People in Jharkhand resort to peaceful protests, state at its diplomatic best in several parts of Jharkhand, tribals have come out in peaceful protests against industrialization. On September 11, when three surveyors of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (bpsl) started measuring the fields in Roladih village in East Singhbhum

Mahyco flouts rules in Bt rice trials in Jharkhand mahyco seed company was found conducting field trials of Bt rice in Jharkhand, flouting all the rules and regulations prescribed for trials of a genetically modified crop. The trials were being conducted at Saparong village in Ranchi district of Jharkhand without the knowledge of the farmers and without isolating the trial field.

Jamshedpur, Oct. 12: People of East Singhbhum district are a proud lot.

For the second consecutive year the district has bagged the Nirmal Gram Award for successful implementation of Total Sanitation Campaign.

Successfully adhering to basic sanitation and cleanliness guidelines of the government, 13 panchayats of East Singhbhum district have received this award.

Sreelatha Menon

India is yet to devise a government mechanism to compensate those who live atop mineral-rich areas in Orissa, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand.

As India gears up for general elections, Political parties will find it hard to explain to their voters a phenomenon that is set to unfold. There seems to be no solution to the acute shortage of fuels that threatens to cripple power generation in the country.

Union minister of steel and fertilisers Ram Vilas Paswan and chief minister Shibu Soren deliberate on the lease issue in Ranchi on Wednesday. Picture by Prashant Mitra

The see-sawing battle over the Chiria iron ore mines between state-run giant Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and the Jharkhand government, which has witnessed many tumultuous phases, is all set to get resolved with state chief minister Shibu Soren saying the PSU will be accorded due priority in the allocation of the said mines.

SAIL first claimant to Chiria mines: Jharkhand
Navtan Kumar RANCHI

THE Jharkhand government and Union steel ministry seem to be inching closer towards resolving the vexed Chiria iron ore mines issue.

In a major attempt to salvage the Chiria iron ore mines for state-run steel giant SAIL, Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan will meet Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren soon to hammer out a solution to the vexed issue. Failing that, he is planning to write to the Prime Minister seeking nationalisation of the mines through an ordinance.

Faced with local resistance in Potka block for acquiring land for its proposed steel and power project, Bhushan Steel has decided to make public its offer which it believes is even more lucrative than what has been specified in the state