# Cities

Jharkhand: Girl drowned while taking selfie

A girl has died after falling in the cooling pond of Bokaro Steel Plant while taking a selfie, police said…

PTI | Bokaro (Jharkhand) | November 14, 2017 11:26 am

Jharkhand: Girl drowned while taking selfie

A girl has died after falling in the cooling pond of Bokaro Steel Plant while taking a selfie, police said here.

The girl, identified as 16-year-old Sulekha Kumari, a resident of Bada Khatal Kashmiri Colony, fell in the pond and slipped into deep waters while taking a selfie on Monday.

Divers were pressed into service to fish out the body, police said.

# India

Workshop on PESA Act in Ranchi tomorrow

The Jharkhand government is organizing a workshop in Ranchi on Tuesday with the aim of disseminating awareness about the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA Act).

# Bengal

Elephant herd enters Bankura

A herd of 52 Dalma range elephants from Jharkhand entered the Bankura forests Monday late night through the West Midnapore jungle corridor.

# Opinion

Urban voters must turn out in larger numbers

The results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections are now out, and new governments have been formed in both states. The Chief Ministers and some ministers have also taken their oaths.