Chatra (Jharkhand), Oct 18 : A Maoist was killed during a gunfight between the CPI (Maoist) and its breakaway group, Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), in Jharkhand''s Chatra District.

Chatra (Jharkhand), Sep. 10 : The well-known White Revolution, launched in 1969-70 enabled the country to be counted amongst the world’s leading milk producing countries.

A relatively small “white revolution” has been given birth in District Chatra’s Simaria block in Jharkhand.

Fifteen years ago when Devnarayan Singh, a local resident, ventured into the field of milk production. His subsequent success in the following years has motivated many people to take to milk production trade.

Chatra (Jharkhand), Aug. 25 : Peasants in Jharkhand have taken up mass production of organic fertilizer for better yields.

Farmers have found that apart from quality yield, the synthetic inorganic chemical fertilisers prove expensive as compared to ''in-house'' compost prepared from dung of livestock, farm residues and leaves, with the aid of earthworms playing the role of a catalyst.