Ranchi: Arun Goel, secretary of Union ministry of heavy industries, visited Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) here on Monday to review operations of the ailing PSU which is hoping for a central package for its revival. Goel reached Ranchi after a two-day tour of Chatra district where he inspected National Thermal Power Corporation projects in North Karanpura. While the HEC management remained tight-lipped about the visit, sources said that Goel was given a full tour of the company premises and was briefed about its current fiscal health and work orders. Later, HEC Hatia Mazdoor Union submitted a memorandum to the secretary underlining the hardship faced by workers who have not been paid salaries for five months. (Our correspondent)

B. Ed students of Dhanbad and Bokaro colleges sit on dharna and demonstrate at the main entrance of BBMKU administrative block in Dhanbad on Monday. Gautam Dey

Coal town college students' dharna enters Day 3

Dhanbad: The indefinite dharna being staged in front of Binod Bihari Mahto Koylanchal University headquarters at Dhanbad by semester three B Ed students of three different colleges, including RSP College Jharia, B.S. City College, Bokaro and SSLNT Women’s College Dhanbad continued for the third consecutive day as talks between the agitators and university authorities held to end the deadlock remained inconclusive. The agitators who are demanding 20% concession in the course fee were adamant in their demand for concession before filling up of the examination form while university authorities expressed their inability to take any decision in the absence of Vice Chancellor Kamal John Lakra and assured them that a decision is likely to be taken on Tuesday after the arrival of the VC to Dhanbad from Hazaribagh. (Praduman Choubey)

SSP Sanjeev Kumar (first from right) and other police officials with the arrested in the Niraj Tiwari Murder case at police headquarter in Dhanbad on Monday. Shabbir Hussain

7 arrested in Katras criminal Niraj Tiwari murder case

Dhanbad: Seven persons were arrested from different parts of the district in connection with the murder of Katras criminal Niraj Tiwari of September 2. The arrested persons included, Raunak Gupta, the arch rival of Niraj Tiwari, who recently came out of jail and was apprehending an attack from Niraj Tiwari against him. Police also admitted the involvement of UP based shooter Aman Singh behind the case who provided arms etc for executing the crime. (Praduman Choubey)

SDPO Ranka with the arrested JJMP rebels. The Telegraph picture

2 rebels arrested in extortion case

Garhwa: Ranka police on Monday arrested two JJMP extremists accused of circulating notices against L&T Construction Company for collection of levy in Garhwa district. Udai Paswan and Vijay Bhuiyan both residents of Baghwar village under Bhandariya police station were taken into custody from Hurdag and Tamge Khurd village under Ranka police station on Monday. (Our correspondent)