Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Saturday unanimously resolved to announce a cash award of Rs 3 crore and an employment in Group-I services of AP government and 1,000 square yards of land in the new capital region of Amaravati to badminton star PV Sindhu for winning silver medal in the Rio Olympics. Her badminton coach Pullela Gopichand will be awarded with Rs 50 lakhs for his efforts in training Sindhu to reach the finals.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who convened a Cabinet meeting with the Ministers on Saturday afternoon, took the decision. Meanwhile, Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced a cash prize of Rs 50 lakhs for Sindhu and Rs. 10 lakh for Gopichand. Meanwhile, there seemed to be serious competition between both the governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in offering the cash prize to Sindhu.
During the meeting, the Chief Minster is learnt to have expressed happiness over security and other arrangements in Krishna Pushkaralu since the river fete is drawing closer to culmination in another three days.
On historic Friday, PV Sindhu the most searched name on web :
While Hyderabadi shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu scripted history on Friday by giving a tough fight to Spaniard Carolina Marin in the nail-biting contest of badminton finals in Rio Olympics, Sindhu is the most searched name on the internet after she beat world number six player Nozomi Okuhara. Curious netizens want to know her achievements and laurels in the world badminton arena. Bronze medal winner Sakshi Malik is the next most-searched person after Sindhu.
Badminton player Kidambi Srikanth, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, ace tennis player Sania Mirza, Olympic champion Saina Nehwal, long-distance runner Lalitha Babar, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, boxer Vikash Krishna Yadav and wrestler Narsingh Panchim Yadav were the most searched names on the internet after Sindhu and Sakshi Malik.
It is learnt that the Indians searched about the game badminton and sport wrestling on the internet on Friday. On the same evening, Sindhu was defeated by Spaniard Carolina Marin with scores – (21-19, 12-21, 15-21). Subsequently, Sindhu has to be satisfied with silver medal in the Olympics and became the second Telugu woman after Karnam Malleshwari won bronze in 2000 Sydney Olympics.
