, some candidates have alleged discrepancies and raised concerns over transparency, prompting officials to reiterate that counting will follow strict guidelines—Shikha (300)11. Bokaro: The issue of alleged clash on civic body voting day on Feb 23 in which DSP was injured and resulted in beating of former Ward counsellor during polling in Ward 32 of the Chas Municipal Corporation resonated in the Assembly on Wednesday. Bokaro MLA Shweta Singh alleged that former ward councillor Ramashankar Singh and councillor candidate Rekha Devi were subjected to inhuman treatment. She termed the police action anti-democratic and demanded a transparent probe into the issue—Divy (250)12. Daltonganj: Palamu administration has lodged FIR against six newsmen for the violation of the model code of conduct, which is in force due to the civic body polls. Voting was held on Feb 23 and counting is on Feb 27 — Ahmad (200)PAGE 3/REGION13. Ranchi: Jharkhand government will not implement (verbatim) the Supreme Court order passed on November 13, 2025 to declare 314.68 square kilometers area in Saranda forest division as wildlife sanctuary. It will instead file a review petition in the Supreme Court seeking clarification on certain points of the order. The three-month deadline for implementing Supreme Court order expired on February 12, but the state has not yet complied. Govt informed about its plan to re-approach SC in a written reply to a question filed by Jamshedpur West MLA Saryu Roy in the Assembly—Mukesh (300)14. Ramgarh: Concerned over movement of elephant herds, Ramgarh Cantonment Board has installed high intensity flashlights in ward no 6, a highly populated area with schools, college, hotels, restaurants and crowded market—Agarwal (200)15. Ranchi: Copy on the question hour and debate on the budget in the assembly. Details awaited—Sanjay16. Dhanbad: Work at Dhanbad civil court was disrupted on Wednesday following a bomb threat. Police launched intensive search and investigation. The SSP received the threat through an email, prompting evacuation and deployment of dog squad and bomb disposal team at site—Sharad (250)17. Dumka: With no headway in arresting the miscreants involved in firing against the union leader of private bus employees, Arun Singh on Tuesday, the bus owners, and local shopkeepers on Wednesday threatened to launch stir against police—Rajesh (200)18. Gumla: District administration has rolled out a 4 day special practice session to prepare kids for class 8 JAC board examination. A total 17254 examinees from 543 middle schools are covered under this—Gupta19. Dhanbad: A three-day meet on ancient texts was organised at IIT ISM Dhanbad. Scholars and researchers from across the country presented papers and discussed preservation, interpretation, and relevance of traditions—SharadUnlisted items will follow later in the day
