Burdwan Compound News Today

Several streets and bylanes in Ranchi witnessed waterlogging in the morning as rain pounded the city from Monday night. Gloomy skies, caused by heavy cloud cover which persisted throughout the day, also brought down daytime temperatures six degrees below normal in the state capital.

Ranchi: The prolonged scorching heat without any pre-monsoon showers has caused the groundwater levels in the Ranchi district to shrink by several hun.

Ranchi/Jamshedpur/Bokaro: The demand for poultry chicken in Ranchi started plunging after cases of avian influenza were reported from seven states. Denizens, who usually savour chicken dishes at home, eateries and street food carts, are giving them a miss fearing bird flu. Last week, chicken was sold in Ranchi at Rs 150 a kilogram but with the number of customers dwindling, many traders have begun slashing prices to exhaust their stock. Sarwar Qureshi, who runs a shop in Kokar, slashed the pr...