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JKP President Dr Vishakha Tirpathi facilitated with ‘Vision of Uttar Pradesh’ honour
Lucknow: India’s one of leading media house Dainik Bhaskar group today organised a programe ‘Vision of Uttar Pradesh 2017’ at Renaissance hotel in the state capital during which they have facilitated some of prominent personalities who have contributed their efforts with their knowledge and talent in the direction of social welfare for the development of Uttar Pradesh and for whole country.
During the program the President of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, Dr Vishakha Tirpathi has been among one of the prominent personalities who has been given honor for her remarkable contribution in health and education field.
Both the honorable Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh Shri Keshav Pradad Maurya and Dr Dinesh Sharma have been the Chief Guest at the program along with Minister Swati Singh was also present at the occasion.
Praising about the tremendous social welfare contribution of the Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, Dr Dinesh Sharma said, the organisation’s efforts towards spirituality and social service is very remarkable and appreciable that should be applauded and one must practice such steps.
On other hand, Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the initiative of the Bhaskar group in this regards with also increase dream of many others to lift the state’s name in this regards and added that the purpose of his government is the same to make Uttar Pradesh a perfect state in these five years.
On this occasion, JKP President Dr Vishakha Tripathi said this honor has doubled the enthusiasm to work for social services when awarded by the society.
Bhaskar group facilitates JKP President Dr Vishakha Tirpathi with ‘Vision of Uttar Pradesh’ honour:
Ms Tripathi said that my father Jagdguru launched Kripalu Ji Maharaj had done many social welfare works during his lifetime and among which his main aim was to deliver education and health mainly to girl’s child.
She further added that now it is her duty to carry forward her late father’s Sri Maharaj all dream and she said that she is highly satisfied that her organisation has delivered good results in this regards.
JKP’s Secretary Rampuri said that his organisation use to give free education besides providing free of cost transportation to all the girls from primary section up to Masters degree at its Ashram in Mangadh.
He further said that his organisation besides providing free treatment to the patients at the Jagdguru Kirpalu Hospital also managed give shelter, food and other facilities to the families of patients staying along with them.
Rampuri added that not only his organisation also used to organise free eye camps and other medical camp from time to time is also used by the Parishat.
Some other peoples who have been facilitated during the ‘Vision of Uttar Pradesh’ apart from Dr Vishakha were Director of City Montessori School, Dr Jagdish Gandhi in Lucknow, Daksunita Gandhi, Dr. Sunita Gandhi, Mrs. Usha Awasthi, Dr Santosh Verma, Rajat Prakash, Samir Tirpathi and Saurabh Garg was included.
The program was also attended by the Danik Bhaskar’s Digital group CEO Giyan Gupta, Anuj Khare along with Director of Kapil Animal Food apart from many other dignitaries.
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Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.