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Bokaro General Hospital upgrades cardiac, critical care services

Officials at the inauguration of new services Bokaro: Bokaro General Hospital (BGH), owned and maintained by Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), strengthened its cardiac, critical care, neurosurgery and ENT services with the inauguration of advanced medical equipment and facilities here on Saturday.BSL director in-charge Priya Ranjan inaugurated the equipment in the presence of doctors and senior…

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Tricolour rises in former Maoist bastion

Former rebels, people earlier identified as Maoist sympathisers, villagers and police personnel stood together at the ceremony Jamshedpur: Before dawn broke over the rain-soaked Saranda forest on Saturday, residents of Sangajata in West Singhbhum district assembled for a celebration that would have been difficult to imagine until recently.At 6 am, the national flag was unfurled…

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Protesting aspirants set Aug 18 deadline for fulfilling demands, threaten gherao of CM’s house

Aspirants take part in the Tiranga march in Ranchi on Saturday Ranchi: Aspirants protesting at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) have given the state govt until Aug 18 to accept their demands, failing which they will…

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Sustained operations weakened extremism in Jharkhand: DGP

DGP Mishra said police arrested 103 Maoists, including politburo member Misir Besra, while 46 others surrendered so far Ranchi: Sustained police operations have considerably weakened Left-wing extremism (LWE) in Jharkhand this year, DGP Tadasha Mishra said at the Independence Day function held at the police headquarters on Saturday.Highlighting the results of anti-Maoist operations, Mishra said…

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On Independence Day, Dhanbad restores iconic govt vehicles for display

The vehicles at the Collectorate for public viewing Dhanbad: Marking the 80th Independence Day, the Dhanbad district administration has restored two landmark govt vehicles that once defined its official presence: the deputy commissioner’s ambassador (JH 10 H 0055) and the senior superintendent of police’s Maruti Gypsy (JH 10 C 0022).Restored under the supervision of DC…

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JBVNL to remove unsafe, illegal optical fibre cables from city today

Officials said haphazardly installed cables posed risks to electrical infrastructure, motorists and pedestrians Ranchi: Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) will begin removing unsafe and unauthorised optical fibre cables (OFC) from electricity poles across the city on Monday after its two-day deadline to five telecom operators ended on Sunday.Ranchi electricity supply area general manager Manmohan…

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