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Bokaro: Irregular electricity bills, faulty or non-functional meters, lack of meter readings, frequent outages and concerns over the existing metering system dominated discussions at a public hearing organised by the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) in Bokaro on Wednesday.The hearing was attended by JSERC chairperson Justice Navneet Kumar, legal member Mahendra Prasad, secretary RP…

Hazaribag: Bokaro Range Inspector General (IG) Shailendra Kumar Sinha on Wednesday directed police officers to intensify action against organised crime and narcotics trafficking, announcing a special drive to identify and attach movable and immovable properties acquired through the illegal opium trade.Reviewing law and order, organised crime, left-wing extremism and pending cases under the Narcotic Drugs…

BDO Jyoti Kumari and BLO Dulari Horo interact with Barbanda residents to motivate them to participate in the SIR process Khunti: Deep inside Khunti’s forested belt, a section of the Munda community is resisting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming that their identity predates modern systems of citizenship and documentation.In Barbanda village…