Ranchi: Jharkhand is set to host Indian women's football national camp in Jamshedpur from August 16 for preparations for the AFC Women’s Cup India 2022—a flagship continental championship (Asia cup) which is scheduled next year, All India Football Federation (AIFF) has formally announced on Friday.

Chief minister Hemant Soren’s office in a communiqué further informed that the state sports department has been directed to extend all the required logistic support and assistance to make this camp successful. India will be hosting this prestigious tournament from January 20-February 6, 2022, (AIFF) has noted.

2022 will also be significant year for women’s football in the country as India will also to host to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup from October 2022 onwards.

AIFF has released a list of 30 players who would take part in the upcoming preparatory camp in Jamshedpur. Jharkhand’s Sumati Kumari is also part of the probable squad. Sumati is among six forwards who would be vying for a spot in the national team from this camp.

(Our correspondent)

East Singhbhum on high alert before I-Day

Police conduct a checking drive on Station Road on Friday. Animesh Sengupta

Jamshedpur: The East Singhbhum senior superintendent of police M.Tamil Vanan has put the entire district on high alert for three days from Friday in the run up to Independence Day.

During this period, the police officials have been instructed to remain not only in surveillance mode, but also to carry out surprise checks at the hotels, guest-houses and restaurants.

This apart, the officers-in-charge of the police stations in the district have been asked to make deployment of armed police at strategic locations across the district, especially in the steel city.

A senior police official on condition of anonymity said that outside steel city, Ghatsila and Patamda areas of the district are in the special focus of the police.

"As the outlawed rebel outfit, CPI-Maoist tends to show its presence by resorting to subversive acts in the rural pockets, especially in Ghatsila subdivision and Patamda area, bordering Bengal, these two areas will be in our focus outside the city," said the police officer to The Telegraph Online.

Deployment of police forces at the strategic locations have already started to be made across the district.

(Kumud Jenamani)

Fast unto death for job continues at Dhanbad civic body office

Dependents of JMADA employees at their indefinite hunger strike in front of JMADA head office in Dhanbad on Friday. Gautam Dey

Dhanbad: The fast unto death launched by dependents of more than 50 deceased employees of civic body Jharkhand Mineral Area Development Authority in front of its office since August 10 continued for the the fourth consecutive day on Friday.

Two of the agitators, Manju Devi and Kuldip Mahto, who were admitted at Sahid Nirmal Mahto Memorial Medical College and hospital two days ago after deterioration of their health condition joined the agitation after returning from the hospital.

(Praduman Choubey)

Shram Awards for Tata Steel employees

Tata Steel in Jamshedpur. Picture by Bhola Prasad

Jamshedpur: Nine employees of Tata Steel bagged Prime Minister’s Shram Awards (PMSA) for the year 2018 bringing laurels to the company as well as the steel city.

The Awards Shram Bhushan (cash prize of Rs 1 lakh each), Shram Vir (cash prize of Rs 60,000 each) and Shram Shree (cash prize of Rs 40,000 each) are given to the workers employed in public and private sector companies ( which employs 500 or more persons) in recognition of their distinguished performance, innovative abilities, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind.

The announcements were made by the Union government on Friday, August 13.

Two employees of the company have been conferred with prestigious Shram Bhushan award, six employees with Shram Vir award and one employee has been conferred with Shram Shree Award.

(Pinaki Majumdar)