Five Killed, 16 injured in tragic road accident in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh

Poonch (J&K), Feb 8 (IANS) People of Jammu and Kashmir have expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling residents of border villages ‘Pratham Gramin’ in Parliament.

PM Modi said this on Thursday while responding to the discussion in Rajya Sabha on the motion of thanks on the President’s address.

People of Poonch told IANS on Friday that this makes them feel at home. PM Modi also talked about the comprehensive development of border agriculture and the promotion of tourism. Locals believe that this will create more employment opportunities in future.

Social activist Dilbag Singh said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his speech that people of border areas will now be treated as ‘front line’ people. He said that these areas will be developed first and the Government is committed to their development.

“I will request for the development of border areas of Poonch. Tourism should be promoted here. Most of the funds that used to come to Jammu and Kashmir were accommodated elsewhere. We would like that this particular area of Poonch should be taken care of, its border areas should be developed, which have not been developed till now. This development should be for those places where tourism needs to be promoted. I would say that we do not have to compete with anyone in the world, and I thank him once again.”

Local resident Sunil Kumar said, “People living on the border were earlier called backwards, where there were no facilities of roads and water. But our Prime Minister Modi said in his speech remarked that these people are not backward, but forward because they fight on the front line. We are very happy with this and we express our gratitude to our Prime Minister. We want that what the Prime Minister said should be implemented as soon as possible because this will increase employment of people.”

Another local, Captain Aleem Ahmed, said, “On Thursday we heard a news in which our Prime Minister said that people living on the border were earlier called ‘backward’. But he said that these people live on the ‘front’. If the Prime Minister is saying that we live on the front, then I have a request that the district-level officials should keep this in mind. If the Prime Minister has said this, then steps should be taken for our development. We live on the front, which has some good and some bad, problems too, especially on the border. But we want our area to develop and move forward.”

Sunil Kumar Sharma said, “I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said in his speech that the people living on the border are no longer ‘backward people’. PM Modi said this is a big step for the people of the border. The government is bringing money through tourism, roads are being developed on a large scale, and everyone is getting facilities. We are seeing on the border that we are also getting the benefit of the same facilities.”

It may be noted that PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha, “Our Government has also focused on different regions of the country that face significant backwardness, such as border villages.” He highlighted the psychological shift brought about by the Government, ensuring that border villagers are prioritised. He emphasised that these villages, where the first and last rays of the sun touch, have been given special status as “first villages” with specific development plans. The Prime Minister noted that ministers were sent to remote villages to stay for 24 hours, even in extreme conditions like minus 15 degrees, to understand and address the villagers’ problems.

–IANS

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Guna, Nov 20 (IANS) Three young men died on the spot and four others suffered life-threatening injuries in a horrific head-on collision between their car and a speeding truck in the Bajranggarh police station area of Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on Thursday.

The accident took place around 4 a.m. near Duhai Mandir turn on Aron Road — a notorious sharp blind curve long labelled an “accident black spot” by locals and authorities.

Speaking to IANS, Sub-Divisional Officer (police) Priyanka Mishra said seven close friends were travelling in a Maruti Suzuki Swift from Aron towards Guna when their car, while negotiating the dangerous curve, rammed head-on into a heavily loaded truck coming from the opposite direction at high speed.

“The impact was so severe that the entire front portion of the car was completely crushed and mangled beyond recognition, trapping the occupants inside,” the officer stated.

The three youths, who died instantly, have been provisionally identified as Akash, Namo Narayan, and Manish.

Final confirmation of names, surnames, and ages will be released only after family members formally identify the bodies.

The four injured — Suraj, Ajay Shakya, Yogesh, and another Akash — are fighting for their lives in critical condition at Guna district hospital.

Following the collision, the truck veered off the road, overturned, and came to a halt. The driver fled the scene, abandoning the vehicle. Police have seized the truck, registered a case under sections of rash driving and causing death by negligence, and launched a manhunt.

Teams are scanning nearby CCTV footage to trace the absconding driver. Residents rushed to the spot after hearing the deafening crash and, with the help of cranes, assisted in pulling the victims from the twisted wreckage.

Heart-wrenching scenes unfolded as distraught family members reached the site and broke down upon seeing their loved ones. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination.

–IANS

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New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited Vikaspuri in the West Delhi parliamentary constituency to mark the successful completion of one year of her government in office, a party leader said on Tuesday.​

A large public meeting and workers’ conference was organised at the Dussehra Ground in Vikaspuri, where the Chief Minister interacted with residents and acknowledged the dedicated efforts of party workers.​

On the occasion, West Delhi MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, Delhi Cabinet Ministers Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and Pankaj Kumar Singh, along with other dignitaries, were present.​

In her address, the Chief Minister presented an overview of the achievements of the past 365 days, stating that the year had been devoted to “service, good governance and the welfare of the poor”.​

She described improvements in key sectors such as education, healthcare, electricity, and water supply as the government’s greatest strength.​

The Chief Minister said that the true foundation of any government’s success lies with the worker standing at the last mile. The commitment shown by party workers in West Delhi in delivering government schemes to every household has been exceptional.​

The success of this year belongs not merely to the government, but to the tireless efforts of dedicated workers.​

She further remarked that the year had been defined not by authority, but by service. The sincerity with which workers in West Delhi have taken government initiatives door-to-door is commendable. “Your energy is our strength, and together we will continue to make Delhi better,” she said.​

The Chief Minister also reviewed ongoing development projects in the West Delhi parliamentary constituency and assured that the pace of development would be further intensified in the coming period.​

–IANS

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