Ranchi: Former Jamtara MLA Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya, 58, succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 infection at a city hospital on Saturday night. After his death, chief minister Hemant Soren said the second wave of the pandemic has reached Jharkhand and appealed to the public to seriously follow safety rules.
Bhaiya, who was a legislator from the constituency twice, was suffering from kidney ailment and was admitted to the critical care unit of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) on March 16.
While at Rims, he was diagnosed with multiple complications and infection of the lungs. He was discharged after treatment before Holi, but as his condition worsened, he was brought to the Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspecialty Hospital after the festival.
Indian Ambassador to Greece Amit Lugnu visits Jharkhand Assembly
Ranchi, Jan 6 (UNI) Indian Ambassador to Greece Amit Lugnu on Wednesday visited the Jharkhand Assembly. As Speaker Ravindranath Mahto was out of headquarters he could not meet him. Secretary of the Jharkhand Assembly Mahendra Prasad welcomed the ambassador with a momento and shawl. He was later taken for the visit inside the assembly and also to the library. On behalf of Jharkhand Assembly, some books were given to him for the parliamentary library of Greece especially those related to the formation of Jharkhand Assembly, procedure and working rules of the Assembly.
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Thursday stayed further proceedings initiated suo motu by Speaker Ravindranath Mahto against former JVM-P chief Babulal Marandi for his alleged defection to BJP. The court has fixed January 13, 2021, as the next date of hearing.
Marandi challenged the Speaker’s notice issued to him on November 2. The Speaker had on his own taken cognizance of Marandi “joining” BJP and issued a notice for defection under the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Sadasya (Dal Parivartan ke Aadhar par Nirharta) Rules, 2006 (3rd Edition, 2019). The vires of the rules have also been challenged by Marandi. Advocate general Rajiv Ranjan represented the Speaker and the government during the hearing.