PAHARI MANDIR - RANCHI

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• Jharkhand boils at 40 Deg Celsius, no relief in sight

Jharkhand is simmering at average 40 degree Celsius with maximum temperature registering 4-5 degree Celsius above the normal. Mercury crossed 41 degree Celsius in many parts of the state. Ranchi, however, simmered at 37.2 degree Celsius, three notches above the normal, on Wednesday.

Jamshedpur and Daltonganj recorded the highest temperature at 41.6 degree Celsius on Wednesday, while Chaibasa simmered at 40 degree Celsius. Bokaro recorded 39 degree Celsius.

Meteorological department officials predicted no relief from the scorching heat for next couple of days due to unrestricted flow of wind from north-west parts of the country. Except northeast districts, including Sahebganj, Pakur and Godda, where partly cloudy weather prevailed, dry weather continued across the state.

North-westerly wind is causing dry weather in Jharkhand, which may continue for next few days. Northwest states like Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are facing heat wave condition, which encouraged Jharkhand temperature to rise.

soaring of mercury, residents in several parts of the Ranchi city, particularly Kanke, Bariatu, Kokar, Harmu and Ratu Road, have started facing water shortage, as hand pumps and wells have started drying. There are three hand pumps in my locality but all of them have dried up. Civic body’s water supply is also poor in this area. However, most of the residents here have now opted for deep boring to cope with the water crisis.

• Jharkhand goes UP way, pressure mounting for ban on slaughter houses

Jharkhand is gradually moving the Uttar Pradesh (UP) way. The actions of UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s are also impacting the tribal state. After UP’s Anti-Romeo squad model, there is now demand for closure of slaughter houses in Jharkhand.

About half a dozen right wing organizations, including Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM), Bajrang Dal and Jharkhand Gau Raksha Dal have started campaigns across the state demanding immediate ban on illegal slaughter houses and cattle smuggling in the state.

The organizations jointly organized a signature campaign at eight places of the capital city and took out a torchlight procession on Sunday evening to garner people’s support on closure of illegal slaughter houses.

“We will observe fast on Monday in support of our demand. If the state does not take any action on illegal slaughter houses, we will intensify our agitation,” said Sujit Kumar, Ranchi president of Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM).

Kumar said hundreds of cattle are illegally smuggled from Jharkhand to other states, which is proved by recent rescue operations conducted by state police. 

“Government should ensure stern action against cattle smugglers, Kumar claimed that the Jharkhand government had cancelled licenses of all slaughter houses in 2004. “Despite the cancellations, hundreds of slaughter houses are functioning in the state.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) officials held two different meetings in Ranchi urging the state government to put a ban on the illegal slaughter houses in the state.

• Tribal students’ body locks Ranchi College over ‘saffronisation’

A tribal student body locked Ranchi College, forced suspension of classes and stopped around 300 students from performing at a a pre-Sarhul celebration at the governor’s house on Monday in protest against the rechristening of the college as Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University.

The students alleged that naming the college after Mukherjee was an effort by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to saffronise the education system in Jharkhand.

Mukherjee was the founder of BJP and an ex-minister in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet. He had quit the Indian National Congress and founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later became BJP.

On Monday, over a hundred members of Adivasi Chhatra Sangh (ACS), a tribal student body, locked the main gate of the college and burnt the effigy of chief minister Raghubar Das amid anti-BJP slogans reverberating at Morhabadi locality of the Jharkhand capital.

“We want the university to be named after a local academician, or freedom fighter. The government has paid no heed to our demands and named the university after a right wing leader. Why should we allow our students to perform at the governor’s house for Sarhul?” said Akash Kacchap, vice president of the Ranchi College student council.

The All India Students’ Federation (AISF) has joined hands with the JCM to protest the alleged efforts to saffronise education here. All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) too has expressed discontentment over the government’s decision.