First Development Council meet on Jan 3
Government is going to hold the inaugural meeting of the State Development Council on January 3 next year. Former Deputy CM Sudesh Mahto, Surjeet Bhalla along with all MPs and MlAs, T Nandkumar, Ashok Bhagat and top officials would participate into that. Development Commissioner Amit Khare informed about this and also added that Chief Minister Raghubar Das would hold the Executive Committee meeting for 20-point programme on December 19. All MPs, MlAs, officials, leader of all political parties and editors of leading newspapers would remain present.
BSD to approach HC
The Bharatiya Suraaj Dal will file a petition at the High Court to raise the quantum of sentence awarded to former Minister Hrainarayan Rai and his kin in the disproportionate assets case. The party plans to petition the High Court to increase the sentence to the upper limit of 7 yrs, and enhance the fine to at least 1 crore. The party will also write to the Prime Minister to bring an amendment bill and provide for graded punishment for corruption offences, and provide for the same penalty for over-100 crore bribes as is fixed for murder.
DPS student wins prize in national competition
Ankit Kumar of class IX A of DPS Ranchi won first prize at state level and his painting was selected for National level where he was awarded a Cash prize worth Rs 10,000/- by Pradeep Kumar Pujari, Secretary, Union Ministry and Power. The painting competition was organised by Ministry of Power, Govt. of India at different levels starting from school to state to National. In this competition around 1.2 crore students altogether had participated at different levels.
MECON works under CSR in villages
Under the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) program, MECON is carrying out various rural development activities in villages of Ranchi and Khunti districts. The company undertook the renovation of Anganbari Kendra at Pancha village of Ranchi. MECON Director (Technology)SR Sengupta inaugurated the renovated Anganbari Kendra in presence of officials of MECON and a large gathering of children, women, Anganbari Sevika, Gram Pradhan Etwa Munda and villagers of Pancha on Thursday.
SBI launches mobile home loan service
Regional Commercial Office (Ranchi) of the State Bank of India launched mobile home loan vehicle for the city. DGM (Ranchi Zone) Dushmant Kumar Panda flagged off the vehicle on Wednesday in presence of officials of the bank. The vehicle will run to offices, residential complexes and colonies to provide home loan facilities of the bank and how to get it. The service will continue till February next year.
Eight places selected for postal place cancellation
India Post (Jharkhand Circle) has issued special place cancellation for eight tourist spots in the State including Steel City (Jamshedpur). This will help tourists visiting to those places buy stamps and special covers with replica picture of those places printed over them and to post their loved ones as a memory. These include Baidyanath, Basukidham, Parasnath and Chhinnamastika temples, Chhotanagpur Ki Rani (Netarhat), Chhau Dance and Tiger Reserve (Daltonganj).
Yuva Jagaran for a month announced
Tourism, Art and Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Department has announced a month long programme called Yuva on the occasion of Rashtriya Yuva Diwas, birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on January 12. Department Minister Amar Kumar Bauri said that department aimed at maximum participation from the youth during the month. He said that a whole basket of programmes were scheduled to be organised during the month.
JTDC to promote cashless transaction in the state
A meeting of Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation Managing Director Waghmare Prasad Krishna and different unit heads was held in Ranchi where they were directed to ensure installation of EPOS machines at hotels restaurants and Tourist Information Centers so that cashless transactions could be promoted in the State. Axis Bank has been authorized to install machines in the hotels and restaurants.