Punjab govt gives Rs 100,000 cash prize for boxer

Chandigarh: The Punjab government extended warm welcome to the Junior World Champion Mandeep Kaur Sandhu on her arrival here, besides announcing a Rs 100,000 cash prize for the boxer. The boxer, who was on her way back to village Chakar (district Ludhiana), landed at Chandigarh Airport after winning the coveted title of Junior World Championship at Taipei. Punjab education minister Daljit Singh Cheema announced a cash prize to her. The prize would be conferred during a function to be held at Guru Nanak Bhawan in Ludhiana on May 27.