Hazaribag: A team headed by state food and civil supplies department joint secretary Shantanu Agrahari visited Hazaribag on Wednesday to meet the affected families after reports of kerosene explosion surfaced from a few homes in the district. According to reports, at least two people have died and more than a dozen got injured in the last few days. Meanwhile, the Hazaribag district administration has stopped the sale of kerosene oil from public distribution shops (PDS).
Kerosene blasts were reported from Sarauni, Khurd, Dumar, Chutiaro, Amnari and Silwar villagers under the Sadar block. A two-year-old girl was among the dead. Kedar Ram, the father of the girl, said: “On the evening of February 14, my wife lighted a dibri after pouring kerosene in it but it soon blew up. Both my wife and daughter sustained severe burn injuries. We got the kerosene from a PDS shop here last month.” Ram’s wife and daughter were first taken to the Hazaribag Medical College and Hospital (HMCH), fr
HAZARIBAG: Two revenue department officials Ramprakash Chowdhury and Raghunath Ram were given forced voluntary retirement (VRS) by the district administration of Hazaribag after a slew of corruption charges and lackadaisical attitude towards work surfaced against the duo.
Deputy commissioner Aditya Kumar Anand said the two were served VRS with immediate effect. “The land and revenue department had set up a high level probe against Chowdhury and Ram following corruption charges and the two were given VRS. They had eight years of service left, but the charges against them were serious. Government has zero tolerance towards such conduct,” he said.
The duo has been accused of manipulating official records of the land and revenue registers, leading to illegal land deals in Ichak block, causing heavy losses to the state exchequer. “Such action against them should also serve as a warning to others who tend to adopt corrupt means,” the DC warned, adding that the administratio
Mishra was present at her house with other members when the attack happened and informed higher officials. She later filed a complaint with Lohsigna police.
“This act will not dissuade me from pursuing the path of truth. On the contrary, it has made me stronger and more determined,” she remarked.
“Minutes before the incident, I was standing in front of the window that was damaged. I met the superintendent of police Karthik S who assured me of increased patrolling in the area. I also met deputy commissioner Aditya Kumar Anand and detailed him on the incident. Both have assured me of security, and nabbing those responsible,” Mishra informed.