SUBHASH MISHRA Dhanbad Mar 21: The trade union was considered as a male bastion in the collieries of Dhanbad. Even after the nationalization of the coal industry in 1972-73, men continued to dominate till the 1990s.   But the former minister of Bihar and Jharia MLA Abo Devi broke this jinx in 1997 by forming … Continue reading Dhanbad’s women force takes over men’s bastion in coal trade unions