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 …
For the tribals of villages in the Gumla and Khunti districts of Jharkhand, where the Arcelor-Mittal steel plant is to be situated, the company does not spell employment opportunities as much as an annihilation of their way of life, their culture and the environment. Unconvinced by the rehabilitation and resettlement …
Chief minister Shibu Soren today released a book, Jharkhand Paridrishya, written by Ranchi additional collector Sunil Kumar Singh. Published by Crown Publications, the book contains 629 pages and gives the reader a complete overview of the state carved out of Bihar in 2000. Singh had also written a number of …
The state electricity board has proposed public-private partnership for the three new thermal power projects, with a total generating capacity of 5000 MW.
The fear of abuse of the forest rights legislation was evident at a rally held today in the state capital. The participants complained that the state government was not only slow in the implementation of the act, but it was also avoiding the participation of the villagers in the process, …
It has all the potential to nestle cheek by jowl with international brands such as Dom Perignon, Mexico's tequila and the famed Johnnie Walker Scotch. And realising its huge revenue potential, the government of Goa is pulling all strings to ensure that the cashew industry, both kernel and feni, is …
A member of Medical Association for Prevention of War, Australia, Tilman Alfred Ruff today visited Dungridih village in East Singhbhum that witnessed spilling of radioactive waste due to a leakage in the pipeline that carries it to the tailing pond of Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL). Ruff, who is …
Surya Singh Besra: For better implementation On the eve of 100 years of the Chhotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act coming into existence, the tribal organisations in the state advocated amendment in the act besides its proper implementation. The organisations conceded that the act helped the tribals retain their land, but sought …
By Sandeep Bhaskar: There are reasons to be worried about the tribals of Jharkhand facing extinction. The death of over a dozen members belonging to primitive tribes, including three children, in a span of past one month, isn
The state government today cleared decks for setting up a mega food processing park in the state capital by allotting the project 50 acres of land in Angara block of Ranchi district. Soon after returning to the capital after visiting Palamau and Garhwa districts, Soren held a meeting with Union …
Not everything was bright during the festival of lights last week. Both Ranchi and Jamshedpur earned the dubious distinction of recording the highest noise and air pollution levels in recent years. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, which carried out twin surveys on the decibel level and the ambient air …
When it comes to public services like access to water and sanitation, it has been proved that turning to the private sector is hardly the solution. Public Public Partnerships (PUPs), on the other hand, have achieved remarkable successes worldwide by forging open, democratic and dynamic relationships between State institutions and …
Ranchi, Oct. 30: In a bid to oppose mindless industrialisation and mining in the state, Jharkhand Mines Area Co-ordination Committee (JMACC) began a five-day rally at the Birsa Munda Samadhi Sthal today. The rally would conclude on November 2 at Charhi where Tapas Soren, a worker under the NREGA scheme, …
A Jharkhand based NGO has been selected for the Swami Rama Humanitarian Award 2008 for its contribution in tribal welfare. The NGO, Vikas Bharati, would be given a cash prize of Rs five lakh along with a citation at a ceremony to be held in Dehradun on November 13. The …
The Singur shock for Bengal seems to have taught Jharkhand to tread cautiously when it comes to making room for industries. The state government, for the first time, has called a meeting of people
