Holi Special Train by ECR
Keeping in mind the huge rush of passengers on Holi festival, 05485 New Kooch Bihar-Haridwar Holi Special train will be operated on 26 March 2021. All coaches in this train will be reserved category and passengers traveling in it will have to follow the standards of Covid-19. Also, for the convenience of the passengers, the MEMU / DEMU Passenger Special, which runs from Patna, Pataliputra, Sonpur, Raxaul, Darbhanga and Saharsa till 31 March 2021, will now continue till the next order. Passengers traveling on these passenger trains will be required to follow the Covid-19 standards.
‘Prakash’s statement on procession ridiculous’
Former JPCC executive member Shailaj Singh has said that where schools in the BJP-ruled State of Uttar Pradesh have been shut from the 24th to the 31st and according to the Carona Guidelines, the elders and children have been banned from playing Holi in public and no public gathering in Holi is forbidden. “At the same time, celebrating Holi in public has been banned in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. Then why is Deepak Prakash shedding crocodile tears in the name of faith in Jharkhand? In Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other BJP-ruled states, it seems they have the right to play with the sentiments of the people in the name of Corona Guidelines, and they are seen to be playing with faith when the government issues guidelines for not spreading the disease in Jharkhand. After all, the people of Jharkhand are feeling cheated by the BJP when the state president Deepak Prakash made such a bold statement. If the BJP state president wants the welfare of the people of the state, he should avoid such rhetorical statements in the corona epidemic and motivate people to avoid coronavirus,” he said.
BAU celebrates Norman Ernest Borlaug
Norman Ernest Borlaug's birth anniversary was celebrated on Thursday at Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) in the State Capital. Addressing the function, BAU Vice Chancellor, Dr Omkar Nath Singh said that American agricultural scientist Borlaug is considered the father of the Green Revolution in the world. “In the 1970s, he developed a new wheat variety that could fight against diseases in Mexico. His understanding behind this was that if the length of the plant is reduced, then the remaining energy will be invested in its seeds, which will increase more grain, so the total crop production will increase. Borlaug sent wheat seeds of this variety called Semi Dwarf to various countries, especially India and Pakistan. Which had changed the entire map of farming in these countries,” he added.
Jal Dristi App launched
Deputy commissioner Uma Shankar Singh on Thursday launched a jal drishti app for keeping eye on water supply and maintenance in the district. The app has been developed by the district NIC Centre. The DC said ,the new app has several features and can be used by common man for filing complaints and by authorities in water supply and maintenance and other issues. The stakeholders would be trained for the monitoring of supply in the next ten days and then common people would be able to use it for different purposes,he said while launching the app here at the collectorate building today.
Author Shruti presents latest book to Guv
Writer Shruti, her father Prof. Shishir Kumar Chaudhary, Head of Department, Economics, St Xavier's College and Mother Dr. Madhu Mishra, Post-Graduation Department, English, Ranchi University met Raj Governor Draupadi Murmu here on Thursday. On the occasion, the writer gave information to the Governor in reference to her creation by author Shruti dedicating “A Garage Sale of Lovelorn Things”. The Governor wished for a bright creative future for the writer.
The book authored by debutant Shruti was released on Wednesday at a function in the State capital. The release function was graced by Dr RN Sinha, former head, PG Dept of English, St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, Dr Ashok Choudhary, former director HRDC, Dean and head, University deot of Botany, Dr Sushil Ankan, actor, director and former professor, University dept of philosophy, Author Shruti, who has shared screen space with Vidya Balan on Buzzfeed India and done several ad films with brands such as Pond’s Starlight, Heineken, said the book is a compilation of a hundred poems that deal with heartbreak, letting go, healing and moving on.