CommentsJharkhand CM Hemant Soren dancing like a Pro pic.twitter.com/Cwg9rzjjN1 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met his lookalike at his residence today had the opportunity to meet Soren after gaining attention for his striking resemblance to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Photos of their meeting were later shared on the Chief Minister’s official X (formerly Twitter) account with the caption “Meeting of one Hemant with another Hemant I met and had a long conversation with renowned theatre artist Mr एक हेमन्त की दूसरे हेमन्त से मुलाक़ात। रंगमंच के सधे हुए कलाकार श्री मुन्ना लोहरा एवं उनके परिवार से मुलाकात एवं लंबी बातचीत हुई। pic.twitter.com/EsX9kilQux — Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) September 25, 2024 This meeting comes just days after Munna Lohra expressed his hope of meeting the Chief Minister Asked if Hemant Soren was aware of their resemblance but I wish he would invite me and we could have a conversation." I wear a helmet when I go to the vegetable shop so people don’t mistake me for the Chief Minister and say ‘Hemant Soren has come to buy vegetables.’" https://hindi.news18.com/videos/hemant-soren-duplicate-hemant-soren-was-surprised-to-see-his-lookalike-up-close-munna-lohra-jharkhand-8721210.html Hemant Soren extended a personal invitation to Munna Lohra fulfilling his wish to meet the Chief Minister Lohra revealed to the Chief Minister that he considers himself fortunate to look like him and admires him greatly Lohra also brought up the challenges faced by theatre artists in Jharkhand Hemant Soren assured him that the government was committed to improving conditions for these artists and hinted at new policies that would offer them greater support “I have seen theatre artistes from close and I am aware of their problems I will work to provide them with a better platform Jharkhand’s artistes and sportspersons are very talented They have made the state proud on many occasions We will bring a policy so that theatre artistes can live with dignity," the Chief Minister said Their uncanny resemblance has taken the internet by storm A user shared a picture of the duo and humorously asked “When Hemant Da @HemantSorenJMM takes oath as Chief Minister again please make the second Hemant Ji sit in the front row." हेमंत दा @HemantSorenJMM दुबारा मुख्यमंत्री का शपथ लेते समय सबसे आगे वाले रो में दूसरे हेमंत जी को बैठिएगा— Ambarish (I.N.D.I.A गठबंधन) (@AKumar1202) September 25, 2024 with more users commenting on their striking similarity It’s hard to tell," read one comment Asli kaun hai aur nakli kaun hai ye kuchh smjh me nhi aa rha hai sir— Abhiranjan Kumar (@abhijnvs96) September 26, 2024 Extremely matching lookalike 👌— SK Surana (@sksurana_jantv) September 26, 2024 A user noted that they looked like “twins brothers." जुड़वा भाई लगो ही।— Naresh Kumar (@nareshkgmo) September 26, 2024 Hemant Soren is gearing up for the Jharkhand Assembly elections John Hollenhorst reportingDistrict Attorney Lohra Miller the top law enforcement officer in Salt Lake County has been under intense surveillance in recent months by a private investigator who is trying to prove she is a liar The surveillance includes placing GPS tracking devices on her family car videotaping what appear to be parties at her home and spying on Miller and her husband outside a bar Miller appeared to have tears in her eyes when we told her a private investigator had gone so far as to photograph personal items in her household trash but she refused our request for an interview The surveillance video shows numerous cars parked far into the night outside Miller's family home but no overt evidence of underage drinking on two occasions in December and January There is even video of Miller and her husband at a local night spot at a time when there seemed to be a party going on at their home The video was delivered to us at KSL-TV by a private eye trying to show Lohra Miller as a liar "We believe that minors are partying inside that house." District Attorney Miller disputed statements by her neighbors that she tolerated drinking parties by her kids The attorney general's office looked into it at Miller's request and found no evidence of criminal activity Gabler's private agent tailed cars leaving the Miller home and saw what he described as erratic And he found a police report from three years ago Police were called to intervene when Miller's husband caught her son drinking and punished him by holding him down and cutting his hair "He drove other kids home who were drinking inside the house But Miller interprets that incident as evidence of what she won't tolerate from her kids "My family is like any other American family we do what we can to help our children overcome the challenges that life presents." As for the highly unusual surveillance of a public official by a private party She made public statements that she is held to a higher standard of scrutiny than other people." Interpretations of the video are in dispute Miller even says she and her kids were out of town during one of the alleged parties on the video The private eye won't say who his original client was E-mail: hollenhorst@ksl.com SALT LAKE CITY — A veteran prosecutor with the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office who was unjustly terminated has filed a $1.7 million claim against District Attorney Lohra Miller a 35-year prosecutor with the DA's office and Miller entered a new phase Wednesday when Morgan filed a notice of claim against Miller Salt Lake County itself and John/Jane Doe(s) who were employed with either the DA's office or the county at the time of Morgan's complaint Morgan contends Miller had been trying to get rid of him ever since the 2006 election in which both sought the GOP ticket for district attorney "Miller informed members of the electorate that Mr Morgan would have no place in her administration if she were elected," Morgan said in court documents Miller defeated Morgan and went on to be elected as district attorney Miller "engaged in an ongoing effort to reduce Mr Morgan's status in the office and remove any prestige and authority" he had Morgan contends that an informant made false allegations against him Miller said Morgan leaked key information to Santiago Steven Maese who at the time was being prosecuted for his role in an escort service Morgan said he was only friends with Maese and denied leaking information the Salt Lake County Career Service Council ruled that Morgan had shown bad judgment in his friendship with Maese but had also been denied due process by Miller and was wrongfully terminated After Morgan returned to the DA's office he was demoted to a position normally worked by law students He was later transferred to the civil division of the DA's office He said in the claim that Miller and her employees made and publicized false statements about him after his reinstatement The council found that Morgan was not given a job "consistent with his years of experience" and was essentially a waste of taxpayer money at that point Morgan states in the claim that Miller and her employees "have continued to engage in unlawful retaliatory actions against Mr Morgan designed to harm his professional reputation as a prosecutor" in spite of the council's finding Morgan is asking for $850,000 in punitive damages and another $850,000 for general damages including lost wages extreme humiliation and emotional distress Morgan said Wednesday that he hopes the case will end cordially between both parties "My attorney and I look forward to a civil resolution in this case," he said "It has been brought to her attention but she has not seen it," Biljanic said "It would be unfair to ask her to comment on something she has not been briefed on." Biljanic said the DA's office has 90 days to respond to the claim but a response is not necessarily required "If there isn't a response within that 90-day window it's up to the responder to determine what to do next," he said Morgan said he will file a lawsuit in federal court "if we can't reach a satisfactory resolution." e-mail: preavy@desnews.com The brawl began at the Outpatient Department (OPD) of Tihar Jail Hospital where prisoners were waiting for medical appointments. He added that confirming the attackers' identities is currently under investigation. Tribune Photo: Nitin MittalAdvertisementgoogletag.cmd.push((function(){googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1737632888622-0")}))Tribune News Service Sandeep Kumar Lohra was elected new president of the District Bar Association while Vikas Arya was elected vice-president A total of 307 votes were polled in favour of Lohra who won by a margin on 59 votes against Balbir Singh while Vikas Arya won by a margin of 56 votes after 305 votes were polled in his favour Shiv Charan was elected secretary after he won by a margin of eight votes while Shivani Kanwar was elected joint secretary unopposed Guru Prashad Bhanot was elected treasurer and his margin of victory was 79 according to chief election officer Dinesh Jhangra He added that that the election was carried out peacefully and in a fair manner.A total of nine candidates were in fray for the five posts and voting started at 9 am and ended at 5 pm four EVMs were used for polling at the District Bar Association elections in the district 30?"green-strip-scroll":""}">\n ${e.display_status||e.scheduleTime}\n 30?"green-strip-scroll":""}">\n ${e.display_status+" It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.The Tribune the largest selling English daily in North India publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind rather than agitational language and partisanship It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.The Tribune has two sister publications Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi) Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia A 39-year-old gangster incarcerated at Tihar jail was stabbed 20 times by two members of a rival faction at the outpatient department (OPD) room in the prison complex police officers aware of the incident said on Thursday adding that the victim is currently undergoing treatment at Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital where his condition is said to be serious but stable The victim had previously attacked the two accused inside Tihar jail sometime in the last two years (Representational Image) Police identified the victim as Hitesh Bajitpuriya a murder convict who has been in jail since 2019 and was associated with deceased gangster Neetu Dabhodiya His assailants were identified as Gaurav Lohra and Gurinder Singh Deputy commissioner of police (west) Vichitra Veer said following the attack Lohra and Singh have been booked on attempt to murder charges are in jail for their involvement in murder and attempt to murder They have now been booked in a fresh case of attempted murder for attacking Bajitpuriya,” the DCP said A jail official said the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon at the OPD room in Tihar where Bajitpuriya was taken for a routine check-up The Delhi Prisons have a small hospital in jail no 3 where patients are taken for checkup and treatment “Bajitpuriya was inside the OPD when the two assailants managed to get inside and stabbed him with knives and handmade blades carved out of metal strips The victim had an old rivalry with the two accused as they belonged to rival gangs We found that Bajitpuriya was not accompanied by an officer when the two accused attacked him A Quick Response Team (QRT) stationed outside the hospital intervened after hearing the victim’s screams and removed the two convicts from the OPD,” said the official denied allegations that Bajitpuriya was not accompanied by an officer to the OPD the accused were booked for assaulting Bajatpuriya,” the spokesperson said A second jail official said that Bajitpuriya and had fought in jail number 13 around two years ago following which Bajitpuriya was shifted to jail number 8 while the other two were shifted to jail number 3 Bajitpuriya’s stabbing comes a year after gangster Sunil Baliyan alias Tillu Tajpuriya was stabbed nearly 150 times by four fellow inmates of the same high-security ward of Tihar the four assailants — members of Tajpuria’s deceased rival Joginder Gogi’s gang who used improvised shanks in the attack — received instructions for the murder over the phone SALT LAKE CITY — Democrat Sim Gill ended the Republicans' one-term hold on the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office with his narrow defeat Tuesday of incumbent Lohra Miller in a rematch of the 2006 election Gill captured 52 percent of the vote to Miller's 44 percent according the final but unofficial results Gill said his campaign was a bipartisan effort supported by Democrats and Republicans We will work together to reach across the aisle," he said "That is why we are finding the success that we are." promises a more collaborative District Attorney's Office He said he intends to work closely with city government and local police departments "There will be one contact person for each mayor who did not publicly concede defeat late Tuesday said she decided to run a positive campaign and accused Gill of "going another direction." Gill focused on Miller's tenure being mired with difficulties including a high-profile spat with veteran prosecutor Kent Morgan as well as the prosecution of David "DJ" Bell and those accused of beating him Miller defended her decisions in both instances saying she had to go off of the facts that she had at the time and felt confident in her actions Miller said she was proud of what she was able to accomplish in her four years in office and stood by her decisions "I feel good about what I've done," she said who lost to Miller four years ago by a narrow margin of 4 percent ran on a platform of restoring the public trust in what he perceived to be a "broken" district attorney's office He said the headlines "spoke for themselves" when it came to Miller's time in office Gill said he also plans to expand mental-health courts and work with the Utah Department of Corrections on an inmate re-entry program that he says could save as much as $5 million per year Miller's office became the subject of two separate investigations by the county's human resources department amid allegations of electioneering and racism A report by the human resources department said a few employees within Miller's office felt there was "political pressure" to re-elect Miller and said county time and resources were being used to further Miller's cause Though it was ultimately determined that there was not any proof of such pressure the negative publicity played a role in the race Miller was vocal in her belief that Gill leveraged the allegations to his advantage "Sim has been pretty critical and pretty negative and has run this race since he lost last time," Miller said Gill said it was just another demonstration of strife within an office that he said was already struggling with low morale Gill said his experience as chief prosecutor for Salt Lake City will provide him with the tools to lead the much larger district attorney's office e-mail: romboy@desnews.com Sarhula Lohra suffers from tuberculosis (TB) and coughs blood regularly The 65-year-old who does odd jobs to eke out his livelihood is often helped by neighbours who take him to the nearest health facility located around 15 kilometres from his shanty at Sakhuatar locality in Konka village off McCluskieganj town in the state of Jharkhand He considers himself lucky to be surviving His neighbour Muniya Devi (50) passed away recently within three months of contracting the similar ailment the mere mention of McCluskieganj conjures up images of sprawling bungalows vast stretches of greenery and forest cover amidst idyllic and serene settings The town was founded by an Englishman for retired Anglo-Indian government officers looking to spend the autumn of their lives in the lap of nature it has become a den of moneymaking businesses Several brick-kilns coupled with massive deforestation and ferrying of tons of coal have sounded the death knell for the town that was once the most sought after place for poets and nature lovers spread over 18-20 villages comprising McCluskieganj have not only destroyed the natural environment but have also risked the lives of thousands of people living there and bearing the brunt of the pollution from the kilns The Sakhuatar locality is the face of the dying McCluskieganj Almost every member of a household is suffering from an ailment “We are living in pathetic conditions but nobody is bothered Almost every person living here is suffering from some kind of a disease probably due to the pollution from the brick kilns No government official has ever come to look into our condition We have to travel far even for a primary treatment as Primary Health Centre (PHC) here is in ruins,” said Lohra Around 200 people live here amidst extreme poverty Two brick kilns operating close to the homes have diverted their supply of potable water from a small stream The hapless villagers now depend on a solar run overhead plastic tank for drinking water and often run short of water for days Shankar Lohra (30) rues that the scarcity of water has reached to such an extent that they don’t bathe for days “The water crisis is so severe that often we take bath after seven-ten days The priority is to arrange water for drinking and cooking food The kiln owners have blocked our natural supply of water The quarrel over every drop of water is a regular affair near the tank They (kiln owners) threaten us with dire consequences if we raise our voice We fear that our livestock would not survive if the conditions remain the same.” Villagers claimed that the water level has reached a depth of over 250 feet It was available at 10-15 feet depth even until two decades ago They blamed increasing pollution and massive deforestation for groundwater depletion has lost around four acres of land to the encroachment by the kiln owners “The kiln owners are destroying the fertility of the soil by digging upto 20 feet for constructing new units They have not spared the forest or a private land either,” he said “They have destroyed the fertility of my land by using machines to dig it I have knocked the door of almost all the government departments but none us come to my rescue Several hostels like mine are situated closed to the land being dug up and small children are at the risk of contracting diseases because of dust flying in the air,” he said adding that the kilns have proliferated in the past three to four years as the administration is hand-in-glove with the wrongdoers The environmental degradation of McCluskieganj calls for immediate attention as it impacts thousands of children as well The town is a hub of educational institutions with around 25-30 schools and 60-65 hostels in its vicinity Several thousands of students come from different parts of the state and even outside to gain education Over 10,000 students study in Don Bosco Academy The management of Don Bosco Academy has been raising its voice against the damage being done to the quaint town over 2,000 people along with the teachers of the academy had staged a protest at the railway station against the proposed project by Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) to set up a coal siding in McCluskieganj “The depleting environment is a matter of concern for us as thousands of students are at risk of getting affected if the brutal assault on nature is not stopped We stand by the local people in their cause to save the nature,” said T.D the assistant principal of the Don Bosco Academy a Supreme Court advocate had filed a case at Eastern Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) and the chief secretary of the state claiming that over 2,000 illegal brick kilns were operational in the state and accused the administration of inaction The state government in its reply had admitted that Jharkhand had 945 brick kilns of which just 317 were being legally run The NGT in its judgment had made it clear that excavating brick earth for manufacturing bricks without obtaining Environmental Clearance from the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) is a violation of the provisions of EIA notification 2006 and operating the brick kiln without obtaining consent from the State Pollution Control Board is violation of the Water Act The tribunal had also imposed a fine of around Rs The town is also faces the double whammy of stone crushers and movement of hundreds of trucks carrying tons of coal everyday polluting numerous trees and resulting in diseases being spread among people living there Local residents say that trucks of around five coal mines situated at a distance of 10 kilometres from the town frequent the path for transporting coal because it takes lesser time to reach Ranchi via McCluskieganj The mindless deforestation is the last nail in the coffin of the town where the number of visitors has dwindled because of increasing pollution the Indian State of Forest Report (ISFR) had mentioned that areas of very dense forest (VDF) and moderately dense forest (MDF) had declined in Jharkhand since 2015 The VDF declined by three percent while MDF by six percent in the last two years The state which was known for its greenery had posted a marginal 29 square kilometre growth in forest area between 2015 and 2017 which is merely 0.04 percent of its total 79,716 sq a Right To Information (RTI) activist based in McCluskieganj claimed that he has filed more than 20 RTIs to different government departments in the past three years seeking reply of the steps taken to stop the killing of environment but nobody has bothered to send a reply “I wanted to know that how the forest land was used by brick kiln owners for their nefarious activities and filed over 20 RTIs between 2015-18 to mining pollution and other concerned departments but am yet to receive a reply from any government department.” He further claimed that the temperature during summers that hovered around 25-27 degrees Celsius in 1990s shots up to 43 degrees Celsius in the same season in McCluskieganj The town has almost lost the very purpose for which it was founded by Ernest Timothy McCluskie an Irish-Indian property dealer based in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in the early 1930s for the Anglo-Indian community Nearly 350 families had settled in the town by the 1940s earning it a sobriquet of mini England but just 10-12 families now remain with most of them having migrated to foreign shores Most of the 400 sprawling bungalows built by the community have disappeared over the passage of time with just fifty houses still remaining to reveal the tales of the glorious past No one in the administration seems to be keen to save the heritage town Principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF) Sanjay Kumar refused the existence of any illegal activity in the town “There are no illegal brick-kilns operating in the area,” he said The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPC) is also not forthcoming with any solution to the plight of McCluskieganj “We have not done any study to find out the level of pollution there because it doesn’t come under an industrial zone It is impossible for us to tell the exact situation but the department doesn’t occasional raids to stop illegal brick kilns,” said a senior official on condition of anonymity Those closely monitoring the impact of climate change in the state say that rainfall has become erratic in Jharkhand due to the assault on environment “The rain has become erratic and also lesser as compared to other years the state received around 1100-1200 mm of rainfall as compared to 1400-1600 mm received in previous years the groundwater which is dependent on rains has gone up to 400 feet deep in some areas of Ranchi The constant soil erosion has also been destroying the fertility of top soil The dust emitting from the coal fields is causing disease to the people,” said Nitish Priyadarshi assistant professor in department of Geology The government claims of planting new saplings but unfortunately a forest can never be planted and what is gone is gone forever one of the oldest Anglo-Indians in the town was the first to start a direct bus service from McCluskieganj to Ranchi way back in 1940s “The place has been our abode for generations People flocked here because of its green cover and serenity but now things are no more the same The assault on environment has robbed the identity of the town which it was known for Time is not far away when it will become a deserted town.” Banner image: Just a few of the sprawling bungalows built by the Anglo-Indian community in McCluskieganj remain If the Green Revolution rode on the strength of chemicals derived mainly from fossil fuels now there is a shift in the thinking on how agriculture is being done in India with a thrust on growing indigenous crop varieties and following natural farming practices Two suspected commanders of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) a splinter group of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoists) (Representative Photo) Police said that a fight broke out among the Naxals over possession of AK 47 and money collected as the levy in which two commanders were killed The deceased ultras were identified as Ganesh Lohra (35) a zonal commander of the outfit and Santosh Yadav (32) Lohra carried a cash award of Rs.5 lakh on his head The incident took place in the forest adjacent to Palamu and Latehar district borders under the Panki police station area on Friday the police launched a search in the area and recovered two dead bodies Palamu superintendent of police (SP) Reeshma Ramesan confirmed the two casualties during infighting among the cadres of the Maoists faction “We are investigating to ascertain the reason that triggered the infight Two ultras including one carrying a cash award of Rs.5 lakh were killed in firing,” she said The preliminary investigation revealed that there was a dispute among the squad members over possessing AK 47 and the distribution of the levy amount.