Chatra: Assailants opened fire on the officials of the Millennium construction company that is laying the Shivpur-Kathautiya railway tracks at Dhangadda Raksi village under the Tandwa police station limits on Monday, injuring the surveyor.Sources said two motorcycle-borne criminals waylaid the five or six company officials, who were on way to the construction site, at an under-construction bridge and opened fire on them.Surveyor Amit Kumar Jha sustained bullet injuries in the right hand. He was administered first aid at the Nawadih health centre in Tandwa, from where he was referred to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), Ranchi.The attack was carried out by a gang to extort money from the construction firm, sources added. The officer in-charge of the Tandwa police station, Vijay Kumar Singh, said investigation was under way. The miscreants would be identified and arrested very soon.Meanwhile, the company officials did not respond to the phone calls or messages made by TOI.We also published the following articles recentlyNavys under-construction guided missile destroyer Surat unveiledThe crest of the Indian Navys new guided missile destroyer, Surat, was unveiled in a ceremony attended by the Chief Minister of Gujarat and the Chief of the Naval Staff. The crest depicts the famous lighthouse at Hazira in Surat and features the state animal of Gujarat, the Asiatic lion. The warship represents the navys commitment to maritime security and national defense. Surat is the fourth ship of the Project 15B destroyers and showcases Indias growing naval technology and capabilities. It is set to join active service next year.Police open fire at Paris train station on woman making threats: sourceParis police shot at a woman on a train after she allegedly made threatening remarks. The incident comes amid heightened anti-terror alert in the country following a fatal stabbing at a school. Police had no immediate information on the womans condition. The police responded after a train passenger reported that the woman, who was wearing a face covering, was making threats. A train station in eastern Paris has been evacuated as a precautionary measure.Bridge construction flouting environment rules once again, claim St Estevam villagersVillagers from St Estevam in Goa have once again raised concerns with the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) regarding the violation of environmental rules by the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) in the construction of the St Estevam-Cumbharjua bridge. The villagers claim that the project falls in a crocodile habitat and violates environmental laws. The GCZMA had previously imposed conditions on the GSIDC based on directives from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), but the villagers now claim that the construction work has started without complying with these conditions.

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