No More 23-Hour Layovers? Ranchi Pushes Airlines for Direct Flight to Raipur

Birsa Munda Airport is pushing airlines to launch direct flights from Ranchi to Raipur, Varanasi, and Guwahati to end exhausting 23-hour passenger layovers.
7-year-old Ranchi boy swims Palk Strait in world record

Seven-year-old Ishank from Ranchi set a new world record by swimming the dangerous 29-kilometre Palk Strait from Sri Lanka to India in under 10 hours.
Heartbreak in Jharkhand: Air Ambulance Carrying Burn Patient Crashes in Dense Forest, No Survivors

A Redbird Airways air ambulance carrying a burn patient crashed in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, killing all 7 on board. Read the full story of the tragic flight from Ranchi to Delhi.
Dreams Turned to Nightmares: 11 Jharkhand Workers Return from Dubai with Tales of Assault and Unpaid Wages

11 of the 14 stranded Jharkhand workers have returned from Dubai, alleging severe assault, unpaid wages, and a lack of government financial aid for their tickets. Read their harrowing story of survival and escape on RootsAlert.
14 Jharkhand Workers Trapped in Dubai; Passports Seized, Wages Slashed

Fourteen migrant workers from Jharkhand are stranded in Dubai alleging wage theft, seized passports, and extortion threats by their employer. Read the full report on their plea for repatriation.
Toxic Vapours Claim Three in Dhanbad as Jharia’s Underground Fires Breach Surface Again

A lethal carbon monoxide leak triggered by underground fires in Dhanbad’s Jharia coalfield has claimed three lives. The tragedy at the defunct Putki-Balihari colliery has reignited the crisis over land subsidence and the stalled relocation of thousands of residents.