Swine flu alert after death in Ranchi
Health department advisory for surgeons and district surveillance units, asking them to screen suspected cases By Our Special Correspondent in Ranchi Swine flu is stalking Jharkhand with at least eight
Telegraph (Ranchi)
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Jumbo rescue centre plan gets moving
Elephants at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary The proposed size of the shelter may have shrunk but prospects of the first-ever elephant rescue centre in Jharkhand are finally looking up. More than a year after
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Australian firm eyes Patamda mines
Jamshedpur, Nov. 16: The mines of East Singhbhum are shining bright for offshore investors with Western Australian firm India Resource Limited (IRL) eyeing iron ore and manganese mining prospects in the
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Solar lights for villages
Statehood Day celebrations ushered in hopes of better amenities in two densely populated pockets of East Singhbhum district. Jugsalai residents had their long-awaited demand for clean drinking water fulfilled
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Wasteland to green hub
The steel city will soon grow a green lung out of industrial waste with the forest department taking the first step on Statehood Day. The department, which is planning an eco-restoration and reclamation
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Rs 5cr to transform tribal village
Bokaro/Ranchi, Nov. 10: Chief minister Arjun Munda today declared that the state government would contribute Rs 5 crore for the development of Luguguru, a tribal religious hub situated some 75km from Bokaro
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Sewer plan back to drawing board - Rs 1800cr DPR in fringe fix, funds on hold
The dream of Ranchi as a hygiene haven will remain just that — a dream — at least for some more time. The big-budget, ambitious plan to realign the capital’s shoddy network of sewers and drains, which
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All smiles for bumper harvest
Jharkhand has produced more rice than it needs this season, thanks to the monsoon bounty after three consecutive years of drought, enabling the state to set up procurement centres in all 24 districts for
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Bengal aid to steer Dalma jumbos
Last year, the panacea for the elephant menace was burning cow dung cakes mixed with red chillies. Last week, it was deploying village vigilantes armed with cellphones. Right now, it is a proposal to hire
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40 roads to get Rs 4cr facelift
Curtains on craters, the city is ready to get the show on the road. The Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) has drawn up a Rs 4-crore revamp plan for 40 roads, the tender for which will be opened
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Energy workshop
The geology department of Vinoba Bhave University will host an Italian MNC-sponsored workshop on Tuesday to train young minds on energy efficiency with a thrust on helping them identify alternative sources