The vehicular movement on the 325-meter-long Telmacho bridge has been completely suspended from Friday for the repair work of the bridge. The movement of all kinds of vehicles including heavy vehicles like bus, truck, tipper, trailer and other smaller vehicles like SUV, motorcycles has been suspended for two days, December 4 and 5. The Telmacho bridge on the Damodar river connects Dhanbad and Bokaro. Confirming the development, Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner, Uma Shankar Singh said, “All traffic between Dhanbad and Bokaro has been diverted on Birsa bridge passing through Digwadih and Mohalbani area of Dhanbad for the two days during which the maintenance…
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The contract workers who are serving as sweepers, cleaners and others in Bokaro General Hospital (BGH) have gone on an indefinite strike demanding to restore the ESI facility for them, which was suspended due to non-payment of the contractor for the past four months. The negotiation talks initiated by BGH management failed to pacify the issue. The protestors on Friday staged a demonstration in front of the office of executive director (ED) of BGH under the banner of Jai Jharkhand Majdoor Samaj (JJMS). JJMS is a wing of ruling party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). However, the issue has bagged political…
Tata Steel under its flagship Green School Project reached out to more than 7,300 students and teachers in the past eight months, spreading awareness about climate change and the importance of sustainable development model. Climate education and its awareness is a critical instrument in the global strategy to address the environmental impacts of climate change. To address the challenges posed by the pandemic in reaching out to the school community, Tata Steel leveraged the digital platforms like websites, mobile applications, and social media to continue this outreach program and connect with the green crusaders. The online initiatives involved virtual seminars…
Jharkhand police on Friday released photos of Dinesh Gope, the chief of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), and six operatives of the breakaway faction of CPI (Maoists), seeking information about their whereabouts and also announced cash rewards for those who provide tip-offs. An official statement from police headquarters read: “Anyone having clues about these PLFI rebels and their illegally amassed properties may inform DIG (Ranchi) at 9431706118, Ranchi SSP (9431706136), Khunti SP (9431706116), Gumla SP (9431706376), Simdega SP (9431116444) or Chaibasa SP (9431706451). The identity of the informants will strictly remain confidential and those giving successful tip-off will be given the…
Years after its construction in 2011, the 250-bedded four-storey sports hostel developed during the National Games that year, is lying in a poor shape due to poor maintenance. Developed at a cost of Rs 3.66 crore worth of public money, the hostel is neither being used for sports activities, nor for tourism promotion. In 2011, the National Games were hosted by Jharkhand, and several water sporting activities including Kayaking -Canoeing, Triathlon and Rowing were held at the Maithon lake from February 21 to 25 that year. However, in a stark contrast to those days, the building lies abandoned, with thieves…
The state tourism department has drafted a new tourism policy aimed at encouraging private investments to boost tourist circuits and generate local jobs locally after concluding that the one framed by the former government of Raghubar Das in 2015 had failed to achieve similar objectives. “The draft of the New Tourism Policy 2020 is ready and has received an in-principle nod from chief minister Hemant Soren,” an official of the department said on Friday, adding that work on it had begun soon after the Hemant Soren government took office in December last year. Referring to some of the salient features…
With a nearly 35% decline in malaria cases in 2019, Jharkhand has finished third in the malaria elimination program in the country. The ranking was awarded on the basis of the ‘World Malaria Report 2020’ prepared by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The survey was conducted based on mathematical projections of the progress made by endemic zones in reducing the malaria burden.According to the report, a total of 34.96% dip in malaria cases was reported across the state in 2019 in comparison to 2018. The north-eastern state of Meghalaya topped the chart by reducing malaria cases by 59%, followed by Odisha at 40%.Talking to TOI, state…
Taking serious note of frequent reports of former Bihar chief minister and RJD president Lalu Prasad violating the jail manual and meeting unauthorized visitors while serving a prison term, the Jharkhand high court on Friday directed the Birsa Munda central jail authorities to furnish a detailed report in the matter.Hearing a case pertaining to an appeal filed by Lalu against his conviction with regards to withdrawal of funds from the Dumka treasury, the court of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh said the jailor should submit the report before the bench before the case is heard again on December 18.The court has also asked the jail authorities about…
The 83-year-old Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, Fr Stan Swamy, arrested in Elgar Parishad case and lodged in Taloja prison, made a plea before a special NIA court against his possible move to Arthur Road jail. The defence prayed that he should not be moved without court permission, and they should be heard if such a move was in the offing.The jail authorities are yet to submit a report on Swamy’s plea for a sipper and straw. The octogenarian sought the articles as he suffers from Parkinson’s disease and his hands shake. His lawyer told court that while from news reports he gathered…
Nokia is about to launch its laptop in the Indian market soon. Nokia’s laptop has recently been spotted on the Indian certification site BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards). It is being estimated that these laptops will be launched in the coming few days. It is believed that these laptops will come with Core i3 and Core i5 processors and will work on Windows 10 operating system. According to the report, the company will launch 5 laptops with i5 processor, while 4 laptops with i3 processor will be launched in the market. The laptop’s RAM and storage capacity are likely to vary.