Amid talk of Assembly polls in Jharkhand likely in July, Congress on Thursday said it will decide within a week whether to try for an alternative government or go for a fresh mandate.

The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) may declare Intermediate results in first week of June, 2013.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered setting up of a medical board to examine the health condition of former Haryana Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who along with 54 others is serving a jail term in the teachers' recruitment scam.

A Jharkhand court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a state Congress legislator Sawana Lakra and three others convicted in a murder case.

Two minor sisters were strangulated to death allegedly by three youths in Sarjamatu village of Palamu district, the police said on Sunday. The bodies of the victims, identified as Sujata Kumari (9) and her sister Rajni Kumari (7) were found from a paddy field, the police said.

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) is reportedly planning to set up a three million tonnes per annum (MTPA) steel plant at an estimated investment of Rs 16,500 crore in Jharkhand.

Jharkhand Disom Party (JDP) has called a dawn to dusk state-wide bandh on May 19 in protest against alleged forcible acquisition of agriculture land at Nagari in Ranchi.

In a bid to boost basic education in the state, the Jharkhand government is mulling to regularize the services of para-teachers. A proposal in that regard has been included in the proposed Para Teacher Service Circular. Presently, the government renews their contract on a yearly basis.

Men now have a one-stop shop on the latest fashion trends, leisure, technology, gadgets and automobiles through a fashion e-magazine launched by a leading luxury menswear brand. Not only one can read about the latest trends for men, but customers can also order products online through the new initiative by Louis Philippe.

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 14-year-old step-daughter for the last seven months, police said on Monday.