September 24, 2026 07:14 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
‘I don’t care if you die’: Driver’s chilling response before Noida bus went up in flames | Contempt case against CEC Gyanesh Kumar? Supreme Court advocate seeks AG's consent | Days after Jamui outrage, another girl sexually harassed in Bihar; 4 arrested | 9 burnt to death as sleeper bus carrying 35 catches fire on Noida highway | ‘Gyanesh, it’s done bro!’: CJP turns up heat on CEC after explosive SIR report | ECI breaks silence on SIR row: Poll body says all decisions were ‘unanimous’ despite differences | Gyanesh Kumar under fire: Opposition seeks CEC’s removal as SIR row explodes over report of 14 internal ECI objections | SIR row explodes: Report claims 14 objections by 2 Election Commissioners; Opposition demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal | IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla sent on leave amid Sahil Wakode death controversy: Report | Narendra Modi's Canada visit confirmed: Carney eyes trade deal by year-end

Manipur CM announces Rs 15 lakh each to Mirabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu

| @indiablooms | Apr 06, 2018, at 10:20 pm

Imphal, Apr 6 (IBNS): After Mirabai Chanu, another Manipuri girl Sanjita Chanu Khumukcham won gold in the Commonwealth Games in weightlifting in the 53kg category.

For the proud moment, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday announced Rs 15 lakh each to Mairabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu.

Congratulating to the Manipuri girls, who clinched two gold medals for the nation in the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Queensland, Australia in the same event, Manipur CM said he was proud of them for making Manipur proud and India proud.

The Manipur CM announced Rs 15 lakh each to both Manipuri girls from the state government.

Sanjita Chanu lifted a total of 192 kg to win her second Commonwealth Games gold medal.


(Reporting by Hemnata Kumar Nath,Image:twitter.com/DDNewsLive)

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.