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यह बात तो शीशे की तरह साफ है कि नक्‍सलवाद का मूल मकसद अपराधियों-डकैतों का गिरोह बनाना न है, न रहा होगा। लेकिन, बंधक बनाये गये सिपाही लुकस टेटे की जिस तरह उन्‍होंने हत्‍या की उससे तो उस मकसद पर ही ऊंगली उठती है। अपराधी किसी को बंधक बनाते हैं, फिरौती न मिली तो निर्ममता से हत्‍या कर देते हैं। ऐसी एक हत्‍या उनके आपराधिक कद को कमजोर नहीं करता, बल्कि उनकी निर्ममता, हैवानियत को पुष्‍ट करते हुए कद को और खौफनाक बनाता है, जो उनके कलुषित मकसदों, फिरौती, वसूली, डकैती-लूट जैसे कारनामों में फायदेमंद होता है। क्‍या नक्‍सलवाद भी अब खुद को खौफनाक बनाने भर से संतुष्‍ट है? फिर, कहां गया उनका वह रॉबिनहूड पर्सनालिटी.. गरीबों, मजलूमों के हक-हुकूक, उनके मानवाधिकार के लिये संघर्ष करने का वह माद्दा, वह 'बड़बोलापन'..?

माना कि सरकार निकम्‍मी है। यह तो खुद पसरते नक्‍सलवाद से ही साबित होता रहा है। इस बार भी नीतिश सरकार ने जिस सामंती चरित्र का परिचय दिया है, उससे उनके शासन की वास्‍तविक कार्यप्रणाली उजागर होती है। सात दिनों बाद सर्वदलीय बैठक, नक्‍सलियों से वार्ता की सुध आयी। नक्‍सलियों के कब्‍जे में बचे तीन बंधकों में से एक सिपाही एहसान की पत्‍नी ने ठीक सवाल उठाया है, अपनी सुरक्षा के लिये 1-अणे मार्ग को तो फौजी छावनी बना लिया। बंधकों के लिये क्‍या किया? आपका बेटा भाई-भतीजा होता तो इसी तरह कान में तेल डाले पड़े रहते?

बहरहाल, आज के राजनेताओं-सत्‍ताधीशों के चरित्र पर बहुत कुछ दुहराने की जरूरत नहीं। लेकिन, इन पथभ्रष्‍ट, स्‍वार्थी हुक्‍मरानों के खिलाफ बीड़ा उठाने वाले नक्‍सली एक अदना सा गरीब सिपाही की हत्‍या कर, क्‍या साबित कर रहे हैं? ..वह भी, जो उनके रहमोकरम की दुहाई दे रहा एक बंधक था ! यह तो स्‍थापित सच है कि पुलिस, सुरक्षाबल, सेना में शामिल होनेवाला भी अपनी नियति से नावाकिफ नहीं होता। इस नक्‍सल-हिंसा में हजारों वर्दीधारियों की मौतें हुईं। लेकिन, ऐसी मौत देकर खुद नक्‍सलियों ने ही अपने मकसद को कलुषित किया है। सर्वसम्‍मत अंतराष्‍ट्रीय मानदंड भी है कि युद्धबंदियों के साथ उनके मानवाधिकार हनन की बात तो दूर, असम्‍मान का नजरिया भी न रखा जाए। लेकिन… यही सिलसिला जारी रहा तो नक्‍सलवाद-माओवाद को लोग केवल नृशंसता के लिये याद रखेंगे। आज गांव-घरों में जिस मानवाधिकार, इंसानी हक के योद्धा के रूप में उन्‍हें शरण मिलती है, भोजन-पानी, आवभगत होती है क्‍या वे उस अपनेपन के काबिल रह पायेंगे?

As security forces intensified combing operations in jungles of Lakhisarai to rescue three policemen from clutches of Maoists, the bullet-ridden body of a slain cop Lucas Tete was recovered from Korasi on Friday, sending shock waves in Bihar.
Dreaded Maoists also left a paper near the body in which it was stated that the rebels killed the cop as the Bihar government ''did not concede their demands.'' The ultras also threatened to kill the other three hostages if the government ''failed to release the eight Maoists lodged in prisons.'' Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has already made an offer of talks to the Maoists who were bent upon unconditional release of the eight jailed ultras. State government maintaining a close watch on the situation was busy in formulating strategy to ensure the safe release of the hostages.
After holding four policemen hostage for four days, Maoists killed one of them and threw his body near Korasi in Simultalla under Kajara police station late at night.
Confirming the killing of the policeman, Lucas Tete of BMP-10, DIG Munger range Sahrukh Majid said his body was recovered from Korasi this morning. The slain policeman was identified by the secretary of Bihar Police Association Deonath Paswan, posted at BMP-10.
Earlier, Avinash, who claimed himself to be a spokesperson of Maoists, had claimed the killing of Abhay Yadav, another hostage of the Maoists. Avinash had informed a section of the media that the body of Yadav would be handed over at around 2000 hrs on Thursday.
Police had not confirmed the killing. The body, however, was found this morning and was identified as Lucas Tete.
The other three hostages namely Abhay Yadav, Rupesh Kumar Sinha and Ahsan Khan are still in the captivity of the Maoists.
Four policemen were held hostage by the ultras after last Sunday's bloody encounter with the police in Lakhisarai district.
Security in and around Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence at 1 Anne Marg in the state capital has been tightened.
Mr Kumar, who is personally monitoring the situation, was ready for dialogue with the Maoists and appealed to them to behave humanely with the other hostages, official sources said.
The Chief Minister has also convened an all-party meet to discuss the situation.
 

There was a pandemonium on the Main Road and Lake Road in Hindpiri police station area for over three hours as the members of a minority community took to the streets protesting what they alleged a deliberate attempt by an alleged Ram Singh to disturb the evening Taraabi (special prayers offered during Ramzaan).
Singh was not available for comments but his supporters said that they were being prohibited from celebrating Krishna Janmashtmi despite allegedly agreeing to conditions laid down by the other community’s members.
The clash began around 9 pm as the agitated mob frequently fired in air, pelted stones and raised slogans. At least five persons reportedly sustained injuries in the stampede that followed the initial crash. Police refused to confirm the number of injured.
 

The Jharkhand High Court has directed CBI to locate a petitioner on whose PIL a probe into the disproportionate assets case against former chief minister Madhu Koda and seven others was ordered. The direction by the division bench headed by Chief Justice Bhagwati Prasad came after Jharkhand police chief Neyaz Ahmed personally appeared and informed the court that petitioner Durga Oraon's name was nowhere in the voters' list either at Simdega or in Ranchi and all police stations have been informed to locate him.
During the last hearing of the case, the court had asked the DGP to locate Oraon and ensure his presence with proper security today. In pursuance of the order, the police had on Sunday issued advertisements in local newspapers to locate Oraon so that proper security arrangements could be made for his presence in court.
Oraon''s counsel Ritu Kumar, however, informed the court that her client had sent a communication from Simdega to her saying that he could not appear as he feared a threat to his life if he comes to Ranchi. After hearing Oraon''s PIL, the high court had on August 4 ordered a CBI inquiry into the alleged disproportionate assets of Koda and his former cabinet colleagues Enos Ekka, Harinaryan Rai, Chandraprakash Choudhary, Dulal Bhuyan, Kamlesh Singh, Bhanu Pratap Sahi and Bandhu Tirkey.
In a fresh directive in the case, the bench ordered the CBI to investigate allegations of a sting operation that purportedly recorded a conversation allegedly between an aide of Koda and a counsel of Durga Oraon to ''manage the case''. The bench was informed about it during the course of hearing on an earlier date.

40 farmers of Simaldih village, located around three kilometres from Dhanbad railway station are facing drought for 10 years as 25 acres of their fertile land has turned barren.
The villagers alleged that a large drain connected to the Central Hospital of Bharat coking coal Limited (BCCL) has turned their land infertile. The villagers said that the chemical waste from the drain directly fall on their land. A few years ago the hospital authority used to get rid of the waste but they no longer do that.
Another farmer said that they used to grow paddy ten years ago but eight years ago, they observed that the height of paddy plants shortened and the production had gone down 50 percent. And from the very next year the production declined to almost zero.
Meanwhile the farmers have forwarded a letter to the Coal India Limited chairman, PS Bhattacharya and sent copies of it to chairman cum managing director of BCCL, Dhanbad DC and Dhanbad MP demanding the issue be addressed.
On the other hand the Chief Medical Officer of Central Hospital, Subhash Chandra Gupta, said that they have a proper system for destroying all medical waste in just two hours and they do not pour chemicals to drain.
 

The Supreme Court has ordered to reinstatement of Hari Bansh Lal as the chairman of Jharkhand State Electricity board (JSEB),quashing the Jharkhand High Court’s direction of removing him on 27th April, 2009.
A division bench comprising Justice P sathasivam and B S Chauhan set aside the Jharkhand HC verdict and held that Lal would take over with ‘immidiate effect’.
In its judgment allowing Lal’s appeal, SC said that it was incorrect for the HC to entertain the PIL in a service matter. Dismissing the PIL petitioner’s plea that Lal was 90 years when he was appointed, the bench said that there was no age limit prescribed in the chairman’s post.
The SC said that the High Court should have intervened in the appointment process if it was contrary to the statutory rules. The appointment of a candidate in government service was appointing authority’s function and not that of the court, unless the same was contrary to the statutory rules.
Meanwhile, the state Vigilance Bureau lodged the FIR against Lal in connection with the rural electrification project scam. Former Chief Minister Madhu Koda and others were alleged to have received kickbacks from a Hyderabad based company.
 

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कांग्रेस के साथ आरंभ से दिक्कत यह रही है कि वह किसी भी मुद्दे पर कोई भी स्टैण्ड चुनावी गुणा भाग लगाकर लेती है और अगर मामला गांधी नेहरू खानदान के खिलाफ न हो तो उसे पलटी मारने में तनिक भी हिचक नहीं होती है। उसकी इसी कमजोरी का फायदा उठाकर देश में सांप्रदायिक और फासीवादी ताकतें अपना विस्तार करती रही हैं और कांग्रेस फौरी नुकसान देखकर अहम मसलों पर अपने कदम पीछे हटाती रही है जिसका बड़ा नुकसान अन्तत: देश को उठाना पड़ा है। कुछ ऐसा ही मामला फिलहाल 'भगवा आतंकवाद' के मसले पर हुआ जब राज्य पुलिस महानिदेशकों के एक तीन दिवसीय सम्मेलन में गृह मंत्री पी. चिदंबरम ने ध्यान दिलाया कि देश में भगवा आतंकवाद भी है। बस भगवा गिरोह ने जब शोर मचाना शुरू किया तो कांग्रेस बैकफुट पर आ गई और चिदंबरम से उसने अपना पिण्ड छुड़ा लिया। नतीजतन हिन्दुत्ववादी आतंकवादियों के हौसले बुलन्द हैं।
यहां सवाल यह है कि क्या वास्तव में भगवा आतंकवाद जैसा कुछ है? और क्या आतंकवाद का कोई धर्म होता है? जाहिर सी बात है कि समझदार लोगों का जवाब यही होगा कि आतंकवाद का कोई धर्म नहीं होता और न कोई रंग होता है। लेकिन चिदंबरम ने जो कहा उससे भी असहमत होना आसान नहीं है। चिदंबरम के शब्द प्रयोग में असावधानी हो सकती है लेकिन भावना एकदम सही है। जिस आतंकवाद की तरफ चिदंबरम ने इशारा किया उसकी आमद तो आजादी के तुरंत बाद हो गई थी और इस आतंकवाद ने सबसे पहली बलि महात्मा गांधी की ली। उसके बाद भी यह धीरे धीरे बढ़ता रहा और 6 दिसम्बर 1992 को इसका विशाल रूप सामने आया।
हाल ही में जब साध्वी प्रज्ञा, दयानन्द पाण्डेय और कर्नल पुरोहित नाम के दुर्दान्त आतंकवादी पकड़े गए तब यह फिर साबित हो गया कि ऐसा आतंकवाद काफी जड़ें जमा चुका है। इसलिए भारतीय जनता पार्टी का चिदंबरम के बयान पर हो- हल्ला मचाना 'चोर की दाड़ी में तिनका' वाली कहावत को चरितार्थ करता है।
पहली बात तो यह है कि भगवा रंग पर किसी राजनीतिक दल का अधिकार नहीं है और न करने दिया जाएगा। यह हमारी सदियों पुरानी आस्था का रंग है। लेकिन चिदंबरम के बयान के बाद भाजपा और संघ यह दर्शाने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं गोया भगवा रंग उनका ही हो। अगर ऐसा है तो भाजपा का झण्डा भगवा क्यों नहीं है?
अब संघी भाई कह रहे हैं कि हिन्दू कभी आतंकवादी हो ही नहीं सकता। बात सौ फीसदी सही है और हम भी यही कह रहे हैं कि हिन्दू आतंकवादी नहीं हो सकता और आतंकवादी गतिविधिायों में जो आतंकवादी पकड़े गए हैं या अभी पकड़ से बाहर हैं वह किसी भी हाल में हिन्दू नहीं हो सकते वह तो 'हिन्दुत्व' की शाखा के हैं। दरअसल 'हिन्दुत्व' की अवधारणा ही आतंकी है और उसका हिन्दू धर्म से कोई लेना देना नहीं है। कोई भी धर्मग्रंथ, वेद, पुराण, गीता रामायण हिन्दुत्व की बात नहीं करता न किसी भी धर्मग्रंथ में 'हिन्दुत्व' शब्द का प्रयोग किया गया है।
हिन्दुत्व एक राजनीतिक विचार धारा है जिसकी बुनियाद फिरकापरस्त, देशद्रोही और अमानवीय है। आज हमारे संधी जिस हिन्दुत्व के अलम्बरदार बन रहे हैं, इन्होंने भी इस हिन्दुत्व को विनायक दामोदर सावरकर से चुराया है। जो अहम बात है कि सावरकर का हिन्दुत्व नास्तिक है और उसकी ईश्वर में कोई आस्था नहीं है। जबकि हिन्दू धर्म पूर्णत: आस्तिक है। उसकी विभिन्न शाखाएं तो हैं लेकिन ईश्वर में सभी हिन्दुओ की आस्था है। लिहाजा ईश्वर के बन्दे आतंकी तो नहीं हो सकते पर जिनकी ईश्वर में आस्था नहीं है वही आतंकी हो सकते हैं।
जो अहम बात है कि हिन्दू धर्म या किसी भी धर्म के साथ कोई 'वाद' नहीं जुड़ा है क्योंकि 'वाद' का कंसेप्ट ही राजनीतिक होता है जबकि 'हिन्दुत्व' एक वाद है। और आतंकवाद भी एक राजनीतिक विचार है। दुनिया में जहां कहीं भी आतंकवाद है उसके पीछे राजनीति है। दरअसल आतंकवाद, सांप्रदायिकता के आगे की कड़ी है। जब धर्म का राजनीतिक स्वार्थों की पूर्ति के लिए हथियार की तरह प्रयोग किया जाता है तब सांप्रदायिकता का उदय होता है और जब सांप्रदायिकता के जुनून को पागलपन की हद तक ले जाया जाता है तब आतंकवाद पैदा होता है।
भारत में भी जिसे भगवा आतंकवाद कहा जा रहा है वस्तुत: यह 'हिन्दुत्ववादी आतंकवाद' है, जिसे आरएसएस और उसके आनुषंगिक संगठन पालते पोसते रहे हैं। संघ की शाखाओं में बाकायदा आतंकवादी प्रशिक्षित किए जाते हैं जहां उन्हें लाठी- भाला चलाना और आग्नेयास्त्र चलाने का प्रशिक्षण दिया जाता है। दशहरे वाले दिन आतंकवादी अपने हथियारों की शस्त्र पूजा करते हैं।
फिर प्रतिप्रश्न यह है कि भाजपा और संघ को चिदंबरम के बयान पर गुस्सा क्यों आता है? 'मजहबी आतंकवाद', 'जिहादी आतंकवाद' और 'वामपंथी उग्रवाद' जैसे शब्द तो संघ के शब्दकोष की ही उपज हैं न! अगर मजहबी आतंकवाद होता है तो भगवा आतंकवाद क्यों नहीं हो सकता? अगर वामपंथी उग्रवाद होता है तो दक्षिणपंथ का तो मूल ही उग्रवाद है। अगर 'जिहादी आतंकवाद' और 'इस्लामिक आतंकवाद' का अस्तित्व है तब तो 'भगवा आतंकवाद' भी है। अब यह तय करना भाजपा- आरएसएस का काम है कि वह 'किस आतंकवाद' को मानते हैं?

( लेखक राजनीतिक समीक्षक एवं वरिष्ठ पत्रकार हैं।)

The Chief Secretary says Jharkhand, the country’s most mineral rich state has been crippled by the political brokers who stalled the progress of the state but a new policy has been formulated to deal with the menace.
AK Singh said that after the state was formed in 2000, a culture of political brokers erupted in top echelons who were expert in all sorts of ‘management’. He alleged that political instability gave birth to a situation where these dalals got active.
Singh further added that the brokers in connivance with a few political leaders took the successive state governments “hostage” and they functioned at their whims and fancies. The present administration is very serious about the issue and a list of all trained officials is being prepared. We are planning to investigate corruption charges against all them in a time-bound manner.
Most of the corruption charges are being investigated by the CBI, ENFORCMENT directorate, IT department, state vigilance and police, said Singh. The government machinery is also being revamped and people will see positive outcome very soon.
 

|| by Vijay Bhaskar ||
Lalan Singh was once the most powerful man in Nitish fold, deciding about who or who won’t get the JDU ticket, among many other things. He was quite powerful without any power tag which made him more enemy than friends. One wonders why he chose a difficult path of alienating himself from Kumar at a time when he is the best bait. Was he really hurt by Nitish way of working?Anyone who knows Nitish knows it better that his style of functioning is centralised, hardly leaving a space for others to raise their voice of concern. This gives more space to bureaucracy than elected representative of the people. But this is an open fact and should not be any deterrent to aspiring politicians. Second, Nitish is touchy enough to tolerate criticism of any amplitude, a fact once referred to publicly by his close aid Shivanand Tewari. Tewari found Laloo to be more thick-skinned as compared to Nitish. But the way he has cruised Bihar safely and effectively out of jungle-raj is not an achievement of lesser degree. People who have seen jungle-raj of Laloo’s regime can actually feel and tell the difference. When Nitish overtook the throne his every minister was more concerned about the law and order situation of his/her constituency than the portfolio assigned to them. But perhaps Nitish very well knew the Pareto formula of how to do 20 percent and get an impact of 80 percent. He rightly seized the opportunity of doing something effective on law and order front. He put an immediate full stop to state-sponsored crime. Fast track courts worked real fast and send criminals behind the bars. Many left the state fearing possible crackdown. Most importantly he did not spare people of his own party; he shows extra toughness while dealing with party members who were at the wrong side of law giving a message that people across party-line would be severely dealt with. This was his one stand that effectively returned a sense of safety and security in the environ of Bihar. This was not only precursor to all his achievements but also laid down a road map for development. If, Laloo criticizes Nitish today for his failure to control crime and that the crime rate has increased but he will have to agree that state-sponsored crimes have been rooted out. It also underlines the fact that if, people felt unsecured and were eroded of basic right of safety and security it was largely due to state-sponsored crimes. Institution like government hardly existed in jungle-raj, highways were left unrepaired and unattended to in most parts of the state making road journey a nightmare .As if this was not enough notice board was erected on the side that the maintenance of highways was the Centre’s responsibility. Retracting his claim from prime –minister ship to chief minister ship of the state, though Laloo seems to be more realistic this time but his meeting with Shahabuddin in jail shows that he has not changed and would go to any extent to bring Bihar in the same game of politics of which he is veteran.
However comparison of Laoo’s and Nitish regime is not the subject matter of this write up.
Anyone who’s slightest concern for Bihar cannot forget what an unprecedented mass-based support Laloo had, especially in the first five years it was phenomenal, and how miserably he failed to convert this mass-based support in to better governance. This Lok-sabha election he marginally won from Chapra seat and lost the Patna seat to his friend-turned-foe Ranjan Yadav. Yadav used to be one of the most powerful men of Laloo coterie and was called his Chanakya. He did not need any post to exert his authority, everybody knew that he was second in command and played a pivotal role in execution of Laloo’s orders. If, Laloo could safely pull through next ten years Ranjan Yaday may be considered its main architect. But ultimately he also left RJD and joined Nitish. But he could not attain the same position as in Laloo’s regime. And, this shows the difference in style of functioning of Laloo and Nitish. Nitish require much more personal space for his functioning and he does not like interference. It makes him look more stubborn, eccentric and sensitive to slightest criticism. He made Narendra Modi issue more personal and returned Rs. 5 Crore cheque to Gujrat making it Bihar ki janata ke swabhiman ka sawal-janata fully knew that it was a question more of self pride of Nitish himself rather than the people of Bihar at large. The main complaint against him was that he does not give a free hand to his ministerial colleagues. But either you love it or hate it you have to live by it- this is Nitish way of working. No doubt it angered many and Lallan was one of them. But why did Lallan chose to avoid a safe heaven and settled for more turbulent political life? Was it because somewhere he thinks he is no less than Nitish Kumar and he must get a chance to prove his abilities, or does he think he has major support of his cast that will fall in line whenever required or does he think there would be huge polarisation of votes on cast basis this vidhansabha election. Unfortunately, answers to all these questions are in affirmative. Congress has for a long time been in oblivion in Bihar and its fertility has receded to a great extent .In Bihar, it has to import leaders to survive, the need to survive is so strong that it did not hesitate to import erstwhile (!) Sadhu Yadav and likes who were largely responsible for taking Laloo regime away from governance. Most of the leaders, offshoot from JP movement and joined congress in Bihar are a spent force now. Bihar polity is peculiar in the sense that leadership of JDU, BJP and Congress claim to have legacy of total revolution of JP but those in Bihar have seen the legacy of total revolution brought to pieces by JP’s own followers representing diametrically opposite ideological parties. Bihar elections have been hardly fought on development issues, but state elections have been famous for springing surprises that have greatly puzzled the political analyst on national and international foras. Lallan Singh naturally believes himself to be competent enough to be at the helm of affairs in the state. If, any irony of fate fulfils his wishes he also would not like to delegate power to his subordinates as he wishes Nitish Kumar to do. This is what power in politics is all about.

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The Jharkhand High Court had a question “Why is the state feeling shy to institute a CBI probe and why does it want a court order?” The HC on Saturday asked the state government to perform its constitutional duty and hand over the probe into Secret Service (SS) fund scam to the CBI on its own.
The court disposed off the PIL filed by advocate Ram Subhag Singh, seeking an independent inquiry into the misappropriation of SS fund to the tune of over Rs.8 crore and held that it expected the government to discharge its constitutional obligation.
The government, in the latest affidavit filed with the High court, expressed its inability to carry out a thorough probe into the SS fund scam and clarified that it would have no objection if the court order a CBI inquiry in this matter.
Counsel Rajiv Sinha, representing the petitioner, said that after submitting an undertaking before court, the government is left with no option but to ask the CBI to take over the matter. Any deviation from this will amount to playing fraud with the court.
The matter came to light after accountant general expressed possibility of misappropriation out of the SS fund. It was pointed out that Rs.5.60 crore and Rs.2.50 crore had been withdrawn by the then DGP VD ram and the then additional DGP Rajiv Kumar respectively at the far end of the financial year 2005-06 and 2007-08 but they failed to submit mandatory utilisation certificate. Subsequently, the chief secretary recommended a CBI probe into the matter.
 

Two people were killed by villagers in Murhu on 27th august, who were involved in human traffiking. This murder is what the adivasis call 'Sendra'. It is their traditional way to punish the people involved in heinous crimes.
The two people killed were recognised as Eman Purti and Benjamin Mundri. They used to take the innocent men and women to Delhi and Punjab for getting them jobs and then sell them. The villagers caught hold of them early morning on friday, thrashed them and sliced their throat with a sharp weapon. After that the villagers informed the police themselves and waited until the police arrived at the crime scene.
The two men were involved in many other crimes and have been to jail several times.

रांची: सरकारी जमीन पर बने धार्मिक स्‍थानों को हटाने के लिये सरकार ने कार्रवाई शुरू की है। सरकारी आंकडों के अनुसार 1039 ऐसे स्‍थलों को च‍िन्हित कर संबंधित जिला प्रशासनों व अंचल कार्यालयों के प्रभारियों की बैठक बुलायी गयी है। योजना है कि अधिकारियों से सीधी बातचीत के बाद तकनीकी और लोकभावना की समीक्षा करते हुए चिन्हित स्‍थ्‍लों को हटाने का निर्णय लिया जाएगा। इस मामले में संबंधित पुजारी-इमाम-पुरोहित को नोटिस भेजे गए हैं। रांची में ऐसे स्‍थानों की संख्‍या 39 बतायी जा रही है। संबंधित पक्षों को शनिवार को रांची अंचल कार्यालय में बुलाया गया है।

सरकार के इस फैसले की खबर आग की तरह फैल गयी  है। पूर्वानुमान के अनुसार उसी तेजी से विरोध के स्‍वर भी उठने लगे हैं। विश्व हिंदू परिषद ने रविवार को झारखंड बंद का आह्वान किया है। श्री महावीर मंडल ने चार सितंबर को बंद बुलाया है। धार्मिक संगठनों ने कहा है कि वे किसी कीमत पर एक भी मंदिर टूटने नहीं देंगे।

हालांकि, कुछ जिला प्रशासन इस मसले पर अभी से नकारात्‍मक रूख अपनाने लगा है। खबर है कि लोहरदगा सहित कुछ अन्य जिलों के उपायुक्तों ने सरकार को अलग-अलग पत्र लिखे हैं। सरकार से कहा है कि कुछ धार्मिक स्थल सरकारी जमीन पर तो हैं, लेकिन वे लंबे समय से स्थापित हैं। इनसे समाज की परंपरा जुड़ी है। इसी तरह कुछ धार्मिक स्थल सरकारी जमीन पर स्थित होने के बाद भी आवागमन में बाधा उत्पन्न नहीं कर रहे। इसलिए ऐसे धार्मिक स्थलों को नहीं हटाने अथवा अन्यत्र स्थापित करने पर विचार किया जा सकता है।

Bombs are available for sale in Palamu. There are sellers and buyers as well. Every year there has been atleast one major incident for the last six years when people engaged in making the explosives have lost their hands and fingers. But the practice continues.
A man who knows people engaged in the production of explosive said that bombs come in all shapes and deadly designs- sutlee bombs, milk can bombs, dalda vessel bombs, gas cylinder bombs and cycle tube bombs. The finished products either go to Maoists or criminals. He said that bombs are kept at various places such as dead wells, beneath the ground and water tanks.
Police agree that there are professional explosive experts with the Maoists, but declined having knowledge of criminals making bomb in Palamu.
With bullets and guns getting costlier and inaccessible, Maoists and criminals are making optimum use of bombs before and after the commission of crime.
 

The state government has decided on conducting the Process of Panchayat Elections from 20th November to December 20th.The voting would be in 6 stages. There would be a three days gap between every stage.All the results will be declared by December 20th. The information was provided by the advisor of governor VS Dubey after a high level review meeting.
For the Panchayat elections the government will need nearly 2.5 lakh ballot boxes where the available boxes are only 1.25 lakhs boxes. The rest of the boxes would be taken from neighbouring states Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
An expenditure of Rs. 110 – 115 crores has been estimated which is more than the budget and so the money will be adjusted from the JCF.
 

The Karagar Jagriti mission, an initiative by the Indian School of Mines (ISM) is proving to be a great success in Dhanbad jail. 25 criminals are becoming the prime force for running various office works at Dhanbad jail. The inmates are being taught software designing and Photoshop.
The jail authority has also been a constant support. The Dhanbad Jail superintendent, Hamid Akhtar said that the computer training programme has encouraged the inmates for constructive work. They are helping the jail authority in different office jobs like data creation and designing.
This is different kind of endeavour for the ISM students too and they want to make full use of it. A group of 25 techies from different departments under the banner of Fast Forward India (FFI), a student’s organisation of ISM, have been educating the Prisoners in shift for last one year. They have designed two computer programmes.
If they are successful in dhanbad jail then the effort will be carried out in jails of other states too.
 

Relationships are the essence of any festivity and it holds true for any Indian festival. Each occasion brings the family together which calls for a celebration. Raksha Bandhan is a celebration of one such relation – that of a brother and a sister. Raksha Bandhan is a festival which celebrates the bond of affection between brothers and sisters. It is a day when siblings pray for each others' well being and wish for each others' happiness and goodwill. The festival was celebrated yesterday on 24th August all over India and by Indians living abroad. Everybody has been celebrating the festival but now not many people remember the meaning and significance of the festival. So let us remind ourselves of what is Raksha Bandhan.

The name 'Raksha Bandhan' suggests 'a bond of protection'. On this auspicious day, brothers make a promise to their sisters to protect them from all harms and troubles and the sisters pray to God to protect their brother from all evil. The festival falls on the Shravan Purnima which comes generally in the month of August. Sisters tie the silk thread called Rakhi on their brother's wrist and pray for their well being and brothers promise to take care of their sisters.

Raksha Bandhan is now considered as a day to celebrate the sacred relation of a brother and a sister. Yet there have been examples in history where in rakhi has just been a raksha or protection. It could be tied by wife, a daughter or mother. The Rishis tied rakhi to the people who came seeking their blessings. The sages tied the sacred thread to themselves to safe guard them from the evil. It is by all means the 'Papa Todak, Punya Pradayak Parva' or the day that bestows boon and ends all sins as it is mentioned in the scriptures.

Previously, Rakhi festival encompasses the warmth shared between the siblings but now it goes way beyond it. Some people tie Rakhi to neighbours and close friends signifying a peaceful co-existence of every individual. Rakhi Utsav was first popularized by Rabindranath Tagore to promote the feeling of unity and a commitment to all members of society to protect each other and encourage a harmonious Social life.

In today's scenario, the day has a different perspective. The occasion involves a pledge of life-time practice of moral, cultural and spiritual values. The values and the sentiments attached to the rituals of this festival are worth inculcating by the whole human race, the sentiments of harmony and peaceful coexistence. The festival of Raksha Bandhan assumes all forms of Raksha or protection, of righteousness and destroyer of all sin. The ritual of Rakhi tying has become so important that come what may, brothers and sisters try to visit each other place on this particular day in order to bring back the oneness of the family, binding the family together in an emotional bond of love.
 

The district administration is all set to take action against the designer number plates used by many vehicle owners of the state on their two-wheelers and four-wheelers.
Ranchi deputy commissioner, KK Soan said that it has been observed that a large number of vehicle owners use designer number plates on their vehicles which is against the Motor Vehicles Act.
A large number of owners use designer number plates on their vehicles which include flags of other countries, quotes and drawings. It also creates obstacles to the traffic constables to note down their number in case of the traffic rule violations in state capital.
District transport officer Ajai Kumar singh said that the fancy letters should not be used on the number plates. If such cases would be found, the driver would be fined up to Rs. 100. He said that commercial vehicles should paint the registration number in black on yellow background and all the other vehicles should have the number in black on white background. All the letters should be in English and figures shall be in Arabic numerals.
 

There is a fear of swine flu being back in Jharkhand. A girl was admitted in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMCH) in Jamshedpur on Monday as she was showing symptoms of swine flu followed by three more suspected cases on Tuesday.
The news has aroused fear of a re-emergence of the epidemic, which has already claimed 4 lives in West Bengal ad affected 122 people. There are also reports of swine flu spreading in Orissa.
Indranil Das, Abhishek Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar Dubey, all studying in Orissa, came back to Jamshedpur following reports of an epidemic in Orissa. All three were admitted in MGMCH with symptoms of swine flu.
The Patients have been examined and were advised to remain at home in isolation. They have also been asked to cover their faces with masks until they are fully cured.
District civil surgeon, Dr. Dipali Dey, has asked all major private hospitals and the MGMCH authorities to prepare isolation wards for dealing with suspected cases of swine flu.

|| Nava Thakuria ||
Whenever India’s Independence Day and Republic Day approach, the armed militant groups of Northeast try their best to impose a ban on the auspicious Days. So when the Nation was preparing the forthcoming I-Day, at least five banned outfits of the trouble-torn region had issued the diktat calling for a 15 hour general strike staring from the early hours of August 15.

But the journalists and patriotic citizens of Assam have decided to hit back the militants as usual and maintained their preparations for the celebration at Guwahati Press Club with various programmes. The journalists will hoist the National flag at 11 am on the press club premises, according to a statement issued soon after the militants’ diktat, which will be followed by the performance of patriotic songs.

It may be mentioned that militant outfits including the dreaded United Liberation Front of Asom issued a statement recently and asked the people of Northeast not to celebrate the I-Day. The statement, sent to media houses, argued that the security forces (of India) had created a war like situation in Assam. Hence they appealed to the common people to boycott and prevent the celebration as a mark of solidarity against Indian colonial occupation and military repression in the region.

The general strike, supported by National Democratic Front of Boroland, Kamatapur Liberation Organisation, Manipur People's Liberation Front and Tripura People's Democratic Front too, exempted the essential services like medical, water, electricity, fire brigade,

However, the Journalists’ Forum, Assam came with the declaration that Assam had always been a part of the history of India. The immense sacrifice of the martyrs from Assam, who laid down their lives in the freedom-movement, needs to be recognized and the I-Day and R-Day are two such occasions to pay our homage to those national heroes.

“The great patriots like Kushal Konwar, Kanaklata, Mukunda Kakoti, Tilak Deka, Bhogeswari Phukanani and many brave hearts from Assam laid down their lives opposing the British colonial rulers,” a JFA statement said adding, “And because of their supreme sacrifice we are an independent nation today and we have the moral duty and responsibility to pay tributes to the martyrs and salute the National Tricolour on these special days.”

Ranchi: The tiny-tots of Eurokids, Upper Bazar Centre, celebrated Independence Day on Saturday. Smartly dressed in the school uniform and totting the tri-colour proudly, the children presented many patriotic songs and dance.
All the children yelled ‘Jai Hind’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ in a chorus, much to the wonder and amazement of all the parents present at the function. The children received thundering ovation for their presentation of ‘Sare Jahan se accha Hinustan hamara’ song.
Puja, Preeti, Jyoti, Shweta and Drishti managed the show.