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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Hi-tech lab debuts with safe water pledge
Jharkhand, where most rural and semi-urban pockets and even some urban neighbourhoods are plagued by arsenic and fluoride contamination, received its first state-of-the-art water-testing laboratory on
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Urban slum hits revamp route
A Baradwari locality is set to be the first milestone in Jamshedpur’s journey towards becoming a slum-free city. Nearly 40,000 urban poor residing in Navjeevan Ashram in Devnagar will benefit of Centre’s
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Special plans to avert forest fires
Jharkhand forests can hope to become fireproof this summer with the state forest department launching a series of initiatives to throw a safety ring around its green belt. Although the period from mid-February
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Power to pollute rivulet , Villagers blame Adhunik plant
Residents of 23 villages in Seraikela-Kharsawan have alleged that Kandra-based thermal power plant Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited (APNRL), which started production over a year ago, is ruining
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Toilet truths flush school dreams
The lid is off a basic reason why generations of girls drop out of school, never discovering their potential. Schools, state-run or otherwise, may have a toilet, but if existing loos lack basics such
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Bang-bang, goes capital Lalpur tops decibel shame
Ranchi’s Lalpur wore the Diwali decibel crown of shame this year, smashing sound barriers to touch 96.6dB between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday, bursting to smithereens Central Pollution Control Board benchmarks
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Camera cop to monitor fume test
Spot picture of vehicle on pollution paper mandatory The next time you seek emission clearance for your car, make sure it is present on all four wheels at a testing centre. The state transport department
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Jumbo shelters to fence out human-animal clash
Dhanbad tables Rs 9.5-crore proposal before chief wildlife warden for safe habitat in Tundi block Dhanbad, Oct. 22: Faced with rising human-elephant conflicts in Dhanbad, the district forest department
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State to stub out public smoking
No, it is not World No Tobacco Day, May 31, but the Hemant Soren government seems to have suddenly woken up to the perils of public smoking, if today’s advertisements of “dhumrapaan nished” for “swasthya
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Raids reveal pollution howlers
A high-level team from Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) inspected two major industrial units in Dhanbad on Sunday, finding gross violations in both. Led by board chairman Mani Shankar,