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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Experts to visit drought zones
<br /><br /><p>New Delhi, Aug. 10: A team of central officials and experts will visit Jharkhand to assess the drought situation, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said in the Lok Sabha today, a day after Raj Bhavan added four names to the existing list of 12 parched districts.</p>
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Call for tribal development
<p>Ranchi, Aug. 9: Jharkhand Indigenous People
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Funds proposal for irrigation
<br />SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA<br /><br />Ranchi, Aug. 9: The water resources department has finalised a proposal to demand Rs 1,727.22 lakh from the National Calamity Relief Fund to restart 152 irrigation projects in the 12 districts that have been declared drought-hit. The aim is to restore these schemes within 60 days.<br />
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UN help for dry villages
<br />Jamshedpur, Aug. 9: The forest department has extended a helping hand to the farmers of Pipla and Bhagabandh villages in drought-hit East Singhbhum district under the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a frontal agency fighting hunger worldwide.<br /><br />Recently, the department started a lift irrigation project in both the villages covering 10 hectares of land.<br />
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Seraikela welcomes visit from storks
- Rare black-necked, open billed variants wing near Sitarampur dam Jamshedpur, Aug. 1: In what promises to be an ornithologist
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All for cleaner water- Facelift for five reservoir lifelines in capital, Adityapur, Hazaribagh & Chatra
Ranchi, July 30: Jharkhand has embarked on a mammoth project to rejuvenate five dams and reservoirs that act as prime water sources for capital Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh and Chatra, a move that will also help the state tap central funds.
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Census lags in East Singhbhum
Jamshedpur, July 30: The first phase of the census survey in East Singhbhum district is progressing at snail
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Shutdown fiat for polluting HEC foundry plant
Ranchi, July 28: In a landmark decision, the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board today ordered Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Ranchi, to shut down its foundry forge plant
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Prod to curb illegal mining
Ranchi, July 27: Chief secretary A.K. Singh has directed deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) to launch a major crackdown on illegal mining across the state. In a letter to DCs and SPs today, he held them responsible for rampant mining of iron ore, coal, et al in this mineral-rich state.
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Winged menace at airport - Garbage dump, trees raise fears of more frequent bird-hits
Ranchi, July 27: A day after a suspected bird-hit grounded a Mumbai-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight at Ranchi