Jharkhand chief minister to felicitate Olympians Salima Tete and Nikki Pradhan

After the women’s hockey team crashed out of the race for the bronze medal, Soren announced ₹50 lakh each for the two players

Updated on: Aug 11, 2021, 16:45:31 IST

By Vishal Kant

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Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren will felicitate Salima Tete and Nikki Pradhan at the state secretariat after the two members of the women’s hockey team return home on Tuesday after representing India at Tokyo Olympics. Sports minister Hafizul Ansari will receive the two at the Ranchi airport.

Players of the Indian women's hockey team and coach Sjoerd Marijne during an interaction with the media at Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi, on Tuesday. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

“The two players are expected to land at 12.45pm at the Ranchi airport. Sports minister Hafizul Ansari would receive them at the airport. Thereafter, they would be felicitated by the chief minister at the Secretariat, and he would hand over cheques of ₹50 lakh each,” an official said.

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After the women’s hockey team crashed out of the race for the bronze medal, Soren announced ₹50 lakh each for the two players.

Ahead of Tokyo Olympics, the state government announced cash rewards of ₹2 crore for gold, ₹1 crore for silver, and ₹75 lakh for bronze to inspire the players from the state representing the country in Olympics.

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Vishal Kant
Stationed in Ranchi, Vishal is heading the Jharkhand Bureau of Hindustan Times since November 2017. Besides leading the reporting team, Vishal tracks and writes on developments related to the state politics, economy and policy matters in Jharkhand. Prior to his current assignment, Vishal used to work in New Delhi after graduating from the University of Delhi. Vishal joined HT in the rank of Assistant Editor in August 2015 and was part of the Delhi Metro Bureau, covering a host of issues in the City-state including politics, policy---especially those related to urban traffic & transport infrastructure and railways. A native of Palamu district in Jharkhand, Vishal started his two-decade long career in the mainstream media in 2006. During this period, he has has worked in different capacity with a number of national media houses including the Financial Chronicle, India Today, Deccan Herald and The Hindu, before moving to the Hindustan Times. He holds the experience of having worked in three major mediums of mass communication--Print, Electronic and Digital. He is a proud father of two daughters.Read More