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Row over coal loading at BCCL’s Kusunda area project site Labourers backed by rival politicians, local land-losers cry foul A continuing power struggle among groups of labourers supported by various politicians is affecting coal loading work at the Vishwakarma Project site of Bharat Coking Coal (BCCL) in the Kusunda area. A group of project-affected people who were hit by disruption of manual coal loading since January 18, 2016, staged a demonstration at the site demanding resumption of the process on Wednesday. They have the support of former Nirsa MLA Arup Chatterjee. Those opposing the resumption of coal loading work are supported by Guddu Singh, a nephew Dhanbad MP P.N. Singh, who is in favour of engaging outsiders. ....
Sindri: The once monocropping district of Dhanbad, where farmers could only depend on paddy for earning their livelihood, now boasts of cultivating strawberry, tomato, watermelon, ginger and chilli, among others, organically across all its fields. So much so that now even the educated youngsters are taking up organic farming in the country’s coal capital. For instance, commerce graduate Rinku Shaw, who is a resident of Topatand village under Nirsa block in the district, is currently engaged in strawberry cultivation. “I had around two acres of land and I took eight acres from the villagers on lease and through my associate in Ranchi, I bought the saplings from Mahabaleshwar. Despite facing difficulties in finding a market for the produce due to the lockdown last year, I earned nearly Rs 3 lakh in just six months by selling strawberries,” Saw said. He added that the training he received from scientists at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in the district and from a private ....
Dhanbad deputy commissioner Uma Shankar Singh announced on Sunday the district administration plans to renovate the Randhir Verma Chowk situated near the district headquarters. Singh made the announcement while talking to the media on the sidelines of a programme organised by Randhir Verma Memorial Society on the 30th death anniversary of former Dhanbad superintendent of police Late Randhir Prasad Verma at Randhir Verma Chowk on Sunday. Randhir Prasad Verma, who sacrificed his life fighting with the terrorists foiling a bank robbery attempt 30 years ago on January 3, 1991, was awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously. “The sacrifice made by Late Randhir Prasad Verma is a source of inspiration for not only for the people of Jharkhand but for youth across the country,” said Singh. ....
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Dhanbad deprived of power supply for three hours Ongoing dispute between DVC and Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam results in blackouts The Damodar Valley Corporation from Monday began carrying out power cuts in its command areas including Dhanbad, affecting the electricity supply in the suburban areas of the district. The three-hour power outage began on Monday night and was carried out in two batches of one and a half hours each. However, the Dhanbad town, which falls under the jurisdiction of Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, remained unaffected by the incident. The organisation draws extra power from the newly established 250-megawatt capacity Kandra-based power grid substation. ....