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  • Regular flights will start from this year from two new airports in Jharkhand

    Regular flights will start from this year from two new airports in Jharkhand

    Ranchi (IANS) | Air services will start from two new airports in Jharkhand this year. These airports are located at Dumka and Bokaro. The process of regular air connectivity has been started at both these airports under the Government of India’s scheme ‘Udaan’ (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik).

    Permission has been given to two airlines, Alliance Air and Flyweek, to fly from Bokaro and Dumka airports. KL Aggarwal, Director, Airport Authority of India, Ranchi, said that the work of Bokaro Airport has almost been completed.

    The airport at Bokaro has been developed by SAIL, but currently there are no commercial flights from here. Here SAIL has provided all the facilities required for commercial flights. Here ATC tower, runway, fire feet, passenger lobby, main gate and other structures have been completed. There will be a meeting every month to remove the problems coming in the way of flight from Bokaro Airport. The Airport Authority of India’s MoU was renewed in January to start the airline from Bokaro Airport. Since then the process of licensing was started. But, the process was slowed down due to non-cutting of trees. Here the state government has to provide other facilities including security.

    Aggarwal told that the air service will start from Dumka also from the year 2023 itself. The Airport Authority of India is making efforts for this. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has assured that flights will start from here soon. At present, regular flight services are available from Ranchi and Deoghar airports in Jharkhand. With the commencement of services from two new airports, where the air connectivity of Jharkhand will improve, the common people will also be facilitated.

    –IANS

  • Trial run of Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express begins

    Trial run of Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express begins

    Patna (IANS) | For the people of Bihar and Jharkhand, a big gift is going to be received by the Railways soon. Vande Bharat Express train is going to run soon from Patna to Ranchi. The trial was started on Monday regarding this. Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway, Virendra Kumar said that Vande Bharat Express was dispatched from Patna to Ranchi on Monday morning under trial.

    He told that this train will reach Ranchi at 1 pm. In return from Ranchi to Patna, this train will leave Ranchi at 2.20 pm and reach Gaya at 7.00 pm and from here it will reach Gaya at 7.10 am and reach Patna at 8.25 pm.

    He told that this trial run of Vande Bharat is being done for purely operational, experimental purpose for safety check etc. before regular operations.

    In up and down direction it is being operated via Jehanabad, Gaya, Barkakana, Koderma, Hazaribagh Town and Mesra. During the trial run, this train will be operated at high speed.

    –IANS

  • Amit Agarwal and Dilip Ghosh on ED remand for three days, many secrets will be revealed

    Amit Agarwal and Dilip Ghosh on ED remand for three days, many secrets will be revealed

    Ranchi: The ED will now interrogate Kolkata businessmen Amit Agarwal and Dilip Ghosh for three days in the army land scam case in Jharkhand. Many links will be connected in this inquiry. On the basis of which ED will take further action. Please tell that Amit Agarwal and Dilip Ghosh were arrested by ED late on Wednesday night. After which they were sent to jail after being produced in the special ED court on Thursday. A five-day remand was sought by the ED, but the court granted three days’ remand.

    ED has argued in the court that many people are still involved in this game. Many things will come out in the interrogation of these two. The ED also told the court that many things have come to the fore in the interrogation of the people who were arrested earlier. In order to take the link of that inquiry forward, it is necessary to interrogate both of them. The owner of Jagat Bandhu Tea Company is not Dilip Ghosh but Amit Agarwal. Amit Agarwal used to play many types of sports in Jharkhand on a large scale from Kolkata itself. Amit Agarwal has already gone to jail in the Rajiv Kumar cash case. Now for the second time ED has sent him to jail.

  • NIA raids Jharkhand and Bihar in murder case linked to CPI (Maoist)

    NIA raids Jharkhand and Bihar in murder case linked to CPI (Maoist)

    New Delhi (IANS) | The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has recently conducted raids at seven places in Jharkhand and Bihar in connection with the murder of Naresh Singh Bhokta by banned terrorist organization CPI (Maoist). An official gave this information on Thursday. Bhokta was abducted and murdered on November 2, 2018, at a so-called ‘Jan Adalat’ (public hearing) convened by the banned terrorist organization by the top leadership of CPI (Maoist) and Naxal cadres. His body was found near Badhai Bigha village under Madanpur police station area of Aurangabad district of Bihar.

    The probe agency carried out searches at the premises of the accused and suspects in Gaya and Aurangabad districts of Bihar and Palamu in Jharkhand.

    Searches were conducted at the residential premises of five arrested CPI (Maoist) commanders and two suspected OGWs/supporters. Various digital devices, mobile phones, SIM cards as well as incriminating documents were seized during the search.

    Initially the case was being handled by the Bihar Police, but later on 4 June 2022 it was handed over to the NIA.

    A total of nine people have been arrested in the case so far. In February 2023, the NIA filed a supplementary charge sheet against one of the accused, Ajay Singh Bhokta.

    During the investigation, the NIA detected the involvement of top CPI (Maoist) commanders in the assassination conspiracy and recovered the weapons and vehicles used in the assassination, the official said.

    –IANS

  • Elephants crushed three together in Gumla, Jharkhand, two died

    Elephants crushed three together in Gumla, Jharkhand, two died

    Ranchi (IANS) | The terror of elephants did not stop in Jharkhand. Elephants crushed three people together in Gumla district on Wednesday. Two of them died, while the condition of one remains critical.

    The incident is of Kuli village under Kamdara police station area. It was told that some people of the village had gone to pick mangoes in the garden at five o’clock in the morning. Meanwhile, a herd of elephants reached there. Three elephants came under the grip of the running people. Those killed include Motro Singh and Juhi Devi. Another person Bodhana Swansi is badly injured, who has been admitted to the hospital for treatment. A few hours after the incident, the people of the village and the Forest Department team reached the spot. The dead bodies have been sent for postmortem.

    Six people have been trampled to death by elephants in Gumla district this year so far, while at least 10 have been injured in their attacks. Talking about the whole of Jharkhand, 39 people have been killed in elephant attacks so far this year alone. There is terror of elephants in 18 out of 24 districts of the state. According to an estimate, this year only elephants have trampled the crops planted in more than two thousand acres of area. The number of houses and government buildings destroyed in elephant attacks is more than 200.

    –IANS

  • ED raids on nine places in Jharkhand in sand scam of Bihar continue for the second day

    ED raids on nine places in Jharkhand in sand scam of Bihar continue for the second day

    Ranchi (IANS) | ED’s raids at nine locations in Jharkhand in connection with Bihar’s sand scam continued for the second day on Tuesday. During this, the ED has received documents related to the investment of crores of rupees in real estate, including about one and a half crore rupees. Different teams of ED from Patna started simultaneous raids in Dhanbad and Hazaribagh from Monday morning itself. Those who have come under the scanner of ED include Sanjay Singh, brother of an IPS officer of Manipur cadre and former secretary of Jharkhand State Cricket Association, Punj Singh, director of Broadsion Commodity Pvt Ltd and Mor Mukut Pvt Ltd in Dhanbad, partner of the company Surendra Jindal, Jagannarayan Singh and Mithilesh Singh, builder Ritesh Kumar Sharma.

    Apart from their bases in Jharkhand, raids are going on at a total of 24 places in Kolkata including Patna, Arrah, Dehri, Aurangabad.

    Wherever ED raids are going on, all of them are related to Broadson Commodities Pvt Ltd. This is the same company which had taken up sand lifting work in five districts of Bihar (Patna, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Chhapra, Aurangabad). This company was run by Dr. Ashok Kumar, Jagannarayan Singh, Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Ashok Jindal and Punj Kumar Singh. All of them were partners of the company.

    It is being told that illegal sand worth more than 1000 crores has been mined in Bihar and sold in the open market.

    –IANS

  • Maoist Rajesh Oraon, carrying a reward of two lakh, killed in a police encounter in Gumla, Jharkhand

    Maoist Rajesh Oraon, carrying a reward of two lakh, killed in a police encounter in Gumla, Jharkhand

    Ranchi (IANS) | In an encounter with the police in Gumla in Jharkhand on Thursday, CPI Maoist Naxalite organization Rajesh Oraon, carrying a reward of two lakhs, has been killed. Rajesh was wanted for a long time. His rank in the Naxalite organization was sub-zonal commander. More than one and a half dozen cases are registered on him in several districts including Gumla, Lohardaga, Latehar of Jharkhand. Rajesh Oraon was a resident of Tunjo village under Ghaghra police station in Gumla district. It was told that the police had received information about the presence of Rajesh Oraon’s armed squad in Anjan and Marwa forests under Gumla police station. The police team had gone out in search of the squad. On seeing the police in the forest, the squad of Naxalites started firing. In response, the police also took a front and fired, in which Rajesh Oraon was killed. His companions managed to escape. Although the police is still engaged in the search operation in the forest.

    Along with the Jharkhand Police, the NIA was also looking for Rajesh Oraon. The NIA had also registered a case against Rajesh Oraon in connection with the murder of four policemen four years ago at Chandwa in Latehar district. On July 17, 2022, on the instructions of the NIA, the Ghaghra police pasted an advertisement at Rajesh Oraon’s house.

    His activism was more in Latehar district. He has been actively working in this field for the past several years. His hold in the organization was gradually getting stronger. This was the reason why he was given the post of Sub Zonal Commander. Gumla was engaged in strengthening the weak organization in Lohardaga area.

    Gumla SP Dr. Ehtesham Waqarib said that both the remaining Naxalites should surrender or be ready to be shot. The continuous campaign of the police will continue till the Naxalites are completely eradicated.

    –IANS

  • Key Accused In Similipal Forest Guard Killing Nabbed From Jharkhand; Total Arrests 7

    Key Accused In Similipal Forest Guard Killing Nabbed From Jharkhand; Total Arrests 7

    Bhubaneswar: A joint team of police and Forest Department officials arrested two more persons, including the main accused in the alleged killing of a forest guard in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), from Musabani in East Singhbum district of Jharkhand, late last night.

    They have been identified as Krushna Singh, key accused, and Gobardhan Singh. Three country guns were also seized from them.

    Forest guard Bimal Kumar Jena was shot by a group of people carrying a live barking deer on May 22 evening. Two were arrested the following morning. Former sarpanch of Gendapokhri Buddhadeb Singh was also found involved in the murder and arrested along with two other persons – Jugulu Singh of Jargadihi and Suklal Marndi of Kuali – four days ago.

    Balasore SP Sagarika Nath, who is also in charge of Mayurbhanj district, told the media that police had initially suspected involvement of 10 poachers. “After detailed investigation, 26 suspects were identified of which seven have been arrested. Krushna Singh was nabbed from Musabani jungle in the neighbouring state with help from Jharkhand police. Three teams are still in the sanctuary area and efforts are on to nab the remaining poachers,” she said.

    Nine country guns, four partially operational guns, bow and arrows, tangia (axe), cycle ball bearings and nets have been seized during this manhunt, which was carried out along with the cleanse Similipal operation to dismantle the network of poachers, she further said.

    The poachers had entered the bordering area of Pithabata (south) range and Nawna (north) range of the reserve and surrounded a team of five forest personnel, who were on routine patrol. As the forest guards tried to catch one of them, a bullet fired by one of the poachers from a country-made gun killed Jena. The 35-year-old forest guard is survived by wife Lipina Swain, a forest guard in Pithabata range, and a six-year-old daughter.

  • Jharkhand’s Raj Bhavan is connected to a secret underground tunnel of the British period!

    Jharkhand’s Raj Bhavan is connected to a secret underground tunnel of the British period!

    Ranchi (IANS) | The President of India Draupadi Murmu was on a visit to Jharkhand from May 24 to 26 and during this time the magic of the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi fascinated her once again. He wrote in the visitor’s book, “I feel very happy to be in the beautiful premises of Raj Bhavan. The sweet memories of six years spent in this building came alive as soon as I entered here.”

    Draupadi Murmu has been the governor of Jharkhand for six years. Because of this, it is natural for them to be nostalgic in this building, but the truth is that the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi has been the center of attraction since the British period due to its unmatched architecture, excellent architecture and unique beauty.

    Jharkhand may have come into existence as a separate state on 15 November 2000, but the history of the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi is more than 9 decades old. Due to its excellent climate and natural beauty, Ranchi used to be the summer capital of Bihar. During this time this Raj Bhavan was built.

    Probably it is one of the few such buildings in the whole country, which is connected by a secret underground tunnel. The marks of two gates leading to this tunnel are present near the Durbar Hall and the Dining Hall of the Raj Bhavan. It is said that no one knows how far the tunnel used to connect to these gates went. The website of Jharkhand Raj Bhavan also mentions these gates and the tunnel connected to them. The Jharkhand Raj Bhavan website states that there are two trap doors in the ground floor of the Raj Bhavan which are connected to underground tunnels and these tunnels lead to a secret place.

    According to the Ranchi District Gazetteer, this two-storey building was built during the British rule for about seven lakh rupees. But the most interesting aspect of this building is the tunnel connected to it, of which only traces remain now. There are traces of the first entrance of the tunnel near the Durbar Hall and the second near the Dining Hall. No one knows when these gates were closed permanently. In the British era, tunnels were constructed in important buildings to escape from any calamity.

  • Five Naxals arrested in Jharkhand

    Five Naxals arrested in Jharkhand

    Medininagar: Five Naxals belonging to the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) outfit were arrested in Jharkhand in separate incidents on Saturday, police said.

    Rebels, identified as 32-year-old Surendra Singh and 25-year-old Nakul Singh, were nabbed in Madhuri forest in Padwa area of Palamu district. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rishav Garg said that the duo was nabbed while travelling on a motorcycle from Basu village.

    Levy amounting to Rs 50,000 in cash, TSPC pamphlets, four mobile phones and a power bank were seized from their possession, he said. In another incident, three TSPC Naxals, including a self-proclaimed ‘area commander’ were arrested in different areas of Chatra district.

    Chatra Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan said the arrested rebels have been identified as TSPC ‘area commander’ Rakesh Singh alias Mohnish, Chotan Turi alias Badal, and Mohammad Taqir alias Bombaiya. “Two foreign-made pistols, 17 cartridges, five mobile phones and two motorcycles were seized from them,” he added