New human rights panel chairman takes charge
The tenure of acting chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission Justice AK Saxena came to an end on Wednesday. Justice Saxena paid courtesy visit to Governor Ramnaresh Yadav at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday before handing over the charge to his successor Virendar Mohan Kanwar. later, Kanwar and other officers and...
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Symposium on inter-relation between media, literature held
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Two Greenpeace activists arrested
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Chanho still on Edge
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Ranchi bandh today
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Infrastructure projects put on PMO's radar
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Ranchi bandh today to protest 'admin apathy'
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Former ministers Simon, lalchand likely to join BJP
Veteran Santhal leader and former Jharkhand Minister Simon Marandi as well as JD (U) leader lalchand Mahto have declared that they will be joining the BJP soon. A group of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) MlAs also met BJP national president Amit Shah on Wednesday in Delhi, indicating a possible split...
Worked to restore reputation of Assembly: Bhokta
Jharkhand Assembly Speaker, Shashank Shekher Bhokta on Wednesday completed a year in office. In a candid talk with The Pioneer, Bhokta asserted that he tried to bring in several positive changes in the Assembly and succeeded in bringing down the number of pending assurances to a large extent despite having...
Foundation stone laid for first Oxygen Park
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday laid foundation stone for city’s first Oxygen Park at Ranchi, conceived to provide fresh air to joggers and health conscious citizens. The park will be constructed in Morhabadi and is likely to be ready for public by the end of current financial year. Underscoring the...
Development Commissioner holds meeting on water supply
Development Commissioner Sudhir Prasad hold a meeting with private players related to drinking water supply in Ranchi. The piped water supply scheme for the city is to be undertaken on PPP mode and the selected company would be responsible to maintain and operate the system in place. Operators coming from across...
Project faces hurdles as dwellers refuse to shift
The much awaited Kadma-Sonari stretch of the marine drive linking Adityapur toll-bridge with Mango has again started facing hiccups before the final completion of the project. According to information, some of the slum dwellers have refused to shift from the under-constructed project area to a new location which has been provided...
ICVl acquires Rio Tinto's coal mine
In a major breakthrough, International Coal Ventures Pvt ltd (ICVl), the joint venture of SAIl, CIl, RINl, NMDC and NTPC has finalised the takeover of Rio Tinto’s operating coal mine and coal assets in Mozambique. The mine was acquired by Rio Tinto from Riversdale Mining ltd in 2011. The mine produces...
BJP appoints Pradhan as Jharkhand Elections in-charge
BJP National president Amit Shah on Wednesday appointed Dharmendra Pradhan as in-charge and Bhupender Yadav as co-in-charge of elections in Jharkhand. Pradhan is presently a Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas whereas Yadav is a BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan. As elections are due in Jharkhand by the end...
