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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday felicitated the victorious Indian men’s hockey team, which clinched the Hero Asia Cup 2025 title in Rajgir, with cash rewards and citations at a ceremony held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Patna.

As part of the honour, each player, head coach, and assistant coach received a cash award of Rs 10 lakh, while the support staff were awarded Rs 5 lakh each along with a citation.

The CM handed over a symbolic cheque of Rs 2.5 crore to team captain Harmanpreet Singh for distribution among the 20 players and 10 support staff members.