Jharkhand guv blesses 101 couples from poor families at mass marriage ceremony
Ramgarh (Jharkhand) (PTI): Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar on Sunday attended a mass marriage ceremony organised by Hazaribag MP Manish Jaiswal at the Sidhu-Kanhu ground here.
Gangwar gave his blessings to differently abled, orphaned and financially weak couples who tied the knot at the ceremony, which also featured a musical performance by North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari.
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In his address, Gangwar praised Jaiswal for organising the ceremony for 101 pairs of bride and groom hailing from poor families of different villages.
"Society needs such initiatives for women empowerment," the governor said.
Tiwari said arranging the marriage of 101 poor couples is an example of woman empowerment.
"Each of the newly wedded couples has been provided e-rickshaws for their livelihood after marriage, along with 22 home appliances including a refrigerator and a steel almirah," he said.
Rajani Kumari, a bride at the ceremony, expressed gratitude to the MP and said she belonged to a poor Dalit family and they could not afford the marriage expenses.
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Kerala woman on trek at Tadiandamol hills goes missing, search operations on
Bengaluru (PTI): A 36-year-old woman, who went trekking at Tadiandamol hills in Kodagu district, has gone missing inside the forest. Additional personnel and drone cameras have been deployed to search for her, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Sunday.
He said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, expressing concern about the young woman's disappearance, instructed that search operations be intensified.
G S Sharanya had come alone from Kerala for the trek and stayed at a private homestay in Kakkabe village.
She had gone to the high mountain range of Tadiandamol hills in Kodagu with a guide and 15 other trekkers on April 2. She went missing that afternoon. As soon as the matter was known, five teams of 50 people, including police, the anti-Naxal squad, a dog squad and forest personnel were formed, and are conducting searches, the minister's office said in a statement.
According to Khandre, CM Siddaramaiah expressed concern about the disappearance of the young woman who went on a trek and instructed that additional personnel be deployed for the search.
"Four additional teams of 40 personnel have been deployed today. A total of 9 teams are conducting the search operation. Honest efforts continue to find the missing young woman," he said.
Further noting that, as per reports, the young woman last contacted the homestay by phone on Thursday, stating she had lost her way, the minister said, "Search is being conducted based on her phone location. Local tribal people have also rushed to help, and sophisticated thermal drone cameras have been obtained with an additional team deployed starting today."
