SER crosses record scrap sales figure
Making South Eastern Railway a “Zero Scrap” Railway is one of the mission areas of this zone. Necessary steps are being taken by all the Divisions and Workshops to realise value from sale of unserviceable materials. South Eastern Railway has crossed the scrap sale figure of Rs.300 crore by the end of the third quarter of financial year 2022-23 and the total sale achieved is Rs. 300.63 crore till 31.12.2022. Scrap sale of Rs. 300.63 crore is 38.56 per cent higher than the corresponding period of last year. It is also 30.14 per cent higher than the proportionate target of Rs 231 crore up to December 2022 in the current financial year. This has been achieved through the sale of various kinds of scrap which includes scrap rails, condemned locos, wagons & coaches, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, miscellaneous scrap, abandoned masonry structures and other structures etc.
Bokaro students to attend Indian Science Congress
Students from Bokaro have once again brought honours in the sphere of education to both the national and international levels, making the city proud. Rupesh Kumar, a DPS Bokaro Class 10 student, and Shreyasi, a Holy Cross School Class 7 student, will attend the 108th session of the Rashtriya Kishore Vaigyanik Sammelan ‘Indian Science Congress’ at Nagpur. Both students will represent Jharkhand at the national level in the three-day Rashtriya Kishore Vaigyanik Sammelan (RKVS) starting from January 4 at RTM Nagpur University, where they will share their scientific talent with 500 Indian and international scientists. Teams being sent by Science for Society (SFS), Jharkhand left today for Nagpur along with their guide. A. S. Gangwar, the principal of DPS Bokaro and the organising chairman of the National Children's Science Congress, extended his best wishes to Rupesh and Shreyasi during a programme held before their departure.
Youth dies in road accident
A 19-year-old youth returning from Gomia railway station to his home at Tulbul lost his life in a collision with a trailer. After the incident, the angry residents blocked the road. After the initiative of Sub-Divisional Officer Bermo, the road blockade was removed. The incident is being told of 1st January 2023. According to the information, the accident took place on the afternoon of 1st January at Chaudhary tola within the limits of Gomia police station. According to eyewitnesses, near Chaudhary Tola Toddles Den School on Gomia-Tenughat main road, a heavy trailer vehicle running under ONGC company came in the wrong direction and rammed Ashish Turi, 19-year-old son of Tulbul resident Pradeep Turi.