# Cities

Rs 5.84 lakh looted from Jharkhand petrol pump

Criminals looted Rs 5.84 lakh from the manager of a petrol pump here in Jharkhand on Monday, police said. The…

IANS | Ranchi | November 6, 2017 6:59 pm

Rs 5.84 lakh looted from Jharkhand petrol pump

Criminals looted Rs 5.84 lakh from the manager of a petrol pump here in Jharkhand on Monday, police said.

The manager of the fuel pump was going to deposit the money in the bank when four criminals riding a bike and in a car snatched the cash and a cheque for Rs 24,000 at gunpoint and escaped.

# India

Workshop on PESA Act in Ranchi tomorrow

The Jharkhand government is organizing a workshop in Ranchi on Tuesday with the aim of disseminating awareness about the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA Act).

# Bengal

Elephant herd enters Bankura

A herd of 52 Dalma range elephants from Jharkhand entered the Bankura forests Monday late night through the West Midnapore jungle corridor.

# Opinion

Urban voters must turn out in larger numbers

The results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections are now out, and new governments have been formed in both states. The Chief Ministers and some ministers have also taken their oaths.