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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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
