Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Ranchi, July 17: The BJP Kisan Morcha has demanded more agricultural subsidies for farmers, though it remains tight-lipped on whether the Arjun Munda government should withdraw value added tax (VAT) on pesticides. Farmers in Jharkhand are required to pay five per cent VAT on pesticides. During a review meeting earlier …
Ranchi, July 5: The cabinet today decided to waive value added tax (VAT) on foodgrains and locally manufactured edible items, including branded products, and approved funds for setting up state food corporation godowns in various districts and nine sub-divisions. The taxes will also not be applicable on linen, towels, handkerchiefs …
Delay in awarding sand quarrying leases is making life difficult for daily labourers. On May 26, the mines and geology department of the state government banned sand quarrying from the banks of rivulets running through Ranchi district till the sand banks were auctioned. However, for villagers living on the banks …
For drought hit Jharkhand, there seems to be some respite in sight. While the state is likely to get good rainfall this year, over half a dozen water reservoir projects too are set to become functional in the coming weeks. To begin with, the much-awaited Ajay barrage will be inaugurated …
Think organic. That is the message the state government is sending out to farmers with its promise of subsidies for those who opt for fertiliser and chemical-free farming. Although a nominal budget of Rs 1.4 crore has been earmarked for the project to start with, officials said it could be …
Bera, a remote village in Naxalite-hit Bundu block, about 50km from Ranchi district, got enough food for thought to come out of the rebel shadow and taste self-sufficiency, thanks to the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations. The village
Ranchi, May 15: Representatives of trade and industry today voiced strong opposition to a proposal filed by the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) to hike its tariff, terming the state utility as one of the most inefficient bodies, at a public hearing conducted by the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission …
Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook on Monday approved an ordinance seeking regularisation of unauthorised structures in the State, Raj Bhavan sources said. Jharkhand Regularisation of Unauthorised/Deviated Construction to Compounding in Urban Areas, 2011 was approved by the Governor. Under the ordinance, the government has, in principal, agreed to provide flats, each …
Ranchi, May 4: For all its efforts to gift five new incinerators to the state, the pollution control board is undoing the good work by sitting on hundreds of applications from hospitals and nursing homes, seeking permission to handle and dispose of medical waste on their own. According to the …
The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has selected a Delhi-based agency to set up five new incinerators for quick disposal of biomedical wastes although another firm had quoted the lowest price. The former chairman of JSPCB, C.R. Sahay, assigned the Central Bio-waste Treatment Facility project to Synergy Waste Pvt …
Ranchi, April 28: The committee formed by the government to suggest a slum policy for Jharkhand has recommended rehabilitation of only BPL individuals among those displaced by the statewide anti-encroachment drive, signalling no reprieve for the other sections. The three-member panel, headed by development commissioner Debashish Gupta and including revenue …
Ranchi, April 26: Swamped by complaints against a not-so-exhaustive BPL list, which has also thrown a spanner in its ambitious ration card programme, the state government has decided to launch without delay a fresh survey of poverty-stricken families in the rural belt for which it has already received a corpus …
Jamshedpur, April 15: Vandalism by political workers this morning stalled a public hearing on pollution and green issues organised by Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB), as protesters objected to the venue. No sooner than the hearing began at Michael John Auditorium around 8.15am, 20 protesters led by BJP worker …
Ranchi, April 15: Jharkhand High Court today once again pulled up the government and the state power board for erratic supply in the capital. A division bench of Chief Justice Bhagwati Prasad and Justice Prakash Tatia, while hearing a PIL on poor power supply in Ranchi, said all government and …
Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) today scrapped the master plan of 1983, on the basis of which the present anti-encroachment drive is being carried out in the capital, and sent the same for ratification by the urban development department, even as bulldozers remained silent through the day as protesters hit the …
Ranchi, March 24: It appears that aam aadmi will have to shell out more for petrol and diesel for better roads. The Assembly today passed Jharkhand State Road Development Fund-2011 Bill proposing to levy Rs 2 surcharge per litre of fuel to build a corpus fund for development of road …
