HC orders SEBI probe for Chit fund companies
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday ordered a probe by Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) into the fraudulent activities of over dozen chit fund companies operating in Jharkhand. It has also banned any financial activity by these companies for next three months. These chit-fund companies will not be allowed to do any business for the next three months.
AAP opens regional office
Ranchi: Aimed to fight corruption at various levels of Governance the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Admi Party on Tuesday opened its office at Ranchi. Working in an innovative manned the inauguration was performed by a rickshaw puller Kariman Bhuian. Party’s convener in Jharkhand Sunil Mahto said on the occasion that the APP was committed to do away with dynasty politics prevailing in major political outfits of the country. Workers coming from various districts of the State reaffirmed their commitment to eradicate corruption at all levels in Jharkhand.
Palamau police nabs eight criminals
Daltonganj: Eight criminals have been arrested on Monday night in the outskirt of the town Daltonganj. The Superintendent of Police, Palamu, AT Mathew confirming this arrest and said the police also seized four weapons. The SP has said that four accused were caught in the residence of a Mahila Pramukh Neera Tirkey. The Mahila Pramukh’s husband is now on bail, Mathew added. The arrests were made from three villages.
Essar Power Head visits site at Chandwa
Chandwa/latehar: Essar Power Director-cum-Group Head KVB Reddy visited the company’s plant site at Chandwa in latehar district on Tuesday. He inspected the site and took stock of the pace of the progress of power plant. He said that company was looking forward for commissioning plant by the end of next year. During his short visit to Ranchi, the Reddy met former Union Minister and Ranchi MP Subodh Kant Sahay and apprised him about the development of Essar Power at Chandwa. Reddy was accompanied by the General Manager, Essar, Corporate Affairs, lav Kumar.
UCET students back on path of agitation
Hazaribagh: Few days back Vice-Chancellor of Vinoba Bhave University had informed the media that State university run technical colleges do not need approval of AICTE. The university administration had assured students in writing that before April 30 letter of AICTE approval will be brought. Tuesday was the penultimate day and both VC RN Bhagat and Pro-VC AK Srivastava were not at Hazaribagh. A large number of guardians of UCET students also reached VBU campus. They first sat together in a meeting with the students in which everyone was of the opinion that university administration has cheated them because at the time of admission on the website of UCET it was clearly written that the institution is approved by AICTE. Report has just come that VC Bhagat has arrived and a meeting of officers is going on at his residence. Sources said that in the meeting proposal has come to make the director UCET Dr VK Sinha, the goat of sacrifice to please the students and serious discussion is going on, on this proposal.
hazaribagh DC wants PDS system online
Hazaribagh: DC Manish Ranjan has ordered the District Supply Officer to get online the entire functioning of PDS for the benefit of both, the people and Government. Ranjan has directed the DSO to obtain the data of PDS shops, shopkeepers name, number of APl and BPl families attached with the shop, requirement of different types of food grains and other things etc from the SDOs of different sub-divisions.
NP Chawla is new lIC zonal manager
Ranchi: NP Chawla has taken over the charge of Zonal Manager of East Central Zone of life Insurance Corporation of India covering three major States Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha of the State owned life insurance giant life Insurance Corporation of India. Born in 1959, joined lIC in 1985 as a Direct Recruit officer. In an illustrious career spanning 28 years, Chawla occupied several pivotal and challenging positions in the lIC of India.
Haryana, MP jR hockey girls to play finals
Ranchi: Haryana and Madhya Pradesh Hockey Association would be playing the third Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2013 at 6.45 pm on Wednesday in Astro Turf Stadium. Haryana defeated Hockey Jharkhand by two goals whereas Hockey Punjab lost to Madhya Pradesh by eight goals.