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Time of India
10-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Postal dept offers Ganga Jal at doorsteps
Dhanbad: With the auspicious month of Shravan beginning from Friday, devotees who are unable to travel to Sultanganj in Bihar to collect water for offering prayers in Deoghar's Baidyanath Dham can procure it at home. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The Dhanbad head post office will provide Ganga Jal, fetched from Gangotri, in packaged bottles of 250 ml to those who requisition for it. Priced at Rs 30 per bottle, the initiative will provide relief to the devotees who cannot travel to Sultanganj for fetching Ganga Jal. "During Shravan, devotees traditionally pour Ganga Jal over Shivling across the temples. Understanding the need of the common people, we decided to make this holy water accessible locally," said senior superintendent of post Uttam Kumar Singh. He added that the service will be available from tomorrow, exclusively at the Dhanbad head post office. In addition to Ganga Jal, the post office also introduced a special plastic-coated envelope for sending Rakhis ahead of Raksha Bandhan. This envelope is designed to protect Rakhis from damage during transit. "Both services—the Ganga Jal and special Rakhi envelope—are parts of our efforts to serve the public better during festive times," Singh said. Devotees have welcomed the initiative. "Ganga Jal is available in the market, but we are unsure about its purity. The post office, being a govt body, gives us that assurance," said Anuradha, a devotee from Hirapur locality of the city. She also praised the Rakhi envelope, calling it a thoughtful gesture by the postal department.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
4 arrested for ganja smuggling
1 2 3 Berhampur: Police on Friday arrested four persons, three of them from West Bengal, for alleged illegal transport of ganja at Nindhipalli in Ganjam district. Over 26 kg of ganja worth over Rs 2 lakh was seized from the accused. The accused were identified as Raju Shankar (32), Uttam Kumar Singh (36), Samir Kumar Dubey (26) of Uttarpara in West Bengal's Hooghly district, and Dharmendra Patnaik (42) of Panchabhuti in Ganjam. The accused were trying to transport the contraband from Phulbani to Kolkata via Bhubaneswar, when police intercepted them. "Patnaik was allegedly assisting them for transporting the ganja in a private bus," said Jeebananand Jena, inspector in-charge, Bhanjanagar police station. Police said a team rushed to Nindhipalli after getting information about ganja smuggling. On spotting the cops, the accused tried to flee. They were nabbed after a chase. During the search, the contraband was found packed in two bags. They were waiting for a bus to go to Bhubaneswar, police Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Brother's Day wishes , messages and quotes !
