Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has said that the state government's vision is to make Haryana not only the sports capital of India but also a global leader in sports.
After serving for six decades, the iconic MiG-21 is going to retire on September 26. Before the official culmination, a full-dress rehearsal was held on Wednesday at the Chandigarh Air Base.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh hailed the cabinet's decision to approve Rs 1,865.68 crore productivity-linked bonus (PLB) for over 10.91 lakh railway employees, calling it "highly commendable."
The event was also attended by Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Secretary of the Ministry of Culture Vivek Aggarwal, and Nand Lal Thakur, Vice Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi.
Zubeen Garg passed away in Singapore on September 19 after an alleged drowning incident. His body was flown to Delhi and later transported to Assam on a commercial flight that landed in Guwahati on Sunday morning. Garg was in Singapore for the Northeast India Festival.
Olympic medalist boxer Vijender Singh praised the Indian contingent for their outing at the World Boxing campaign in Liverpool, which concluded with a total of four medals, including two gold medals, with Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda crowned as the world champions.
A day after noted singer and composer Zubeen Garg was cremated with full state honours, Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, along with his wife Kumud Devi, on Wednesday paid a visit to the residence of the cultural icon at Kahilipara in Guwahati.
Kumar mentioned that discussions related to stopping the division of people in society and uplifting Dalits, backward classes, the poor, and women were also held in the meeting.