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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Tuskers target school, devour meal grain
Four sacks of rice, one of pulses and potato ration to last at least a month
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Land hurdles stall roads - State puts new projects on hold
Widening project has hit the national highway near Ranchi Ranchi, July 17: At least 40 road projects, ideated to improve travel experience and trade prospects within Jharkhand, are held up because of nagging land acquisition problems, prompting the departmental secretary, N.N. Sinha, putting a stop on new projects without mandatory land clearances.
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Project cloud on lake health - 35ft wall with boulders to reduce size of Line Tank
The beautification plan for Line Tank can well be its death knell, too. The irony of the project is that the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), its custodian, was not taken into confidence about the damaging changes being effected by the Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA), the agency in charge of the beautification plan.
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Beldih fish choke on garage grime
Jamshedpur, July 15: Around 300 fish have died at Beldih Lake in Dhatkidih in the past week. Authorities are hinting at water contamination as the cause and are blaming neighbouring garages for releasing pollutants in the lake.
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Civic team to clean monsoon mess
Ranchi, July 15: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has identified 14 pockets in the city prone to waterlogging to facilitate steps to end monsoon worries.
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CMPDI inks survey deal
Now, engineers can plan a coal washery without visiting the site for details. Mini-ratna Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) today signed an MoU with Survey of India for preparing large-scale updated topographical maps of major coalfields.
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Revving up for green drive
Jamshedpur, July 14: Soon the steel city will be the first in Jharkhand and Bihar to have LPG-run vehicles. The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is set to launch an Auto LPG Centre (LPG dispensing station) and special kits for LPG driven vehicles on July 23.
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Officials pull up polluting plants
The first visit of bureaucrats to sponge iron units suspected of causing pollution was an eye-opener. A team
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90 firms apply for manganese lease
Several corporate houses have their eyes on the manganese reserve recently found at Patamda block of East Singhbhum.
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Relief roster for drought belt
Governor Syed Sibtey Razi today directed deputy commissioners of the drought-hit districts of Palamau, Chatra, Garhwa and Latehar to initiate action for cultivation of altern- ate crops. He said farmers ought to be given seeds and other necessary amenities. Besides, their crop insurance premium amounts should also be borne by the state.