Quack held for treating rebels

Jamshedpur: A quack was arrested from Surakocha village under Arki police station on Sunday during a joint raid by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Khunti police. He was charged with treating injured extremists.

According to police, Narayan Munda had provided medical aid to six rebels, who were injured during an encounter at Sikid village under Arki police station area on January 6.

Khunti subdivisional police officer Madhusudan Bari said during the Sikid encounter 10 extremists received gun shot injuries. Of them six were treated by Munda, while the others went to doctors and private clinics in Jamshedpur. He added that the police will conduct raids on the clinics and houses of some doctors in the steel city after the elections.

The police said Surakocha is near the native village of sub-zonal commander Kundan Pahan alias Vikasjee. ?We are interrogating Munda. We hope to get some relevant clues,? said Bari.

Elephant panic

Kandra: Residents of Hudu panchayat in Seraikela pressed the panic button when an elephant strayed into the village on Sunday evening. The elephant destroyed four house, including one built under the Indira Awas Yojna Scheme. However, no one was injured in the attack.

According to the villagers, the elephant entered the village around 7 pm aand started attacking the houses.. Though the elephant left the village within a couple of hours, the possibility of it returning, along with its herd, kept the villagers awake the entire night.

Donation

Chaibasa: Rotaract Club of Chaibasa has donated a cheque worth Rs 5,000 to the Prime Minister?s relief fund in aid of tsunami victims. Apart from the members of the club, other commercial and social organisations also chipped in with their contributions. According to president of the club Vikas Dodrajka, the club plans to organise a cultural programme to collect funds for the tsunami survivors.

Wires stolen

Ranchi: Copper wires worth Rs 2 lakh were stolen from the Jharkhand State Electricity Board stores in Dhanbad late on Saturday night. Area general manager of Dhanbad Vikrama Ram said there is a possibility that employees of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board are involved in the act. ?Such incidents rarely take place without the involvement of insiders. I will request a vigilance enquiry by the board,? said Ram. He added that the guards posted at the stores do not have the necessary equipment to handle such crimes.

Election

Ranchi: BJP national general secretary Anant Kumar said the party was confident of winning the elections and forming the government. He added that a BJP leader will become the next chief minister of the state. Kumar further accused the United Progressive Alliance at the Centre of formulating anti-people policies. He said the previous National Democratic Alliance government was working for the development, security and progress of the country. ?The Congress is deceiving the people. So, the NDA is the best option for the people,? he added.

Ambulance

Jamshedpur: The health department on Sunday donated two Tata Sumos for use as ambulance and an Ambassador car for administrative purpose to Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital. The vehicles had been sanctioned a few months ago, but were delivered on Sunday.

Award

Jamshedpur: B. Kumar, former head of the mechanical engineering department and professor at AICTE has been awarded the Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee memorial prize. Kumar was felicitated at the annual conference of the 19th Indian Engineering Congress in Mumbai. Kumar?s ?A statistical model for prediction of mixed mode crack growth direction under uniaxial loading? was selected for paper presentation in 2003-2004.

Complaint

Jamshedpur: Dhirendera Hansda a resident of Ramnagar, Seraikela, filed a FIR reporting theft of his motorcycle while he was watching a football match at Baghbera ground on Sunday. Police are investigating the case.

The International Maithili Parishad has urged people speaking the language to vote for the BJP in the Assembly elections. The Maithili community is pleased with the party as their mother tongue was included in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution.