Jharkhand has issued a health alert after two suspected Nipah virus cases were reported in neighbouring West Bengal. The state health department has led surveillance, rapid reporting and public awareness measures across all districts to prevent a possible outbreak. The Centre has assured full support to West Bengal

Highlighting the importance of the Ol Chiki script for the Santal community, the President said the script, created by Pandit Raghunath Murmu in 1925, has become a powerful symbol of Santal identity