Two unemployed engineers found hanging in Jharkhand
Hazaribagh, Oct 25: Two young unemployed engineers were found hanging at different places in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, the police said Thursday.
The body of mining engineer Pramod Kumar (24) was found hanging from a branch of tree in Padma area of the district on Wednesday, they said.
According to the complaint filed by Kumar's father, Binod Ram, Kumar was missing from his residence at Deochanda village for the last five days.
The police said that Kumar did a course in mining engineering at Dhanbad about two years ago.
The second body that of Shivam Kumar, a civil engineer aged 25 years, was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his house at Dipugarah area under the jurisdiction of Korra police station of the district on October 23, the police said.
The officer-in-charge of Korra police station J P Singh said Kumar was alone at the house as his father Hari Mani Rai, an engineer in the Minor Irrigation department and mother were on a pilgrimage.
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Himanta resigns as Assam CM, paving way for formation of new govt
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.
The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.
"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.
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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.
“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.
The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.
