Bokaro: Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) chairperson and managing director Ashok Kumar Panda on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to chief minister Hemant Soren at his residential office on Kanke Road in Ranchi.The meeting marked Panda’s first formal interaction with Hemant after taking charge as CMD of the country’s largest state-owned steel producer on…
Times News NetworkBokaro: The much-awaited air connectivity from Bokaro appears to be inching closer, with district administration, Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) officials stepping up preparations ahead of the proposed DGCA inspection.Bokaro DC Ajay Nath Jha on Thursday said senior officials from AAI, BSL and Jharkhand civil aviation had visited…
Bokaro: Irregular electricity bills, faulty or non-functional meters, lack of meter readings, frequent outages and concerns over the existing metering system dominated discussions at a public hearing organised by the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) in Bokaro on Wednesday.The hearing was attended by JSERC chairperson Justice Navneet Kumar, legal member Mahendra Prasad, secretary RP…
Bokaro: More than a year after Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) proposed handing over the Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park to the forest department, the process is awaiting recommendations from a technical committee, officials said.The proposed transfer is intended to improve animal care, veterinary services and maintenance at the facility, popularly known as Bokaro Zoo. The five-member…
Bokaro: At a time when the East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum district administrations have launched aggressive campaigns against malaria, the public health department of Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) on Sunday launched an anti-larval inspection and awareness campaign across Bokaro Steel Township to check mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and malaria.The drive is aimed at detecting…
Bokaro: The blood centre at Bokaro General Hospital has identified the extremely rare ‘Bombay’ blood group (Oh or HH) in a 24-year-old man during routine diagnostic screening, blood compatibility testing and specialised laboratory investigations, including cross-matching and antigen testing, BGH authorities said on Friday.Doctors said the Bombay blood group occurs in around 1 in every…
