Bandh receives mixed response
Dhanbad/Bokaro: A 24-hour bandh called by PlFI, an outlawed Maoist group on Tuesday received mixed response in Dhanbad and Bokaro district but played curmudgeon with hundreds of marriages that were scheduled on Tuesday.
long distance bus operators and truckers stayed off the road, and bandh passes peacefully in duo districts. On the other hand, the administration had sounded high in all police stations and beefed up security arrangements to prevent any untoward incident. Railway police have made all necessary arrangements to ensure that nothing untoward takes place during bandh, a railway official informed.
The bandh was called over arrest and later killing of a PlFI cadre, identified as Charka Munda by police in Gumla district.
cops discover mini gun factory
Garhwa: In a major breakthrough Manjhiaon police have unearthed a mini gun factory and recovered huge quantity of arms and equipment used in making illegal firearms at Sadhe Raj hillock in Bardiha village under same police station. Police also arrested six persons in this connection. Garhwa SP Mayur Patel said the raid was conducted after a tip off and a police team of Manjhiaon
led by Garhwa, SDPO, Heera lal Ravi and police Inspector Radhe Shyam Tiwar, and O/C Badsah Khan raided the Sadhe Raj hillock in Bardiha village and recovered one rifle, 11 pistols, and a large number of equipment used in making illegal firearms. The police officer further informed that police also arrested six persons including one arms supplier, Those arrested have been identified as Sanjay Vishwakarma, Awadh Prajapati, Sanjay Sah, Sursh Vishwakarma, Ramnath Vishwakarma and arms supplier Papu Chaudhry, all resident of village Bardiha under Manjiaon police station.
Trekking cum cleanliness drive held
Hazaribagh: A trekking-cum-cleanliness drive was organised by the NCC cadets and students of Class X of DAV Public school, Hazaribagh, in the surroundings of the Canary Hill. Addressing the students at Canary Hill, AK Singh, DFO Hazaribagh Division, said that the students of DAV Public School had always been doing exceedingly well in every field. The active and willing participation of students in such kind of cleanliness drive reflect their attitude and awareness for environment. Principal Ashok Kumar said that nature never deceives us; it is the people who deceive themselves by making the beauty of nature dirty. It is just like inviting troubles for themselves. If we keep the surroundings clean we may enjoy the hygienic surroundings which are must for a healthy and prosperous life.
Seven hundred odd NCC cadets and the students with their respective class teachers participated in this program. A huge heap of rubbish was piled up by collecting the waste materials, poly bags, wrappers etc. from around the hill.