NCB seizes 5.2 kg of opium
Ranchi: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday seized a consignment of opium weighing 5.2 kg from Pawan Kumar Rajak. Rajak, hailing from Barhi in Hazaribagh, was working as a carrier for someone else. According to the officials, the consignment was to be delivered in Ormanjhi. One motorcycle has also been recovered from his possession.
Centre includes 100 villages of J’khand in PMAGY
Ranchi: The Central Government has included 100 villages of Jharkhand in the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna. These villages will be developed into model villages and will be equipped with all basic amenities. CM Raghubar Das said that those villages that have more than 50 per cent population of Scheduled Tribes have to be included in the list and be given grants of Rs20 lakh from the Centre and Rs20 lakh additional funds from the State government. As many as 36 villages in Chatra, 22 in Palamu, 18 villages in Deoghar, 14 in Hazaribagh and 10 villages in Giridih district have been marked to be included in the list.
CM orders vigilance probe in land irregularities
Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday ordered vigilance probe in the illegal settlement/transfer of land in Hazaribagh under Bhudaan scheme and other places. Complaints have been received about illegal settlement/transfer of 65 acres land at Chhadwa dam and 200 acres land at Panchsheel Residency and other places. The CM has asked the Vigilance department to collect documents from Revenue and land Reforms department and take action against the culprits.
MoU for motor driving institute
Ranchi: A MoU for setting up heavy motor driving institute at Jamshedpur would be inked on August 3. The Cabinet had cleared the proposal to set up the institute in association with the Center and Tata Motors. Industry Secretary Himani Pandey informed about the development.
DPS Inter-House Football tournament for Std VIII
Ranchi: Inter-House Football Tournament for boys of Std VIII was played between the four houses of Delhi Public School on Thursday. The final match was played between Ravi House and Jamuna House which resulted in the victory of the Jamuna hpuse with the score being 0-1.
Seminar on good parenting held at Ranchi
Ranchi: A seminar on good parenting skills was organised at Delhi Public School on Thursday. The aim of the seminar was to instruct the parents in nuances of dealing with the challenges of parenthood. The seminar was attended by Vishnu Rajgariya Anupama Sinha, Dr. Shyam Sidan, Naveen Kumar and others.