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This was announced by the Director of Rural Sanitation, Charandeep Singh, on Friday at the Captain Bana Singh Stadium in Jammu during an ongoing ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ (SHS 2023) campaign.SHS 2023 is being celebrated from September 15 to October 2, aiming to generate mass movement through community participation to reinforce the concept of sanitation as everyone’s business; and as a prelude for the Swachh Bharat Diwas (October 2) with nationwide participation.The theme of SHS-2023 is ‘Garbage Free India’ with focus on visual cleanliness and welfare of Safai Mitras. The focus of these swachhata drives is on high footfall public places…

The Italian clocked one minute, 44.7820 seconds to pip Jorge Martin of Prima Pramac Racing, who dominated the first position all through the session. Martin settled as the second fastest rider finishing 0.008 seconds slower than Marini. With one minute, 44.8330 seconds, Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro had set the tone for the day in the second session.Red Bull KTM’s Brad Binder, who holds the high-speed record in MotoGP, failed to finish in the top 10 after a yellow flag cancelled his last lap timing that would have earned him the eighth spot and put him in Qualifying 2 on Saturday.Defending…

JNUTA released a report on Friday, which said that there were also a slew of decisions of the honourable courts that deemed several decisions and actions of the University administration as illegal. These were the two countervailing factors which slowed down what was nothing but a process of destruction of a national asset, a public university whose history epitomised both the possibilities and the necessity of combining excellence and equity, in order that the institution serve the objective of contributing to India’s social progress, it said.It said that over a year-and-a-half after the departure from JNU of the VC who…

At the G20 Summit in New Delhi “we saw another blessing in sight”, he said of the “plans for the visionary corridor” announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden.“It will connect India to Europe with maritime links, rail links, energy pipelines, fibre optic cables, this corridor will bypass maritime checkpoints or choke points rather, and dramatically lower the cost of goods, communication and energy for over 2 billion people,” he said, while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly.Israel will benefit from it by becoming “a bridge of peace”.Situated on the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe,…

The 22-year-old Sunhit’s (69-69-69) third straight 69 meant he was well-placed to take a shot at his second title as he enjoyed a slender one-shot advantage over second-placed Akshay Sharma (67-68-73) of Chandigarh.Shivendra Singh Sisodia (69-69-72), another Gurugram-based golfer, was in third place at six-under 210.Sunhit, lying tied second and three shots off the lead at the halfway stage, grinded it out over his first seven holes on Friday when gusts of wind were playing havoc. He picked up two birdies on that stretch including a 25-feet conversion on the fifth to close the gap with the overnight leader Akshay…

The court has taken cognisance of the Prosecution Complaint. The ED initiated a PMLA investigation based on FIRs registered by the CBI, and Odisha ACB under various sections of IPC, and Prevention of Corruption Act, against Patra, bank officers, borrowers and the real estate company in connection with misappropriation of housing loans. The ED had earlier carried out search operations under PMLA at eight premises related to Patra and his related persons wherein cash amounting to Rs 15 lakh and gold jewellery to the tune of Rs 1.13 crore were seized. A Provisional Attachment Order in the case was also…

Hangzhou, Sep 22 (IANS) While the off-field diplomatic tiff between the governments of India and China over the denial of accreditation to three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh getting all the attention, Indian sportspersons hogged the limelight in the field too with the country registering important wins in men’s volleyball and men’s and women’s table tennis competitions.The men’s volleyball team remained on course for a medal for the first time in nearly four decades when it defeated Chinese Taipei in a cross-over match for the top 12 positions and made it to the quarterfinals with a convincing straight games victory…

Mohali, Sep 22 (IANS) Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad hit fifties at the top, followed by captain KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav notching up half-centuries in guiding India to five-wicket win over Australia in the ODI series opener, here at PCA Stadium on Friday.After veteran fast-bowler Mohammed Shami bagged the second five-for of his ODI career and propelled India to bowl out Australia for 276, the pitch seemed to have eased out a bit in the second innings, making the path of taking a 1-0 lead easier for the hosts.In the chase, Gill and Gaikwad combined to share a stand…

Hangzhou, Sep 22 (IANS) With the theme for the opening ceremony centred around water and tide, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of China, Hangzhou will declare the 19th Asian Games open with a ceremony full of opulence and grandeur befitting the occasion.Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the games open on Saturday night in the presence of many dignitaries from participating Asian countries, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and senior Olympic Council of Asia officials led by acting president Randhir Singh of India.While trying to make a grand statement through the opening ceremony, the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising…

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC head coach Owen Coyle will be looking to pick up where he left off with the team in 2020, as his new-look side begins their 2023-24 Indian Super League (ISL) campaign against Odisha FC at the Kalinga Stadium, here on Saturday.The Scotsman’s first tenure with the club was quite impressive through the 2019-20 campaign that ended with a runners-up finish.”I think, like every team in the country, everybody’s excited to start a new season. And obviously, we know it’s a tough game against Odisha, who have invested heavily and are a very good club.…