Jharkhand: Lightning strike near school, six students hospitalised
Ranchi, Jul 23: At least six students were injured following a lightning strike near a government school in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Saturday, an official said.
The incident took place near Bandhdih Middle School in Jaridih block of the district around 12.24 pm when classes were going on, the official said.
There were 250 students in the school when the lightning struck near the school boundary. At least 50 students complained of complications following the incident. Six students, who were a little serious, were admitted to hospitals, Jaridih block development officer (BDO) Ujwal Kumar Soren told PTI.
Out of six, two students fell unconscious after the strike. They were referred to Bokaro General Hospital (BGH), he said.
The BDO said that the students who complained of complications were checked up at a referral hospital here. "All the students were discharged except four students are still undergoing treatment at the referral hospital, Soren said.
He said that the deputy development commissioner (DDC) visited the block to take stock of the situation.
Jaridih police station in-charge Lalan Ravi Das told PTI, Nobody got serious injury from the incident. Two students were referred to BGH for better treatment.
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BJP has history of ‘contradictory alliances’, says BK Hariprasad
Bengaluru: Congress MLC B. K. Hariprasad has launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing the party of hypocrisy over its criticism of alliance politics in Tamil Nadu.
In a post on X on Friday, Hariprasad said BJP leader B. L. Santhosh criticising the Congress party’s alliance politics in Tamil Nadu was “not just laughable, but the height of political contradiction.”
He said the Congress has always joined hands with like-minded parties to protect secular and democratic values in the country.
Hariprasad questioned the BJP over several of its past and present alliances across the country. Referring to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tripura, Bihar and Maharashtra, he accused the BJP of sharing power with parties it had earlier criticised.
He alleged that the BJP had aligned with separatist and corruption-linked political forces in different states for political gains.
“The BJP, which speaks against alliances today, should first look at its own political history,” he said, adding that the party’s record was full of “contradictions and changing stands.”
Hariprasad also accused the BJP of using central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department and CBI as political tools to target opposition leaders, topple governments and influence electoral mandates.
He further claimed that the people of Tamil Nadu had strongly rejected the BJP and its ideology in the recent election.
“Congress forms alliances to protect the Constitution, secularism and national unity, while the BJP enters into alliances only for power,” he said.
