Dhanbad, Oct. 26: Union labour secretary P.K. Chaturvedi today said the Centre was serious about the safety of contract labourers in the mining sector and would take all possible steps, including framing laws, to ensure better facilities at work for them.
Dhanbad, Aug. 31: Several thousand victims of a raging underground fire will no longer have to do the rounds of Jharia Rehabilitation Authority (JRDA) office.
Jamadoba (Dhanbad), Aug. 11: Tata Steel, in association with the mechanical wing of the directorate general of mines safety (DGMS), Dhanbad, hosted a one-day workshop on non-destructive testing of winding engine components and other installations at JRD Tata Auditorium today.
Dhanbad, July 26: With the rain-o-meter touching a record low this year, the district agriculture department has drawn up a contingency plan for farmers to meet the deficit.
Dhanbad, July 19: After rehabilitating more than 270 families from the fire-affected areas of the Jharia coalfield region to Jharia Vihar colony, the Jharia Rehabilitation Development Authority (JRDA) has decided to add around 750 quarters to the existing colony.
Currently, the Jharia Vihar colony has 2,352 quarters where illegal inhabitants of the coalfield region were shifted.
LUCKNOW: Even as widespread rains lashed many parts of the state on Monday, claiming over 20 lives in past 24 hours, the weatherman forecast that rains will continue at least for the next two days. The heavy rains also pose the threat of floods in major rivers.
