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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
'Jawans should never be afraid': Purnam Kumar Shaw in Rishra after return from Pakistan
RISHRA: "Nation is always first, jawans should never be afraid," said Purnam Kumar Shaw as he stepped into his Rishra home on Friday evening accompanied by family members and scores of well-wishers. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The BSF jawan was taken into custody by after inadvertently crossing the border on April 23, the day after the Pahalgam massacre, and spent 22 days in captivity there before being released on May 14. Shaw reached Howrah Station by train at 4.30 pm and was received by his father and brother. He left for home in a car with a motley crowd at the station shouting 'Bharat mata ki jai'. At Bagkhali More, about 800 metres from his home, he was welcomed with garlands and flowers. From there, the road leading to his house was draped in fairy lights, festoons and banners welcoming him home. A band playing patriotic songs led the procession as women in traditional attire stood on both sides of GT Road waving Tricolours. Standing on an open-roof vehicle, Shaw waved at them even as a cavalcade of cars, bikes and e-rickshaws and hundreds of people on foot followed his car. "It's good to be back home. I have received love and support from everyone. I am also happy that the Indian Armed Forces avenged the Pahalgam killings. I will always continue to work for BSF," an overwhelmed Shaw said. But when asked about Pakistan, he remained silent. At home, Shaw's pregnant wife Rajani was busy arranging a thaali with diya, haldi, flowers and sweets. His mother, Debanti, had toiled for hours preparing poori, sabzi, and halwa for her son. Rajani wore the sari she had bought during last Teej — a monsoon festival when women seek blessings for their husbands. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Mere liye to aj Diwali bhi hay Karwa Chauth bhi" (It is both Diwali and Karwa Chauth for me)," she said, glowing with happiness. "He is being welcomed as a hero. Every news channel is flashing his photo. This will boost the morale of every soldier guarding the border," she added. Rajni said her husband wasn't allowed to use his mobile phone after his release. "I used to call a senior officer. We had brief conversations. He wasn't harmed or physically tortured in Pakistan. They might have interrogated him, but there wasn't even a bruise on him," she said. Recalling the days when her husband was in captivity she said, "Each day was like a mountain that we had to climb. When I went to Pathankot, senior officers asked us to keep patience. But how could I be patient when my husband was spending days in an enemy country?" Shae's elder sister, Kiran, who has come down from Kharagpur to meet her brother said, "I just had to tell the toto driver that I want to go to Purnam's house and he brought us here. It was such a moment of joy for us. People have now started recognising out house because of my brother. There can't be a prouder moment for us."
Hindustan Times
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Warm welcome to Rajnath on 1st visit to Lucknow post Op Sindoor
Defence minister Rajnath Singh was on Tuesday accorded a grand welcome at the Lucknow airport as he arrived in his parliamentary constituency for the first time after Operation Sindoor. A large number of BJP workers and locals carrying Tricolours reached the airport to welcome him. They started assembling at the airport from 3 pm onwards. The entire airport was decorated in Tricolours and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' was resonating everywhere along drum beats. As soon as Singh came out of the airport, he got down from the car on seeing the long queue of people, went forward, accepted their greetings and waved towards them. Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker Satish Mahana, deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, state BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, minister Kapil Dev Agarwal, Rajya Sabha MPs Dinesh Sharma, Sudhanshu Trivedi and Sanjay Seth were prominent among those who welcomed the defence minister at the airport. Former MP Ramapati Ram Tripathi, former minister Mahendra Singh, state BJP general secretary Govind Narayan Shukla, party's regional president Kamlesh Mishra, district president Anand Dwivedi, Neeraj Singh and MLC Mukesh Sharma were also present on the occasion. Mayor Sushma Kharkwal, BJP MLAs Neeraj Bora, OP Srivastava, Yogesh Shukla, along with Kamlavati Singh and Aparna Yadav were also there. Later, Tiranga Yatra was taken out from the airport up to Kanpur Road led by Anand Dwivedi. Large number of locals and BJP workers, including Ram Avtar Kanaujia, Abhishek Khare, Vinayak Pandey, Jaya Shukla, Ashok Tiwari, Vivek Tomar, Sita Negi, Manvendra Singh and Chetan Singh Bisht, among others took part in the yatra.
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Johnny Mayes: Footy legend who won premierships at two clubs is given weeks to live after getting horror health news
Footy legend Johnny Mayes only has weeks to live after a recent MRI scan revealed a 'very aggressive brain tumour'. Mayes, 78, was the halfback in Jack Gibson's Roosters team who won back-to-back premierships in 1974 and 1975. The local junior earlier defected to Manly in 1973 for one season, where he won a title before returning to the Tricolours. The playmaker also represented Australia in the 1975 World Cup - and on Wednesday, former Manly teammate Peter 'Zorba' Peters paid tribute to Mayes. 'Little Monkey had a heart bigger than himself,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'He replaced Dennis Ward from our 1972 inaugural premiership winning side after switching to Manly from Easts. 'Johnny was a brilliant running halfback and always a threat to the opposition defence. 'At Manly, he was conscious of his lethal outside backs with Bob Fulton and Ray Branighan in the centres and Ken Irvine and Max Brown on the wings. 'Mayes' job along with his five-eighth Ian Martin was to give them opportunities which they always did. 'Johnny was a team player through and through and a very popular person where ever he played.' Mayes' son Glen labelled the brain tumour diagnosis a 'big shock to the family.' 'It is a very aggressive brain tumour. The doctors tell us his time is limited,' he told Wide World of Sports. 'Maybe a few we are lucky a couple of months. 'The fortunate thing is that he is in no pain. 'He has paralysis down the left side of body and is also suffering from dementia. 'All we can do is try to make the most of the time he has left.' On the Silvertails supporters website, footy fans passed on their best wishes. 'A shrewd recruit who made Manly great,' posted one. 'Very sad fella - thoughts with him,' said another.
