Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) The 31-year-old Sunit Chowrasia of Kolkata carded a final-round one-under 69 to secure a three-shot victory at the inaugural INR 25 lakh PGTI NexGen Vijay Kumar Memorial played at the Lucknow Golf Club in Lucknow on Thursday.Chowrasia (70-62-69), the nephew of Indian golfing stalwart SSP Chawrasia, entered the final day with a two-shot advantage following his bogey-free eight-under 62 in round two and closed the week at nine-under 201 to lift the trophy.The victory marked…
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Lucknow, June 10 (IANS) The 31-year-old Sunit Chowrasia of Kolkata fired a bogey-free eight-under 62 to surge into a two-shot lead after round two of the inaugural Rs 25 lakh DP World PGTI NexGen Vijay Kumar Memorial being played at Lucknow Golf Club in Lucknow on Wednesday.Chowrasia (70-62), the nephew of Indian golfing legend SSP Chawrasia, who had shot an opening round of 70, climbed from tied 13th to the top of the leaderboard at a total score of eight-under 132. The Kolkata golfer, currentl…
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) The 24-year-old Abhishek Kumar of Panchkula carded an error-free five-under 65 to open up a two-shot lead after round one of the inaugural Rs 25 lakh DP World PGTI NexGen Vijay Kumar Memorial being played at Lucknow Golf Club.Abhishek, who started from the fifth hole in the shotgun format, made five birdies without dropping a shot to emerge as the sole leader. The Panchkula golfer currently occupies fourth place on the NexGen Order of Merit, having registered a victory at …
Patna, June 9 (IANS) A woman and her son died, and eight others were seriously injured in a tragic road accident on the Patna-Bakhtiyarpur four-lane highway in Patna district, officials said on Tuesday.The incident triggered panic in the area, and local residents rushed to the spot to assist the victims before they were taken to the hospital for treatment.The deceased have been identified as Phulmati Devi and her son, Upendra Singh, residents of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh. According to…
Ahmedabad, May 24 (IANS) The 75th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle on Sunday witnessed massive participation across more than 8,000 locations nationwide, commemorating Commonwealth Games Day and building momentum toward the historic 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad.Leading the national celebrations from the iconic Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment Mansukh Mandaviya, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi and …
Patna, May 22 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption crackdown in Bihar, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau on Friday arrested Akash Kumar Rauniar, the Circle Officer (CO) of the Sasaram Sadar circle in Rohtas district, while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh.His private assistant, Sonu Kumar, was also taken into custody during the operation.According to Vigilance DySP Pawan Kumar, the case pertains to the rectification of records linked to a disputed land plot.“The Circle Officer had…
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Actress Shraddha Srinath, who recently completed 10 years in the film industry, has now penned a heartfelt post recalling the day her debut film released. Taking to her Instagram page to pen a lengthy post, she wrote, “It’s been a decade since I made my debut and I remember it like it was yesterday. It’s so funny when you think of a milestone event in the future and you think “oh there’s plenty of time for that”. It really is funny because the next thing you kn…
Patna, May 8 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption operation in Bihar’s Jamui, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Friday arrested a clerk posted at the Sono Primary Health Centre while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 37,000. The accused, identified as Rupesh Kumar, is accused of demanding money from an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) in exchange for clearing her pending salary arrears.According to the complaint, the victimised ANM, Rajnandini, had not received salary arrears for nearl…
Shimla, April 16 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Education Department has dismissed three Assistant Professors from service after a departmental inquiry found them guilty of sexually harassing female students, officials confirmed on Thursday. The dismissed teachers are Virender Sharma (Assistant Professor, Mathematics), Anil Kumar (Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Siddharth Government College, Hamirpur), and Pawan Kumar (Professor of Dance – Kathak, Jawaharlal Nehru Government College of Fine Arts, S…
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker Shubhash Ghai used social media to remember all the legendary actors he had the fortune to collaborate with during his decorated career. The ‘Taal’ maker shared a photo collage of celebrated actors such as Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Sanjeev Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Amrish Puri,Prithviraj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Pran and Rishi Kapoor on social media.Ghai took to his official Instagram handle and wrote, “Every film director must work with vet…