Hazaribagh: A 16-year-old girl who went to see an orchestra program in Gopalo village of Ramdev Kharika panchayat under Daru police station, 22km away from Hazaribagh district headquarter, was gang-raped by six youths. Sources said orchestra was organised on night of September 17 to celebrate Karma festival. Sources said girl was present in the program with other village girls, relatives and local residents. BJP's Anusuchit Jati Morcha's leader Vishal Balmiki said they had brought the girl to town and admitted to hospital after getting information about it. “We will not sit quietly till arrest of the culprits,” he added. (Vishvendu Jaipuriar)

Shyam Kumar Sharma with the award in Jamshedpur. Telegraph Pic

Steel city educator gets Best Teacher of the Year Award

Jamshedpur: Steel city teacher Shyam Kumar Sharma has been bestowed with the Best Teacher of the Year 2021 award for his contribution to the sector. Indian Glory Awards honours teachers and professionals working towards a better education system and their contribution to society. Sharma, a geography teacher at Samajik Uchh Vidyalaya in Barigora, received the honour during a virtual programme organised by Indian Glory Award on September 11. Sharma received the award by post on September 18. He gave credit for receiving the award to his parents, family and fellow educators. (Jayesh Thaker)

The arrested cyber frauds in Dhanbad. Gautam Dey

13 arrested in coal town cyber fraud case

Dhanbad: The Dhanbad police arrested 13 youths of Andhra Pradesh on Monday during an early morning raid conducted at a flat of a multistoried building situated in the heart of town at Bekar Bandh locality for their suspected involvement in cyber crime. The nabbed persons claimed that they used to work at a call center for an insurance consultancy firm being operated from the flat for the last six months. Police is also conducting raids to arrest the operator of the call center, who fled the site before the arrival of team. (Praduman Choubey)

An agreement signing ceremony for coal bed methane between BCCL and PEPL at BCCL Head Quarter, Koyla Bhawan in Dhanbad on Monday. Gautam Dey

Coal mine methane exploration and extraction deal inked

Dhanbad: Dhanbad based subsidiary of Coal India Limited, Bharat Coking Coal Limited, signed an agreement with Prabha Engineering private Limited (PEPL) for the maiden project of CIL for Coal Bed Methane/Coal Mine Methane exploration and extraction. The first phase shall comprise of exploration, second phase shall include pilot assessment and market survey for production phase and third phase shall comprise of development and production for maximum 30 years from the submission of FDP or till economic life of the field as per submitted development plan. (Praduman Choubey)