The denizens of lohardaga welcomed the New Year, 2014 with great gaiety leaving unaffected the severe cold. All the panoramic sites such as Nandini dam, shore of southern Koel river, Bhashko river, Kandra, Nandgaon, Shankh river, Bagdu hill station and Ajay Udyan were thronged with a number of families, youth and children. People rejoiced Van-Bhoj with their dear ones.
Some people were also seen taking the enjoyment of non-veg whereas some enjoyed the latest songs with wines and rice bear called Hadia in local dialect. The rural people also witnessed the occasion of joy with Mahua drinks. People reached different picnic spots by their two wheelers and four wheelers and enjoyed their meals in the lap of the nature.
Some people enjoyed the first day of the year with their favourite TV programmes and wishing their friends and relatives by mobile phones and SMS. Some of the most eye-catching sites such as Kekrang fall, lawa Pani fall, Nindi fall and Peshrar hill station kept on waiting the visitors but in vain due to Naxal in those dense forests. District Administration was all prepared to face any untoward incident. Policemen were stationed to keep vigil at every chowk. The SP Sunil Bhashkar along with other officials was noticed to keep eyes on every nook and corner of the city. No untoward incident was noticed till the filing of this report.