Eleven players, including Neeraj Chopra, were given the award for 2019-2020, while 11 players — including Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia — were given the award for the year 2020-2021.
AAP candidate Ghanshyam Tagra polled 7,895 votes while independent candidates Navdeep Sharma and Vijay Bansal polled 5,776 and 4,853 votes respectively.
The Commission directed the Post Office authorities to pay Rs 3,157 as admissible under UPU Convention Rules, and Rs 3,000 for mental agony, harassment and litigation expenses
A short spell of rain in the city on Monday evening inundated major intersections and several areas in Panchkula.
The polls started at 7 am and went on till 6 pm across 31 wards with 146 candidates contesting for ward councillors and eight candidates in the run for chairperson of the municipal council.
Haryana Police on May 27 had busted a gang of policemen and businessmen who were part of an extortion racket in and around Panchkula district.
Chandigarh has seen a significant increase in Covid-19 cases in the past week. The administration has been encouraging people to get their booster dose and has also directed for children to be vaccinated.
Haryana is eager to move to the final day as 20 gold medals are up for grabs and the state has 12 boxers in the finals to the four of Maharashtra. Both Maharashtra and Haryana won five gold medals each on Sunday.
The police had busted the extortion racket run by Anil Bhalla and his associates on 27th May; while they arrested Bhalla and his associates Narinder Khillan and ASI Gurmez Singh, the ASI managed to flee from police custody the next day.
Talking to The Indian Express, ACP Surender Kumar, now leading the SIT, said, “Eight cases have been registered regarding the scam at the Sector 5 police station. Exactly 101 have been arrested for cheating so far.”
The campaign concluded with an inter-school nukkad natak contest at Panchkula’s St Soldier Divine Public School in which 13 schools and 100 students participated.
The police have set up five additional check points and nine permanent border check points to closely monitor suspicious persons and vehicles. Additionally, two team squads and two surveillance teams have also been formed.
The raid came after a special investigating team (SIT) interrogated Anil Bhalla and his son Sahil during a three-day police remand obtained from the district court, Panchkula, on Tuesday.
Khelo India: In the boys’ hockey semi-final, Punjab scored a 3-0 win over Jharkhand while Uttar Pradesh scored a 3-2 win over Odisha in the second semi-final.
Khelo India Youth Games 2022: Dilip Gavit won medals in 200m and 400m events at the state level before competing in the second edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune in 2019 where his team won silver in the 4x400m relay race and bronze in the 4X100m relay race.
Khelo Indian Youth Games 2022: In the boys' badminton singles event, Darshan Pujari of Maharashtra claimed the title with a 21-15, 22-20 win over S Rithvik Sanjeevi of Tamil Nadu.
Onlookers including two street-vendors stationed on the roadside said the road has become accident prone, with an accident happening almost every day.
The state has developed sports infrastructure in cities like Panchkula, Shahbad and Ambala, and spent more than Rs 250 crore on holding the games, including revamping the sports facilities.
Police said they had identified four members of the gang, of whom three — two traders and a policeman — were later arrested by them.
The fire brigade team took approximately three hours to neutralise the blaze as no one was reported hurt or dead.
Assailant caught on CCTVs in the locality, police launch hunt for suspect.
Addressing the students at Senior Secondary School, Sector-6, Panchkula Deputy Civil Surgeon (dental) Dr Shivanii insisted on increasing awareness about the correct use and disposal of sanitary napkins.
A separate case has been filed against the absconding ASI identified as Gurmez Singh and a hunt is on to arrest him, said the police.
A special awareness campaign on drug addiction is being organised by Panchkula Police, with special appeals being made to the public to avoid falling prey to drugs.
Sources said that though the cause of the crash had not been exactly determined yet, preliminary investigations suggest that the pilot car in Gupta's cavalcade was first hit by a car.






