Road blocked over water woes

Jamshedpur: Residents of Mango, including women and children, staged a dharna and blocked the main road protesting the erratic water supply in the area.

Over 1,000 people took to the streets and blocked the main road, resulting in disruption of traffic and long queues of vehicles on either side of the road.

The residents, who were peeved at the erratic water supply, were also protesting the lackadaisical attitude of the local civic authorities, who had earlier assured them of a better supply.

?In the past month there was hardly any supply of water and so we met the Mango Notified Area Committee (MNAC) officials. In spite of our repeated requests, the MNAC officials did not pay heed, forcing us to come out on the streets to register the protest,? said the residents.

However, the blockade was lifted and vehicles were allowed to move after intervention from the district police.

Additional superintendent of police Sudhir Kumar Jha assured the protesting crowd that he would take-up the matter with civic authorities and get the problem solved at the earliest.

?I will meet the officials today and would try to ensure that the problem is solved,? assured Jha.

JMM on protest rally

Jamshedpur: Members of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and its legislators on Sunday held a divisional-level meeting to chalk out a strategy for making the April 21 maha rally in Ranchi a success.

The JMM has called a rally to project the failure of the ruling government at all fronts, including effective administration at district-levels. Vice-president of the party and convener of the rally Champai Soren said the rally is aimed to project the failure of the government in education, administration and misuse of public money.

NGO help

HAZARIBAGH: An NGO, Ashlesha Foundation, provided treatment to 156 injured during Ram Navami procession, which ended on Sunday evening. Anupam Sinha of the NGO and his volunteers remained alert for more than 24-hours to provide first aid to those injured.

Bank demands

Giridih: Adhikari Karamchari Sangh of the Chetriya Gramin Bank held a meeting at Nikhar Hotel to press their various demands. The union members were opposing the cut in the yearly bonus and asked the management to implement the LTC packages.

Meeting

Giridih: Over a hundred members of the Rickshawpullers? Association met at Jhanda Maidan on Sunday to discuss the indifferent attitude of the local administration towards their demands. President of the association Raju Agrawal said they have placed their grievances before the deputy commissioner several times, demanding basic facilities like red cards and medical benefits.

BJP criticised

Ranchi: Senior Congress leader and AICC member Mohan Prakash on Sunday lambasted the BJP for confusing the people of the nation by taking out ?Bharat Suraksha Yatra?. Prakash said the BJP leaders are trying to confuse the people as they are confused about the yatra?s aim themselves. The leader further alleged that the BJP was resorting to politics of sentiments as a last resort.

VC flak

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Rajya Rashtriya Saikshanik Mahasangh, an organisation of constituent college teachers of Ranchi University, on Sunday criticised vice-chancellor A.A. Khan for his statement indicating irregularities in appointment of teachers. Organisation secretary Nagesh Chandra Verma said Khan had no right to comment on a issue, which has been settled by the apex court of the country.

Aniket Ascharya Charitable Foundation, a trust, on Sunday distributed certificates among 78 students who successfully completed their foundation course in computer science from an institute run by the foundation.