Ranchi, Sept. 13: German corporate giant Merck might soon resuscitate Jharkhand’s mica industry if a proposal aimed at tapping 10,000 metric tonnes of the mineral in Koderma and Giridih gets the green light.

The chemical, pharmaceutical and paints behemoth today put forth the demand for mining natural mica from the rich deposits in the two districts after meeting chief minister Arjun Munda.

A 50-year-old labourer, Subal Mahato, was allegedly beaten to death by his employer for demanding revised wages in accordance with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), in Bokaro on Saturday night.

According to NREGA Commissioner Ajay Kumar Singh, Mahato, a resident of Bathua village under Chas block in Bokaro district, was one of the nine workers hired to dig a

Ranchi, Sept. 8: Dengue has arrived on Jharkhand

Hazaribagh, Aug. 20: Director of National Horticulture Board Bijay Kumar, who is heading the central team currently conducting a drought survey in Jharkhand, today admitted that the state

- District plan brings together schools, anganwadis, NGOs to aid tribals of Bagoder block

Giridih, April 28: Six-year-old Pinki and her friends Phul Kumari (10), Suraj (13) and Damni (14) are ready for the big day

Ranchi, March 31: Jharkhand High Court today directed the state government and Nagarjuna Constructions, a private company, to furnish a status report on laying of pipelines in Giridih for supply of drinking water.

A Delhi-based company, Urja Global Ltd (UGL), has expressed willingness to set up a 100MW capacity thermal power plant in the state with an environment friendly technology that will ensure zero carbon emission.

Executives of the company today called on the energy department officials to begin the process of signing an MoU with the state for setting up the plant.

Jamshedpur, Jan. 5: Jharkhand has recorded an increase in forest cover by 172 sqkm, a feat made possible by local villagers and, surprisingly, Maoists, whose presence deterred widespread tree felling that has been the norm in certain remote areas.

- 300 NREGA permits lying with forest department
Jamua (Giridih), Sept. 3: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has reached every village in Giridih. But the question villagers are asking these days is where are their job cards.