Youth cricketer dies in lightning strike
Kolkata, June 10: A 21-year-old aspiring cricketer died on the spot after he was struck by lightning during practice at the Calcutta Cricket Academy here, the club's secretary said.
Lightning coupled with thundershowers lashed the city in the afternoon when all-rounder Debabrata Pal, who had joined the club last month, had just finished warming-up and had entered the ground.
"After warming-up we were about to start practice when lightning started. He suddenly collapsed and we rushed to him," club secretary Abdul Masood told IANS.
"We did cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) but after seeing no response, we took him to Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan where he was declared dead," he added.
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Children of infiltrator father and Adivasi mother to be denied tribal rights: Nadda
Ranchi, Nov 9: Bharatiya Janata Party president Jagat Prasad Nadda on Saturday asserted that if the saffron party is voted to power in Jharkhand, it will not allow tribal rights to children of infiltrator father and local Adivasi mother.
Addressing an election rally at Bishrampur in Palamu district, Nadda alleged that the JMM-led government has given shelter to Bangladeshi infiltrators and they would be driven out.
“Children of Bangladeshi infiltrator father and Adivasi mother will be denied tribal rights if the BJP is voted to power in Jharkhand. It will not allow infiltration to continue,” Nadda said.
He alleged that "corrupt people and thieves" are part of the JMM-led government in the state.
“Time has come to oust the single-engine government from Jharkhand and form a double-engine government here for all-round development,” the BJP chief said.
He said that India’s image changed globally under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“US President-elect Donald Trump describing PM Modi as his close friend reflects India’s changing image,” he said.
India ranks second in steel manufacturing and fifth in the mobile phone market globally. The budget for highways was increased by 50 per cent under Modi , he said.
Nadda claimed that the Prime Minister worked to bring tribals into the mainstream of society.
The budget for tribal welfare was increased by three times, for Eklayva model schools 21 times while around 1.5 crore toilets were built for tribals out of 11 crore toilets across the country.
Addressing another rally in Bishrampur in Palamu district, he claimed that the people of Jharkhand are fed up with the JMM-led government, which is involved in corruption and appeasement politics.
They have decided to vote for good governance and development under the leadership of Modi, he said.
The BJP chief also interacted with the doctor fraternity in the state capital Ranchi.
