Tenughat locals protest against power crisis
Bermo/Giridih: More than 3,000 villagers of Tenughat-led by Rekha Sinha a local mukhiya on Thursday blocked the busy Gomia-Peterwar road for five hours in support of their demand. The local mukhiya Rekha Sinha and other leaders — Puspa Gupta, Sushila Devi, Mukesh Kumar, Sanjay Sharama, Sujit Sinha — decided to lift the gherao only after the sub-divisional Magistrate Bhunesh Pratap Singh intervened and held point wise discussions with the State electricity board of Bermo, DVC officers to streamline the power supply . Suresh Nikhar
2 prisoners escape from judicial lock-up
Bokaro: Two undertrial prisoners — Bablu Choudhary and Sudan Singh — lodged in Chas Jail escaped from the judicial lock-up on civil court campus, where they were to be produced before the court in different cases, on Thursday. Matter came in light when two prisoners were found missing during a counting, said Sahadeo Saw City DSP Bokaro.
We are conducting raids for arrest and investigating into matter; needful action would be taken earliest, said DSP.
Rs 3 lakh looted in broad daylight
Bokaro: In broad daylight, two unidentified criminals committed loot and escaped with Rs 3 lakh from an employee of private company in Bokaro. According to the police, the two criminals were on a motor bike and snatched the bag from Mantos Kumar in the main market at Sector-4 in Bokaro. Kumar had withdrawn Rs 3 lakhs from Union Bank. A case has been registered.
V-C terminates one, transfers two
Hazaribagh: Prof Gurdeep Singh, V-C Vinoba Bhave University, took some hard decisions. He terminated Md Abdul Quadir, a third grade staff, on contractual appointment with immediate effect while transferred two permanent third grade staffs.
NTPC organises Jhoomar dance
Hazaribagh: NTPC Pakri-Barwadih-Keredari Coal Project organised a local dance form jhoomar competition on the occasion of festival Jiutiya in Sikri village of Barkagaon block. The participants were given dress materials used in this dance form by the officials of NTPC.