Jamshedpur: For hundreds of teachers deputed as booth level officers (BLOs) in urban Jamshedpur, the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has become a punishing test of endurance, with many claiming they are getting barely three to four hours of sleep a night.Govt-aided school teachers, who make up a sizeable section of the…
Around 120 students stay in the hostel of the MGMMCH nursing school Jamshedpur: A suspected dengue case in East Singhbhum has put the health department on alert after a general nursing and midwifery (GNM) student of the nursing school at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) tested positive in an antigen test.The student…
East Singhbhum DC Rajiv Ranjan and civil surgeon Dr Sahir Pall address the media Jamshedpur: East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan on Monday directed all govt and private healthcare facilities to report every confirmed malaria case to the civil surgeon’s office within 24 hours and ensure treatment begins within the same period, in a bid…
Jamshedpur/Ranchi: For many booth level officers (BLOs), the voter enumeration exercise has turned into an unexpected lesson in human behaviour. On some doorsteps, they are greeted with steaming cups of tea, sweets and even invitations to stay back for lunch or dinner. At others, they are met with folded arms, wary questions and fears that…
Jamshedpur: Two alleged cyber fraudsters were arrested from East Singhbhum district for duping a Punjab resident of Rs 3.08 lakh, police said on Saturday. The accused were identified as Vikash Barik, 20, and Ajay Kumar Nayak alias Sonu Nayak, 31.The victim, identified as Karan Jain, a resident of Patiala, in his complaint on July 7…
Vehicles ply during heavy rain in Ranchi Ranchi: The Met office on Friday issued a yellow warning of thunderstorm and lightning at isolated places over the state in the next two days and for heavy rainfall at isolated places in northeastern, northwestern and central parts of Jharkhand in the following two days.According to the Met…
A health camp in Potka on Friday Jamshedpur: East Singhbhum district reported 128 fresh malaria cases on Friday, while one suspected death from the disease was recorded overnight, officials said.Health officials said four-year-old Shiv Sardar, a resident of Khariasai village in Potka block, was admitted to Sadar Hospital earlier this week with malaria symptoms. He…
A malaria screening camp in West Singhbhum Jamshedpur: The health department has launched a large-scale malaria screening drive in residential schools and affected villages in West Singhbhum district after more than 100 cases were detected among students.Civil surgeon Dr Jujhar Majhi confirmed that all residential school patients are asymptomatic. “The students probably contracted malaria about…
CM Hemant Soren chairs a review meeting of the department on Monday Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren on Monday asked govt officials to identify underground coal mining regions across the state and prepare a roadmap for developing them as tourism destinations. He also stressed on the need for setting up eco-tourism circuits in districts which…
Jamshedpur: Two days after the state govt replaced East Singhbhum SSP Piyush Pandey post the DD Bar murder case, the city police have launched an aggressive crackdown on drunk driving and nightlife violations.A total of 110 motorists driving under the influence were fined Rs 11 lakh in total after they failed breath analyser tests at…
