Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha and wrestler Geeta Phogat attended the Olympic Day event in Delhi on Friday.
At the end of the day's action Special Olympics Bharat had 55 medals (15 gold, 27 silver, 13 bronze) spread across five different sports like athletics, cycling, powerlifting, roller skating and swimming.
India registered their first gold medals at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 as Geetanjali Nagvekar won gold in the 800m Level C. The real highlight though, came from the roller-skating rink, Indian athletes bringing eight medals (2 golds, 2 silver and 4 bronze) through the day.
Gandhi Peace Prize 2021, recognizes the important and unparalleled contribution of Gita Press, in contributing to the collective upliftment of humanity, which personifies Gandhian living in the true sense.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6: The Award recognizes literary works in Indian languages & the translation of these into Hindi, and will be presented to both the original author and the translator.
Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Geeta Singh has informed that 100 out of the 160 unidentified bodies of passengers of the Odisha triple train accident will be kept in AIIMS Bhubaneshwar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the centenary year celebrations of Geeta Press, a world-renowned organization for publishing religious, spiritual and cultural books.