CM directs officials to ensure every year meeting of SEGC is held

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday directed the officials to make sure that every year meeting of State Employment Guarantee Council (SEGC) is held.

Chairing the meeting of SEGC at the project building here he said that…

JREDA to enact a ‘Mini Grid Policy’ for ensuring energy access to all

Ranchi: Centre for Environment & Energy Development (CEED) and Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) on Friday jointly organised a consultation workshop ‘Energising Access in Jharkhand: Stakeholder Consultation for Mini Grid Policy’…

BIRSA Harit Gram Yojna helping in strengthening of Rural Economy, more than 26,41,429 saplings of fruit trees planted with a survival rate of 88 pc

Ranchi: During the financial year 2020-21, the Government of Jharkhand was ranked amongst best performing states in terms of generating the highest number of mandays under MGNREGA and additionally, the government was successful in providing a sustainable…

Fuel prices break into new highs across country

New Delhi (IANS) Petrol and diesel price continued to rally northward on Thursday, the 10th consecutive day when its retail prices rose across the country. In Sri Ganganagar town in Rajasthan, normal petrol price has shot up over Rs 100 per litre…

India 'critical partner' for US in meeting Indo-Pacific challenge: Pentagon

New York (IANS) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin considers India "a critical partner" for meeting the challenges in the Indo-Pacific region and gives priority to ties with it, according to Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby.

"The secretary is…

'Toolkit' case: 'No leakage of info to media', Centre tells HC

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre told the Delhi High Court on Thursday that there has been no leakage of messages or any other details from the Delhi Police to the media in connection with the 'toolkit' case, which has climate activist Disha Ravi…

Foreign diplomats briefed on security situation in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) The 24-member delegation of foreign diplomats were briefed on Thursday by officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the army about the security situation in the union territory.

Government sources said the senior officers…

SC bars private buses from core area of Corbett Tiger Reserve

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed plying of private company buses in the core of area of Corbett Tiger Reserve and also issued notice to the Uttarakhand government.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A Bobde and comprising…

Reports of Indian Navy part of Iran-Russia maritime drill false

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Navy did not participate in the two-day maritime exercise of Iran and Russia in the Indian Ocean Region, said the Indian Navy on Thursday. The naval exercise of Iran and Russia known as Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021…

CM pays tributes to Veer Budhu Bhagat on his Jayanti

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday paid tributes to Veer Budhu Bhagat on the occasion of his 229th Jayanti.

The Chief Minister garlanded the portrait of the great freedom fighter. On the occasion he said that it is a…