Dumka
City in Jharkhand, India
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Dumka, the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Birbhum district after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the southern part of Bihar along with 18 other Districts on 15 November 2000 to form Jharkhand as 28th State of India. Dumka is a peaceful and green city and also sub-capital of Jharkhand. The nearest important cities are Rampurhat and Deoghar.
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Sita Soren says husband's death was 'suspicious', demands probeSita Soren, now with BJP, raises suspicions about her husband's death before contesting from Dumka in the Lok Sabha election. JMM accuses BJP of disrupting the Soren family bonds, while speculations..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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IIT-K PhD student ends life at hostel, 3rd suicide in a monthA 29-year-old PhD student of IIT-Kanpur, Priyanka Jaiswal, hanged herself from the ceiling fan in her hostel room on the campus on Thursday. This is the third suicide at the institute in the past 30..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren leaves for Dumka, may skip ED summonsIndiaTimes - Published | |
6th summons to Jharkhand CM Soren in land deal caseEnforcement Directorate has served its sixth summons on Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in a land deal & money laundering case, asking him to report at its office in Ranchi on Tuesday. The session clashes..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Dumka murder: Already-married accused threatened victim Maruti 5 days ago; 150 angry women had saved herThe accused and the victim had known each other since 2019.DNA - Published | |
Jharkhand: 22-year-old woman set ablaze in Dumka for refusing marriage proposal, 1 heldThis incident comes just a few weeks after another minor girl in the district was set on fire allegedly by a man for disregarding his advances.DNA - Published | |
'Incidents occur': Jharkhand CM Soren on girl's death in DumkaIndiaTimes - Published | |
Incidents happen, where do they not occur? says Jharkhand CM on death of minor girl in DumkaJharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday responded insensitively to the death of a minor girl who was found hanging from a tree in Dumka district, saying "incidents happen. Where do they not..IndiaTimes - Published | |
14-year-old tribal girl found hanging in Jharkhand; political slugfest startsThe body of a 14-year-old pregnant tribal girl was found hanging from a tree in Jharkhand's Dumka, angering the local community and triggering a political backlash on Saturday as this was the second..IndiaTimes - Published | Jharkhand: Tribal girl raped, 'hanged' from tree; CM Soren busy saving government as Dumka sees another horrorThe minor's mother alleged that her daughter was raped, killed and hanged from the tree in an area under Mufassil police station on Friday.DNA - Published |
Dumka school girl killing: Complete timeline of what has happened so farA Class 12 girl was set on fire and killed by man after she spurned his advances in the incident that has since gained national attention.DNA - Published | Dumka girl's burning case transferred to Pocso courtThe case of Dumka schoolgirl, who died after she was set ablaze by her stalker for rejecting his advances on August 23, has been transferred to a Pocso court after it was established that the girl was..IndiaTimes - Published |
11 students, headmaster held in Jharkhand's Dumka for tying teachers to tree, beating them over poor marksThe First information report (FIR) has been registered against the headmaster and 11 students, the police said.DNA - Published | DSP lowered age of Dumka accused duo to shield them: BJPIndiaTimes - Published |
Dumka murder: Ankita's last statement against Shah Rukh goes viral; Jharkhand HC takes suo moto cognizanceShah Rukh had been harassing Ankita for over two years seeking a romantic relationship with the girlDNA - Published | Girl’s death latest flashpoint in Jharkhand political slugfestSecurity forces marched through the streets of Jharkhand’s Dumka on Monday to douse the flames of a potentially violent backlash over the death of a Class XII girl who had been set ablaze by a..IndiaTimes - Published |
Police arrest second accused in Dumka killing case; NCB seeks police report: Key pointsIndiaTimes - Published | Jharkhand: Protests in Ranchi, Section 144 in Dumka after schoolgirl set on fire by stalker for rejecting advancesEnraged over the incident, locals staged protests forcing the police to impose prohibitory orders. Two accused have been arrested so far in the case.DNA - Published |
Jharkhand: Girl dies after being set on fire for saying no to proposal, Section 144 imposed in DumkaSection 144 has been imposed in Jharkhand's Dumka after a Class 12 girl was set ablaze by a man after she allegedly denied his advances.DNA - Published | |
