Jamshedpur, April 30: In a renewed effort to rein in industries spewing poison in the air, the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has decided to rope in local villagers to provide feedback on units continuing to defy the board by not installing mandatory monitoring systems.

The state

- Adityapur Municipal Council bleeds as transporters evade tax

Jamshedpur, April 28: On the banks of Kharkai, a row of trucks wait for their turn to get loaded. Sand is what they carry. Sometimes the consignment is authorised, but more often it

Jamshedpur: Defunct tubewells will now be repaired within 24 hours of a complaint. A monitoring cell is also in place to keep a tab on the progress.

The initiative

Jamshedpur: A small herd of eight elephants went berserk, devoured foodgrain meant for midday meal and caused extensive damage to at least five houses in the Ichagarh and Chandil blocks of adjoining Seraikela- Kharsawan district late on Saturday night.

- Winged guest to be shifted to Birsa zoo after freak fall

Travel plans in store
Jamshedpur, April 17: The guest found in a hamlet of Seraikela will soon call the Birsa Munda Zoological Park in the state capital its home.

The white-breasted stork, that was found in Hanumanbera, will be kept at the bird enclosure of the zoo.

- Bara-Baliguma connector to ease traffic pressure on Dimna road
KUMUD JENAMANI

Jamshedpur, April 14: If the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has its way, the city will soon get a bridge for heavy vehicles across Subernarekha, connecting Bara to Baliguma on NH-33.

Forest department officials today deliberated on ways to curb ivory smuggling in Singhbhum.

The meeting, attended by principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) A.K. Singh at the forest guesthouse in Mango, primarily discussed elephant poaching in the Singhbhum Elephant Project area and on how to curb the menace.

Jharkhand tribal welfare department, in association with New Delhi-based organisation Pradan, has decided to provide better irrigation facilities and improve economic condition of the state

First lac and silk cultivation and now state farmers will receive training to extract natural dyes from flowers.

The training will start among self-help groups (SHG) in Ichagarh block of Seraikela-Kharsawan.

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