Dhanbad: Fire engulfed the Kaliasol based power sub-station of Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited about 35km from Dhanbad distirict headquarters on Saturday.

The fire was brought under control in one hour with two fire brigades pressed into service.

Circle officer of Kaliasol, Diwakar Dubey said,"fire started from adjoining bushes and gradually engulfed some cables lying in the power sub-station but fortunately the transformers remained unaffected due to which the losses remained nominal."

Power supply was discontinued for three hours during the incident.

(Praduman Choubey)

Justice on Wheels flagged by Bokaro district judge

'Justice on Wheels' flagged off by district judge at Tenughat in Bermo. The Telegraph picture

Bokaro: Principal district and session judge Pradeep Kumar Srivastava on Saturday flagged off ‘Justice on Wheels’ at Tenughat of Bermo, with an aim to provide easy access to justice for the people in remote areas.

The mobile Lok Adalat and legal awareness vehicle will visit all nine blocks of the district. The van will travel through different panchayats with magistrates accompanied by advocates.

The judicial team will provide legal remedies available to overcome any dispute faced by villagers. The villagers can also come with their grievances.

The air-conditioned bus is equipped with tables and rotating chairs.

A large section of society, specially in remote areas, is unaware of their rights and legal services made available to them. It becomes necessary for the District Legal Service Authourity (DLSA) to reach out to the people.

The initiative was launched by Jharkhand State Legal Service Authority (Jhalsa).

The van will make a stop at Bokaro from April 3 to April 30.

(Our correspondent)

Bokaro private hospitals asked to prep for Covid patients  

Dr A.K. Pathak, civil surgeon, holds meeting with owners of private hospitals The Telegraph picture

Bokaro: District health department officials on Saturday instructed hospitals and nursing homes to prepare extra beds for Covid-19 patients as cases rise every day.

The number of Covid patients has crossed above 100 in the district.

All doctors have been asked to prescribe Covid-19 testing to anyone found suffering from severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) symptoms. The private hospitals have also been instructed to provide details of patients coming to their institutions with SARI symptoms.

There are more than 50 private hospitals and nursing homes in the district. Mostly of them are functional in Bokaro Township.

The dedicated Covid hospital Bokaro General Hospital has already augmented its beds by reopening a 40-bed Covid Ward. Last week BGH reopened its Covid Critical Care Unit.

Dr A.K. Pathak, civil surgeon, said: “I have asked each of the private hospitals to dedicate few beds for treating corona patients. The rising number of Covid-19 positive cases requires their contribution in treating the patients.”

There are 22 private hospitals and nursing homes which are enrolled for administering Covid-91 vaccine. They have been asked to treat Covid-19 patients too.

(Our correspondent)