Daltonganj: Three people of a family, including one child, died on Wednesday as their car collided with a truck at Pokhraha National Highway 75, while one was critically injured.

The three have been identified as Akhilesh Prasad Yadav, his wife Parmilla Devi and their eight-year-old son Gulshan. Akhilesh was a police officer posted in Dhanbad.

Manish Yadav, his brother, was sent to RIMS in Ranchi and was in a critical condition,sources said.

The family was on their way from Daltonganj to Ranchi when the accident happened at 4:45 am on Wednesday.

Police said that the driver had escaped but his truck had been seized. The bodies have been sent to Chhaterpur in Palamau, from where the family hailed, after the postmortem.

(Our correspondent)

Renowned dentist and lawyer in Dhanbad dies of Covid

The dental clinic of Dr. K.S. Chang at Katras in Dhanbad on Wednesday Gautam Dey

A renowned dentist of Chinese origin in Katras area and prominent lawyer of Saraidhela died in the last 24 hours from Covid-19 taking the total number deaths in the district to 179 since March 2020.

Dr K.S. Chang, 71, was undergoing treatment in RIIMS. Jaiprakash Dasaundhi, the lawyer, was undergoing treatment in Sahid Nirmal Mahto Memorial Medical College and hospital.

District Secretary of Indian Medical Association, Dr Sushil Kumar said, “Doctors being the front line covid workers are more prone to Covid infection.”

“We deeply sympathise with the family members of Dr KS Chang, who served the residents of Dhanbad for more than 40 years and appeal one and all to take maximum precaution for themselves and their family members,” said Kumar.

“We are afraid of lack of facilities for us as despite announcement of insurance for such doctors working in the government sector, none of doctors who lost their life are yet to get the insurance claim,” said Kumar.

Maoists set two trucks ablaze

Fire engulfs a truck that was set ablaze by extremists in Tandwa on Wednesday. Picture by Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Chatra: Extremists of maoist group Tritiya Prastuti Committee set ablaze two trucks on the Raham bypass road in Tandwa sparking fear among transporters and contractors to coal companies working in the area, sources said on Wednesday.

A pamphlet from the outfit recovered from the spot asked transporters and contractors not to engage in commercial activities without its permission and warned of dire consequences if done otherwise.

Sources said that the two trucks carrying coal to Fulbasia railway siding were stopped by armed extremists near Sarnapatti village on the Raham bypass on Tuesday midnight. The drivers were then asked to come down from their vehicles, after which the miscreants set the trucks on fire.

Tandwa police reached the spot on getting the news and tried to bring the blaze under control along with firefighters, but the vehicles were completely gutted nonetheless. Officer-in-charge of the police station said raids were on to nab the accused.

(Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Five out of 11 ventilators in Chatra sent to Ranchi

Chatra Sadar hospital. Picture by Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Chatra: Five out of 11 ventilators of Chatra Sadar Hospital were sent to RIMS in Ranchi on Monday after the extremist-affected district was instructed to do so, amid surging cases of coronavirus in the state.

Chatra, which already lacks good healthcare facilities, was compelled to send the ventilators upon receiving an instruction from Deputy Commissioner Divyanshu Jha. The state capital has been trying to upgrade its facilities amid the surging cases.

None of the 11 ventilators installed in the burn ward of the Sadar Hospital has been used for even once, and the technicians have forgotten how to use the life saving machines, sources said. Due to this, the state health department took some of them back to send them to Ranchi.

Civil surgeon Ranjan Sinha while confirming the development said he was told that it would be better that the ventilators were sent to Ranchi.

Meanwhile, Chatra on Wednesday recorded 84 new cases of Covid-19.

(Vishvendu Jaipuriar)

Traffic police officials get summer kits

Traffic police officials in Daltonganj use towels and sunglasses provided to them on Wednesday. Telegraph Picture

Daltonganj: As many as 41 traffic police officials were provided with sunglasses and towels to beat the heat while they are at work, managing the town.

Palamau Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Kumar on Wednesday said that the mercury was on the rise with each passing day and the traffic police were the ones to bear the brunt of it, standing on the roads doing their work of controlling vehicles.

People in Daltonganj, across all classes, tie a towel or a ‘gamcha’ around their heads to dodge the extreme heat in the region.

Kumar said all the officials have been asked to wash their towels daily in view of the pandemic.

Traffic in-charge R Saras said sunglasses and towels have been given to six traffic police officers, 34 associate cops and one traffic police driver. A cop said the move has been helpful for her.

(Our Correspondent)

NDRF team recovers youth’s body

The NDRF team searches for the body of the deceased man in Hazaribagh on Wednesday. Picture by Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Hazaribagh: An NDRF team on Wednesday dug out the body of a 24-year-old who was reported missing on Sunday from Daru village under Sadar block.

On Tuesday, villagers blocked roads after finding clothes and slippers near a closed Irga stone mine, fearing that the missing man, Uma Rajak had been murdered.

This prompted Daru police to call in the NDRF team, which after a four-hour effort, found the body.

Rajak’s relatives blamed two of his friends, saying that they had murdered him as he was last seen with them. They charged that all the men had consumed alcohol and got into a fight, after which Rajak was killed.

Daru police station officer-in-charge Vijay Kumar Singh said they had started their investigation but were waiting for the postmortem report to know whether he was murdered or it happened accidentally.

(Vishvendu Jaipuriar)

Two women die of Covid-19

DC Ramesh Gholap inspects a new Covid care centre in Koderma on Wednesday. Picture by Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Koderma: Two women admitted to the dedicated Covid ward at the Mahila Degree College in the district died onWednesday of the virus.

One of them was 60 years old and a resident of Bishnupur, while the other was 47 years old and a resident of Vidyapuri. Both of them were brought to the hospital after having complained of breathing troubles, said sources.

Doctors said that the women were put on ventilator support but all efforts to save them failed.

Meanwhile, DC Koderma Ramesh Gholap visited an engineering college in Bagitand area where a new 200-bed Covid centre is coming up and inspected the ongoing work.

(Vishvendu Jaipuriar)