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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Tubewell team on repair mission
Jamshedpur: Defunct tubewells will now be repaired within 24 hours of a complaint. A monitoring cell is also in place to keep a tab on the progress. The initiative
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Tuskers stomach midday meal
Jamshedpur: A small herd of eight elephants went berserk, devoured foodgrain meant for midday meal and caused extensive damage to at least five houses in the Ichagarh and Chandil blocks of adjoining Seraikela- Kharsawan district late on Saturday night.
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Autos sans permit face exit - Traffic department mulls ban to ease capital load
To enforce discipline and reduce congestion on roads, the traffic police have initiated steps to ban autorickshaws, registered outside Ranchi, from plying within the municipal area.
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Land, rehab on poll plank
- Santhal Pargana residents cry out for justice Dumka: Thousands of tribal families across six districts in Santhal Pargana still wait for financial and social justice, decades after several projects have come up on land apparently grabbed from them.
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White-breasted stork to get new home
- Winged guest to be shifted to Birsa zoo after freak fall Travel plans in store Jamshedpur, April 17: The guest found in a hamlet of Seraikela will soon call the Birsa Munda Zoological Park in the state capital its home. The white-breasted stork, that was found in Hanumanbera, will be kept at the bird enclosure of the zoo.
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Water woes plague state - 185 complaints in 15 days
Everyday battle Ranchi, April 17: With the onset of summer, water problems have doubled. The drinking water and sanitation department has received as many as 185 complaints from across the state in just 15 days. Complaints have poured in about defunct tubewells after the department came up with a toll-free number.
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NHAI bridge for heavy vehicles
- Bara-Baliguma connector to ease traffic pressure on Dimna road KUMUD JENAMANI Jamshedpur, April 14: If the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has its way, the city will soon get a bridge for heavy vehicles across Subernarekha, connecting Bara to Baliguma on NH-33.
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Call for child rights in manifesto - 54 per cent of children in state are malnourished
The Campaign for Right to Education in Jharkhand (CREJ) asked political parties to make child rights a part of their election manifesto.
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Powerless villagers to boycott polls
Telgaria (Bokaro): They are fed up of campaign promises. They want results. And now to ensure that one such promise made 15 years ago, that of electricity reaching their homes, is kept, this cluster of villages near Bokaro has decided to boycott elections.
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Free camp hope for polio victims
Polio has crippled Ila and has stunted her dreams of becoming a teacher. But she found a new meaning to her life when she came to the sixth polio surgery camp today organised by a charitable body, Sri Krishna Seva Dham Trust, at Marwari Bhavan in Harmu Road. Governor Syed Sibtey Razi inaugurated the two-day free camp.