NABARD issues Rs 799.34 Crore funds
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Jharkhand has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs.799.34Croreunder its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), to the Government of Jharkhand, towards reconstruction/ widening/ strengthening of 18 Major Road projects in 11 districts of Jharkhand. The Road Construction Department (RCD),GoJ shall be the implementing department for these projects.The total length of these 18 road projects is 397.30 km. These shallbeconstructed as per standards laid down by IRC and specifications for road works as per MORT&H, GoI. The design life of Flexible pavement in the proposed projects is 15 years, whereas for Rigid pavement its 30 years.
Free relief items to Kerala
The Ranchi District administration and Railways have decided to make relief items reach Kerala flood victims free of cost. Relief items including 54 packets on August 13, 123 packets on August 26 and 160 packets on August 27 have been sent to Alleppey by train no 13351 Dhabad – Alleppey Express. More relief items can be sent if needed.
Acid attack victim gets Rs 2 lakh
Acid attack victim Rinku Devi was given a cheque of Rs two lakh by a team of DlSA led by Secretary Fahim Quirmani at Deo Kamal hospital on Monday. Rinku Devi was suffered burn injuries due to acid attack by her husband. Then Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Justice DN Patel had taken cognisance of the issue and had asked DlSA Ranchi to provide compensation to her under the Victim Compensation Act. The victim was given Rs one lakh within 15 days and today the remaining Rs two lakh were given to her.
Dance Competition at SBPS
With the aim of honing the dancing skills of the students, an Inter- House dance competition was organized by SBPS, Ranchi on the school premises. The competition was divided into two categories. The senior group (grade IX to XII) and the junior group (grade VI to VIII). The vivacious dancers set the floor on fire with their energetic performances. School Head Personnel & Admin Pradip Varma appreciated the efforts put in by all the four houses. Principal Paramjit Kaur appreciated the efforts of all the students and said that everybody has a creative potential hidden in them and it is through these competitions they are able to explore their talents and overcome inhibitions.
Orientation Programme at VVPS
The Central Board of Secondary Education organized at two-day orientation workshop for Prospective Resource Persons in English (Class X) at Vidya Vikas Public School. Principals of various schools were present on the occasion including Resource Persons V Anand Kumarand Neeraj Kumar Singh. As many as 40 CBSE schools participated in the workshop where around 60 teachers from across the State attended the programme.
Johar Ali mesmerises audiences
Renowned violinist, Johar Ali of Rampur and Patiala Gharana, son and disciple of Internationally acclaimed violinist late Ustad Gohar Ali Khan mesmerized thousands of students of DPS Bokaro with his soulful violin music of some of the most popular and best-known folk and classical music compositions at the school campus on Monday. Setting the tone of the concert Johar began with ‘Raag Megh and Raag Ahir Bhairav’ followed by and its aalap and Jugalbandi of Tabla and Violin. The maestro then played the tunes of ‘Sare Jahan Se Aacha’ and folk tunes from Gujrat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir.