Giridih (cow shed) fair. Giridih has many prestigious colleges and schools. The major colleges in this town include – Khandoli Institute of Technology affiliated to AICTe Schools include – Hindi newspapers Hindustan Dainik, Dainik Bhaskar, Prabhat Khabar and Dainik Jagran are the popular newspapers as the local language is Hindi. The main English newspapers covering Giridih are The Telegraph, The Times of India and The Hindustan Times. City News (News line) channel for the cable network provides the local news from Giridih. Doordarshan Jharkhand is the official channel covering Giridih. Giridih has several religious and scenic tourist spots, including the following:
India at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics India at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics India competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. India, which had won 8 medals in 2010 games, managed just 2 medals this time. Two archers from India qualified due to their performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships. Five athletes from India qualified. Two shuttlers from India qualified based on the BWF World Junior Rankings. Two boxers from India qualified based on their performance in the 2014 Youth World Championships. One boat from India qualified based on its performance at the 2013