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 Mitra sees Cong ‘game’ in Jharkhand poll delay |
| Stating that Assembly election is more important than the National Games in Jharkhand, editor-in-chief of The Pioneer and former Rajya Sabha member Chandan Mitra has alleged that the Congress is trying to use the occasion for the promotion of the party. |
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| Guv distributes Rs 600 cr |
| Governor K Sankaranarayanan distributed assets worth Rs 600 crore among 34,000 beneficiaries at Vikas Mela in Hazaribagh on Thursday. The Governor inaugurated the fair, which is aimed at drawing persons from the neighbouring districts of North Chhotanagpur. The fair was attended by over 1,300 persons and held in the New Stadium, in the vicinity of St Columbus College. |
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| Police toothless, criminals camouflaging as tenants |
| July 31 — Ranchi police rescued Luv Bhatia, a noted hotelier’s son after a fierce gun battle with abductors in Dhurva area. |
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| ‘Labourers get higher wages in Ranchi than those under NREG’ |
| In accordance with the Chief Secretary and Rural Development Department’s directions to find out reasons of migration of labourers despite the Centre-sponsored employment schemes in the State, especially those under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREG), the Ranchi district administration began a survey on skilled and unskilled labourers at a number of places on Thursday. |
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| Anand, Hashmi, Pathak in line of fire after PIL |
| After the Jharkhand High Court accepted a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the office-bearers of the National Games Organising Committee (NGOC) for committing alleged irregularities, the sportsmen of the State have started demanding reconstitution of the NGOC. |
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| BJP gives Rs 1 lakh to kin of slain cop |
| Though sympathy is greater than gold, the BJP thought to extend sympathy with monetary support to the family of Francis Induwar, the Inspector of Special Branch who was killed by the CPI (Maoist). |
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| 3 women players to represent India in World Hockey Championship |
| Making the State proud with their outstanding achievements, three women hockey players from the Jharkhand Hockey Association — Asunta Lakra, Subhadra Prabha and Preeti Kiro — have been selected to play for India in the World Hockey Championship to be held in Bangkok. |
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| Jobless trained teachers submit memo to Guv |
| On the ninth day of the indefinite hunger strike by the Jharkhand Unemployed Trained Teachers’ Association (JUTTA), the members submitted a memorandum to Governor K Sankarnarayanan during Vikas Mela at Hazaribagh, on Friday. |
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| HC orders probe into teacher working as engineer |
| The teacher-cum-engineer engaged in building schools in Bokaro will experience an examination of a different kind with the Jharkhand High Court directing a Vigilance inquiry as to how and under whom direction the teacher had also been appointed as an Assistant Engineer. |
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| 7th Jharkhand State Police Duty Meet to begin today |
| The Seventh Jharkhand State Police Duty Meet will be organised at JAP-1 ground from Saturday. Additional Director General of CID, GS Rath informed this at a Press conference at CID office on Friday. |
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| 100 scribes to get accreditation cards |
| There may be good news in the offing for the journalists in the State. The Press accreditation committee that met here on Thursday, has decided to award accreditation cards to 100 journalists from the State. |
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| Rs 10-crore facelift for Games |
| The State Government has a history to allow to lapse Central Government funds meant for development of Jharkhand, in view of tribal population, in last few fiscal years. |
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| Titan Eye Plus launches ‘Switchers’ |
| Titan Eye Plus, leading optical store from the house of Titan, launched a new range of optial frames ‘Switchers’ here on Friday at its showroom in Sakchi. Harshvardhan, area manager (East), said the switcher frame was the perfect accessory for the modern consumers. The frames are priced in the range of Rs 3,200 to Rs 3,500. These frames offer three sets of interchangeable temples in different colours. |
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| CBSE takes steps to check violence, ragging on campus |
| Concerned over rising incidents of ragging and violence among school children, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked all affiliated schools to take the services of counsellors to help children cope with psychological pressure so that they are prevented from taking extreme steps. |
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| Despite best efforts, baby elephant ‘Raja’ dies at Tata Zoo |
| The famous calf that was rescued from the jungles of Rajabasa in Ghatshila died last night despite efforts from Tata Steel Zoological Park authorities to save the wounded elephant. “Raja” as he was nicknamed died at Thursday midnight at round 1:30 am. |
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| Nirja Sahay DAV wins junior girls’ runners-up award |
| Nirja Sahay DAV Public School bagged the Junior Girls runners-up Prize in the 27th MHRAT, Cluster-II (athletics) held at DAV Gandhinagar in Ranchi. |
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| Staff strike hits work at UCIL; talks with management on |
| Work at Uranium Corporation of India Limited’s (UCIL) mines was hit for the second consecutive day as the agitating workers kept away from work in favour of their demands for wage revision. |
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| Maoist posters announce death sentence for national leaders |
| Communist Party of India (Maoist) has announced death sentence to Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, Home Minister, P Chidambaram and Congress President, Sonia Gandhi through posters on Friday at Latehar District. |
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| Non-gazetted employees to gherao Raj Bhawan on November 3 |
| The Jharkhand State Government Non-Gazetted Employees Association has decided to gherao the ‘Raj Bhawan’ on November 3 to pressurise the Governor, K Sankaranaryanan, to regularise their contractual jobs, besides immediate payment of their retirement benefits. |
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| Maoists block roads in protest against ‘police atrocities’ |
| Reacting sharp to the alleged police atrocities, the CPI (Maoist) guerrillas have blocked all approaching roads to the dense jungles of Saranda in Kiriburu, West Singhbhum. |
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| DA PIL filed against Vidhan Sabha assistant |
| A PIL has been filed against a Vidhan Sabha assistant who has allegedly amassed property disproportionate to the known source of income of around Rs 50 crore. |
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| Workshop on anaemia control organised in Bokaro |
| Four of every 10 women in Jharkhand are undernourished. About two-thirds of women in the childbearing ages are anaemic and pregnant women experience the highest levels of anaemia. |
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| IACC-09 held at Army School |