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Naveen Patnaik announced a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh each for the two Odisha players in the Indian Men’s Hockey team

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Bhubaneswar:3/9/18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh each for the two players from Odisha, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas, in the Indian Men’s Hockey team.

Notably, the Indian men’s hockey team beat Pakistan by 2-1 in the bronze medal match on the final day of 18th Asian Games at Jakarta on Saturday. Lakra and Rohidas were defenders in the team.

Lakra was one of the 18-member Indian Men’s team took part in the final edition of the prestigious Rabobank Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda, Netherlands in June 2018. Besides, he also represented India in Men’s Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics.

Amit Rohidas was selected in the national junior team in 2009 and got entry into the senior squad for 2013 Asia Cup in Ipoh where Indian team bagged silver. He has also been named in the 18-member men’s hockey squad to represent India in the Gold Coast 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games.

It may me mentioned here that the Chief Minister has already presented sprinter Dutee Chand with Rs 3 crore for winning two silver medals in the Asiad.

This apart, Patnaik also announced Rs 1 crore each for four hockey players— Sunita Lakra, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz and Deep Grace Ekka—from Odisha in the Indian Women’s Hockey Team that clinched silver in the Asian Games 2018.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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