Hill Top Heaven

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Malcolm Hourigan
McCluskiegunj, Ranchi - Jharkhand
India
ph: +91 8969290128

Hill Top Heaven

This is Perkins's bungalow. It is a beautiful place to visit. You get a different kind of feeling there because the place is situated at the foot of a hill and the gardens and furniture and hospitality maintain the smell and looks of an old settlement known as McCluskiegunj.
The sad part to know is that there aren't any roads close to this unique bunglow which still have fruit trees planted before Indian Independece.
There used to be a narrow road once upon a time, and there are slight traces of it in small areas.
Our government is now providing roads to homes and colonies/villages. Mrs. Perkins hopes that the promise made by our M.L.A. to give a road will come to pass soon.

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Malcolm Hourigan
McCluskiegunj, Ranchi - Jharkhand
India
ph: +91 8969290128

Veterinary Doctors Required!

We really ought to have a Veterinary doctor here because we have to take our pets to Ranchi for proper treatment. I lost my dog last year due to lack of a vet.
There are many animals here due to the place being a village and yet there are no vets from the government's side nor are they any private vets here.
Jairam Yadav, a veterinary compounder presumed to be a government chap, is the only person who is known to all as "Doctor Saab". He assisted a cow deliver and charged my neighbours Rs. 3500 for his deed today.
If you are a Veterinary Doctor, think about coming down to help our animals here and to get good business too.

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Coal Stealers Pay Cop and take away stolen coal

Yes, the coal that was thrown off the still train early this morning was later collected by the same people who threw it but had to pay Rs. 50 and Rs. 100 according to the amount of coal they claimed.
The lot of coal stolen was estimated to be worth rupees 2 lakhs approx...
The cop who took the money from them was said to be a Jawaan from the Railway Police Force.

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Coal Stealers

This is a group of people who unloaded a lot of coal from a train that stopped a few minutes ago.
They were chased by cops and are waiting for the cops to go so that they can pick up the coal that they threw off the train.
This is just one group. There are more groups hiding and waiting just as this one.

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Photo on demand-2

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Photo on demand-1

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Python

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Malcolm Hourigan
McCluskiegunj, Ranchi - Jharkhand
India
ph: +91 8969290128

A Python a Mayapur Village

This snake was captured by villagers about half an hour ago. Ivan Barrett clicked these photos with his phone camera while he was passing through Mayapur village on his way home from Khalari.

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Malcolm Hourigan
McCluskiegunj, Ranchi - Jharkhand
India
ph: +91 8969290128

Attention Nation!

Within an hour after the burial ceremony of Mrs. Judy Mendonca, a group of militants were said to have been seen passing through Prem Nagar basti here. The estimated no. of heads were said to be near about 40. How daring there ar . . .

Funeral of Mrs. Judy Menonca

Aunty Judy, as known to all of us, passed away after a long ailment at Raj Hospital at Ranchi yesterday at around 5 am.
Today we will meet at the cemetery at 1 O'clock. That is the time set after arranging a priest to conduct the Burial ceremony.
The McCluskiegunj priest and the Khalari priest are in Odisha at present. We have consulted the priest from Mandar to do the needed. He said that he would be here by 12:30 pm approximately.
Our M.L.A., Mr. G. Galstaun and his secretary Mr. Surendra Nath Pandey are also expected to attend the funeral.
Aunt Judy was the president of the All India Anglo Indian Association McCluskiegunj Branch for many years. She ran a School named Tender Heart and also ran a hostel for school going kids called School View Hostel.
McCluskiegunj has not lost just an Anglo Indian resident but has lost a gem from it's crown. SHE will be remembered by every body associated with McCluskiegunj life long.

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Malcolm Hourigan
McCluskiegunj, Ranchi - Jharkhand
India
ph: +91 8969290128

Mrs. Judy Mendonca

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Malcolm Hourigan
McCluskiegunj, Ranchi - Jharkhand
India
ph: +91 8969290128

Mrs. Judy Mendonca Passed away

This is sad news for McCluskiegunj. Aunty Judy passed away early this morning...

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Malcolm Hourigan
McCluskiegunj, Ranchi - Jharkhand
India
ph: +91 8969290128

Tourist From England

Visitors from England

We are pleased to have this English couple as visitors. They are tourist who are spending a month in Jharkhand.
I met Steve and requested him to allow me click this picture for this blog. He spent some time with me and Christopher D'Costa and shared some topics.

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Malcolm Hourigan
McCluskiegunj, Ranchi - Jharkhand
India
ph: +91 8969290128

Black Leaves

This how the trees in McCluskiegunj will look if the coal siding comes into action here.
This is a picture of a coal siding area in Khalari about 10 Kilos by road and 7 Kilos by rail tracks distance from here.

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Malcolm Hourigan
McCluskiegunj, Ranchi - Jharkhand
India
ph: +91 8969290128