Chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday asked Bokaro deputy commissioner Rajesh Kumar Singh to provide medical help to a Class X student ailing from chronic kidney disease. The move came after the chief minister was tagged in a video on Twitter.

The student seen in the video is a resident of Bhandaridah in the Chandrapura block of Bokaro.

He scored 96 per cent in his Class 10 board exam. The student says in the video that he dreams of becoming an IITian but both his kidneys have failed and he requires treatment immediately.

Jharkhand health minister Banna Gupta, education minister Jagarnath Mahato, Jama MLA Sita Soren and the DC Singh have also been tagged in the video.

Hemant has directed the health minister and the DC to investigate the case and help the student under the incurable disease treatment scheme.

Covid positive prisoner escapes from Koderma hospital

The isolation ward at the Koderma Sadar hospital. Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Pappu Vishwakarma, an undertrial who was kept at an isolation ward in Koderma Sadar hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, escaped on Thursday morning.

A resident of Deori village in Giridih, he was accused in a murder case.

Pappu was shifted to Koderma jail due to large number of prisoners in Giridih jail.

A doctor named Sharad Kumar said he jumped from the window of his room situated on the first floor to escape. A massive manhunt has been launched to catch him.

Bokaro Steel wins water innovation award

Bokaro Steel Plant bagged the prestigious ELETS National Water Innovation Award in the category of Leading Corporate for its significant contribution in the field of industrial water conservation.

Chief of communication, BSL, Manikant Dhan said that BSL a unit of SAIL, is a water-positive company where the water for production is not taken from the ground water sources, but rather the ground water level is raised by the water stored in the cooling pond spread over 5 sq. km.

A rainwater harvesting project at BSL has also been completed and five other such projects are in the pipeline.

Fire-affected area residents protest

The residents of Kujama Colliery on Thursday staged a protest at the Lodna area office against the allotment of quarters to 80 families by Jharia Rehabilitation and Developement Authority.

Kujama Colliery is one of the 595 underground fire-affected areas of Jharia coalfield region.

The protesters said that out of over 300 families living in the area, only 80 have been provided quarters at the new place.

Some old settlers of Kujama, living in the area before 2004 (the cut-off date for rehabilitation benefits) have not been allotted quarters while others who are new settlers had been allotted quarters.

The list of persons along with their allotted quarters in Belgarhia had been posted in Kujama Colliery office on September 8.

Police inspecting the pit where Bunty Rai’s dead body was found behind the Chaita School in Topchanchi block. Gautam Dey

Dead body found in pond

The dead body of a 13-year-old boy was found in a small pond in the Topchanchi block on Thursday morning.

Family members of Banti Rai said that he left the house last evening at around 7 to go to the market but didn't return all night.

A team from Hariharpur police station sent the body for post-mortem and launched an investigation into the case as the body bore injury marks near the face and abdomen.

34 discharged from Covid treatment facilities

Thirty-four Covid-19 patients have been discharged from various treatment facilities in Dhanbad, including 23 from the Sadar hospital, nine from the Zonal Training Institute of Railway at Bhuli and two from Wedlock Greens.

Dhanbad deputy commissioner Uma Shankar Singh said the discharged persons have been provided medical kits and instructed to remain in home quarantine for next 14 days.

He said that currently, there are 328 active Covid-19 cases in the district.

Meeting for road safety

Traffic DSP Rajesh Kumar on Monday held a meeting with the officials of various road divisions to discuss the steps to be taken to prevent accidents with special focus on increasing safety at “black” spots.

Kumar appealed to the road division officials to put signages, blinkers and speed restriction boards at all strategic positions.

50ft cable looted from ECL electric substation

An electric substation of Eastern Coalfields was robbed by more than 20 armed criminals around 3am on Thursday.

More than 50ft of electric cable was stolen by them from the substation situated near Central Pool Colliery of Mugma area.

The criminals fled from the site when a mobile security team of ECL reached the site.

Encounter in Latehar

Security forces in Latehar district have recovered an AK-47, one country-made rifle and around four dozen live rounds in two encounters with the rebels of a splinter group on Thursday.

Latehar superintendent of police Prashant Anand said security forces also recovered cell phones and other articles.