Purba Singhbhum

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale illegal extraction of sand in Subarnarekha river, Sidhgora, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 26/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 'News item titled "Jamshedpur Sidgoda mein nadi se avaidh rup se Baalu dhulai ka khel jaari prashashan maun" appearing in Prabhat Khabar dated 24.12.2023' dated 26/02/2024. The news item disclosed that in Subarnarekha river at Sidhgora police station area, large …

Centre seeks clarity on mining licence to Mittal

The Centre has sought certain clarifications from Jharkhand on its recommendation to grant an iron ore mining licence to ArcelorMittal, a move that will further delay the steel giant's Rs 50,000-crore proposed steel plant in the mineral-rich state. "Yes, we have sought some clarifications from Jharkhand on one of its …

Mega project to milk fortune- Rs 3.25cr East Singhbhum dairy to produce 25000 litres a day

Jamshedpur: Two years from now, the entire state will get a wholesome taste of East Singhbhum. Deputy chief minister Raghubar Das today laid the foundation stone of a mega dairy project under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana at Baliguma, on the outskirts of the steel city. With an ambitious investment …

Welfare on tribal doorstep

Jamshedpur, March 22: In an attempt to lure away villagers from the influence of Naxalites, the East Singhbhum district administration has decided to take welfare schemes introduced by the Centre and state government to tribal homes in rebel strongholds. Christened Prashasan Aapke Dwaar (administration on your doorstep), the special drive …

One crusader does what a govt couldnt

Braving Tribal Attack & Maoist Threat, Jharkhand Activist Curbs Mass Animal Slaughter During A Festival & Forest Erosion Sonali Das | TNN One man has done what a state machinery couldn

Meet glare on poor NREGA show

Jamshedpur, Jan. 19: The first meeting of the district managing council at the collectorate today took a look at various development measures to be undertaken in East Singhbhum. Deputy commissioner of East Singhbhum R.K. Agarwal, Jamshedpur MP Arjun Munda, newly elected MLAs and officials of various government departments were present …

Concentration of radionuclides in uranium tailings and its uptake by plants at Jaduguda, Jharkhand, India

Mining and processing of uranium ore was started in several parts of eastern Singhbhum, viz. Jaduguda, Bhatin and Narwapahar (Jharkhand) in 1968. Radioactivity in the mine tailings has to be consolidated so that it does not emanate in the atmosphere or enter the food chain. Hence, the area has been …

Who pays the price for uranium mining?

The Uranium Corporation of India plans to expand its mining and ore processing operations in Jaduguda, Jharkhand, which will require an additional 6.37 hectares of forest land. The public hearing on the environmental clearance in May was a farcical exercise with company employees and their families crowding out the affected …

Poverty alleviation in Jharkhand through forestry

Sudhir Prasad The above figure explain that Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu, Hazaribag Kodarma, East Singhbhum district has more than 40% of geographical area as forest cover. Beside this, these districts are monocrop or no crop area. Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu are drought prone districts and virtually no agriculture practice is possible there. …

Pledge to solve water, electricity woes

Some chose to walk to meet the people. Others preferred to address the weekend crowd at public places. Whatever may be the mode of communication, all made the usual promises to solve water woes and power pangs. Thus kicked off the campaign in the East Singhbhum district for the first …

Poor power supply leaves many in dark

With most parts of the state shrouded in darkness following shutdown of a Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd (TVNL) unit for repairs, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan has written to Union power minister Sushilkumar Shinde asking for additional power from the central pool. In Ranchi, residents of Burdwan Compound, HB Road, Doranda, Hatia, …

Uranium miners strike work

contract labourers working at the Banduhurang mines in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand went on strike last month demanding health facilities and minimum wages. The protesting workers said the mine operator, Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (ucil), had turned down their demand to give information about radiation levels in the …

Bamboo MoU to end weavers woe

- Industry and forest departments join hands to utilise resource Jamshedpur, Oct. 20: The industries department will work with the forest department to utilise bamboo resources to the hilt, in a bid to save the weavers in Manusmudia village in East Singhbhum district from penury. The departments will soon sign …

Plan for animal rehab centre

The unfortunate death of a wounded and abandoned elephant calf has prompted the forest department to consider a rescue and rehabilitation centre for ailing wild animals in East Singhbhum. The department will soon send a proposal to the Union forest and environment ministry. The facility is likely to come up …

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 …

Diarrhoea outbreak in Potka

Eighty people were affected over the past 24 hours as diarrhoea gripped villages in Potka block of East Singhbhum. Of them, 50 have been admitted to various hospitals in Jamshedpur, Jadugora and Ghatshila. The worst affected village is Dokarsahi where 55 persons, including women and children, have fallen victim to …

Steel majors corridor plan to link roads

Traffic congestion on city roads may soon become a thing of the past, if Tata Steel

90 firms apply for manganese lease

Several corporate houses have their eyes on the manganese reserve recently found at Patamda block of East Singhbhum. Officials in the district mining department revealed that they had received as many as 90 applications from across the country.

Unicef model for rural growth

East Singhbhum has adopted the Unicef-sponsored Integrated Village Planning Process (IVPP) plan and has set up district planning and monitoring units (DPMU) for smooth implementation of the programme. The district was among 17 regions in the country where the programme was started by Unicef in 2005 with the aim to …

Orissa jibe stirs up state water project

A strongly-worded letter from the Orissa chief minister, Naveen Patnaik, to the governor, Syed Sibtey Razi, on inordinate delays plaguing the ambitious Subernarekha Multipurpose Project (SMP), despite the neighbouring state spending a whopping over Rs 545 crore over the last three decades, has activated the Jharkhand administration. The state development …

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