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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Indian Express
In Jharkhand, a dispute over royal ‘Ratu' land, at its root a contract from 1960s
For the last 10 days, Jatru Munda in Ranchi's tribal village of Lapung has been nursing pellet wounds on his thighs, stomach, and back. The injuries, allegedly suffered in a confrontation with the police over a land dispute on June 3, are painful, and Munda has been getting treatment from a local quack after the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, sent him back home without removing the pellet. 'I was attending a gram sabha meeting organised to settle an old land dispute when the police firing began. I have no idea how the pellets entered my body,' Munda, 26, tells The Indian Express. Jatra Munda is one of two people who were allegedly wounded when police fired at a gathering of Munda and Oraon tribes on June 3. The meeting was called to settle an old land dispute of 56 acres of agricultural land that locals claim has been handed over to them by the erstwhile Ratu dynasty of Jharkhand. The land dispute, festering for years, came to a head on June 3, when an official and two village residents – including Jatru – were wounded in the alleged confrontation. While the village residents claim that the police action was 'unprovoked', police claim they were forced to fire pellet guns after the mob gathered at the meeting turned violent and attacked the police using 'armed with bows, arrows, swords, and traditional weapons'. An officer, Lapung's police station in-charge Santosh Kumar Yadav, was injured in the incident. 'There was no bullet fired. Only pellet guns were used and that too when one of our officers was about to be attacked with a sword. A mob had gathered, and the situation had spiralled. When the officer was retreating, some people hit him with sticks, and we had to act. Still, the message being spread is that the police opened fire on tribals — which is not true,' DSP Ashok Ram, who's in charge of the Beddo circle under which the village falls, says. An FIR in the case names 50 village residents. There was yet another meeting in the village on June 15. The dispute pertains to land that allegedly belongs to a branch of the Nagvanshi dynasty of the Chota Nagpur Zamindari estate. An ancient dynasty that traces its roots back to the 1st century AD, the dynasty has many branches, and although it primarily ruled the Chota Nagpur Plateau region in the present-day Jharkhand, its influence also extended into areas of present-day Odisha and Chhattisgarh. The zamindari system in Jharkhand was abolished under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950. According to official documents accessed by The Indian Express, around 56 acres and 66 dismil of land had been gifted by the then king to his daughter-in-law Durgawati Devi. After the abolition of the zamindari system, Durgawati decided to sell the land to the Adivasis. The papers further state that the land was being sold to a few Adivasi families because her children, and the proceeds from these sales were to be used for their education and other essential needs. Vaibhav Shahdeo, Durgawati's grand nephew, is the current claimant of this land. Locals said that when the land that was handed over to the Adivasis, it was on the condition that some part of the agricultural produce should continue to be given to the royal family, with a local 'Brahil' — or overseer — appointed to supervise the land and the transaction. But locals now claim that decades later, the practice continues. 'Even though land belongs to the Oraon and Mundas tribes, we continue producing rice for the Raja Babu and the Brahil (mediator) to date,' Anil Munda, the village pahan (tribal priest), claims, adding that while there is no dispute over the status of the land, it was being projected as disputed. The FIR filed following the June 3 incident claims that the meeting was called. Police said that those attending the meeting wanted Vaibhav Shahdeo, the current claimant of the land, to attend the meeting. 'Lapung's police station in-charge Santosh Kumar Yadav asked Sahdeo not to come. Instead, he decided to go to mediate the dispute without informing senior officials and went to the village.' The FIR said the meeting turned violent when a group of village residents attacked Yadav and injured him on the head. 'The mob, armed with bows, arrows, swords, and traditional weapons, attempted to snatch police rifles, and one assailant fired a round from a desi katta (country-made gun). In response, a constable fired a shot from an SLR (Self-Loading Rifle) into the air in self-defence.' When contacted, DSP Ashok Ram said that the village residents were provoked by a person known to be involved in Maoist activities. On their part, the erstwhile royals claim that they were called to attend a meeting to discuss the land dispute, but the police in-charge advised them not to come 'due to potential law and order issues'. Gopalnath Shahdeo, 31, the younger brother of Vaibhav Lal Shahdeo, said that his family had no idea where the document that the local residents were citing originated from, claiming according to family tradition, 'women were not even allowed to go to court, let alone execute a document like that'. He also claimed the land became a subject of dispute 'only this year that they refused, allegedly under the influence of extremists, causing the losses worth several lakhs'. Meanwhile, Jatru Munda, who was wounded in the skirmish, said that when he was first taken to a local hospital and eventually referred to RIMS. 'While I, accompanied by three, arrived at the hospital in the afternoon, Ranchi police arrested us, yelling: 'Naxalites are here'. They kept us for seven days with no treatment,' he said, adding that he was sent home on June 10. RIMS spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan said, 'The patient had a mid-thigh injury and was advised that surgery wasn't immediately necessary. Once the wound… begins healing, surgery can be considered. Operating now could cause more muscle damage.' 'After the skin began healing and injectable antibiotics were stopped, he was discharged with advice to return later for surgery'. Shubham Tigga hails from Chhattisgarh and studied journalism at the Asian College of Journalism. He previously reported in Chhattisgarh on Indigenous issues and is deeply interested in covering socio-political, human rights, and environmental issues in mainland and NE India. Presently based in Pune, he reports on civil aviation, other transport sectors, urban mobility, the gig economy, commercial matters, and workers' unions. You can reach out to him on LinkedIn ... Read More
Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Biker dies while performing stunts on state highway
Ramgarh: A 27-year-old youth performing stunts on his sports bike on the Ramgarh-Patratu state highway flyover under the Basal outpost police station of Ramgarh district died after he lost control and hit a side guard on Sunday evening. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Another youth who was riding pillion was critically injured in the accident. He was brought to a local hospital from where he was referred to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi. Officer in-charge of Basal outpost police station, Kailash Kumar said, "The deceased was identified as Vicky Munda (27), and the injured youth is Karan Munda. Vicky was driving a sports bike at a high speed, and performing stunts, as informed by the locals, which caused the accident." Youth performing stunts and racing on two-wheelers is a menace. The reckless behaviour of the youth not only puts their own lives at risk but also endangers the safety of others. Many of them also ride without helmets and engage in dangerous stunts, record videos of these and post them on social media platforms. Ramgarh is connected with the Ranchi-Patna, Ramgarh-Bokaro national highway, and Ramgarh-Ranchi via Pithoria four-lane state highway, where bikers are often seen driving sports bikes at high speed, performing racing stunts. A few days back, a youth was paraded in public by the police for performing deadly stunts on a motorcycle on the newly inaugurated Kartik Oraon (Siromtoli) flyover. Many such stunts by biker youths have proved to be fatal. Nineteen-year-old Ayaz, son of MP and former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin, died after being involved in a motorcycle crash in 2011. Ayaz, a promising young cricketer in the making, met with the fatal accident when he was on a joy ride on his brand new imported bike along the Outer Ring Road of Hyderabad. He was with his friends for racing. It is believed that he received multiple internal and external injuries when he fell off his bike that he drove at a speed of 200 km.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Rims awaits central lab takeover from building construction dept
Ranchi: The central laboratory at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) is ready for handover. According to the officials of the hospital, the building construction department is expected to hand over the facility to the Rims administration within 15 days. Constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 75 lakh, the new lab is designed to offer comprehensive diagnostic services under one roof. The facility will reduce the inconvenience faced by patients for medical tests. The centralised structure is expected to streamline operations and improve patient experience. Though the infrastructure is complete, the lab is not yet operational as the installation of essential diagnostic equipment is still pending. The arrival and setup of advanced testing machines such as auto analysers, urine auto analysers, coagulation auto analysers, and haematology auto analysers are awaited. Full-scale testing operations are likely to commence only after these machines are installed. Once fully operational, the lab will offer 24-hour blood testing services. Patients will not only be able to undergo tests at any time of the day but will also receive their test reports directly from designated counters on the ground floor. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo Plans are also in place to enable digital delivery of reports, including access via mobile devices, to make the process even more convenient. Rims public relations officer (PRO) Dr Rajiv Ranjan said, "The new central lab will bring much-needed relief to patients by consolidating testing services in one location. The modern infrastructure and well-trained technicians will ensure accurate and timely results, reducing the burden on patients and improving the overall quality of care." Dr Ranjan also emphasised that with the introduction of separate counters for report collection, patients will no longer have to move from one department to another, thus minimising delays and confusion.
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Virology lab to start RT-PCR tests this week: Sadar hospital
1 2 3 Ranchi: Amid rising Covid 19 cases in Jharkhand, a newly built virology centre at the sadar hospital, that is fully equipped for carrying out a wide range of tests, remains locked for nearly two years. Built at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore, the centre, located on the first floor of a newly constructed multi-storey building within the premises of the hospital, was designed to detect viral infections such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Covid 19. Now, hospital authorities claimed that the centre will be made operational within a week for conducting RT-PCR tests as the recruitment processes for one microbiologist and three additional support staff has been completed. The construction was completed under the supervision of a private agency and is not yet handed over to hospital management, said sources. Dr Bimlesh Singh, deputy medical superintendent, said, "While machines for testing have been installed, they are yet to be officially handed over, which is the reason for the delay. We expect to move towards initiating operations perhaps within two or three days, but there are administrative hurdles that need to be addressed first." Ranchi civil surgeon Dr Prabhat Kumar said, "Earlier, RT-PCR tests were conducted only in Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims). The new RT-PCR facility here will help ease the load of Rims." Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Sample crunch stalls genome sequencing of Covid cases
1 2 3 Ranchi: The state health department is yet to carry out a genome sequencing of the Covid 19 variant which has led to an uptick in cases in Jharkhand in the recent weeks due to lack of adequate collection of samples. "The samples necessary for genome sequencing have not yet arrived," Dr Anupa Prasad, of the microbiology department of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) said. Health department officials said 27 samples were tested for Covid 19 on Wednesday in the district. Of them, seven returned positive, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 16. Since May 24, a total of 432 samples were tested, with 31 cumulative positive cases reported. According to experts, genome sequencing can be conducted with more than 75 samples. However, a match requires 96 samples for optimal processing and matching. Experts highlighted that genome sequencing is essential to track mutations in the virus, assess the nature and speed of transmission, and guide public health strategies, including vaccination and containment measures. Ranchi civil Surgeon Dr Prabhat Kumar said, "Samples for genome sequencing can be sent to Rims, which is the designated centre for conducting genome analysis in the state. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like IIT Delhi AI Programme IITD TAILP Apply Now Undo Health officials are collecting eligible samples, especially those from positive patients with unusual symptoms or severe illness. However, no plan has been made till now for genome sequencing." Moreover, all district surveillance officers (DSOs) under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) in the state have been directed to ensure daily reporting of Covid 19, influenza-like illness (ILI), and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) cases on the integrated health information portal. The directive by the health department mandates both govt and private health facilities to input data on suspected and confirmed Covid 19 cases daily. In addition to portal entry, districts are required to share the same data by 5 pm daily via the official IDSP Jharkhand WhatsApp group. Additional chief secretary (health) Ajoy Kumar Singh said, "All govt and private hospitals have been asked to enable timely trend analysis and ensure effective surveillance and response to emerging Covid 19 cases across the state."
