Orissa to reward Rs 1 lakh each to 5 Hockey players
Bhubaneswar: Better late than never. Though it is bit late, Orissa Government on Sunday felicitated five members of the Asia Cup winning team from the state.
| Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik felicited Indian hockey team Captain Prabodh Tirkey, former India captain Dillip Tirkey, and players including Igensh Tirkey, William Khalko and Roshan Minz in a special function held in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. All the players have been awarded with a cash prize of 2.5 lakh. however, critics raises eyebrows saying the State Government woke very late to recognise its son of the soil. Earlier Karnataka Govt had announced 2 Lakh cash award for their Hockey player who participated in Asia Cup at Chennai in Sept. |
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| Orissa government felicitates Asia Cup wining team members Prabodh Tirkey, Dilip Tirkey, Ignes Tirkey, William Khalko and Roshan Minz by presenting cash prizes of Rs 2.5 lakh each to them at a function held in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. |
It may be noted that Indian Hockey Coach and some other player had threaten to go for hunger strike to protest against "step-motherly treatment" meted out to the Indian hockey players by both the central and the state governments after winning Asia Cup.
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