CBI arrests CCL GM, his PA
Anti corruption branch of CBI on Monday arrested Prashant Bajpayee, General Manager of CCL in Barka Sayal area of Ramgarh district and his private assistant Aparna Sengupta for demanding illegal gratification from the complainant Digvijay Singh who is properitor of M/s Jai Maa Enterprises, Bhurkunda. A complaint in this regard was received by the CBI, ACB, Ranchi from Singh wherein he alleged that Bajpayee was demanding Rs 26,000 to confirm recommendation of the tender recommendation committee in his favour. The complaint was discreetly verified by the CBI wherein it was revealed that the accused Bajpayee had instructed the complainant to pay the said bribe to him through Sengupta. A trap was laid wherein the two officials were arrested while demanding and accepting Rs.26,000 from the complainant. A case under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 r/w section 120B of IPC has been registered.
BSNL launches prepaid voucher
BSNL has launched a new combo voucher of Rs 2399 for its prepaid subscribers. The voucher of Rs 2399 (including Delhi and Mumbai) provides unlimited calling facility on any network, free 100 SMS per day,, PRBT for 60 days and has a validity of 600 days. KK Singh Chief General Manager, Jharkhand Telecom Circle and Ramashray Prasad General Manager (Marketing) Jharkhand Telecom said that BSNL is committed to deliver attractive plans at reasonable rates to its customers. Subscribers can avail recharge options on MyBSNL app, BSNL website and other popular mobile wallet services. CSC and franchise outlets are also active.
IIMCAA to spread COVID awareness
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication Alumni Association, Jharkhand Chapter will spread awareness on COVID-19 across the State through various means of communication. The decision was taken in the quarterly meeting of the organisation that was convened on line on June 06. IIMCAA, Jharkhand Chapter president Manoj Kumar said that the body has been helping the needy with relief material including food and other stuff even since the first lockdown was imposed in the country. It will further raise awareness on the pandemic and help the needy, he said. IIMCAA national organisation secretary Ritesh Kumar, senior member SK Dubey, vice president Dev Vrat Singh, general secretary Pranav P Das, organisational secretary Pooja Oraon, Anupam Rana along with a total of 12 members took part in the meeting.
Webinar, FDP at UMU
A webinar cum faculty development programme was organized at Usha Martin University on Monday under the joint aegis of Mangalayatan University, Aligarh and Himalayan University of Itanagar. Based on the topic “English and Academic Writing for Specific Purposes”, a large number of participants got registered from reputed institutes across the country. Inaugurating the program, Vice Chancellor of Usha Martin University, Prof. Suresh Garg said that in the present era, the importance of English in teaching and teaching is increasing day by day and English is rapidly emerging as a global language. Therefore, youth should learn English along with mother tongue in order to become internationally recognized. Key speakers of the program included Dr. Prakash Chandra Panda, Chairman of the Department of English from UMU, and Dr. Shimpi Kumari, Assistant Professor, Dr. Faraha Khan from Mangalayatan University and Dr. Doi Atte from Himalayan University.
Admin gets 2 fogging guns from SBI
Two fogging machines were made available by the State Bank of India officers Sapan Kumar (Regional Manager) and Sudhanshu (Chief Manager Customer Service) in the office of the Deputy Commissioner to prevent Covid-19 spread. DC Mukesh Kumar informed that the work of sanitization of the district is being done continuously. In this case, with the introduction of the fogging gun, this work will be accelerated further.
The DC also informed that during the global epidemic Covid-19 from State Bank of India Bokaro, the district administration has been getting continuous support and also anticipate in the days to come, the district administration will continue to get support from SBI.
DDC holds MGNREGA review meeting
A review meeting was chaired by Ranchi Deputy Development Commissioner, Ananya Mittal at the Nagadi Block on Monday. In the meeting, there was a detailed discussion regarding the schemes related to migrant laborers, MNREGA, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Zone as well as other schemes. Block Development Officer Ashok Kumar, Block Program Officer Kumari Anuja, BCO Arun Singh, Principal Assistant Circle, Bigal Prasad Sahu, Block Nazir, Dhamendra Oraon, PMAY Coordinator, Mrityunjay Kumar and Block and Circle workers were present. During the review meeting, Deputy Development Commissioner, Ranchi Shri Ananya Mittal reviewed the progress of various schemes running under MNREGA schemes in the block and gave necessary guidelines to the concerned officials. He also gave necessary instructions regarding the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, migrant laborers, PHEDs and especially the man days generation.