Nobel laureate Satyarthi to be chief guest at RSS event
Nagpur, Oct 16 : Nobel Prize winner and social activist Kailash Satyarthi will be the chief guest at this year's annual "Vijaya Dashami" function of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
The function, where the RSS chief speaks on a range of issues and outlines the organisation's views on the present scenario and future agenda, will be held at the Reshimbagh Ground here on October 18.
Satyarthi (64), the children's rights activist who won the 2014 Nobel Peace prize, will be the chief guest for this year's Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) function of the Nagpur-based organisation, an RSS release said.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will deliver his annual speech in the presence of swayamsevaks (volunteers), who will come from all over the country as also abroad.
The Vijaya Dashami programme and the RSS chief's speech are among the most important events in the organisation's annual calendar.
Last year, Bhagwat had spoken on issues like the Rohingya crisis, cow vigilantism, Jammu and Kashmir and surgical strikes.
The Vijaya Dashami programme starts at 7.40 am and concludes with the RSS chief's speech in the evening.
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Jharkhand: 6 arrested for kidnapping Bengal businessman, associate
Khunti (PTI): Six persons have been arrested for allegedly abducting a West Bengal-based businessman and his associate in Jharkhand's Khunti district and demanding a ransom of Rs 10 lakh, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Friday in Tilmi area under the jurisdiction of Jariyagarh police station. Upon receiving information, police rescued both victims, they said.
Torpa Sub-divisional Police Officer Christopher Kerketta said, "We have rescued both the victims and arrested six people for their alleged involvement in the crime."
The businessman, identified as Haru Mukherjee (65), had come to the house of his associate, Vijay Oraon (40), to recruit labourers for work at a brick kiln.
The accused hail from different parts of Khunti, and police also seized a four-wheeler, three motorcycles, and five mobile phones from their possession, the officer said, adding an FIR has also been registered and further investigation is underway.
