JharkhandCARA held its Eastern Zone consultation in Ranchi on 27 October with Jharkhand authorities. According to the Women and Child Development Ministry, about 175 stakeholders from around 115 districts took part.
IMD’s 26 October bulletin lists thunderstorms on 27 October, heavy rain on 28 and 30 October, and very heavy rain on 29 October for Jharkhand. Thunderstorm and lightning warnings accompany the rain alerts.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan visited the Sainya Sampark Mela in Deoghar on 10 October, his Secretariat said. The Army and district administration organised welfare services and grievance-redressal facilities for veterans, Veer Naris and dependants.
The Education Ministry constituted a three-member committee to examine a student’s death at IIIT Ranchi, according to its 13 October release. Professor Rajni Abbi was named as chair, with a psychiatrist and a ministry officer as members.
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated new ICAR-IIAB facilities in Ranchi by video conference on 8 October, the ministry said. The institute also held a pre-rabi farmer interaction programme.