Dhanbad: City-based art teacher Victor Ghosh organised a short art camp today, themed around IPL 2021 at his art training center ‑ Anuva Academy of Fine Arts. Around 25 students made portraits of their favourite players and also painted the logos of their team.

The participants who were segregated into three different categories ‑ Group A (Class IV to VI), Group B (Class VII to IX) and Group C (Class X and open to all).

Talking to The Telegraph Online, Ghosh said, “Besides being an artist and sports enthusiasts too. Each time that a mega sport event takes place I organize such competition. I hosted such events on June 2, 2019 ahead of Cricket World Cup and on July 1, 2018 ahead of FIFA World Cup.”

“The enthusiasm among the students was palpable as they put their best effort to make their favorite paintings etc,” said elaborated Ghosh.

Talking to The Telegraph Online, Kajal Kheria, winner of Group C said, “Mumbai Indians being my favourite team I made a pencil sketch portrait of Rohit Rana and added that she is very interested in cricket since her early childhood.”

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Acute water crisis strikes residents of Chas Township

Bokaro:

In the absence of regular water supply, residents of Chas Township are facing acute water crisis. The issue has made the Bokaro Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI) to send a letter to the chief secretary asking it to ensure that water is supplied regularly to their homes.

Chamber President Sanjay Baid mentioned that the households face acute hardship everytime that Chas Municipal Corporation (CMC) fails to supply water regularly. “In the month of March, water was supplied only for 12 days. There is a lot of anger and resentment amongst residents against CMC.”

Chief executive officer, CMC, Shashiprakash Jha said, “We are trying our best for 100 %water supply and collection of 100% water user charges.”

There are over a lakh residents living in Chas Township, who have requested local administration to provide water regularly.

Chatra youth marries mausi, sparks anger in village

Sonu Rana(29) angered not only his parents but also his relatives and villagers of his native village Raksi by marrying he married his maternal aunt Soni (25) on Friday. The duo who had eloped to marry surrendered before the police on Saturday night seeking police intervention to pacify those resenting their relationship.

Officer-in-charge Luv Kumar Singh told the couple’s relatives that as both are adults they were free to take their own decision. He asked them to accept the relationship and allowed duo to go after signing a PR bond.

A relative on condition of anonymity said, “What Sonu did is wrong, him marrying his mausi is not the correct thing so, it will not be easy for his parents to accept the girl who is a close relative of them.”

Apprehending threat to their lives and acknowledging the fact that things won’t be smooth for them, Sonu maintained that they would be shifting to Hyderabad, where he works at a private company