Ranchi: Over a third of drinking water sources in Dhanbad district’s Gharbar panchayat are contaminated with fluoride, sometimes up to 10 times over the permissible limit, affecting over 14,000 villagers, a study has found.The School of Environmental Studies at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, along with Megh Pyne Abhiyan (MPA), an NGO, recently published the report in…
Vishvendu JaipuriarChatra: A youth was detained by the police and let off with a stern warning for allegedly shooting reels on police station premises. The youth, identified as Mukesh Kumar and a resident from Pratappur block, was briefly detained on Thursday after he shot videos on the premises of Pratappur and Kunda police stations and…
Ranchi: To protect students, teachers and commuters from the perennial problem of waterlogging, mainly outside educational institutions, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has launched a pre-monsoon drive across the city.Under the special initiative, a thorough desilting and cleaning operation will be carried out across all drains within a 500-metre radius of the approach roads to…
Bokaro: Till some years back, Vibha Kumari’s family had to depend on her husband’s migration for livelihood. But all that changed in 2019. Vibha (25) of Murhulsudi village in Kasmar block of Bokaro planted mango saplings on 50 decimals of barren land. With patience and consistent effort, the orchard began yielding fruits.Last year, she earned…
Chatra: The body of a 30-year-old man, who was missing for the last three days, was recovered from a pond in his native village under Hunterganj police station limits of Chatra district late on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Dilip Singh, a resident of Jabda Pandeydih village. Family members said Dilip, a father of two,…
Times News NetworkChatra: Lawalong police station have arrested one Heera Munda in connection to the murder of Guddu Munda whose body was found on May 22, after he had gone missing on March 30. The body was hidden beneath the soil in a forest area between Mandhaniya and Hahe villages.Officer in-charge of local police station…
Dumka: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested a junior engineer posted under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from his govt residence in Deoghar district for allegedly accepting Rs 5,000 as bribe.The accused, identified as Santosh Prasad, was serving in Dindakoli panchayat under Karon block.ACB sources said Bhim Kumar Rana (29),…
Bokaro: The Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) has switched from propane to piped natural gas (PNS) on plant premises to mitigate the rising costs and supply chain disruptions due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, officials here said.In April this year, the PSU commissioned a 7km-long internal PNG pipeline network in seven days to ensure uninterrupted…
Jamshedpur: The Jamshedpur district traffic police on Wednesday began a crackdown on erring auto-rickshaws, following an increase in complaints from motorists about drivers disrupting the smooth flow of traffic.Random inspections aimed at penalising operators who park illegally on roadsides or stop on service roads to pick up and drop off passengers.Traffic police, accompanied by transport…
Ranchi: Over 14,000 residents of Baliapur block in Dhanbad are facing a severe health crisis. A study has revealed that over a third of the drinking water sources in Gharbar panchayat are contaminated with fluoride, some up to 10 times above the permissible limit.The School of Environmental Studies (SOES) at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, along with…
