Coal mafias control everything in Dhanbad, from unions & transport to auctions, besides engaging in extortion, bribery, and outright theft. They even have officials working in cahoots.
Baghmara BJP MLA Mahto is contesting the Dhanbad LS seat. He has had over 50 FIRs filed against him, with trial courts convicting him in at least four & at least 19 cases still pending.
District president of Marwari Sammelan has asked party to reconsider Mahto's candidature. Saryu Roy, a minister in the erstwhile Raghubar Das-led BJP government, has opposed move too.
CBI says 'larger conspiracy behind judge's murder 'under probe'. HC says 'disappointed' with probe agency's progress and pace of investigation in the case.
Judge Uttam Anand, 49, was out on his morning walk near his home in Dhanbad on 28 July when he was fatally struck by a three-wheeler. CCTV footage has raised suspicions.
BJP's Ragini Singh & Congress candidate Purnima Singh in Jharkhand's Jharia polls are the wives of two cousins — one was killed, the other in jail facing charges of the murder.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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