Jharkhand

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal stone mining in Palamu district, Jharkhand, 07/04/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of News item titled: 5 Jharkhand forest officers attacked by Stone mafia, appearing in The Times of India dated 24.03.2025. The application was taken up on the basis of a news item published in the Times of …

High and dry - Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle

A cruel sun is draining life out of Ranchi

Sand mafia rule Kharkai riverbanks

- Adityapur Municipal Council bleeds as transporters evade tax Jamshedpur, April 28: On the banks of Kharkai, a row of trucks wait for their turn to get loaded. Sand is what they carry. Sometimes the consignment is authorised, but more often it

Steel giants Rs 12cr green signal

-ArcelorMittal pays up to ensure 1,000 acre govt land in Kamdhara Ranchi: ArcelorMittal has deposited Rs 12 crore to the state in lieu of government land for its ambitious greenfield project, indicating it wasn

Mercury rising, zoo takes extra cover

Bokaro: Shades are being built. Fans are being ordered. Poolside platter is being arranged. Which celebrity is Bokaro preparing to greet in a post-poll summer

Power revenue slumps - JSEB area board registers daily loss of Rs 50 lakh

The highest revenue earning area board of JSEB, Jamshedpur, is set to record a steep fall in its collection this month, courtesy the power crisis. The area board is registering losses to the tune of Rs 50 lakh daily due to the crisis. The monthly revenue collection of JSEB from …

April assault drying up reservoir, pit well in Giridih

Water woes This April is proving to be too cruel for Giridih. First, the unbearable heat and now, an acute drinking water crisis looms large on the district with two of its water supply centres drying up, thanks to the sharp rise in temperature and the absence of rainfall. Water …

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

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. Forest department officials said the tuskers had crossed over from the …

Power punch bleeds units - Adityapur losing Rs 3 crore a day

Counting losses Jamshedpur: The continuing power crisis in Jharkhand has hit production at the state

Cleaning Up Coal

WITH HEIGHTENED concern for global warming at last taking centrestage

36% thermal power plants operating on critical fuel levels

India's 36 per cent thermal power stations are facing acute fuel problem and are operating on coal stocks of less than a week, coinciding with approaching summer. Nearly 28 thermal power stations out of the total 78 have coal stocks of less than seven days, which is deemed critical in …

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. This Thursday, at least 1.5 lakh villagers among the three Santhal …

Forget naxalites, heres a real jumbo problem

Sujay Mehdudia The Maoists may have hogged the headlines in these elections, but in the forests of Jharkhand bordering West Bengal and Orissa, it

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 …

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 …

Structural constraints in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan schools

A survey of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan schools in Sahibganj district of Jharkhand reveals that the SSA, despite its emphasis on decentralisation and inbuilt flexibilities, is not making much headway in a socially and economically differentiated setting. This reflects a perception of poor quality of the SSA and also a lack …

Power woes to linger after polls

Ranchi, April 16: The prevailing power crisis and the endless hours of blackouts will continue even after polls are finally over on April 23 in Jharkhand.

Central aid fails to curb Naxal menace

NAMRATA BIJI AHUJA and SRIDHAR KUMARASWAMI NEW DELHI The Central assistance to Naxal-infested states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa have failed to contain the rising incidents of Maoist violence ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. On Wednesday, BSF director-general M.L. Kumawat submitted a report to the home ministry on …

Bihar, Jharkhand - 200 villages to boycott polls

ANAND S.T. DAS PATNA While the Lok Sabha polls are just two days away and the world

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. NHAI has sent a proposal to …

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