Damodar Valley Corporation, independent India’s first multipurpose river valley project, completes 75 years this week. Though this columnist could not readily trace the Damodar Flood Enquiry Committee Report, he relies on the affirmation of Saha’s colleague and biographer, Kamalesh Ray, to conclude that it was the astrophysicist who first envisaged a river planning of Damodar based on TVA, which will …
The JMM-led ruling coalition of Jharkhand retained Dumka and Bermo assembly seats in by- elections defeating the BJP, officials told news agency PTI on Tuesday, though the result was yet to be uploaded on the Election Commission website. JMM candidate Basant Soren, who is the younger brother of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, defeated his nearest BJP rival Lois Marandi by …
