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Abandoned coal pits turn into fish farms, provide livelihood in Jharkhand

In the coal-mining heartland of Jharkhand, abandoned water-filled pits left behind by mining companies are being transformed into profitable fish farms, providing livelihoods for displaced communities and addressing protein shortages in rural areas. Around 1,741 such abandoned coal pits exist across Jharkhand, with many dating back to the 1980s. While coal mining companies are legally mandated to undertake scientific closure of these pits, implementation has been poor due to expensive costs involved. The Kuju Fishermen Cooperative Society, operating from the 22-acre Ara coal pit in Ramgarh district, has emerged as a success story in this transformation. Shashikant Mahto, now Secretary of Kuju Fishermen Cooperative Society, began the initiative in 2010 without proper infrastructure. "I began fish farming in the water-filled abandoned Ara coal pit without any cage. I had randomly put fish seed and harvested a good crop," Mahto said. His first catch, a 15-kg Katla fish, won him the f

DPIIT reviews issues affecting 11 infrastructure projects in 5 states

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has reviewed 18 issues affecting 11 infrastructure projects in Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland, an official statement said on Thursday. The meeting, chaired by DPIIT Secretary Amardeep Bhatia, was attended by senior officials from central ministries, state governments, and project proponents. "In the meeting, 18 issues across 11 significant projects were reviewed in the state of Jharkhand, with a total cost of all projects exceeding Rs 34,213 crore," the commerce and industry ministry said. The Patratu Thermal Power Station Expansion Project Phase-I pertaining to the state of Jharkhand was reviewed in detail, it said. It added that issues on a private sector project of GeoEnpro Petroleum Ltd in Arunachal Pradesh, worth Rs 1,000 crore, were also reviewed. The Secretary advised the state government to accord high priority to the matter and extend all necessary support to GeoEnpro to ensure t

Hind Copper plans ₹2,000cr capex for core expansion, exludes PPP project

State-run Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) will invest around Rs 2,000 crore over the next five to six years to expand its mining operations, primarily at its flagship Malanjkhand Copper Project (MCP) in Madhya Pradesh, a top company official said. The investment is part of HCL's broader plan to triple its ore production capacity from the current 4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 12.2 MTPA by FY2030-31. However, this capital expenditure excludes the development of the Rakha and Chapri mines in Jharkhand, which are being revived through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. A JSW Group company has secured the Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) contract for the two mining blocks in Jharkhand and is expected to invest around Rs 2,600 crore, including the setting up of a concentrator plant. The Rs 2,000 crore capex will be funded by HCL, with the majority directed towards the Malanjkhand Copper Project (MCP), which will see an investment of around Rs 1,4001,500 crore. The remaining wil

Cabinet clears ₹6,405 cr railway doubling projects in three states

New multitracking lines covering 318 km in Jharkhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to improve mobility, cut logistics cost and support sustainable rail operations

JAC Class 12 Arts 2025 results announced: check complete toppers list here

The JAC has announced the Class 12th Arts streams results 2025 today. Along with the results, the board has also shared the toppers' list

Rahul Gandhi moves Jharkhand HC over non-bailable warrant in Amit Shah case

Rahul Gandhi has approached the Jharkhand High Court to quash a non-bailable warrant issued for his 2018 remarks calling Amit Shah a 'murderer', which BJP worker Pratap Kumar had challenged

Jharkhand govt urges finance commission to raise tax share to 50%

The Jharkhand government on Friday appealed to the Sixteenth Finance Commission to raise the vertical devolution of central taxes from the existing 41 per cent to 50 per cent. A finance commission team, headed by its chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya, held discussions with the state government. Jharkhand Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore and Chief Secretary Alka Tiwari were present during the meeting. "Increase the vertical devolution share from 41 per cent to 50 per cent," the state government appealed to the panel. The commission also held a series of meetings with representatives from local bodies, trade organisations, industry associations, chambers of commerce, and political parties. The finance commission team on Thursday visited Jharkhand's temple town of Deoghar and offered obeisance at the Baba Baidyanath temple. The finance panel also held discussions with representatives of panchayati raj institutions and administrators of urban local bodies from all six districts of ..

JAC 10th results 2025 out today at jacresults.com, check pass percentage

Jharkhand board announced the JAC 10th results 2025 today through the official website, jac.jharkhand.gov.in. Check pass percentage, steps to check and more

JAC 10th results 2025 date, time: Results out today at jacresults.com

The Jharkhand board released the Class 10th results 2025 today at 11.30 am through a press conference. Students can access their results through the official website, jac.jharkhand.gov.in

CPI (Maoist) commander killed in encounter with forces in Jharkhand

A commander of the banned CPI (Maoist) was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Palamu district, a senior police official said on Tuesday. Another red rebel, who is carrying a bounty of Rs 15 lakh, is said to have been injured in the encounter, he said. Several weapons, including a self-loading rifle, were recovered during the search operation after the gunfight, police said. The encounter between security forces and Maoists broke out near Sitachuan area between Mohammadganj and Hydernagar police station limits late on Monday, police said. "The body of a CPI (Maoist) has been recovered, following an intense gunfight between the security forces and red rebels in Palamu. The identification process is on," Palamu DIG YS Ramesh told PTI. However, another police official said it was the body of Tulsi Bhuniyan, a top Maoist commander. Another Maoist Nitesh Yadav, who is carrying a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on his head, received a bullet injury, the official said. Howeve

CPI (Maoist) with Rs 5 lakh bounty killed in gunfight in Jharkhand

A member of the banned CPI (Maoist), who was carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Monday, a senior police official said. Another red rebel was also arrested during the operation, he said. The encounter between security forces and Maoists broke out in a forest in Dauna under the Mauhadand Police Station limits on Sunday night, he said. "Manish Yadav, who was carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in the gunfight with security forces. Another Maoist Kundan Kherwar was arrested," Palamu DIG YS Ramesh told PTI. The operation was conducted barely two days after two Maoists, including JJMP supremo Pappu Lohra, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head, were killed in an anti-Naxal operation by security forces in the district.

Ranchi in Jharkhand reports state's first Covid case in current wave

Jharkhand's capital Ranchi on Sunday registered the state's first COVID-19 case of the current wave as a person who had recently returned from Mumbai tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said. The infected person is being treated at a private hospital here, he said. "Today, we received the official confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Ranchi of the current wave. His condition is stable and he is not showing any other complications," Ranchi Civil Surgeon Dr Prabhat Kumar told PTI. Kumar said that a check-up drive would be carried out in Ranchi from Monday. "An isolation ward of 20 beds is being set up in Ranchi's Sadar Hospital," he added. The man, who got infected with coronavirus, wrote on a social media platform, "There are 257 confirmed COVID-19 cases in India so far, and I am one of them." "On the 22nd May, while traveling from Mumbai to Ranchi, I lost consciousness during the flight. As a member of the Jharkhand Film Development Corporation Limit

Two Maoists killed in gunfight in Jharkhand

Two Maoists, including JJMP supremo Pappu Lohra, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Saturday morning, police said. Lohra, the chief of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a Maoist splinter group, and his associate were killed during an anti-Naxal operation, conducted jointly by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Jharkhand Police, in a forest under the Latehar Police Station limits, a senior officer said. "Two Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces. The police have recovered their bodies," Palamu DIG YS Ramesh told PTI. Acting on a tip-off that Lohra and his associates were in the forest, a team of security personnel led by Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Kumar Gaurav launched a search operation, he said. "As the Maoists spotted the security personnel, they fired targeting them and the team retaliated. Lohra and another JJMP member, identified a

No deputy speaker in eight state assemblies, says think tank report

Amid a debate over the absence of a deputy speaker in the Lok Sabha, data compiled by a think tank shows eight state assemblies not having anyone in the position, with Jharkhand not electing one for more than 20 years. According to a report on the Annual Review of State Laws, 2024, released by PRS Legislative Research, state assemblies sat for an average of 20 days, amounting to an average of 100 hours in total, last year. Article 178 of the Constitution requires state assemblies to choose two members as speaker and deputy speaker as soon as possible, according to the report. Assemblies of eight states and Union territories did not have a deputy speaker as of April 2025, the think tank said in the report. The list includes Jharkhand, which has not elected a deputy speaker for more than 20 years. While the previous Uttar Pradesh Assembly elected a deputy speaker in its last session, the current assembly, which is three years into its term, has not yet elected one. "The Constitutio

JAC Class 10, 12 results 2025: Steps to check, download scorecard and more

The JAC is set to declare the results for the Class 10th and 12th exams 2025 by mid-May. Candidates can view their results at jac.jharkhand.gov.in, jacresults.com, and jharresults.nic.in

Adani Power's outstanding on Bangladesh stands at around $900 mn: CFO

Adani Power has to receive around USD 900 million (around Rs 7,500 crore) from Bangladesh where the company supplies electricity from its Godda Power plant in Jharkhand, a company official said. "As of now, the total billing we (Adani Power) have done so far is around USD 2,000 million. We have already received USD 1,207 million out of this and we have also billed LPS (late payment surcharge) of USD 136 million," the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Dilip Jha said in an earnings call. So, as of now, on gross basis including LPS, the company's outstanding is around USD 900 million, he said. On company's capex plan, Jha said the company has planned Rs 13,307 crore towards expansion capex for FY26, up from Rs 8,000 crore already incurred in FY25. In FY26 capex includes expansion of Mahan phase 2 and 3, Raigarh phase-2, Raipur phase-2, Mirzapur, Kawai Phase-II, and Korba phase-2 and Korba phase-3. Speaking further S B Khyalia, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Adani Power, said th

SC says High Courts not giving verdicts in criminal appeals is 'disturbing'

The Supreme Court's observation follows the Jharkhand High Court's failure to deliver verdicts in 67 criminal appeals reserved between January 2022 and December 2024

Bangladeshi infiltrators rapidly settling in Jharkhand: Babulal Marandi

Marandi claimed that 3,000 Muslim children in Chakulia, East Singhbhum, were being issued Aadhaar cards, despite there being no Muslim families in the area

Jharkhand achieves over 86% revenue collection target in FY25: Minister

Jharkhand Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore on Wednesday said that the state collected Rs 92,189.10 crore in revenue during the 2024-25 financial year (FY'25), achieving 86.16 per cent of the Rs 1,06,999.57 crore target. Including non-tax receipts, the overall collection reached Rs 1,03,469.82 crore against a target of Rs 1,28,900 crore, he said. Kishore said that the overall collection was "satisfactory", considering the impact of two electionsLok Sabha and assembly pollsheld last year, which affected revenue mop-up. According to data provided by the minister, the share of central taxes mopped up till March 2025 was Rs 42,557.30 crore, achieving 105.50 per cent of the estimated collection of Rs 40,338.22. The state received Rs 9,063 crore in grants-in-aid, which is only 53.43 per cent of the Rs 16,961 crore target, he said. The minister said that the commercial taxes department collected Rs 22,292.25 crore against a target of Rs 26,000 crore for the financial year 2024-25, ..

8 Naxals including one with bounty of Rs 1 cr killed in J'khand encounter

Eight Naxals, including a top rung central committee member of the extremists carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, were killed in an encounter with CoBRA commandos of the CRPF and police in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on Monday, officials said. The exchange of fire started around 5.30 am in Lugu Hills of Lalpania area of the district, they said. The troops of 209 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) along with state police conducted the operation in which eight Naxals were killed and an AK series rifle, three INSAS rifles, a self-loading rifle (SLR), eight country-made guns and a pistol were seized, officials said. Those killed include central committee member of the extremist outfit Prayag Manjhi alias Vivek, special area committee member Arvind Yadav alias Avinash, zonal committee member Sahebram Manjhi alias Rahul Manjhi, Mahesh Manjhi alias Mota, Talu, Ranju Manjhi, Gangaram and Mahesh. Vivek carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore, Arvind Yadav had a reward of Rs 25