On Friday afternoon, a 45-year-old woman named Manju Devi was injured while getting off a passenger train at Jamadoba Halt under the Adra Railway Division. Her left leg was severed below the knee. Locals rushed her to Dhanbad's SNMMC Hospital for treatment, where her condition is critical. Locals reported that Manju...
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is from Rajganj and was travelling with her family on the Gomoh-Khanudih passenger train, boarding at Malkeera station. She was supposed to get off at Jamadoba Halt to visit relatives in Jodaphokhur. As she was disembarking, the train started moving, leading to her injury. Family members called an ambulance (108) to take her to Dhanbad for treatment.

Residents of Joadaporkhar are protesting the closure of the Phusbangla Jamadoba main road due to the construction of an overbridge at Bhaga Railway Crossing. Former councilor Manoj Sav has threatened a hunger strike on February 13th at the station master's office if a small road isn't provided for public use, specifically...
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for ambulances. Ajsu leader Birendra Nishad highlighted that construction could be completed without road closure using new technology. He also pointed out the prolonged closure during previous overbridge construction and the lack of progress due to the inability to shift the pipeline. This led Manoj Sav to a previous hunger strike in June 2020. Nishad argued that reopening the road or providing an alternative route would alleviate hardship for local businesses and residents.