BHUBANESWAR: The Centre has sanctioned five new road projects worth Rs 465 crore for five districts of the State, worst hit by Left wing extremists and an additional assistance of Rs 179 crore for improvement of 122 km length of roads in Malkangiri district, the hotbed of Maoists.

Hazaribagh, May 19: As many as 276 students of a government school fell sick today after eating a midday meal of khichdi in which a lizard was found, a week after an identical episode in Deoghar where 19 children fell sick after a midday meal.

Dumka, May 10: In a grim reminder to the 2008 Bero deaths, 19 students of a state-run primary school in Deoghar fell ill today after eating a midday meal of khichdi that allegedly had a boiled lizard in it.

While 16 were released after treatment, three have been admitted to Deoghar Sadar Hospital in critical condition.

- Medicinal herbs to be cultivated on 1800 acres across six districts

To wipe out poverty from villages, the state government has decided to promote cultivation of medicinal plants in a big way.

Belta National Park

Ranchi, Feb. 3: State tourism minister Sudha Choudhary is busy figuring out ways to boost tourism in Jharkhand and has made developing Betla and Netarhat her priority.

The biggest challenge facing the minister now is deciding where to start. According to Choudhary, her predecessors only squandered money and did little to attract tourists.

Vijaypura has ensured its place in history. It is here that the right to information movement led by the Mazdoor Kissan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) was born in Rajasthan. A Dalit is the sarpanch of the village. The rural jobs scheme is also vigorously implemented here.

- Relief plans for Giridih, Santhal Pargana; crop insurance extended

Governor K. Sankaranarayanan today declared seven more districts as drought hit, taking the total number of parched zones to 11.

Polio has crippled Ila and has stunted her dreams of becoming a teacher.

But she found a new meaning to her life when she came to the sixth polio surgery camp today organised by a charitable body, Sri Krishna Seva Dham Trust, at Marwari Bhavan in Harmu Road.

Governor Syed Sibtey Razi inaugurated the two-day free camp.

DEOGARH: Many farmers in Deogarh are keen on watermelon cultivation considering the suitable climatic conditions. The district administration on its part is extending all support to the farmers.

DEOGARH: Many farmers in Deogarh are keen on watermelon cultivation considering the suitable climatic conditions. The district administration on its part is extending all support to the farmers.

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