A Static Surveillance Team deployed on Hindustan Bridge for the Bermo assembly by-election, seized Rs 16.25 lakh cash from a car on Thursday.

The car was coming from Jainamod and going towards Phusro under Bermo police station, said Chandan Kumar Jha, SP, Bokaro.

Amit Mehta, the driver of car, told police that the cash belongs to Shalimar Hatchery Limited, Kolkata. The SP said that according to the norms they have handed the person to the Income Tax department.

Mehta said that the amount was being taken to get deposited in the SBI branch of Phusro from the company's office in Jainamod, when policemen caught him. This is the third time that police deployed at Hindustan Bridges have seized a large sum of cash. Earlier Rs 1.10 lakh was seized from Shankar Dayal Mishra a resident of Tantri and Rs 2.24 lakh from a person of Gomia.

Ramgarh administration starts preparations for Corona vaccine

Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Singh at the administrative meeting The Telegraph picture

Ramgarh district administration has started preparation for coronavirus vaccination before the launch of vaccine.

Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Singh has asked the Health Department officials to keep all the facilities available for storage of vaccine.

Singh directed to carry out publicity of the guidelines issued by the government against Corona. He asked the Civil Surgeon, Ramgarh, to prepare a plan for publicity in a planned manner.

The Deputy Commissioner instructed the District Public Relations Officer to share information on various social media platforms and newspapers to prevent corona.

The Deputy Commissioner also directed the Civil Surgeon and all the Medical Officers in charge to set up Corona Testing Camp at public places, puja pandals and other crowded places during Durga Puja.

New DRM takes charge in Dhanbad

Newly appointed Divisional Railway Manager of Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway, Ashish Bansal said that increase in revenue and augmentation of passenger amenities will be his top priority.

Bansal said, “Dhanbad Rail Division was at the top position among all the Rail divisions of country in terms of freight loading and we would like to maintain the same position during this year.”

“We would also try to complete all the sanctioned projects of the division within the stipulated time”, said Bansal who took charge on Wednesday evening from the outgoing Divisional Railway Manager of Dhanbad Anil Kumar Mishra.

A 1991 batch officer of Indian Railway Engineering Service, Bansal’s first posting was made in Buxar area of Bihar of Danapur division and was later posted at other Rail Divisions like Lucknow (Pratapgarh), Ferozpur, Moradabad and Ambala.

“All the stations of Dhanbad Division will get such passenger amenities and facilities for which they are entitled,” assured Basal who earlier worked at Director (track) of Research Design and Standards Organization at Luknow and played significant role in commissioning of Track Recording car.

During his stint at Delhi Railway Rail Metro Corporation, Bansal played a significant role in development of Railway Corridor from Bhikaji Cama station to the Sarai Kale Khan Railway station of Delhi Metro.

Bansal also served as chief engineer (Track machine) of Northern Railway and Chief Track Engineer of Northern Railway.