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 Maoists again trigger landmine, no casualty |
| Maoists again triggered a landmine on a CRPF patrolling vehicle on Saturday, but the jawans escaped narrowly. The explosion was followed by heavy exchange of gunfire at Rania in Naxal-infested Khunti district. |
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| Upset over RS seat-sharing, RJD MLAs skip Cong dinner |
| Displeased over the approach of Congress and JMM on the issue of seat sharing in the upcoming Rajya Sabha poll RJD MLAs skipped the dinner party organised by Congress State president Pradeep Balmuchu for MLAs of the JMM, the Congress and the RJD MLAs on Saturday night. |
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| DGP to call meeting on constant attacks by Maoists |
| Taking tough on the incidents of 'continuous landmines attack' by the Maoists, the Director General of Police Vishnu Dayal Ram on Saturday informed that he would soon convene a high-level meeting followed by a workshop, of the cops including IG, DIG, SP, inspectors along with the officer in-charges of all the police stations situated in the naxal infested zone, in which proper training would be given, as how to save their lives from landmines which has claimed several lives in the State. |
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| Anti-VAT trade bandh evokes mixed response |
| The ‘Jamshedpur bandh’ by traders on Saturday, against the implementation of VAT (Value Added Tax) on essential food grains evoked mixed response. However, Jamshedpur Chamber of Commerce, a city-based body of businessmen and traders claimed that it was successful throughout the city. |
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| We will root out Naxalism within 60 days, says JPA official |
| If the Government gives us a support with free hand to deal with the Maoists we will root out the naxalism within 60 days from the Jharkhand,” claimed the senior officer of Jharkhand Police Associations (JPA) while talking to the media at circuit house in Bokaro Steel City. |
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| JVM to contest State Assembly poll with |
| The grass root leaders and supporters of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) feel that most of the party candidates lost the Lok Sabha election due to credit crunch. |
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| JSACS provides counselling facility for HIV, AIDS |
| Stigma surrounding around HIV and AIDS has been a major barrier in the prevention, care and treatment of the disease, resulting into rampant social discrimination of patients. Even after passing through counseling processes, HIV positive and AIDS victims resort to severe steps such as suicide. |
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| Cong workers to launch anti-corruption campaign |
| A group of the workers of Jharkhand Congress has decided to start Dharo-Pakro, Kalikh-Poto Abhiyan against the corrupt officers of the State Government from Monday. |
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| Tata Steel organises FIFA panel referees workshop |
| : With an aim to ensure proper grooming of the national panel football referees, the Sports department of the Tata Steel is organising a four day seminar-cum-workshop of FIFA referees in the city. |
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| Irate mob sets bus on fire after road mishap |
| An irate mob blocked Sundernagar-Hata main road for hours and set fire to the passenger mini bus on Saturday morning, following death of a person in the road accident in Sundernagar. |
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| Rajputana Rifles organises blood donation camp |
| To commemorate the victory of Tololing Top in the Kargil Wars in the year 1999, the second battalion of Rajputana Rifles organised, a blood donation camp at MI room at Dipatoli Cantt on Saturday. The blood donation camp was conducted in association with Blood Bank Division of Nagarmal Modi Seva Sadan Hospital. |
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| State needs to increase paddy production |
| Despite being the main crop of Jharkhand, the State is not producing paddy as much as it requires. The State is still importing paddy from outside the State. Rice is the main crop of paddy. |