Giridih, March 2: Giridih is poised to become the first and the only district in the state to boast community toilets in its rural pockets.

Dhanbad, March 2: A holiday in the grimy coal belt? You sure shudder at the thought today. But your choice might just change tomorrow when the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), in association with the state tourism department, turns the hitherto uninviting land into a desired destination.

AMIT GUPTA

Ranchi, March 1: If the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has its way, you will soon be able to gorge on street food without fear.

The civic body is making sincere efforts to get

Dhanbad, March 1: Union minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia today said that the Jharia coalfield was sitting on an atom bomb. He was referring to the inferno raging underneath.

The minister, who was in the district to inaugurate the statue of former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi at Koylanagar, emphasised on the need for immediate implementation of the Jharia Action Plan.

SUMAN K. SHRIVASTAVA

Clearing hurdles
Ranchi, March 1: The environment appraisal committee of the Union ministry of environment and forests today accepted that the coal industry needed fast green clearance to increase production and meet growing demands. But changes are needed in the environmental laws, it observed.

NEW DELHI: Arcelor Mittal has made a headway for its proposed 10-billion dollar steel project in Jharkhand as the state government has offered over 1,000 acres of land for its plant.

The development comes at a time when the world's largest steel producer is facing resistance in the acquisition of private land from local villagers in the state. Vijay Bhatnagar told the media.

BABU LAL MARANDI - the first chief minister of Jharkhand and Union minister of state for forest and environment - had to resign and make way for Arjun Munda for the post of CM in 2002 following pressure exerted by some of the ministers. In the 2003 Loh Sabha elections, he contested from Koderma as a BJP candidate.