Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Tamil actor and producer Vishal has congratulated athlete Gurindervir Singh, who shattered the record for the men’s 100 mts event at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 in Ranchi by clocking 10.09 secs and thereby becoming the fastest man on track in India. Taking to his X timeline, Vishal complimented Gurindervir Singh on his achievement. He wrote, “Congratulations to our very own #gurindervirsingh on clocking 10.09 and being the fastest man on track…
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Ranchi, May 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s talented athletes—Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar raised the bar to 5.45m to set national record in the men’s pole vault on the penultimate day of the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition here in Ranchi.Both the athletes bettered the previous national men’s pole vault record of 5.41m, but Dev Kumar Meena walked away with the gold medal while Kuldeep Kumar settled for silver (on countdown). The previous record of 5.41m was set rece…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the Indian Navy lauded sprinter Gurindervir, who became the first sprinter from the country to breach the 10.10-second barrier in the men’s 100m. Gurindervir, 25, entered the record books during the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 in Ranchi on Saturday. The Punjab’s sprinter representing Reliance clocked 10.09 seconds to reclaim his men’s 100m crown. He first shattered Animesh Kujur’s previous nation…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann lauded sprinter Gurindervir Singh after the athlete scripted history at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 in Ranchi, becoming the first Indian to breach the 10.10-second barrier in the men’s 100m. Competing at the Birsa Munda Stadium on Saturday evening, Gurindervir clocked a sensational 10.09 seconds in the final to reclaim the national record and cement his place as the fastest Indian ever over the distance. T…
Ranchi, May 23 (IANS) An incredible performance by two male sprinters—Gurvindervir Singh and Vishal TK—- set the track ablaze with record-breaking performance to establish new benchmarks while Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian decathlete to cross 8000 points in the Senior Nationals Federation Cup athletics at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi on Saturday.On a blockbuster day, Gurvindervir Singh, 25, was the first to enter the record books. The Punjab sprinter representing Reliance at …
Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) Odisha’s ace sprinter Animesh Kujur set the national men’s 100m record in the semifinal round of the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competitions in Ranchi on Friday, to win a ticket to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Seema also achieved CWG qualification mark in women’s discus throw.Kujur, 22, bettered the national record to 10.15 seconds in the second semifinal round on day one of the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition here at Ranchi’s…
Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have arrested four persons including a candidate, an invigilator, the centre superintendent and an IT staffer, for alleged system hacking in the SSC GD Constable Examination-2026 in Ranchi, officials said on Friday. According to police, the accused were remotely accessing the examination centre’s computer systems through the internet and IP-based connections to solve question papers. Candidates were allegedly charged between Rs 6 lakh and Rs 10 lakh for c…
Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has taken a serious view of allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman inmate by the jail superintendent at Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar, Ranchi.Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports and concerns raised by Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi, a vacation bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava on Friday converted the matter into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for hearing.During the proceedings…
Ranchi, May 19 (IANS) Allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman inmate at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi’s Hotwar area have sparked a political storm in Jharkhand, with the matter now reaching the Governor.Seeking a high-level probe and action, the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar.Meanwhile, the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) and the district administration have taken cognisance of t…
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday handed over appointment letters to 336 newly recruited personnel during a state-level function held at Project Bhawan in Ranchi, asserting that the state government would fill thousands of more vacancies within the next two to four months.The Chief Minister distributed appointment letters to 319 Intermediate and Graduate-trained assistant teachers and 17 female supervisors at the ceremony.Addressing the gathering, Soren said t…