Dissatisfaction among ministers over the ongoing row regarding the inclusion of Angika, Magahi, and Bhojpuri in the upcoming Jharkhand Teachers Eligibility Test (JTET) exam has exposed more than just a policy divide. At a meeting held on May 22, the ministerial panel failed to reach a consensus. However, the meeting did manage to spark fresh friction after one member suggested expanding the panel based on caste identity. This proposal did not sit well with other ministers, who were quick to remind that the Chief Minister had selected them for their competence, not their caste. This raised the obvious question: when merit was the criteria, why bring identity politics into the table at all?
Trust Issue in Own Party
Amid the buzz over who will make the cut for Jharkhand's two Rajya Sabha seats, former MP Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu quipped that he is not even in the race this time. 'Frankly, even if I contest, my own party would ensure I lose and never make it to the Rajya Sabha,' he remarked with a touch of dry humour, highlighting a deep trust issue within his own party.
Social Media Saves Water
A year without water, and suddenly a village discovered a modern miracle: social media. A tweet did what pipelines could not: wake up the system. Seeing a post on social media, Bokaro District Commissioner Ajay Nath Jha directed officials to fix a solar water tank and restore supply within hours. Residents, who were walking 3 km daily, are now happily watching taps flow as if basic infrastructure was never the problem in the first place. Efficiency, finally activated via embarrassment.
Silent Visit
In what officials are calling a 'model of modern efficiency' and employees are calling 'did he even come?', SAIL chairman Ashok Kumar Panda reportedly made a silent entry into Bokaro Steel Plant at 5:30 pm, held a closed-door review with a handful of top officers, and quietly exited by 7 am the next morning. No plant round, no worker interaction, no press briefing — just a highly disciplined exercise in invisibility. By morning, workers were still debating whether the visit actually happened or was simply updated directly into official records by some equally silent system administrator.
