Ranchi, March 24: It appears that aam aadmi will have to shell out more for petrol and diesel for better roads.
The Assembly today passed Jharkhand State Road Development Fund-2011 Bill proposing to levy Rs 2 surcharge per litre of fuel to build a corpus fund for development of road networks, despite protests from the Treasury and Opposition benches.

Though the bill proposes a maximum cess on

Ranchi, March 22: Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has turned its attention on illegal meat and fish sellers, mobile towers and water connections in the state capital as part of its ongoing anti-encroachment drive.

The municipal corporation has asked roadside meat and fish vendors to wind up shop immediately or face the music.

13th Finance Commission has projected a growth rate of 14.14 per cent.

The power ministry has asked Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to regularly monitor the implementation of ultra mega power projects (UMPPs), with generation capacity of about 4,000 Mw each.

POWER generation major NTPC will soon see 7% of its generation vanish off the grid, thanks to wagon breakers who managed to topple a rake carrying coal to its Kahalgaon Thermal Power station in Bihar, rendering the track unusable for at least 4-5 days.

This track, owned by NTPC, is its main link to source coal.

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THE Indian Railways will put coal movement on its priority list to ensure timely supply of the fuel to power stations, a senior official said.
For this, the Railways has rationalized its freight scheme by specifying dedicated routes linking coal producing areas with power stations.

Ranchi, Jan.