Manoj Sinha
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J&K has built a fresh development lexicon

Four years after Article 370 was revoked, the UT has seen unprecedented development and people’s participation

People have freedom to live the way they want. That to me is the fundamental change driving the Union Territory (PTI)
Published on Aug 07, 2023 08:03 AM IST

J&K G20 meet marks a new era of prosperity

The upcoming G20 meet may herald a new era for Jammu and Kashmir and bolster its engagement with the international community

 The G20 meet will lend fresh energy and enthusiasm to work towards a new J&K that is ancient in its wisdom, modern in its growth, and rich in its diversities(HT File)
Published on May 21, 2023 08:05 PM IST

Guest Column: At 75, a renewed resolve to build New India together

Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav should hold the spirit of the freedom movement, express gratitude to martyrs, and reflect the glory of Sanatan Bharat and Modern India, which glows under the twin lights of spirituality of mystics and contribution of our scientists

The writer, Manoj Sinha, is the lieutenant governor of Jammu & Kashmir
Updated on Mar 12, 2021 12:52 AM IST
ByManoj Sinha

Bihar man slits throat, kills self to appease goddess in Jharkhand temple

Police said Sanjay Nutt, hailing from Buxar in neighbouring Bihar, took his life at the altar of the Chhinnamasta temple in Rajrappa where animal sacrifice is common.

Representative photo.(Shutterstock)
Updated on Feb 02, 2017 12:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ramgarh (Jharkhand) | ByManoj Sinha

MGNREGA beneficiary in Jharkhand strikes coal while digging well

The Central Coalfield Limited deploys security guards near the well to stop mass loot of the mineral

Chhotelal Yadav, a beneficiary under MGNREGA , finds coal deposit after digging around 16 foot(HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 29, 2016 10:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Cold wave-like weather in Jharkhand, two dead

A cold wave-like weather has gripped Jharkhand with minimum temperature on Wednesday night dipping up to 5.6 degrees Celsius below the normal for this time of the year. Two people died reportedly due to the cold in the state.

Ranchi Municipal Corporation has arranged bonfire facilities at nine places for homeless people.(HT File Photo)
Published on Dec 15, 2016 10:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySanjoy Dey & Manoj Sinha, Ranchi/ramgarh

Bricks and stones replace farmers at bank queues as they head to the fields

Villagers in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand have found an innovative way to manage paddy sowing without losing out in the serpentine queues outside banks.

Farmers place bricks with their names written on them in front of a bank in Ramgarh. They take their place in queue when the bank opens.(HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 20, 2016 08:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Jharkhand: 8-year-old girl mauled to death by pack of dogs

A pack of stray dogs mauled an eight-year-old girl to death on Tuesday when she was on her way to relieve herself in Hetbandh Digwar village in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district.

A pack of stray dogs mauled an eight-year-old girl to death in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district.(HT File Photo/ Representative image)
Updated on Sep 08, 2016 02:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh, Jharkhand

Jharkhand: Mother sells 3-day-old infant for Rs 2,000 to buy 2 goats

There is an uncanny resemblance between the biblical story of Abraham, who was asked to sacrifice his infant as proof of his piety, and that of Aano Devi, an impoverished tribal woman from Jharkhand who sold her three-day-old for Rs 2,000 on Sunday.

Aano Devi with the infant and her other children at home at Sabar Tola village in Mandu block of Ramgarh.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 16, 2016 04:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByB Vijay Murty & Manoj Sinha, Ranchi/ Ramgarh

Murbanda engineering students told ‘to strip, walk on glass pieces’

Over 100 first-year students of the Government Engineering College-Murbanda approached the police on Sunday to complain against the inhuman treatment meted out to them by seniors during ragging.

Over 100 first-year students of the Government Engineering College-Murbanda alleged that college seniors reportedly asked them to walk barefoot on tubelight fragments and strip naked at the college hostel.(Photo for representation)
Published on May 30, 2016 05:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Will scarcity of water negate Swachh Bharat success stories?

Swachh Bharat’s success stories are teetering and built toilets lie unused as local government officials struggle to sustain the campaign’s momentum in the face of water scarcity

Residents of Jagannathpur in Ranchi get barely enough water to drink. So some of them are forced to defecate in the open or use the paid toilets constructed in the village.(Parwa Khan/HT Photo)
Updated on May 15, 2016 11:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByRhythma Kaul/Manoj Sinha/Manoj Choudhary

Student attacked outside college in Jharkhand town, arms chopped off

A 30-year-old student of Maharshi Paramhansh College of Education in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district was attacked and her arms were chopped off by two bike-borne assailants on Wednesday. She succumbed to her injuries.

Sonali Murmu, a resident of Kander village, was attacked with a weapon.(Photo for representation)
Published on May 05, 2016 06:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Water crisis forces a return to open defecation in Jharkhand

Large swathes of the state are reeling under acute water scarcity with majority of the sources drying up, making it extremely difficult to arrange for even potable drinking water.

Large swathes of Jharkhand are reeling under acute water scarcity with majority of the sources drying up, making it extremely difficult to arrange for even potable drinking water.(AFP file photo)
Published on May 04, 2016 08:51 AM IST
ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Harassment on Holi leads to acid attack, 13 injured in Jharkhand

At least 13 people, including a woman, sustained burn injuries in an acid attack during a clash between two groups after a minor girl was allegedly harassed in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district on Holi, police said on Friday.

A family playing with colours(Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 25, 2016 05:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Women spread internet awareness in this extremism-hit Jharkhand region

Backed by Nari Urja Sangh, an NGO, 35 women have taken it upon themselves to educate villagers, most of whom have primary-level education and are vulnerable to internet fraud.

Members of the Nari Urja Sangh Churchu are visiting 8 Panchayat’s 41 villages to spread awareness on use of internet among village farmers, men-women and children.(HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 19, 2016 12:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Mandaps, priests on standby as Bajrang Dal readies to wed V-day couples

Bajrang Dal in a meeting on Friday evening at the district’s Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) office announced that it will have ready mandaps to marry off couples caught in parks and other public areas celebrating February 14.

A prompt wedding will be forced upon couples found celebrating Valentine’s Day in Ramgarh.
Updated on Feb 13, 2016 10:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Farmer’s son, labourer’s daughter to represent India in Japan

A casual labourer’s daughter and a farmer’s son from Jharkhand are among a group of young talented Indians who have been chosen to represent the country at a science congress to be held in Japan in May.

A combination of photos shows Anil Singh, a farmer’s son and Pushpa Kumari, daughter of a labourer, who are are among a group of young talented Indians who have been chosen to represent the country at a science congress to be held in Japan.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 15, 2016 03:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySaumya Mishra and Manoj Sinha, Ranchi/ramgarh

Jilted lover throws acid on girl in Jharkhand

A 20-year-old girl in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district suffered burns on her face after a man, whose love proposal she turned down, threw a bottle of acid on her on Monday evening, police said.

The Supreme Court in December ordered stricter measures to stop the sale of acid in India.(HT File Photo)
Published on Dec 14, 2015 10:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Daily labourer’s daughter from Jharkhand selected for R-Day parade

Sumanti Kumari, the daughter of a daily labourer from Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, has been selected for the National Republic Day parade to be held at Ashok Rajpath in New Delhi on January 26.

Sumanti Kumari cleared three rounds before she was selected for the college team. Later she was selected for the district and state teams of NSS that saw her making a foray in the national side.(HT Photo)
Published on Dec 12, 2015 09:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Jharkhand: 14 killed as SUV hit by speeding train at railway crossing

A speeding train rammed into an SUV at an unmanned railroad crossing in eastern India killing all 13 people in the vehicle, police said Tuesday.

The SUV was crossing the railroad track in Jharkhand when it was hit by the passenger train late Monday night, said SN Pradhan, a top police officer.(Photo courtesy: ANI)
Updated on Dec 08, 2015 04:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Jharkhand: Muslim body wants action against prohibited meat sale

Amid a raging controversy over cow slaughter, a Muslim organisation in Ramgarh has opposed the sale and trasportation of prohibited meat.

The Anjuman Millate Muslimin Committee submitted an application to Ramgarh police inspector GP Tiwari on Tuesday to take strict action against those selling and transporting prohibited meat.(Abid Bhat/HT photo)
Published on Oct 14, 2015 11:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Mecca stampede: Wasseypur man among dead, parents missing

A pall of gloom descended in Dhanbad after reports came in that a Wasseypur man was among the Indians killed and his parents were among the missing in Thursday’s Haj stampede in Mina (Mecca).

The relatives of Niyazul Haq, who died in the Haj stampede in Saudi Arabia, in Dhanbad on Saturday.(Bijay/ HT photo)
Updated on Sep 27, 2015 03:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySharad Chandra & Manoj Sinha, Dhanbad/ramgarh

Ramgarh family invites occultists to resurrect dead woman

A twenty-two-year-old woman died after delivering a baby girl in a private hospital in Ranchi. Believing that the woman could be brought back to life, now her family has invited occultists to resurrect the dead.

HT Image
Updated on Aug 31, 2015 10:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Jharkhand: 2 minors gang-raped, one dies

Two 17-year-old tribal girls working in a hotel in Jharkhand's temple town Rajrappa were allegedly gang-raped by the owner and his two friends. One of the victims later died at a hospital in Ranchi.

Updated on Dec 22, 2014 08:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Jharkhand ‘hunger death’: Tribal youth’s body to be exhumed for autopsy

The Jharkhand health department has decided to exhume the body of a tribal youth whose suspected “hunger death” has kicked off a political storm in the poll-bound state.

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Updated on Sep 28, 2014 09:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

13-year-old gang-raped for two days in Ramgarh

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped for two consecutive days at a village under Ramgarh police station area, police said on Sunday.

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Updated on Sep 25, 2014 05:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Student kills self after losing over Rs 2 lakh in IPL betting

An undergraduate student in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district committed suicide on Thursday night, allegedly after losing over Rs two lakh in betting on IPL matches.

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Updated on May 02, 2014 11:39 PM IST
None | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Student ends life after losing money in IPL betting

An undergraduate student in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district committed suicide on Thursday night, allegedly after losing over Rs two lakh in betting on IPL matches.

Updated on May 02, 2014 05:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

For this student, his legs are his arms

A poor and physically challenged teenage boy in Ramgarh has proved that where there is a will, there is a way. Sunil Linda, who is unable to use either of his hands since birth, is writing his Class-10 exam papers for Jharkhand board with his right leg.

HT Image
Updated on Feb 25, 2014 03:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh

Jharkhand: Class 7 student abducted, gang-raped in moving car

The two accused, Shyam Kumar and Bhim Yadav, have been arrested and the car has been seized. It is the third such case of crime against women in the district within seven days.

Updated on Feb 17, 2014 11:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManoj Sinha, Ramgarh
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