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JKP organise another free of cost camp for 4000 to give daily useful things
Bhaktidham: After organising free of cost distribution camp yesterday, the three President of Jagadguru Kirpalu Parishad (JKP) today organised another cost of free distribution camp at its Mangarh based Bhaktidham ashram in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district in which they have distributed daily useful items to about 4000 poor students.
Keeping hot weather and needs of poor people in mind, the three President of Jagadguru Kirpalu Parishad (JKP) today organised a free distribution camp at its Mangarh based Bhaktidham ashram in which they have given hot-cases and a steel bowl to each and every student who was present in the camp.
Now in this regards, considering daily necessity of the poor and inadequate sections of the society in mind and also to provide systematic form of their life, efforts are being made in variety of ways by the three presidents of JKP several times through various distribution programs use to be organised from time to time.
Completing the objectives of its social service, another free distribution program was today organized on 09.04.2018 by three Presidents of JKP here in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district.
JKP organise another free of cost distribution camp for 4000 poor students:
In this distribution program, President of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishad, Dr Vishakha Tripathi, Dr Shyama Tripathi and Dr Krishna Tripathi under their own guidance today provided daily useful item like hot-case, bowls, desserts and biscuits to about 4000 students came from different districts.
During the same programe teacher of the school were also given same kind of material apart from students but in addition they were also given mugs beside hot-case, steel bowls, desserts and sweets.
Yesterday a same kind of free distribution camp was also conducted by the three president of JKP during which they have given same kind of material to about 8000 poor students came from nearby district from during which kids from about 19 schools took their participation.
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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.