Reliance gets reserves, Bokaro loses land In a boost to Reliance Power’s estimated INR 20,000 crore project in Jharkhand, the government has granted initial clearances for mining coal from reserves allocated to it in the state to feed its proposed mega venture. The Anil Ambani-led company is understood to have obtained the initial environment clearance as well and has begun the land acquisition process for developing the mines, which have estimated coal reserves of 1.2 billion tonnes allotted for the Ultra Mega Power Project in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. Meanwhile, the The Jharkhand... 

DESTINATION JHARKHAND:  HAPPENING SOON  ?  ”In Jharkhand wonders don’t lie in museums; they live and breathe around you” has been the official slogan coined by the state government to promote tourism.  However, even a decade  after Jharkhand was created, tourism is yet to take off in a big way despite the state having some of the country’s best scenic spots, rich wildlife and magnificent waterfalls, not to speak of serene towns like Deogarh and Netarhat, says a report in the Financial Express.  Tourism minister Bimla Pradhan said, ”Part of the problem... 

Minister Anil Kumar survives the attack Gaya: Bihar Science and Technology Minister Anil Kumar escaped unhurt when unidentified persons fired at his vehicle during a road blockade at Dariapur in Maoist-hit Gaya district Monday night, official sources said. According to the reports, the incident occurred when the minister was returning to Gaya after campaigning in his Atari assembly constituency. The gunmen fired at Kumar’s vehicle during the road hold-up to which the securitymen accompanying him retaliated, the sources said. No harm was caused to anyone in the firing as the driver... 

Gujarat tops, Bihar Trails in Indira’s 20 point programme review New Delhi:  Narendra Modi’s Gujarat Tops, Nitish’s Bihar trails. Amid the ongoing polls in the state, the Centre has placed Bihar amongst the least performers on twenty-point programme while naming Gujarat as the best in the development schemes that were first initiated in 1975 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The new ratings for the Twenty Point Programme-2006 by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation says that West Bengal improved its position from the least performer in 2009-10 by...