Dhanbad: The foundation stone of the new canteen of Dhanbad court was laid on Tuesday by Dhanbad MP, PN Singh in presence of large number of lawyers led by Amrendra Sahay, President of Dhanbad Bar Association.

The canteen being developed with the help of fund of Rs 14.21 lakh provided by Dhanbad MP, PN Singh will be established near the existing canteen which is lying unused since long due to lack of fund.

Talking to media after the foundation stone laying ceremony, Singh said, “The old canteen of the Dhanbad Bar Association was lying unused since long due turning old and dilapidated.”.

“Over 5000 lawyers of Dhanbad were facing great difficulty in getting breakfast and lunch due to lack of canteen despite working since early morning to evening in the court” said Singh and added that recently the lawyers have taken some initiative in this regard and contacted him under the leadership of present President of Dhanbad Bar Association, Amrendra Sahay.

“I readily agreed to the proposal and released the fund” said Singh and a added that the building for which the foundation stone was laid today will have a strong foundation to ensure that further development can be carried on upper floor of the canteen” said Singh.

Amrendra Sahay, President of Dhanbad Bar Association, said, “We raised the issue of the dilapidated condition of the old canteen during the recent visit of PN Singh to the court to participate in the funeral procession of senior lawyer, Srimohan Singh”.

“He immediately took note of the issue and responded to our request of constructing the new canteen and started process for releasing fund,” said Sahay.

Praduman Choubey

Traders protest money loot from jewellery shop

Traders demonstrating near Chhaganlal Dayaljee Jewellers' showroom in Bistupur on Tuesday Animesh Sengupta

Jamshedpur: A day after Rs 32 lakh was looted in broad-day-light at Bistupur, traders staged a 'dharna' in Bistupur market on Tuesday, demanding detection of the criminals within 72 hours.

Worried over the deteriorating law and order situation in the city, the traders who assembled under the banner of Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) near Chhaganlal Dayaljee Jewellers' showroom in Bistupur today have declared that they will be compelled to give a call for Jamshedpur bandh if the police fail to detect the loot case within the stipulated 72 hours period.

The SCCI president Vijay Anand Mooka while criticising the poor performance of the police said till recently the criminals used to break open residential houses and shops for stealing valuables and cash, but now they have started committing loot in broad-day-light.

"The way armed criminals looted Rs 32 lakh from near the Canera Bank at Bistupur during busy hours on Monday, the traders community has been frightened. Now it seems going over to deposit cash to a nearest bank is not even safe," said Moonka while talking to the newsmen.

The SCCI president has demanded that the police will have to not only arrest the looters but also will have to recover the entire looted money.

Kumud Jenamani

New CEO of MPL, Vijyant Ranjan joins office

Vijayant Ranjan Shabbir Hussain

Dhanbad: Vijayant Ranjan, took charge as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Maithon Power Limited (MPL) a joint venture of Tata Power and Damodar Valley Corporation (DMC) at Maithon in Dhanbad on Tuesday. He simultaneously took charge as Chief Generation-Eastern Region of Tata Power and will look after electricity generation stations at Jamshedpur, Haldia and Kalinganagar.

Hailing from Jamshedpur, he has a vast experience of working in Tata Group. After completion of his B-tech from NIT, Warangal, he joined Tata Group as Graduate Engineer Trainee in Tata Steel, and then joined Tata Power in 1997 at Jojobera Power Plant, Jamshedpur. He then became the head of Tata Power's Haldia Plant at Jamshedpur and also the Kalinga Nagar plant of Industrial Energy Ltd, a joint venture of Tata Steel and Tata Power.

He also served as CEO Industrial Energy Ltd (IEL) and Head Jamshedpur operation of Tata Power between December 2018 to December 2020. He was then transferred to Mumbai in January 2021 where he served as Head of Trombay Thermal Power plant till February 14, 2022 and joined as Chief Executive Officer of Maithon Power Limited today.

Enthralled with the best wishes from all employees, workers and stakeholders, he shared his firm commitment on inclusive growth and assured that MPL will continue living upto the expectation of all and thrive to establish benchmark in all fields including community development.

Praduman Choubey