Jamshedpur, Jan. 6: Patna Meteorological Office today said cold wave conditions in Jharkhand would prevail for another 48 hours, even as it sounded a severe cold wave alert for a few isolated places in the state.
This is the first time in 15 years that a cold wave has lasted this long in Jharkhand. The current spell set in on January 2.
Jamshedpur, Jan. 5: The agriculture department will set up two agro-terminals under public-private partnership model in Jharkhand.
A proposal for the terminals was being prepared and would be sent to the Centre for approval soon, chief minister Arjun Munda told The Telegraph today.
- Janumdih hamlet gets first model gram sabha under Centre scheme for rebel-hit areas
Jamshedpur, Jan. 4: Fifty-year-old Gomdi Hansda, a resident of Janumdih hamlet, has only heard about government schemes. But now, he can actually reap the benefits of some.
Janumdih, along with 21 other villages, will be developed into model villages by the East Singhbhum district administration.
Jamshedpur, Nov. 18: Dhalbhum divisional forest officer A.T. Mishra has been selected for the prestigious Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra (IPVM) award, the highest honour in the field of environment in India, for 2010.
Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh will present the award to Mishra, a 1994 batch IFS (Indian Forest Service) officer, in New Delhi tomorrow.
Top firms include Tata Steel, Sterlite Energy, GMR Energy.
The Union government has threatened to cancel coal block allocations of as many as 17 companies for failure to develop those allotted to them years before.
