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Played final & collapsed.

Arpita Nandi, a Table Tennis player from Bengal, after winning the finals of DGQA Inter Zonal Table Tennis Tournament at Icchapur Ordinance Factory, felt uncomfortable and collapsed. She was only 32 years old. When taken to hospital she was declared dead !

The One-eyed man !

I have seen him only once in my life yet how remarkably he still exists in my mind. I was around 30 when I first saw him. It was the first and unfortunately the very last time that I ever met him-at least so I thought! He looked like any other, a very ordinary man with shabby dress and long hairs. There were some other features too that reminded me of my school days. I was in Madan Cabin,a local tea shop in our locality. Usually our friends took out some time to spend there. It was around 6pm and, as usually, 3/4 friends were with me. We were busy discussing with those day's hot topic. Suddenly we noticed the man , with a peculiar look, paying attention to whatever we were saying.I have already mention some common features of the man.Those who have read "Treasure Island" by R L Stevenson would be in a better position to relate him with Long John Silver since he too was a one eyed man.He was of course not a one legged man though. After sometime I realised that his centre o...