The East Singhbhum district administration has decided to allow only 200 guests at wedding receptions, the cap imposed after blatant violation of Covid safety norms at recent gatherings. “Such a decision has been taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The host should also ensure that those attending the parties follow social distancing and other Covid norms or else necessary action would be taken as per provisions of the Disaster Management Act,” said a district administrative official. East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Suraj Kumar has passed on the instructions to all hotels, banquet and community halls, especially those that are taken…
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Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board’s ultimatum notwithstanding, Bharat Coking Coal (BCCL) has not taken any visible steps to improve air quality in and around Dhanbad in the last one and a half years. BCCL is yet to procure mechanical dust sweepers, or static and/or mobile dust sprinklers. Roads have not been “green-walled” as per the pollution board’s instructions. Also, the display board of JSPCB’s lone air quality monitoring station at Digwadih in Jharia has been lying defunct since the last four months.ADVERTISING And funds to the tune of Rs 3 crore provided by the pollution board to Dhanbad Municipal Corporation…
The official website of Ranchi Municipal Corporation hasn’t been functioning since August, forcing residents of the state capital to either pay property tax in person at the RMC office or shell out hefty fine as, despite assurances, RMC hasn’t been able to resume online payment facilities. Ranchi deputy mayor Sanjiv Vijaywargiya on Wednesday promised residents that the website would be functional within the next 10 days. However, highly placed sources in the RMC said the hand-over process from a former third-party agency to a new agency was causing the delay in resumption of online tax payment. The fear is that…
Chhattisgarh is the latest State to accept the Centre’s borrowing option of Rs 1.1 lakh crore to meet the Goods and Services Tax (GST) shortfall in 2020-21, making Jharkhand the lone dissenter. Government of Chhattisgarh has communicated its acceptance of Option-1 to meet the revenue shortfall arising out of GST implementation. The number of states who have favoured Option-1 has gone up to 27. All states except Jharkhand and all the 3 Union Territories (UTs) with legislative assemblies, have decided in favour of Option-1,” Union finance ministry said on Thursday. Now, 30 members of the GST council – 27 states…
Reacting to the ongoing farmers’ agitation in Delhi against the new farm laws, chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said that the situation could turn scary in the coming days if the concerns of the protesters aren’t addressed properly.He said, “Through the new farm laws, the Union government has attacked the country’s annadatas (food growers), who are the main drivers of the economy. I feel very sorry that our annadatas have to hit the streets to fight for their rights. You can imagine the dangerous situation the country is passing through under the current regime.”Meanwhile, the meeting between the protesting farmers…
The farmers are protesting against The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. Thousands of farmers reached Delhi on November 27 and assembled at the border areas to continue their protest against the three farms laws. Amarinder Singh appeals to farmers to resolve impasse over the new farm laws as it affects Punjab’s economy and security of nation Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks Amit Shah to find an early solution to end farmers protest against new…
Yamaha Motor India has launched the vintage edition of its popular nekid bike FZS FI in India. It has been priced at Rs 1.10 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Many changes have been made to the look of this vintage edition and new Vitend graphics have also been seen on the body of the bike, which looks very attractive, however, the engine is the same as the old one. Talking about the changes, the new wide and high leather seat has been used in this bike. Apart from this, it also has a new headlamp. The company has brought it only in green color. This time the…
Xiaomi is now not just a mobile manufacturer, but even if it is also called a lifestyle brand, it will not be wrong. Xiaomi has introduced in the market from shoes to bags and T-shirts and now the company has launched a power bank that you can heat your hands in winter. This new power bank of Xiaomi has been named ZMI Hand Warmer Power Bank. It is known from the name that this Powerbank will also be useful for bake hands. Talking about the features, this power bank has a 5000mAh battery, on which the company has claimed that it will charge…
Singh Chauhan, who became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for the fourth time, has almost decided to retrench government employees during the Corona period. The government has also started an investigation in this regard. In this regard, the government has asked the general administration department to report to various departments, collectors of districts, divisional commissioners, divisions and corporations by December 4 on the basis of CR report of various employees. It is important to note that CR is the report through which the performance of a government employee, his behavior, conduct, manner of working, etc. is assessed and based on this,…
The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is followed around the globe on December 3. First established by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3 in 1992, the day is celebrated as a “day for all”. IDPD also aims to spread awareness of the situation in every aspect of social, political, economic and cultural life. The annual theme provides an overreaching focus on how society can strive for inclusivity through the removal of physical, technological and attitudinal barriers for people with disability. The theme for IDPD 2020 is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible…