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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Tenughat helps Bengal- water release from today; Bokaro, Dhanbad alerted
Tenughat dam is set to release 65,000 acre feet water in two phases to Bengal against its request for 75,000 acre feet to help feed dry irrigation canals in the neighbouring state.
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Ranchi water project under cloud
A state department has raised the red flag on finalising a Hyderabad-based company for a Rs 253 crore water supply project as it is now under the scanner of the income tax (IT) and vigilance for having bagged rural electrification contracts allegedly at the behest of former chief minister Madhu Koda.
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Get rid of hazardous waste cheap
Cement major offers Jhinkpani facility to industrial houses OUR CORRESPONDENT ACC plant director Rakesh Sinha Jamshedpur, Feb. 19: Call it a significant step towards a cleaner and greener steel city. Cement major ACC Limited has offered to dispose of hazardous waste like plastic, paint sludge and slag produced by industrial houses here at its Jhinkpani plant in West Singhbhum.
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Young male to complete big cat family
- Tata zoo gets CZA nod for animal exchange with Assam, captive breeding of tigers to begin in March ANTARA BOSE Jamshedpur, Feb. 18: Come March, Shanti
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Dalma focus on tourism - Centre drive to ensure local tribals earn a living
Jamshedpur, Feb. 17: The Centre is keen on developing eco-tourism atop the picturesque Dalma hills so that local tribals can earn a livelihood from the exercise. The National Afforestation and Eco-development Board (NAEB), under the Union ministry of environment and forests, conducted a two-day workshop to discuss various ideas that could promote eco-tourism in Dalma.
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PIL against illegal cellphone towers
Ranchi, Feb. 17: Installation of cellphone towers without permission of proper authorities has been brought under the scanner of the Jharkhand High Court. Numerous mobile towers have been erected across the length and breadth of the city without adhering to the norms for personal gain by cellular companies has been raised in a public interest litigation filed before the high court today.
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School kids on green drive
To create awareness on environment conservation, students along with teachers will organise campaigns from March 14 culminating with World Forestry Day (March 21). Academics and forest officials working towards environment conservation have formed Eco Task Force that will carry out the week-long celebrations. The decision was taken at a meeting at Kerala Samajam Model School on Tuesday.
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Meet focus on quality steel
Jamshedpur, Feb. 16: Around 40 experts and company representatives from across the country and abroad are putting their heads together to develop high-grade steel for automotive industry. The deliberations are on at a three-day international conference at SNTI Auditorium. The meet kicked off yesterday.
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Highway litterbugs under fire
Jamshedpur: The Jamshedpur highway division of the state road construction department has decided to crack down on litterbugs and encroachers along National Highway 33. A public notice issued today accused several hotels and industrial units of violating hygiene rules and encroaching upon the highway.
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Fresh vows to develop Jharia
A pledge to start a renewed fight for development of Jharia under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was taken at a joint meeting of Jharia Coalfield Bachao Samiti, Jharia Chamber of Commerce and Dhanbad Bar Association yesterday.