The East Central Railway Employees Union held a gate meeting at the Diesel Shed, Patratu on Wednesday. The Union discussed the problems of the Patratu Railway Hospital and assured that the Divisional Railway Manager will be met to address these issues. The Union met with employees as part of an outreach...
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campaign at the Patratu Railway Hospital and learned about the problems of the hospital. The Union leaders assured that they will meet the Divisional Railway Manager to resolve the problems. They highlighted that the Patratu Sub Divisional Hospital is currently operating only in one shift and there are several problems. The union leaders contacted Dr. Halder regarding the problems. Dr. Sanjeev Halder confirmed that the CMD has been informed about the shortcomings in the hospital. He added that the OPS is better than the NPS and the union has been fighting for a long time for the OPS. The government is providing pensions under the UPS which is better than the NPS. The leaders clarified that the door is still open and the union is fighting for it. They did not rule out the possibility of improvement. The meeting was attended by branch secretaries R.N. Choudhary, Ajit Kumar, Lalbabu Mahato, Prem Raj Patel, Suresh Prasad, Amit Singh, P.K. Verma, Hiralal Choudhary, Nandu Yadav and other railway employees.

Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials and personnel from Patratu conducted an awareness campaign in Hendegir Basti. They advised residents against travelling with flammable and explosive substances, stone plating, unauthorized entry into reserved coaches, stealing coal from freight trains, tampering with signal equipment, littering, and other illegal activities. They also emphasized the...
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importance of reporting suspicious objects to RPF and GRP. The campaign was led by SI Sonu Kumar Yadav, ASI SP Mishra, and local representative Hira Ganjhu.

Railway employees in Patratu observed a black day against NPS and UPS, protesting against privatization, corporatization, and outsourcing practices. They alleged that the recognized federations AIRF and NFIR, along with their retired leaders Shiv Gopal Mishra and M Raghavaiah, were responsible for their low wages (Rs. 7-8k instead of the stipulated...
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Rs. 17674). They also claimed that contracts were awarded to relatives of these federations. The protest, organized by the East Central Railway Employees Union, took place across the zone, with employees at various stations including Gomoh, Chandrapura, Phusro, Gomia, Chainpur, Barkakana, Patratu, Makaluskigunj, Tori, Latehar, Renukoot, Singrauli, Shaktinagar, Chopan, Hazaribagh, and Koderma. Employees in Patratu wore black armbands and badges to express their discontent. They demanded the removal of the recognized unions and vowed to support the ECREU and IREF.

A 24-year-old man, Sonu Kumar, died after falling into a water-filled pit at a railway line construction site for the PVUNL power plant in Patratu, Ramgarh. Villagers discovered his body floating in the pit around 7 am and pulled him out. They then blocked the road to demand action from the...
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PVUNL management. Despite the incident occurring around 6-7 hours ago, no PVUNL officials arrived at the site. The police arrived at the scene and security was increased at the main gate of the PVUNL plant with CISF personnel deployed.