Coal tourism likely at mining spots
RANCHI: The iron ore mines of Kiriburu and Meghatuburu in East Singhbhum district are likely to be thrown open to tourists for the first time in early 2017. The directorate of state tourism department
Purba Singhbhum
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Pucca houses in villages cement position: Study
The Union Cabinet is yet to clear the proposal of building three crore houses for the rural poor.The Union Cabinet is yet to clear the proposal of building three crore houses for the rural poor. Launching
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22 new cases of silicosis in E Singhbhum
Jamshedpur: With more than 20 fresh cases of silicosis having surfaced in East Singhbhum, the chorus for revisiting the State Action Plan For Prevention and Mitigation of Silicosis has only got louder.
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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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Jharkhand sees varying shades of green
The government is working on a plan to extend the state's green cover, which, according to the forest department's website, has witnessed a growth of 340 sq km in 2011. The state is planning to plant
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Fuel of future
The Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh, commissioned in April, will help meet India’s demand for natural uranium, used in indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. The trail has steep slopes and sharp
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Steel city begins ghat clean-up for immersion
Jamshedpur, Oct. 20: A team of senior district officials today inspected eight ghats, starting a special drive to spruce up over 12 major sites for immersion on Vijaya Dashami on October 24. The officials
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Tower trials without solution - Over 600 schoolkids exposed to radiation
The recent furore in Rajasthan over mobile towers installed near schools and hospitals triggered a similar protest in Jamshedpur, though on a smaller scale, but the district administration remained clueless
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13 districts to go organic
Ranchi, Aug. 17: Jharkhand is set to hop on to the organic farming bandwagon this financial year. Plans are afoot to cultivate 25,000 hectares spread over 13 districts and the state government has already
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Vector kits come from Pune
The integrated diseases surveillance programme (IDSP) unit of East Singhbhum received on Wednesday the much-awaited Elisa diagnostic kits — one set each for encephalitis (cerebral malaria), dengue and