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Amazing Spirit: Woman Runs 1600 Meters Barefoot in Saree for Home Guard Job, Video Goes Viral
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News18•06-10-2026, 13:16
Amazing Spirit: Woman Runs 1600 Meters Barefoot in Saree for Home Guard Job, Video Goes Viral
- •An incredible display of determination was witnessed during the Home Guard recruitment drive in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand.
- •A woman successfully completed the 1600-meter run barefoot under the scorching sun while holding up her saree at the waist.
- •The video of this inspiring trial run held at Sidhu-Kanhu Ground is rapidly going viral on social media.
- •The recruitment drive features a 50 percent reservation for women, along with a separate 5 percent quota for widowed and divorced women.
- •Female candidates are required to complete the 1600-meter run within 10 minutes, with completing it in 8 minutes considered excellent.
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Female candidates participating in the Home Guard recruitment must complete a 1600-meter run in 10 minutes, while completing it in eight minutes is considered excellent.
There is a 50 percent reservation for women in this recruitment drive, alongside a separate 5 percent reservation specifically for widowed and divorced women.
The trial run took place at the Sidhu-Kanhu Ground in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, with sessions held on October 2 and October 4.
