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

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.

Jamshedpur, Feb. 23: Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has set its priorities for the next financial year.

SCCI president Umesh Kauntia released an 11-point programme today aimed at benefiting trade and industry. Kauntia, also the vice-president of Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said efforts were on to set up a trade centre in the steel city.

JAMSHEDPUR/RANCHI, Feb. 23: A widespread forest fire, which started late on Saturday night inside and along the fringes of the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, has destroyed large tracts of grasslands and engulfed several trees inside the core area of the forest. The fire had also spread to the elephant corridor of the sanctuary.

- New orchards planned in two districts to grow hybrid variety

ANKUSH SINGH

Farm fortune
Jamshedpur, Feb. 11: The forest department plans to exploit the mango-farming potential of East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan.

-Govt plans processing plant, to train 500 East Singhbhum artisans
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PINAKI MAJUMDAR

An artisan at an NGO in Jamshedpur. Pix: Bhola Prasad
Jamshedpur, Feb. 6: If things begin in earnest, Chakulia in East Singhbhum will soon turn into a popular hub of bamboo products.

- IAS officers bring glory to East Singhbhum, Pakur
Puja Singhal Purwar and Nitin Madan Kulkarni

At a time when the state is plagued by controversies over the National Rural Employment Guarantee, two IAS officers have brought pride and glory.

Traffic movement came to a halt today when residents of Kandra and Gamharia in Seraikela-Kharsawan district blocked the road for over four hours, protesting against the rising pollution level because of sponge-iron units.

The protesters squatted on the road blocking it with their cycles and tractors and refused to budge till their demands were met.

To create better employment opportunities in remote rural pockets, the Dhalbhum forest division has decided to adopt 10 tribal villages in East Singhbhum as a part of the Integrated Village Farming Scheme launched by the government this fiscal.

Three villages in East Singhbhum get solar lamps, courtesy TERI

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