Daltonganj: Three frontline staffers of the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) have received the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s Award for Excellence for helping voluntarily relocate 22 families from Jaigir village in 2025.The awardees are range officer Umesh Dubey, field attendant Kumar Dharmveer and forest guard Gaurang Swansi, posted in PTR’s south division.Kumar Ashish, deputy director of…
Patna: The Grand Alliance (GA) on Wednesday held a crucial meeting at the RJD state headquarters to chalk out it’s campaign strategy for the upcoming Bankipur Assembly byelection. The meeting was chaired by former minister and MLA Ramanand Yadav and witnessed the participation of senior functionaries from all constituent parties of the alliance.Addressing the gathering,…
Daltonganj: A 36-year-old woman escaped with injuries after an adult bear accompanied by two cubs attacked her in the Mahuadarn range of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Friday evening, officials said. This was the third bear attack in a week.Sources said Ismita Nagesia and her husband, Ramesh, were returning home to Longra Tola hamlet in…
Daltonganj: A 25-year-old tourist from Garhwa district drowned in the Sugga Bandh waterfall under the Bareysanr range of the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Latehar district, officials said on Monday.The deceased was identified as Ayush Tiwary, a technocrat posted outside Jharkhand who was working from home for the past several weeks, forester (in-charge) Saket Pandey…
Daltonganj: Latehar deputy commissioner (DC) Sandip Kumar has urged residents to join hands to uproot Parthenium, an invasive weed spreading rapidly across Latehar town, warning that unchecked growth could “eat into the vitals” of the town.Expressing concern over its spread, Kumar said, “There is hardly any space left where this invasive grass is not coming…
