Parasnath Hill protests: The Jain community is staunchly opposing government's move to declare Parasnath Hill located in the Giridih district of Jharkhand a tourist destination. Several Jain monks ...

A fire, seething in the forested swathes of Giridih since last month-end, has reportedly taken a heavy toll on the flora and fauna on the holy Parasnath Hills and is threatening the cluster of temples ...

A protest by the Jain community led to the Giridih district administration setting up a checkpoint to prevent people from entering the temple area where meat and alcohol will not be allowed. The ...

The samity members claimed that the incidents of forest fire are caused by tribals, who light fire to clean the areas while plucking Mahua flowers Members of Parasnath Makar Sankranti Mela Samity try ...

Hundreds of tribals on Tuesday marched to Parasnath Hills, home to Jain pilgrimage centre Sammed Shikhar, in Giridih district of Jharkhand, reiterating their demand to announce the place as their ...

It was 8.30 pm in the town of Madhuban in Jharkhand, and Itwari Soren and Ramesh Murmu sat listless outside a lavish Jain mansion. The two, who are palanquin bearers and belong to the Santal Adivasi ...

During the full moon of the Baisakh month (in May), Adivasis from the Santhal community in Hazaribagh, erstwhile Manbhum, and the larger Santhal Pargana areas in Jharkhand, gather at the base of ...

Bokaro: The Giridih administration on Monday held a meeting to strategise measures for declaring Parasnath Hill, also known as Marang Buru, a single-use plastic-free zone and strengthen waste ...

RANCHI: Tribals will observe a day's fast on January 30 at Ulihatu in Khunti district, the birthplace of tribal icon Birsa Munda, in solidarity with their movement to "save" the Parasnath hills, a ...