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NTPC makes New Year celebrations special

Hazaribagh: It’s a special New Year for the residents of Nagri, Sindhwari and Dhenga villages of Barkagaon block of the district. On December 31, the officials of NTPC visited these villages along with some engineers and technicians and within hours they fitted solar street lamps there. NTPCs Pakri-Barwadih coal mining project has arranged these street solar lights for the benefit of villagers under their community development program. In the evening the lamps started illuminating and villagers stepped in 2014 in the night of 31st differently because the entire village was lighted with these lamps. The officials also visited Garrikala village and distributed 325 blankets among  old and handicapped villagers. Everywhere the villagers warmly welcomed the NTPC officials.

Dr OP Arya takes over as new Civil Surgeon

Hazaribagh: Dr OP Arya took over charge of office of the Civil Surgeon, Hazaribagh from outgoing CS Dr Vinay Kumar. Dr Kumar has not been given any posting so far by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. After taking over as Civil Surgeon, Dr Arya talked with doctors and staffs of Sadar Hospital and made it clear that he would not tolerate any negligence in duty. He said very soon there would be a bell in hospital which would ring during emergency and at the time everyone should have to come to the hospital. Dr Arya also said he would be on duty from 9 am to 9 pm and would keep eyes on those doctors who remain busy in private clinics at their duty times in the hospital.