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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Tusker threat in tribal belts
Dumka, Sept. 30: Dumka forest department may have been successful in rescuing tame circus elephants, but has miserably failed to control increasing man-animal conflict in tribal villages. The threat of elephant attacks increase in this time, when farmers harvest their paddy and brew hadiya to celebrate several festivals.
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NH-33 fire tamed, claims CCL
The underground fire in Kujju along the Ranchi-Patna highway (NH-33) has been tamed, well almost, claims Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), but it is still unclear whether the stretch is safe for traffic.
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Rs 950cr on way to save forest land
Jharkhand is all set to get Rs 950 crore from the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (Campa) to rejuvenate over 4,000 hectares of forests as a part of a nation-wide effort to promote afforestation in areas where forest land was used up for development projects.
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Agitation threat over Jharia fire
Smoke billows out of cracks in Bokapahari in this file picture of Jharia Dhanbad, Sept. 24: Concerned over the underground fire that is threatening to singe the Jharia township, social organisations here are mulling an agitation if steps to control the blaze are not taken without delay.
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Land protest rocks airport
Over 100 air passengers who had arrived from New Delhi this afternoon were held up for more than an hour at the newly refurbished airport terminal as a group of farmers blocked the exit to protest against land being acquired for the Birsa Munda Airport
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State cloaks itself from urban halo
- Job scheme drubbing in mind, Jharkhand lays off JNNURM awards Garbage won
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Diarrhoea grips 4 new villages
Jamshedpur, Sept. 21: The situation in diarrhoea-hit Potka block has deteriorated, as the disease has now spread to more villages. Cases of diarrhoea were reported from four new villages today, raising the number of affected villages to 19.
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Steel major rethink on Khunti project site
Faced with resistance over land acquisition for its proposed projects in Torpa-Kamdara, steel behemoth ArcelorMittal is exploring possibilities outside Khunti district.
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Brand Medha hope for dairy farmers
A dairy that produces one lakh litre of milk a day will be like drop in the ocean for Jharkhand that faces a daily shortage of eight lakh litres. But, it is a good beginning to tackle the state
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Diarrhoea stalks Potka, 400 affected
Till Friday, it preyed on 80. Within 72 hours, the count has jumped to 400. Diarrhoea, which reared its head in Potka, East Singhbhum, last week is stalking as many as 15 villages in the block, where at least 100 have been hospitalised. Unconfirmed reports say six villagers have already died of the disease, but the district administration has denied the claim.