Panchkula, Oct 8 (UNI) As many as 13,900 schoolchildren participated in a 45-day competition aimed at strengthening logical reasoning, mathematical understanding and problem-solving skills, with 96 students qualifying for the district-level Puzzle and Pattern Championship 2026 held here on Thursday. Organised under the Nipun Panchkula Mission, the competition covered school, cluster and block-level rounds before culminating in the district finale at Chitkara International School, Sector 28.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 7 (UNI) The Odisha government has intensified its crackdown on the illegal sale and misuse of psychotropic medicines, with the Directorate of Drugs Control initiating administrative action against 137 drug establishments for violations during a special anti-drug drive across the state.
Kakinada, Oct 6 (UNI) Coromandel International Limited distributed free spectacles to 131 private school bus drivers as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme at a function held at the company premises here on Tuesday.
Moscow, Oct 6 (Sputnik/UNI) The German right-wing opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has achieved a record 13 percentage points lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz''s CDU/CSU bloc, a poll, conducted by the INSA institute and published by the Bild newspaper, showed.
New Delhi, Oct. 5 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a detailed affidavit from the Centre on the proposed relocation of the 135-year-old Central Secretariat Library, directing it to disclose the exact space earmarked for the institution and place the proposed layout plan before the court.
Panchkula, Oct 5 (UNI) District-level trials to select players for Haryana’s state-level Khel Mahakumbh will be held in Panchkula on October 12 and 13, with competitions covering 30 sports, District Sports Officer Rajbir Singh said on Monday.
Panchkula, Oct 4 (UNI) Haryana Police checked 648 vehicles and issued 132 challans during an overnight enforcement drive in Hansi aimed at preventing crime, checking suspicious movement, and enforcing traffic rules, a police spokesperson said on Sunday.
Faridabad, Oct 4 (UNI) Faridabad Police have arrested 45 cyber criminals and recovered over Rs 13 lakh in cash within a single week, the Haryana Police said, marking one of the most concentrated crackdowns on online fraud in the district''s recent history.
Nagoya (Japan), Oct 2 (UNI) China''s tennis player Wang Xiyu claimed the women''s singles title on Friday while virtual sports made its debut at the Aichi-Nagoya Games. Virtual taekwondo opened a new chapter at the Asian Games on the day. The discipline brought together 16 athletes from 15 teams in a mixed-gender elimination tournament. Taekwondo specialists, equipped with virtual reality headsets and sensors, took to the stage at the Continental Games for the first time. Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape from the Philippines grabbed the historical gold medal.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) India produced their richest gold-medal haul of the Asian Games today, winning six titles on a stunning Day 13 in Aichi-Nagoya, with the women’s hockey team providing the most stirring finish by ending a four-decade wait for the continental crown.
Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) India produced their richest gold-medal haul of the Asian Games on Friday, winning six titles on a stunning Day 13 in Aichi-Nagoya, with the women’s hockey team providing the most stirring finish by ending a four-decade wait for the continental crown. The hockey gold came alongside top finishes for the women’s recurve team, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal, and wrestler Sujeet Kalkal, lifting India’s tally to 76 medals — 16 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze — and moving them up to fifth in the standings.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (UNI) Odisha’s transport enforcement mechanism has come under the CAG scanner for weak tax recovery, pending e-challans, permit irregularities and failure to impose fines worth Rs 640.87 crore.
Ahilyanagar, Sep 30 (UNI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has searched the residence of retired civil servant Dilip Khedkar, father of dismissed IAS officer Puja Khedkar, at Bhalgaon in Pathardi taluka of Ahilyanagar district, in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Sep 30 (UNI) Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted three alleged drug trafficking and illegal arms supply networks, arresting five people and recovering 13 pistols, 3.267 kg of heroin and 22 live cartridges, police said.
Chandigarh, Sept 29 (UNI) Punjab Police have busted an illegal drug de-addiction centre operating from a roadside eatery near the Chandigarh-Ludhiana national highway in Samrala and rescued 133 people, including seven proclaimed offenders and seven bail jumpers, an official said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) The Congress Working Committee on Tuesday demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, an immediate suspension of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and restoration of what the party claims are 13 crore 30 lakh names removed from electoral rolls, accusing the Narendra Modi government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of undermining electoral democracy.
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (UNI) Thirteen filmmakers whose works were screened at the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) shared their experiences and perspectives at a Face-to-Face session held at the Kairali Theatre Portico here.