Japanese golf great ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki dies

Tokyo, Dec 24 (UNI) Japan’s most successful professional golfer, Masashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki, has died at the age of 78. According to BBC sport, Nicknamed Jumbo because of his length off the tee, Ozaki won 94 times on the Japan Tour and topped the country’s order of merit 12 times. He was in the top 10…

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Karnataka script history in Vijay Hazare opener

Ahmedabad, Dec 24 (UNI) Karnataka pulled off one of the most remarkable run chases in List-A cricket history, chasing down a mammoth target of 413 against Jharkhand with 15 balls to spare in their Vijay Hazare Trophy opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium here. The successful chase is now the second-highest in List-A cricket history,…

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Badminton Nationals: Unnati, Tanvi, Rounak Chauhan begin campaign in style

Vijayawada, Dec 24(UNI): Women’s top seed Unnati Hooda, world junior championships silver medallists Tanvi Sharma, the experienced Aakarshi Kashyap and upcoming junior Rounak Chauhan registered convincing wins to advance in the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Wednesday. Unnati, who had a bye in the first round, hammered wildcard entrant Akanksha Matte 21-8,…

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DGP-11 clinches 18th Challenger Trophy Cricket title

By Special Correspondent Bhopal: The departmental final of the 18th Challenger Trophy Cricket Tournament, organised by the Maheshwar Sports Education and Social Organisation, concluded successfully on December 23 at the Nehru Nagar Police Lines in Bhopal. The title clash was contested between DGP-11 and the District Police Force, Bhopal, with DGP-11 registering a commanding 121-run…

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Congress alleges irregularities in SIR

By Special Correspondent Bhopal: Senior leaders of the Madhya Pradesh Congress on Wednesday accused the authorities of serious irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming it an attack on voters’ rights. Addressing a joint press conference at the party’s state headquarters, former minister Sajjan Singh Verma and Congress Working Committee (CWC)…

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BHEL bids farewell to retiring staff

By BHEL Correspondent Bhopal: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Bhopal, organised a simple farewell ceremony at its administrative building to honour Sunita Singh, Officer (Nurse), and five supervisors on the occasion of their retirement. The ceremony was attended by senior officers and colleagues, who acknowledged the dedication and service rendered by the retiring employees during…

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Statewide bandh disrupts normal life in Chhattisgarh over religious conversion linked violence

By Shishir Roy Chowdhury Raipur, Dec 24(UNI) Normal life was disrupted across large parts of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday following a statewide bandh called by several social organisations to protest violence in Kanker district’s Amabeda area and alleged administrative bias in handling cases linked to religious conversion. The shutdown had a significant impact in major urban…

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