Dhanbad MP criticises education minister

29 released from Covid hospital

29 persons, including three females and a 10-year-old boy, were released from a Jagjivan Nagar hospital on Friday evening after being cured of the coronavirus, reducing the district total to 14.

Dhanbad civil surgeon, Gopal Das who was present at the hospital along with a host of doctors, advised the released persons about the do's and don'ts to follow during the 14 day home quarantine. He also provided packets containing Chavanprash, Horlicks and vitamins.

Four arrested for robbery

Dhanbad police arrested four persons for robbing Rs 2.25 lakh from a poultry trader on June 6 at Deoli area of Govindpur.

Police also recovered Rs 55,000 cash, a pistol, and a bike, besides a mobile phone, purchased from the looted money from the arrested persons, who have been identified as Chotu Singh, Raju Kumar, Raju Singh, and Rocky.

Dhanbad MP criticises education minister

Dhanbad MP PN Singh on Friday criticised education minister, Jagarnath Mahto for his changing statement over tuition fees in schools.

“It is really strange that the state education minister is so indecisive about tuition fees to be charged by schools. When the lockdown was imposed, Mahto said that private schools should not take tuition fees from the students, and now he has announced that schools can take tuition fees during the lockdown period. The intention of the JMM government is clear, it never thinks of parents. If the government found that tuition fees is so necessary for schools, why not release government funds,” said Singh in Bokaro.

If the state government is thinking about welfare of people, it should think of following the path of prime minister Narendera Modi, he added.

Former Giridih MP Ravindra Pandey and other BJP local leaders were also present.

MLA targets Marandi

Jamtara MLA cum Congress Working Committee President Irfan Ansari on Friday targeted leader of opposition BJP, Babulal Marandi for his recent statement claiming he is writing to avail of the PM Cares Fund.

“If Marandi is so willing to get PM Cares Fund, he could go to Delhi and meet the PM and get funds for Jharkhand. I am ready to finance an air ticket, if he is facing difficulty in making arrangements,” said Irfan.

Irfan alleges there is corruption in the PM Cares Fund, as the Jharkhand government is facing problems due to lack of money.

He said that people want a livelihood, the state wants funds, and the BJP is spending lakhs of rupees on LED screens and online rallies, adding that the Raghubar Das government looted and emptied the state treasury.

“The government does not have the money to provide seeds to farmers,” he said.

Other leaders of the Congress party including Manoj Kumar and Naeem Ansari were present.

Two released from BGH, Bokaro tally 5

Two persons were released from the Covid ward of Bokaro General Hospital (BGH) after their samples tested negative on Friday.

They were asked to remain in home quarantine for 14 days.

Both are personnel of Essar carrying out an ONGC project, who had come from Odisha and were quarantined in a Gomia hotel when their reports came positive.

Bokaro now has five active cases, three of whom are undergoing treatment BGH, while two are admitted to RIMS in Ranchi as they are suffering from cancer and require chemotherapy.

Deputy commissioner, Mukesh Kumar congratulated the doctor and his team at BGH.

Civil surgeon, Dr A K Pathak and other doctors were present at the moment the patients were released.

Robber gang member arrested in Bokaro

Police have arrested Pitla alias Insaf Ali Ansari, a member of the gang that carried out chain robberies in various areas of Bokaro Steel City, and been part of criminal activity in Dhanbad and Ramgarh.

DSP Gyan Ranjan said that Pitla is an active member of this gang, whose leader Batla has already been arrested by the police.

The DSP said that a case of Arms Act was also registered against him in the Sector 4 police station. Apart from this, cases are registered against him in Sector 12, Sector 4, City Police Station and other police stations.

Government employee impersonator nabbed in Bokaro

Villagers of Kashmir colony located in Sector 9 caught and handed over a thug, who cheated them on the pretext of making ration cards, to the police.

The accused, Sadat Anwar Kumar, alias Dilip Kumar, who impersonated himself as a government employee, was arrested and an FIR lodged at the Harla Police Station.

According to district supply officer, the Kandra resident would charge Rs 630 for making a ration card, cheating residents.

Police have seized several identity cards, register, certificate, photographs etc. from his possession.