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HEC denies divestment reports

The HEC has come up with a denial on reports regarding the proposals of its disinvestment/ privatization. A press communiqué issued by the HEC ltd stated that there is no official communication/direction in this regard. Employees in HEC have been concentrating hard to meet the desired manufacturing targets during the financial year 2017-18. This type of report shall de-motivate the workers/employees of HEC and that too at time when only one and half months of the current financial year is left. Such reports shall have negative impact about HEC in the business market also at a time when HEC is striving hard and trying to reduce the losses from the previous financial year, it said.

Railways to achieve zero scrap

Railway is all set to achieve zero scrap by selling its all existing stuff by March 31. Replying to a quarry asked by Rajya Sabha member from Jharkhand Mehesh Poddar, MoS Rajen Gohain said that at present 106423 metric tonne of scrap is laying with it. About 200 MT of scrap is with E-C Railways under Jharkhand which had earned Rs 18 crore durng 2016-17.      

IINRG to hold Kisan Mela

An agriculture fair cum tools exhibition will be organised at Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums (IINRG) on February 16. The fair will be inaugurated by chief guest CM Raghubar Das and Union Minister Sudarshan Bhagat will be the distinguished guest on the occasion. IINRG Director KK Sharma said that techniques developed by the institute and machines will be exhibited during the fair and farmers, officials and entrepreneurs will be felicitated during the programme. Several stalls will also be put up and seminars would be oragnised during the fair.

Shooting stars at DPS Ranchi

Class Prep students of DPS Ranchi colourfully dressed in the several costumes of celestial bodies organised a programme here on Friday. Facts such as, sun is the only source of Vitamin D came floating in their river of knowledge followed by the others as the uses of solar energy. The round shape of Earth and Moon added to their appetite of curious mind attended by the teachers witnessing the programme. Children were astonished to learn the fact that even a dog laika has visited the moon. However, they were also told that Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the moon.

Panache rocks on second day

The second day of XISS’s annual fest Panache was both filled with fun and meaningful activities. Cultural programmes by faculty and staffs, MAXISS, fashion parade including Sur Sangram, Crossroads, Say it loud-Debate on burning topics, poetry slam, Armageddon (lan Gaming) was held on the second day. Five groups of students tried to spread awareness on the harmful consequences of alcohol and drugs through NukkadNatak.

‘Ilaaka Kishorganj’ at post-prod stage

Maa Dewri motion pictures, Tej World Entertainment, Daksh Entertainment World and Anukireeti entertainment’s creation ‘Ilaaka Kishorganj’ a Hindi feature film is at post production stage. According to the people associated with this project said that soon the film will hit the theaters. All artists working in the project is from Jharkhand.

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