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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Elections take back seat in malaria villages
Shikaripara (Dumka), Dec. 4: The poll meetings of Nitish Kumar hold little meaning for the villagers of Shikaripara constituency. So do the rallies of Lalu Prasad. Rather, they are more concerned about a disease that has been stalking them
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Gas leak spurs panic in Jemco
Panic gripped a slum in Jemco, situated close to Tata Steel
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Better life eludes Ranchi village - indifferent politicians deaf to irrigation project demand
For residents of Sundil village on the banks of Potpota river, the dream of a lift irrigation project has remained just that
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Birsa zoo shield to combat cold
The elephants are enjoying oil massages, tigers are getting beef for lunch and the hippos are being fed mahua. Animals at Birsa Munda Zoological Park, about 22km from the state capital, are getting the royal treatment this year to shield them cope with the cold.
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Pledge to solve water, electricity woes
Some chose to walk to meet the people. Others preferred to address the weekend crowd at public places. Whatever may be the mode of communication, all made the usual promises to solve water woes and power pangs. Thus kicked off the campaign in the East Singhbhum district for the first phase of elections scheduled on November 25.
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Encroachments keep birds away
A white ibis at Udhwa Bird Sanctuary in Rajmahal. Picture by Anant Kumar Roy Rajmahal, Nov. 6: Rampant encroachment is threatening the very existence of Jharkhand
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Campaign to save winged guest - school & college students roped in by NGO
Hazaribagh, Nov. 5: At a time when the forest department has almost conceded defeat to save the migratory birds that are target of poachers, a social activist has come forward to give them a fresh lease of life. Satya Prakash, the founder of Neo Foundation
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PM prod for action on forest rights
The Centre has asked the state to speed up the implementation of Scheduled Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights) Act, meant to provide ownership rights to those who have been farming on forestland.
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Seminar stresses on rainwater conservation - Meet on climate change kicks off at BAU
Governor K. Sankaranarayanan today lamented that though the state receives an average of 1400mm rainfall every year, yet at least 80 per cent of rainwater gets wasted in the absence of comprehensive planning.
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GM brinjal worries experts
The Union ministry of environment and forest has given the green signal for cultivation of two varieties of genetically modified (GM) brinjal, but scholars here are sceptical.