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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2000 ponds to make green ripples
From a steel city to a vegetable bowl, Jamshedpur is ready for a paradigm shift in its identity with ponds, check dams and groundwater recharge models in the pipeline to end irrigation woes. A brainchild
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Compensate silicosis deaths: NHRC to Jharkhand, Delhi
The National Human Rights Commission has come down heavily on the Jharkhand government on the 22 documented silicosis deaths in the state, asking the Chief Secretary to explain why the families of the
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Rs 20-lakh jumbo count from today - Sanctuaries out of bounds for tourists
And it’s time to take on an elephantine challenge. Nearly 3,000 surveyors — armed with notebooks, pencils and area maps — will fan out across all the 24 districts of the state from Friday to tally the
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Rs 160cr for water projects
Chief minister Arjun Munda has said that his government had approved Rs 70 crore for the Ghaghidih drinking water project and Rs 90 crore for Govindpur, promising an end to the crisis for residents of
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Create check dam to save water, earn votes - JMM sets twin agenda in East Singhbhum
Jamshedpur, March 18: The JMM, in an effort to kill two birds with one stone, has launched a campaign to help people store water during summer by creating temporary check dams on the rivers of East Singhbhum
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Meeting moots fresh Dimna dam survey
A tripartite meeting convened by the East Singhbhum administration at the district collectorate to resolve land issues plaguing those displaced by the Dimna reservoir failed to make much headway on Wednesday.
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HC asks Tata to come clean
Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday directed Tata Steel to prepare an action plan to remove slag from Kharkai and Subernarekha, the rap coming three days before the founder’s day celebrations and after almost
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District formula for waste disposal
The East Singhbhum district administration has stepped in to resolve the stand-off over disposal of biomedical waste by nursing homes and private hospitals after a city-based human rights outfit took up
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Rural thirst & trade thrust
Chief minister Arjun Munda on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 6-crore rural drinking water project at Manpur village, Baharagora block in East Singhbhum, about 100 kilometres from Jamshedpur,
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Spot the river- Kharkai lost in garbage dumped on its banks for a year by Adityapur civic body
Garbage from Adityapur has found a new address — the banks of Kharkai, which is one of the major tributaries of Singhbhum’s lifeline Subernarekha. Two truckloads of domestic waste, equivalent to 400 cubic