Dhanbad
Metropolis in Jharkhand, India
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Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. It ranks as the 39th largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with Paschim Bardhaman district and Purulia district of West Bengal and Bokaro, Giridih and Jamtara districts of Jharkhand. The city is called the 'Coal Capital of India' for housing one of the largest coal mines in the country. The prestigious institute, Indian School of Mines is situated in Dhanbad. Apart from coal, it has also grown in information technology.
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Dhanbad assembly election results 2024: Congress's Ajay Dubey, BJP's Raj Sinha among top candidatesIn the upcoming 2024 Jharkhand assembly elections, BJP candidate Raj Sinha will face Congress's Ajay Dubey in Dhanbad. Sinha, a two-time incumbent, seeks to maintain BJP's stronghold against Dubey,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Centre fills up director's posts at 6 IITs vacant for a whileNew directors appointed for IITs Kanpur, Guwahati, Dhanbad, Goa, Jodhpur, and BHU. IIT-Hyderabad director position pending. Ministry of Education oversees IIT directors' appointments.IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Have to make our country...': PM Modi speaks about India's growing potential in JharkhandAddressing a public rally in Dhanbad's Sindri, PM Modi underlined that the growth rate of 8.4 percent registered during the financial quarter from October to December 2023 showcases India's growing..DNA - Published | |
Meet 'Mauni Mata', an 85-year-old woman who will break 32-year-long 'Maun Vrat' after Ayodhya Ram Temple inaugurationSaraswati Devi, a Dhanbad resident, took her vow on the day Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992, promising to break it only when the Ram temple was inaugurated.DNA - Published | |
3 dead, several feared trapped in illegal coal mine collapse near Jharkhand's DhanbadDeputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Sindri, Abhishek Kuma, said the exact number of people killed and feared trapped or injured would be known after rescuers can locate the victims.DNA - Published | |
Rail officials, contractor booked for Dhanbad power-line deathsIndiaTimes - Published | |
'Killer' of Bihar worker whose death sparked TN row held in JharkhandTamil Nadu police said on Thursday they had arrested from Jharkhand's Dhanbad the alleged killer of a labourer from Bihar whose murder set off a political storm centred on the so-called targeting of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Woman ties the knot unaware of mom’s death in Dhanbad fireIndiaTimes - Published | |
Jharkhand: 14 dead including three children as massive fire breaks out in Dhanbad buildingJharkhand fire: A rescue operation is still underway at the site.DNA - Published | |
Jharkhand: Five killed in fire accident at residential complex of Dhanbad hospitalFive people have been killed in a massive fire broke out at Dhanbad hospital's residential complex.DNA - Published | |
Dhanbad Judge Murder: Court says culprits must remain in jail till end of lifeCBI court judge Rajni Kant Pathak on July 28 held autorickshaw driver Lakhan Verma and his associate Rahul Verma guilty of murdering the judge.DNA - Published | Two get life in jail till death for Jharkhand judge's murderTwo men convicted of the murder of additional district and sessions judge Uttam Anand in Dhanbad last year have been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment till death.IndiaTimes - Published |
