Chhattisgarh: Kovind takes ride in tribal woman's e-rickshaw
Raipur, July 25 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday took a ride in a tribal woman-driven e-rickshaw in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-affected Dantewada and had lunch with children from a nearby village.
The e-rickshaw driver, Phoolmati Bhaskar, is a member of a women's cooperative in Teknagar village.
Kovind appreciated state government's initiatives to make tribal women independent by supporting women cooperatives, including the e-rickshaw project.
He appreciated the project not only from the point of view of woman independence but also from the environmental point of view.
After this, he went to Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram in Hiranagar village to have lunch with the children there and prayed with them before taking the meal.
The President also inaugurated a computer lab there and distributed sweets, which he had brought from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, among the children.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh accompanied the President to both places.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
