BJP against interference in CID probe
The State BJP has strongly objected to the comments made by religious gurus of Bishop Council against the condition of the State. The party has said that the law is equal for everyone. The party has said that it was unfortunate that the Bishop Council members have said that Christian missionaries were being targeted in the State and their NGOs were being probed in wrong ways. BJSP State Spokesperson Partil Shasdeo said that when the government has started CID probe in the alleged child sale cases why why Bishops were giving adverse comments on the case. He said that it appears to be a conspiracy to interfere in police probe.
Slight increase in State GER
The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) report unveiled by Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar on Friday at New Delhi brought pleasant news for the State. In the annual survey, Jharkhand has maintained the pace of Gross Enrollment Rate (GER), increasing every year. This year (2017-18), the State has achieved 18 per cent GER. The State had registered 17.7 per cent GER in 2016-17. Overall, 25.8 per cent GER has been recorded. As per the AISHE report, in 2014-15, the State had recorded 15.4 per cent GER while in 2015-16, Jharkhand registered 15.4. per cent GER.
Sawan special train
looking at the rush during Sawan a special train is being run by South Eastern Railway between Ranchi and Bhagalpur. The train will run on Sundays and Wednesdays from July 29 to August 26 from Ranchi. It will run from Bhagalpur on Mondays and Thursdays. The train has two luggage vans, four sleeper, one 3 AC and six general coaches. The train will run via Muri, Bokaro, Asansol, Madhupur, Jhajha, Jamui, Kiul and Jamalpur.
Workshop on Santhali script
The second day session of the workshop on Ol’Chiki Script (Santhali) commenced at Indira Gandhi National for the Arts here on Friday. The workshop was divided into two sessions and each session had the duration of one hour each. About 50 students participated in the workshop. The first session dealt with “Introducing Ol’Chiki Script (Santhali)”. The second session detailed study of the alphabets of Ol’Chiki was conducted. After the completion of both the sessions of the day, Dr. Bachchan Kumar, Regional Director, IGNCA, RRC thanked the speakers, the chairpersons and all the participants of the workshop for being a part of such an eventful endeavor.