Textbooks for Jharkhand tribal students in mother tongue

Textbooks for Jharkhand tribal students in mother tongue

24-11-2015 

In a bid to curb high dropout rate in primary classes, the government schools in Jharkhand will now give Hindi and Mathematics lessons to students of Class one and three in their tribal mother tongue, said an Education Department official.

Lack…

Amitabh Bachchan donates his ‘Silsila’ jacket to construction worker

Amitabh Bachchan donates his ‘Silsila’ jacket to construction worker

21-11-2015 

In a bid to extend his support for the cause of distributing clothes to needy people in winters, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has donated his “Silsila” jacket to a construction worker.

He visited a construction site along…

Tribes from 20 states take part in Jamshedpur conclave

Tribes from 20 states take part in Jamshedpur conclave

16-11-2015 

In a bid to bring languages and ways of living of the tribals in the country to the mainstream, a conclave has been organized by Tata Steel in Jamshedpur which is being attended by over 1,500 tribals from 20 states.

The ‘Samvaad: A tribal…

Ranchi water bodies not clean for Chhath festival

Ranchi water bodies not clean for Chhath festival

15-11-2015 

The Chhath festival will begin tomorrow (Monday) but the water bodies that the devotes will be stepping into to offer arghya to the sun god are in a terrible condition.

According to the survey of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation several…

Special General Body meeting of JSCA to be held on Nov. 21

Special General Body meeting of JSCA to be held on Nov. 21

14-11-2015 

A Special General Body meeting of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association will be held on November 21 at the stadium complex in Ranchi.

The meeting has been convened to discuss the grant of Test status to the JSCA International Stadium Complex…

AIDS preventive medicine for Sonagachi sex workers

AIDS preventive medicine for Sonagachi sex workers

10-11-2015 

Sonagachi in Kolkata, considered to be one of Asia’s largest red light districts, will next month roll out an experimental project for providing HIV-preventive medicine to sex workers.

The feasibility project, first such initiative in…

Men feel threatened by intelligent women, says study

Men feel threatened by intelligent women, says study

05-11-2015 

Distance may make the man’s heart fonder for a smart woman but less so when she is sitting right next to him.

The difference between genuine affinity and apparent desirability becomes clearer as the distance between two people gets shorter.…

Representational picture courtesy: ibnlive.in

Representational picture courtesy: ibnlive.in

04-11-2015 

Asia”s leading travel network, Via.com is rolling out three days of Diwali Sale on its website and mobile app with cashbacks and discounts on flights, hotels and bus bookings, says a press release.

During the 3-day sale from 4th to 6th…

187 films to be showcased at Goa Film Festival

187 films to be showcased at Goa Film Festival

03-11-2015 

As many as 187 films from 89 countries will be showcased in the international sections at the 46th edition of the International Film Festival of India, to be held in Goa from November 20 to 30, Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley said…

Jharkhand government focuses on Digital India project

Jharkhand government focuses on Digital India project

02-11-2015 

The Jharkhand government is aiming to focus on the ambitious project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India with the launch of its three-day seminar on ‘Digital Jharkhand 2015′.

Anand Sen, President, TQM & Steel…