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.

Kharsawa (Jharkhand), Oct. 15 : Jharkhand’s Singhbhum District, which till recently produced cocoons for silk weavers in Bhagalpur area, has also started producing Tussar silk.

The experimental silk unit set up at Kharsawa Block in north Singhbhum District have proved to be a success.

The District administration of the Singhbhum has identified and allocated the tasks of production of silk. One is for the urban regions and the other in rural areas.

Ranchi, Oct. 7 : Members of the Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP), especially those belonging to the Gorkha community, have a distinct way of worshipping during Durga Puja. Instead of the Goddess’ idol, these people worship their weapons.

Though people in general worship the idols of Goddess Durga on this occasion in makeshift temples or Pandals in different States, these people in Jharkhand worship their weapons as per Nepalese culture.

Ranchi, Sep. 21 : Sudhir Mahto, the Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand, was a furious and an embarrassed man on Friday after finding his personal belonging missing from the State Assembly, the building of the State Legislature.

“I really don''t know how should I react. Sometimes it seems so funny. How can I loose my bag that too from Assembly? It''s really shocking. I never expected that such kind of a thing can happen inside Assembly too. I lost four mobiles, around 10,000 rupees in cash and some documents," said Sudhir Mahto, the deputy Chief Minister.

The incident left one and all smiling and surprised.

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company  Reliance Infrastructure has revealed its plan to invest Rs 400 billion to set up a steel plant with a capacity of 12 million tonnes in the eastern state of Jharkhand.

While commenting on the plan, Mr. K.K. Khandelwal, industry secretary of the Jharkhand state government, stated, “We have received the proposal from Anil Ambani Group. It is still under process.”

Reliance Infrastructure, formerly known as Reliance Energy, participates in telecoms, financial services, power and infrastructure, engineering and construction businesses.

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.