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Jharkhand Jharkhand govt to start work on Telghut Dam. The state government along with West Bengal’s government have jointly asked Tenughat dam (damodar Valley Corporation) officials to keep releasing water constantly to avoid reaching the danger mark and flood like situations due to incessant rainfall. This step was taken by the Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulatory Committee(DVRRC), a … Read more 22.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand State needs development, not Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Chief minister Raghubar Das said that there is no need for Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM) any more as a separate state has been formed and said that the need of the hour was development. The movement for a separate state that was spearheaded by JMM has ended. Jharkhand … Read more 21.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Third ground-breaking event in November to bring IT companies on board. Chief secretary Rajbala Verma announced the state government will host the third ground-breaking ceremony of Momentum Jharkhand Global Investors’ Summit in November to lay the foundations of as many as 50 projects. Government has set aside 68,000 sq feet space for … Read more 20.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Smriti Irani to inaugurate Orient Craft Textile facility in Jharkhand Union Minister for Textile and Information & Broadcasting, Smriti Irani to inaugurate Orient Craft Textile facilityat Irba near Ranchi in Jharkhand. The event will pave way for new investment as two projects will be inaugurated while foundation stone will be laid for 70 … Read more 18.08.17 & 19.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Trai to test innovative Open Duct plan in Jharkhand Telecom regulatory authority is preparing to launch the pilot for one of its innovative communicationsinfrastructure projects in Jharkhand aimed at providing a time and cost effective model to telecom and television companies to lay fibres and cables in towns and cities. Telecom and cable companies regularly … Read more 17.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Man receives electricity bill of Rs 38 billion in Jharkhand ð A man in Jamshedpur was in for a shock when he received an electricity bill of Rs 38 billion. ð B R Guha was handed the non-payment of the bill by the Jharkhand Electricity Board, following which, electricity was disconnected from his home. ð Uday Scheme is a major step … Read more 16.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand State Bar Council bars 8,500 lawyers from practise. Jharkhand State Bar Council (JSBC) on Monday declared 8,500 lawyers as non-practising advocates and stripped them of their rights and privileges provided by the Bar Council of India. The list, issued by JSBC secretary Rajesh Pandey to the district bar association, under Rule 20 of the Bar Council of India … Read more 15.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand bans book on tribals after it is dubbed `porn’ The Jharkhand government has banned `The Adivasi Will Not Dance’, a collection of short stories by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar.Shekhar, who won Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2015 for his novel, `The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey’, is accused of denigrating Adivasi culture and portraying Santhal women in … Read more 14.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Wrestler Vishal Kumar Verma electrocuted at water-logged Ranchi stadium. A 25-year old national-level wrestler Vishal Kumar Verma died after being electrocuted in a stadium in Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand. Verma had represented Jharkhand state at various championships since 2005 and had stood at fourth position in senior national level competition this year. … Read more 13.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand New CISCE curriculum will focus on students At least 140 delegates of ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) and ISC (Indian School Certificate) schools from Bihar and Jharkhand attended the 30th regional conference of the Association of Schools for the Indian School Certificate (ASISC) in Patna. The theme of the event was ‘Education for a happy nation. … Read more 12.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand The woman behind Jharkhand’s dayan-free villages. Lalkhatnga panchayat of Namkum Block in Ranchi declared that no woman would be declared a ‘dayan’ in their area. It was in one of these villages that Poonam Toppo’s own grandmother was branded a witch and persecuted. For the 37-year-old activist who has devoted her life to fighting this … Read more 11.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand eyes Singapore education model for skill development. The state government is all set to take a leaf out of Singapore’s education model for providing skill development training to the youth. The state higher and technical education department on Monday hinted that it is mulling a revision of courses at the graduation and university levels … Read more 10.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Samurai Tele To be State Hockey Brand Ambassador. Veteran hockey player Samurai Tete will be brand ambassador of Hockey in Jharkhand. She will also be given responsibility of training State level players, said CM Raghubar Das while felicitating the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement 2016 nominee. Tete has given her nod … Read more 09.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Project Johar moves forward,gets Rs 40 crore for implementation. Jharkhand government has approved Rs 40 crore for implementation of the World Bank sponsored Project –Jharkhand’s Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth(Johar). The fund is planned to be used for implementation of the project Johar during 2017-18.This decision was taken by the state … Read more 08.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Palamu reserve brings captive sambars to increase tiger prey base The Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) authority has brought 16 sambars from Ranchi’s Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park, popularly known as Birsa Zoo, to increase the prey base for the big cats in Jharkhand’s lone tiger den. However, food, public distribution and consumer … Read more 07.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand puts cap on booze purchase, closes 1,150 shops. The BJP-led NDA government in Jharkhand will close down 1,150 licensed liquor shops across the state on Tuesday as it prepares to take total control of alcohol sales in the state. The move comes four months after government cracked down against unlicensed abattoirs in the state. Aimed at plugging … Read more 06.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Anti-conversion bill set to rock monsoon session. After courting controversy by introducing the CNT and SPT Amendment Act in the monsoon session the previous year, the state cabinet has invited fresh trouble by approving the draft of the Jharkhand Religious Freedom Bill-2017, likely to be introduced in the monsoon session this year. Opposition protests … Read more 05.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Over 37% of schools in India have no electricity,Jharkhand at bottom. While only 62.81% schools in the country have electricity connections, Jharkhandis at the bottom of the list with just 19% schools in the state having access to electricity. The national capital along with Chandigarh, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep and Puducherry … Read more 04.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand church set to get 1st woman general secretary. The Gossner Evangelical Lutheran (GEL) Church in Ranchi is set to get its first woman general secretary (GS), since the church was set up by German missionaries 172 years ago. Originally from Ranchi, 60-year-old Sujaya Kujur currently serves as the general manager (HR) at Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd in Mumbai. … Read more 01.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand BJP wants liquor sale ban,Raghubar Das govt opens liquor shops. To woo drinkers,BJP government led by Chief Minister Raghubar Das is out to hand over liquor bottles from its own shops in the state capital-Ranchi. In all,15 liquor shops are slated to open on August 1.The places where the state government-Department … Read more 30.07.17 & 31.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand govt officers,staff get e-pension facility. The Jharkhand government introducing online e-pension scheme with effect from September 1,2017,said Additional Chief Secretary Amit Khare. As it is, pension is a periodic monthly payment made to public servants who have completed their service.The pension rules provide for various kinds of pension based on … Read more 29.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Govt plans to increase farmers’ pay Chief minister Raghubar Das today the state government is working to increase the income of farmers by connecting them with horticulture, animal husbandry, dairy work and other creative works. Women and youth are being imparted skill training to connect them with employment, an official release quoting him, said. INTERNATIONAL Scientists … Read more 28.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Now, take aerial tour of holy town Deoghar. The first day flight received good response from the visitors The aerial service was a big hit during Shravan in 2013, but it was withdrawn following a glider, engaged in the service, crash due to a technical snag. The civil aviation department … Read more 27.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand GIS a giant step towards a poverty-free Jharkhand: Raghubar Das Chief minister Raghubar Das is all set to give a new meaning to the ancient proverb “If wishes were horses, then pigs would fly”. Jharkhand has been bestowed with plenty of natural resources and rich forests, but has only got poverty, unemployment … Read more 22.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand The work for Rs 522-crore road project approved by Jharkhand cabinet The state cabinet sanctioned Rs 522 crore for road construction projects in 13 districts. The 11-member cabinet headed by chief minister Raghubar Das sanctioned Rs 173 crore for a 44-km road between Jagannathpur and Barkela in West Singbhum district. A sum of … Read more 26.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Cyber crime trail leads cops to Jharkhand phishing hubs Cracking a whip on Bengal and Jharkhand-based voice phishing fraudsters, the Cyber Crimesleuths of Hyderabad police arrested 11 offenders and brought nine of them to the city on Sunday. Police learnt that some BPO employees associated with nationalised banks were selling customer information to culprits. … Read more 25.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Home guards to be deployed at Jharkhand KGBVs ð Government directed deployment of two female home guards at each of the 203 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in the state. Over the last few months, there have been various unsavoury instances, including two suicides, in KGBVs, raising questions on the security of the schools. INTERNATIONAL Spanish scientists develop … Read more 23.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand on the list of metal investors. Investors from the foundry and forge sectors have come forward to express interests in setting up units in Jharkhand. Jharkhand was a partner state in the event that was jointly organized by the directorate of heavy industries of the Union government. Apart from … Read more 24.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Migration from Jharkhand highest in country and increasing rapidly Jharkhand lost close to 5 million of its working age populationbetween 2001 and 2011 due to migration. More than 5% of the working age population migrates annually to other states in search of better employment opportunities, education or because of loss of traditional livelihood. The … Read more 21.07.17 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Rainfall deficit in Jharkhand now up to 50% Half of the districtsin the state are experiencing scanty rainfall with deficit hovering around 50% despite the southwest monsoon’s landfall a month ago. Out of 24 districts, 13 have recorded scanty rainfall since June 1. In meteorological parlance, scanty rainfall is used to describe rainfall deficit which … Read more 20.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Ramgarh becomes first open defecation free district of Jharkhand Ramgarh became the first district in Jharkhandto become open defecation free (ODF). The target was achieved with the completion of construction of 77,701 toilets in 2016/17 Reviewing the Swachh Bharat Mission with all district deputy commissioners through video conferencing, chief secretary Rajbala Verma directed that every district should be … Read more 19.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Cricket Association of Bihar’s contempt plea against BCCI to be considered: SC The Supreme Court said the plea of Cricket Association of Bihar(CAB) seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against BCCI’s acting secretary Amitabh Choudharyand others for allegedly violating its order would be covered when it considers the fourth report of the committee of administrators (CoA). The … Read more 18.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand BSNL may set up 3,000 more telecom towers in Maoist hit areas. State-run BSNL may be asked to set up 3,000 more telecom towers on an urgent basis and enhance the satellite bandwidth in the Maoist-infested areas to improve communication among the security agencies operating there. The task of setting up nearly 2200 telecom … Read more 17.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand aims the central waste management to be set up soon. The state government is aiming to set up a central biomedical waste management plant for Ranchi and the five surrounding districts of Lohardaga, Khunti, Simdega, Gumla and Ramgarh ð The proposed plant will be set up in Lohardaga for treating medical waste from … Read more 16.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs
Jharkhand Raghubar Das plans gala show to mark 1,000 days in power The Raghubar Das government in the state is drawing up elaborate plansto celebrate the completion of 1,000 days in power on September 22. After a meeting with various departments to gauge the state’s growth rate, Das said that Jharkhand is second only to Gujarat … Read more 15.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand to have new pass port seva kendra in 13 district The Jharkhand Postal Circle is all set to start post office passport seva Kendra in 13 districts of the state in different phases. The objective is to ease the burden of theRegional Passport Office (RPO), Ranchi which receives more than 500 applications every day from across the … Read more 14.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs
Jharkhand Court concludes hearing in coal case against ex-Jharkhand CM A special court today concluded hearing arguments in a coal scam case against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar posted the matter for July 27 for filing of rebuttal, if any, in the case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Rajhara … Read more 13.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs
Jharkhand Skilled youth must be given jobs to create social balance: CII The Jamshedpur zonal council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised a conclave here, titled ‘Developing the skill ecosytem: The way forward’. To enable employment ready workforce in the future, the youth need to be equipped with necessary skills and education. Jharkhand to have … Read more 12.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs
Jharkhand · Project Johar moves forward,gets Rs 40 crore for implementation Jharkhand government has approved Rs 40 crore for implementation of the World Bank sponsored Project –Jharkhand’s Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth(Johar). The fund is planned to be used for implementation of the project Johar during 2017-18. The World Bank will support the … Read more 11.07.17 Jharkhand current affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand to set up skill development centres in 30 colleges. The state higher education and technical department listed 12 trades for students who have completed their Plus Two level of education this year and selected 30 colleges across the state to set up skill development centres. Among 30 colleges selected, 11 are women’s colleges where students who … Read more 10.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) current affairs
Jharkhand · Jharkhand govt to avert floods by releasing water from Tenughat dam The state government along with West Bengal’s government have jointly asked Tenughat dam(damodar Valley Corporation) officials to keep releasing water constantly to avoid reaching the danger mark and flood like situations due to incessant rainfall. This step was taken by the Damodar Valley Reservoir … Read more 09.07.17 Jharkhand current affairs
Jharkhand IL&FS Eng Services bags Rs 236.76cr contract from JBVNL IL&FS Engineering Services has bagged contracts worth Rs 236.76 crore from Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam (JBVNL) for urban electrification works in the state. The company has received two Letters of Intents (LoIs) from JBVNL under the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for urban electrification works of Dhanbad and Dumka-Sahibganj electric … Read more 08.07.17 Jharkhand current affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand to set up dialysis units across districts The state health, health education and family welfare department has planned to set up dialysis units in district hospitals across the state. In the first phase, eight district hospitals are to get a unit each by the end of 2017. Initially proposed in the … Read more 07-07-2017 Jharkhand Current affairs
Jharkhand 9 Jharkhand ministers were at IIM-A to hone leadership Nine of Jharkhand’s 11 ministers have arrived at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to take management lessons in a three-day leadership development programme. Only Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das and his agriculture minister Randhir Kumar Singh are not attending the programme. … Read more 06/07/2017 Jharkhand current affairs
Jharkhand 9 Jharkhand ministers were at IIM-A to hone leadership. Nine of Jharkhand’s 11 ministers have arrived at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to take management lessons in a three-day leadership development programme. Only Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das and his agriculture minister Randhir Kumar Singh are not attending the programme. The key … Read more 05/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand opens GST call centre A GST call centre has been opened in Jharkhand to help people with queries, while Chief Minister Raghubar Das reviewed the progress of the new tax system in the state, a day after it was rolled out. The people would get information on registration, digital signature, … Read more 04/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs
Jharkhand Jharkhand records 38% less monsoon rain in June. The southwest monsoon has brought less rain in Jharkhand in its opening weeks this year. After reaching Jharkhand nearly a week behind its schedule, the monsoon has been sloppy in the first fortnight with Jharkhand getting 38% less rainfall in June. Jharkhand to … Read more 03/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs
Jharkhand Education equality a must for standard academics’ Quality of education in the state came in for some criticism as experts from various fields brainstormed on means to improve the academic standards. Former foreign secretary Muchkund Dubeysaid at a conference on quality of education in Jharkhand, that simplicity and equality in education is a must to … Read more 02/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs
Jharkhand ADB pledges $10bn for infra projects. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $10 billion support for infrastructure building and immediate development needs of less-developed states in the country. Besides, the Manila-based multi-lateral funding agency decided to increase the annual funding by $ 1 billion to $4 billion. ADB expects India to grow by 7.4% … Read more 01/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs