Ranchi: A state-level awareness programme marking World Breastfeeding Week was organised at Sadar Hospital on Saturday, with health officials and experts stressing the importance of early and exclusive breastfeeding to improve maternal and child health. The week-long campaign will be observed from Saturday to Friday. NHM director (Jharkhand) Shashi Prakash Jha urged mothers to initiate…
Dibrugarh: The six-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT), led by M Ramachandrudu, Joint Secretary (Disaster Management), Ministry of Home Affairs, visited multiple flood-affected areas of Jorhat district on Tuesday, accompanied by Jorhat District Commissioner Jay Shivani, to assess the extent of damage caused by this year’s floods.Besides Ramachandrudu, the team comprised Sanjeev Kumar Suman, Director, Central…
Experts at the NIT-P workshop on Monday Patna: Global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced urgently if the world is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, renowned climate scientist Alexander A Baklanov of the University of Copenhagen said at NIT Patna on Monday, warning that the global carbon budget is shrinking rapidly.Addressing the inaugural session…
Rajya Sabha MP and author Sudha Murty receives an honorary doctorate from Bhim Singh, National Science Chair under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation and honorary professor at IIT Delhi Hubballi: India needs not just job seekers but job creators who can transform knowledge and technology into products, companies, solutions and wealth, Anusandhan National Research Foundation…
Residents of the affected area would be shifted to relief camps before the excavation begins, said the DC Dhanbad: The district administration will undertake a scientific excavation in Kenduadih to assess the extent of land subsidence and gas leakage before taking a final call on reopening the crucial Dhanbad–Ranchi main road, which has remained closed…
Chatra: A 50-year-old farmer was allegedly beaten to death by his elder brother and other family members over a long-running land dispute at Datmi village in Chatra district on Tuesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Kailash Yadav.His elder brother, Vilas Yadav, has been named the prime accused based on the statement of Kailash’s…
Officials and workers conduct mass fever survey in Belbera village on Thursday Ranchi: As many as 170 asymptomatic malaria cases were detected in Belbera village under Tamar block of Ranchi district from June 27 till Friday, prompting the health department to launch an intensive surveillance and treatment drive to prevent further spread.A patient from Bundu…
Sharad ChandraDhanbad: In an unprecedented move aimed at strengthening crime prevention, Dhanbad police on Thursday conducted a first-of-its-kind collective interaction with 785 identified repeat offenders at the police centre. The initiative, led by senior superintendent of police (SSP) Prabhat Kumar, combined strict surveillance with an opportunity for offenders to reintegrate into society by abandoning criminal…
Chatra: An unidentified woman’s body was recovered from a water-filled abandoned stone mine in Chatra district on Friday.The body was found floating in stagnant water inside the closed quarry near Jajlo market under Hunterganj police station limits. According to police, villagers spotted the body in the morning and alerted the authorities.A police team, led by…
Chatra: A woman of Uraili village in Chatra district died of a suspected snakebite after she mistook the bite as that of an insect and failed to seek immediate medical help, police said on Thursday.“Ranju Kumari was bitten in the early hours of Thursday when she had gone to a nearby field. She returned home…
