The long-awaited demand for a halt station at Sijua, located between Maheshmunda and Krishna Vallabh Sहाय (Fuljouri Halt) on the Giridih-Madhupur railway line, has been met. This has brought joy to the residents of Gandey and Bengaabad, as well as local villagers and political party workers. Union Minister for Women and...
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Child Development and Kodarma MP, Annapurnа Devi, took the initiative to get the approval from Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for the halt construction. This comes after years of demand by the villagers, who started their campaign in 1980. The demand gained momentum with the formation of the Sijua Halt Construction Struggle Committee, which even resorted to blocking railway tracks in 1996 and 2014. The approval will directly benefit the residents of over a dozen villages in the Bengaabad and Gandey blocks, including Sijua, Naitand, Shivrajpur, Navadih, Virajpur, Gopalpur, Pratapgarh, Pandnatand, Mahuataand, Godlitand, Charghara, Goradih, Gadi, and Kundlohari.

The long-standing demand for a halt station at Sijua on the Giridih-Madhupur railway line has been fulfilled. The approval for the halt construction has been granted by the Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, after a request from the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kodarma, Annpurna Devi. The halt station was first...
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requested in 1980 by local residents and was actively campaigned for by the Sijua Halt Construction Struggle Committee. The station will benefit residents of over a dozen villages in the Bengoabad and Gandey blocks, including Sijua, Naitanr, Shivrajpur, Navadih, Virajpur, Gopalpur, Pratappur, Pandnatand, Mahuatand, Godlitand, Charghara, Goradhih, Gadi, and Kundlohari.

A proposal for a new daily superfast train between Dhanbad and New Delhi has been sent to the Railway Board. The train is expected to benefit residents of Northern Chotanagpur, including those from Hazaribagh, Giridih, Ramgarh, Dhanbad, and the Bihar districts of Rajauli and Nawada. The proposed train would cover a...
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distance of around 1,000 kilometers, passing through key cities like Kanpur, Allahabad, and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction. The train is expected to depart Dhanbad at 11:00 AM and arrive in New Delhi at 4:45 AM the next day. The return journey will depart New Delhi at 7:00 AM and arrive in Dhanbad around 10:00 PM the same day. This new train is anticipated to provide a much-needed alternative to existing trains, which currently have long waiting lists due to high passenger demand on the Howrah-New Delhi Grand Cord Section. The proposed train is expected to boost revenue for the railways and provide better travel options for commuters, particularly those traveling between Dhanbad and Kodarma. In addition to the new Dhanbad-New Delhi train, a proposal has also been made to start a new train between Dhanbad and Mumbai via Kodarma, which will benefit residents of Hazaribagh, Giridih, Kodarma, Hazaribagh Town, Ramgarh, and the Bihar districts of Nawada and Rajauli.

Two criminals involved in robbing a railway employee in Bihar Sharif, Nalanda district, were arrested in Giridih. The arrested criminals are Anil Kumar from Isri, Nimia Ghat police station area in Giridih district, and Santosh Kumar from Jehanabad, Jehanabad district. They were caught on Court Road in Giridih city. A Hyundai...
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car, three mobile phones, and cash were recovered from them. They confessed to the robbery during interrogation. The Giridih police informed the Bihar Sharif police, who took the criminals into custody. The Giridih SP, Deepak Kumar Sharma, confirmed the arrest. The robbery involved three criminals. Two were located in Giridih and arrested after a raid by the Mufassil police station. During questioning, they admitted to the robbery of ₹84,000 and the withdrawal of ₹40,000 from the victim's ATM.