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Jaiswal felicitates U-17 football players

Football players Anita Kumari and Neetu Linda, the selected players from State for the Under-17 FIFA World Cup-2022, were honoured on Saturday by Jharkhand Pradesh Professional Congress Committee President Aditya Vikram Jaiswal with a football kit and encouraged by everyone. During this, Jaiswal also played football for a few moments with the players. Football coach Anand Prasad Gop was also present on the occasion. It is known that the girls who went to England in the past were invited to dinner by Queen Elizabeth and had dinner together. The proud daughters of the state have also played for the Junior National IFA. Professional Congress honored these women football players - Anita Kumari, Neetu Linda, Anshu Kachhap, Priyanka Kachhap, Sheetal Toppo, Vibha Kumari, Priya Kumari, Sheetal Toppo, Soni Munda, Neha Kumari, Pushpa Kumari, Saraswati Kumari, Priyanka Kumari, Vinita Kumari, Kareena Kumari, Tinky Kumari. These women football players are trained by the club “Right to Kick”.

Virtual Celebration of Raksha Bandhan at SBPS

An array of activities was conducted through virtual platforms to make students of Sarala Birla Public school understand the true essence of Raksha Bandhan  festival. Students from all classes actively participated in the activities and made colourful Rakhis. They used decorative threads, stars, mirrors, pearls and flowers for making beautiful Rakhi. Students of Std III showcased their talent and creativity by making Rakhis. Students of Std. IV tied handmade rakhis to trees and displayed their gratitude to nature for protecting and nurturing us. Since the festival is a symbol of protection, the students of Std V saluted the efforts of the community workers and tied Rakhi for their selfless care. Students of Std IX celebrated this festival in an innovative way by reciting the historical & mythological anecdotes related to the festival and expressed values they learnt from these stories. School Head Personnel & Admin. Dr. Pradip Varma appreciated the work of the students and said that preserving the culture and inculcating traditional values is the responsibility of the school fraternity. Principal Paramjit Kaur said that traditionally, siblings celebrated Raksha Bandhan and promised to protect each other. However, this year our students took the concept of protection to a broader canvas by tying Rakhis to trees and front line workers.

Man kills wife, self in Garhwa

In a tragic incident, a man murdered his wife by a sharp iron rod before committing suicide near  his house in Chutiya village under Ranka police station of the district at 3 am morning, on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Sheonath Manjhi, 36 and his wife Chndrawati Devi 34. According to Ranka police, the incident happened in the early morning when the couple’s children heard the sound of a parent’s quarrel. The people of the village gathered on the noise of the deceased’s boy. Laxman Manjhi, the son of the deceased, said that around three o’clock in the morning my brother woke up and said that the mother and father were fighting inside, so we opened the door. In the meantime, my father ran away after opening the door saying grab the cat, hold the cat. When I went inside, my mother was injured by hitting her in the neck and mouth with a sharp iron rod.

Quack’s injection kills woman

A 45-year-old woman died today allegedly after she was administered two wrong injections by a ‘quack’ at his clinic at Rakshi village under Dhurki police station area,  around 65 km from district headquarter, on Friday late evening, police said. “Binda Devi, 45 Started sobbing as soon as she got the first injection when she died immediately after she was given second injection by Upendra Chaudhry, who runs a clinic at the village,” they said, adding a case has been registered by the victim’s husband, Rambriksh Bhuiyan, at Dhurki  police station.