Hazaribagh: A mahua tree on the Hazaribagh-Chatra road via Gidhore has been an impediment to commuters specially bikers.

The road was widened but the tree not removed while the construction work was in progress.

Villagers in Salimpur have asked the deputy commissioner Divyanshu Jha to take down the tree.

Jha said he has instructed forest department officials to take necessary steps.

(Vishvendu Jaipuriar)

Dead naked body inside car

The car where the body was found in Hazaribagh. Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Hazaribagh: The dead naked body of a 55-year-old man was found from the
backseat of a car parked on Baba Path in Hurhuru mohalla on Thursday.

The owner of the car had left it on the main road after it developed a technical snag.

Officer-in-charge of Bara Bazar outpost, Yogesh Mishra said
investigation has been started but will wait for the postmortem report to know
the actual reason behind his death. The body was sent to Hazaribagh medical college and hospital.

Mishra said he had gathered information that the man was seen loitering around a government bus stand in town and looked mentally unstable.

(Vishvendu Jaipuriar)

Koderma SP gets Covid after jab

Ehtesham Waquarib Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Hazaribagh: Koderma superintendent of police Ehtesham Waquarib on Thursday confirmed he had Covid-19 despite taking the vaccine.

Waquarib said he has isolated himself and urged those who met him in the last four days to undergo a Covid test. He said he took the second jab dose on March.8 and was following all guidelines.

(Vishvendu Jaipuriar)