Cricketer Rishabh Pant provides financial aid to girl from Bagalkot to get BCA seat
Bagalkot: In a philanthropic move, Indian cricket star Rishabh Pant is reported to have provided financial support a girl from Bagalkot who needed Rs 40,000 to gain entry into a BCA course.
The student, Jyothi Kanabur from Rabakavi village Bilagi taluk, is the daughter of Theerthayya, who owns a tea stall in the village. She had completed PUC with 83 per cent marks and wished to continue her education, but the financial status of her family proved a hurdle.
The family members, in an attempt to send Jyothi to college, are learned to have requested a Rabakavi-based contractor Anil Hunshikatti to help Jyothi get a BCA seat at the BLDE College in Jamakhandi. Assuring them help to get a seat and also financial aid, Hunshikatti reportedly brought the matter to the notice of his friend Akshay Nayak, who works as digital manager of Rishabh Pant. Nayak, in turn, informed Pant about the problems faced by the family with regard to the education of the girl.
Pant is said to have offered to help Jyothi’s family and immediately transferred the required amount to the college account to help the girl get a seat.
The villagers, on learning of the cricketer’s help to the family, appreciated his efforts at ensuring the girl continues her education.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
