Ride ‘em, en route to glory

olitical parties seem to have taken a special liking for two-wheelers in Jamshedpur. Having shunned the four-wheeler ride, candidates of different parties have hit the roads with motorcycles of various makes and models and even humble bicycles. he building construction minister wasted little time before taking a ride on a Hero Honda while leading a motorcycle rally from the Baridih Durga Puja maidan. n the other hand, Samajwadi party candidate Onkarnath Jaiswal decided to ride the bicycle, his party’s symbol.

Flop show

Leaders of the saffron brigade were a disappointed lot after film actor Poonam Dhillon left Jamshedpur as quickly as she had arrived late last evening. Senior BJP leader A.K. Srivastava’s efforts to add some star spice to the party’s poll preparations fell flat as she left the steel city early this morning. oonam was in the city to attend a wedding reception at Sakchi.

Beat the heat

The sprawling Jamshedpur Co-operative College has become a fair ground for all practical purposes. As the district administration has made it the nodal point of election-related activities, the college venue has given vendors the opportunity to make a fast buck by selling their wares. he narrow road leading to the college is dotted with makeshift shops, where a variety of items from cigarettes to refreshing sherbets are sold. here is one particular shop that is selling sattu sherbets — a big hit in this heat. Hordes of party workers and election officials, desperate to beat the heat, can be seen making a beeline for this shop.