Dhanbad: A day after four workers were buried alive in coal slurry at a washery operated by Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) in Munidih area, family members of the deceased and locals demonstrated on Sunday, demanding adequate compensation and employment for the next of kin of the victims.The deceased workers have been identified as Deepak…
Daltonganj: A deficit of 48 question booklets in the NEET UG examination at the Yodh Singh Namdhari Mahila college in Daltonganj delayed the exam by more than four hours on Sunday. According to a PRD official, the exam had 2 pm to 5 pm duration, but it finally started at 6.55 pm. “It will be…
Dumka: An engaging and informative training programme aimed at empowering adolescent girls was successfully conducted on May 2 and 3 at a banquet hall here.The initiative was organised by Adithi in collaboration with the YP Foundation, both non-profit organisations, focusing on creating awareness through interactive and activity-based learning.A total of 21 adolescent girls participated in…
Hazaribag: Hazaribag is set to be developed as the country’s first and only pearl (moti) cluster, with the fisheries department stepping up efforts to transform the district into a model hub for pearl farming and allied activities.Director of fisheries Amarendra Kumar, along with deputy director Shambhu Prasad Yadav, inspected ongoing pearl cultivation projects in the…
Ranchi/Jamshedpur/Dhanbad: NEET-UG aspirants from the state on Sunday said that the paper was “moderate” and biology was the easiest section. Some candidates, however, said they faced difficulty in solving physics questions.Mayank Singh, a native of Bihar who prepared for the test by residing in Ranchi for two years, said, “The questions were neither easy nor…
Ranchi: On the eve of declaration of assembly election results in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, JMM on Sunday announced that the party will soon hit the streets protesting rise in prices of essential items since 2014, sharpening its attack on the NDA govt at the Centre.JMM central general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya…
Dhanbad: A day after a five-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs at Gondudih here, the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation on Sunday issued a press release claiming significant progress in controlling the canine population and reducing dog bite cases.Sources said that Ankit Yadav was attacked by a group of dogs in…
Ranchi: Minister of state for law and justice (independent charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday said that around 5 crore cases are pending before the courts of the country, adding that several steps are underway to reduce their number.While taking part in a programme titled ‘12 years of legislative reform’ at Ranchi, the minister stated…
Nat’l recognition for best health practicesJharkhand got national recognition with two of its innovative public health best practices showcased at the 10th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices in Public Health Systems at Chandigarh on April 30. Under the National Health Mission, the state’s ‘T4 app’ under Anaemia Mukt Bharat was selected for an…
Ranchi: Experts said the biology section of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-UG (NEET-UG) comprising 45 questions each on botany and zoology was easy but lengthy, while around 10 questions of physics were of moderate complexity.Students appearing for the medical entrance test held on Sunday had to answer 180 questions on physics, chemistry, botany and zoology (biology), each…
