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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State gets ready for industry index - Workshop on preparing indicator starts
Ranchi, July 18: Ever wondered how is Jharkhand
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Chandil dam raises flooding fears
Jamshedpur, July 17: After heavy rain, the water level in Chandil dam
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Kisan Morcha demands subsidies
Ranchi, July 17: The BJP Kisan Morcha has demanded more agricultural subsidies for farmers, though it remains tight-lipped on whether the Arjun Munda government should withdraw value added tax (VAT) on pesticides. Farmers in Jharkhand are required to pay five per cent VAT on pesticides.
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State gets Rs 432cr for anganwadis - Funds to fight anaemia
Jharkhand has been granted Rs 432 crore to construct 10,000 anganwadi centres over the next five years and fight an alarmingly high incidence of anaemia among women and small girls. The money, granted by the 13th Finance Commission to the state welfare department, assumes significance as of the 38,432 existing anganwadi centres in the state, only 17,000 have their own buildings.
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Industry help to save forests
Jamshedpur, July 5: The forest department is trying to rope in public sector enterprises to conserve forestland and thus promote eco-tourism. Sanjeev Kumar, the divisional forest officer (DFO) of Dhalbhum, today convened a meeting with representatives of Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL), Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) and Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board to look into how the corporate
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Govt scraps VAT on foodgrains
Ranchi, July 5: The cabinet today decided to waive value added tax (VAT) on foodgrains and locally manufactured edible items, including branded products, and approved funds for setting up state food corporation godowns in various districts and nine sub-divisions. The taxes will also not be applicable on linen, towels, handkerchiefs and similar items.
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Green laurels for Tata plant
When it comes to caring for the greens, there is no stopping the Tatas. At least, the string of awards says so. The Jamshedpur plant of Tata Motors Limited has added another feather in its cap by bagging the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award, 2011. The automobile major, which also manufactures state-of-the-art world trucks, was selected the winner by a jury headed by the former Chie
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Hope at last for dying water sources
Two Delhi-based agencies have agreed to act as consultants to save nine
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Waste electricity, pay penalty
- Deputy commissioner issues warning against power misuse to employees of collectorate The next time you leave fans, lights and computers switched on at the district collectorate, you might as well get ready to part with some cash. For, the administration has decided to slap fines on employees found misusing electricity after the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) submitted a bill of ap
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Sand quarrying bar hits villages
Delay in awarding sand quarrying leases is making life difficult for daily labourers.