The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) — a specialised agency of the United Nations based in Rome — has decided to chip in with funds to aid promotion of livelihood in the triba

Hazaribagh, Aug. 5: Hundreds of villagers of Keredari and Barkagaon today sowed paddy, not in their fields but on the huge potholes dotting the 14km road connecting the two blocks.

Ranchi, Aug.

Ranchi, Aug. 1: Jharkhand High Court today directed East Singhbhum deputy commissioner to probe into the alleged dumping of slag by Tata Steel in Kharkai and Subernarekha rivers in Jamshedpur.

Power shortage in Jharkhand is likely to be alleviated to a large extent with the commissioning of two major plants by the end of 2012.

Ranchi, July 31: Children of Nagri-based Rajkiyakrit Government Middle School have not let the dreams of a woman’s quest for the unknown crash into nothing.

Ranchi, July 31: A joint committee of the Federation of Jharkhand Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) and Indian Medical Association (IMA) will meet state health minister Hemlal Murmu to pr

Ranchi, July 31: A reservoir project, which was proposed to provide water to National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) thermal power plant in Chatra district, has been lying abandoned for two yea

Animals fall prey to speeding trains, blame game on

Trains are meant to observe speed restrictions between Hehegara and Chipadohor in Betla within Palamau Tiger Reserve. File picture

- Centre-sponsored dairy entrepreneurship changes face of tribal hamlet
Joba Murmu (35) had to watch her husband Chako die of a chest ailment last year, as there was no money for treatment. But now, she sends her daughter Dulari (14) to a private Hindi medium school in Jamshedpur by bus.

Gosai Baskey (55) was almost on the verge of starving when monsoon played truant in 2009 and 2010.