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Vijayawada, Dec 27 (IANS) Local favourite Surya Charishma Tamiri and the up-and-coming Tanvi Patri set up the summit clash in women’s singles, while Rithvik Sanjeevi S. will take on Bharat Raghav in the men’s singles final of the Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Saturday.All four players reached the final day of the competition after registering hard-fought wins over their respective opponents in the semifinals.Surya Charishma, who had accounted for top seed Unnati Hood…

Vijayawada, Dec 25 (IANS) India’s upcoming juniors Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan, and Tanvi Patri continued their strong run in the Senior National Badminton Championships here on Thursday as they registered convincing wins over their respective opponents to reach the quarterfinals.World junior championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma got the better of 10th seed Devika Sihag 21-11, 10-21, 21-10, while Patri packed off Parul Choudhary 21-14, 21-17 in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals.Ta…

Amaravati, Dec 25 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu urged the Centre to establish a Central Agricultural University in the state, along with a Coconut Park, Aqua Lab, and Mango Board.During a meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Thursday, he sought greater support from the central government for the comprehensive development of agriculture and allied sectors, and to increase farmers’ incomes.In his representation, the Chief Minister clea…

Hyderabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer on Thursday paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.Governor Varma attended the garlanding ceremony of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Vajpayee Park, Secunderabad. He later paid floral tributes to the former Prime Minister at Lok Bhavan on his birth anniversary and observed it as Good Governance Day.The Governor recalled Vajpayee’s invalu…

Vijayawada, Dec 25 (IANS) The experienced Shruti Mundada, Parul Choudhary, and rising star Tanvi Patri upset higher-ranked opponents to reach the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Thursday.Shruti packed off seventh seed Jiya Rawat 21-14, 21-9 while Parul got the better of 9th seed 18-21, 21-18, 21-12 to advance to the next round. Tanvi Patri also ended the campaign of eighth seed Isharani Baruah 22-20, 21-19.Also advancing to…