CM to lay stone for Jharkhand Bhawan
Chief Minister Raghubar Das on January 18 would lay foundation stone for Jharkhand Bhawan in New Delhi. A plot of one acre has been finalised at Bangla Saheb lane in the nation capital for this purpose and all necessary paper works have been completed. The piece of land was under dispute for last 7-8 years and got cleared after consorted efforts of the CM. He had met Union Ministers Venkaiya Naidu and Ravi Shankar Prasad in this regard after assuring the office.
International Workshop on Soil Health at BAU
Scientists from around the world will discuss measures of improving the overall health of soil at a two-day International Workshop on Soil Health organised by Birsa Agricultural University (BAU). lectures will be delivered by Cornell University, Indian Institute of Soil Science, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering and International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics. Jharkhand Government will also participate in the event.
Allahabad Bank holds NRAKAS meeting
The half-yearly meeting of Nagar Rajbhasha Karyanwayan Samiti (NRAKAS) was convened by Allahabad Bank Wednesday. CMD Parthdeb Dutt, on starting the meeting with Ministry of Home Affairs, Rajbhasha Department’s Deputy Director Ajay Mallick, appreciated the work done by the committee in a short span of time. Committee’s internal magazine ‘Spandan’ was also released during the meeting.
UBI donates blankets among differently-abled
Through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme Union Bank of India distributed 200 blankets among differently abled people on January 6. All differently abled people were from Birhor tribes. Regional Head Tapan Mukherjee was present along with other dignitaries on spot.
Digital Skills training programme at ICFAI
A training programme on Digital Skills was conducted at ICFAI University on Wednesday, attended by working managers from CCl, MECON, SAIl, Akshaya Rolling Mills and more. VC ORS Rao emphasised on the need of digital skills in present times. Other eminent speakers appreciated the initiative.
DC reviews scholarship project
Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Manoj Kumar reviewed the project for cycle distribution and scholarships on Wednesday. He set down the deadline for opening bank accounts of eligible students across the districts. It was found that cycles were to be distributed to 16,444 girls but the funds for the same cannot be forwarded to some due to some technical faults.
SBPS awarded 'Best School Award'
Sarala Birla Public School topped in the recently held 'First Open All India Children's Dream's Art and Essay Competition – 2015' conducted by Kalashree Art Foundation. Students of Std III to XII participated in it and the school topped in the nation and received ‘Best School’ award. Apart from this, 9 students won gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze medals in the competition. School Head (Personnel and Administration) Pradip Kumar Varma was highly elated with the performance of the students.
FJCCI demands lIC office in Ranchi
On behalf of FJCCI, CA Mahendra Kumar Jain, Member, lIC Advisory Board, East Central Zone demanded that divisional headquarters be opened in Ranchi during the meeting of East Central zone of life Insurance Corporation of India. Jain suggested that lIC agents need to better their quality of service and after sales service. He also asked that the number of premium collection points should be increased.
18 centres for UPSC test under prohibitory orders
The examination for Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, conducted by Union Public Service Commission, will be held in 18 centres across Ranchi between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm on January 10. By order of SDO Aditya Anand, Section 144 has been imposed within a radius of 200 meters from these centres. Police personnel and magistrates have been deployed near these centres to ensure misconduct-free examinations.