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Nov 14, 2018

Quota in Government Jobs for Sportsperson

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das announced 2% reservation for sportspersons who win medals at international events.

The chief minister said the government would also set up two football centres of excellence to promote the game in the state.

Das also gave away a cheque for Rs. 20 lakh to Salima Tete, a member of hockey team. Cheques for Rs. 10 lakh each were given to archers Nikki Pradhan and Madhumita Kumari, while archer Jayant Talukdar received a cheque for Rs. 5 lakh.

Nov 12, 2018

Mumbai's Architectural Landmarks Win Accolades

This year, two restored architectural landmarks from Mumbai, the Ruttonsee Muljee Jetha Fountain and University of Mumbai's Rajabai Clock Tower, won the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Mumbai has won 19 recognitions since the inception of the awards in 2000, the most for any city in India.

Nov 10, 2018

Harmanpreet Kaur Makes History

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scripted history as she became the first Indian to score a century in T20Is during India's first match of the ICC Women's World T20 against New Zealand.

Kaur smashed a ton off just 49 deliveries as she helped India post a commanding total of 194/5. In the end, Harmanpreet's ton proved to the difference as India registered an emphatic 34-run win.

Nov 09, 2018

11th Asian Air Gun Championship

Saurabh Chaudhary beat Arjun Singh Cheema by 2.1 points to win the junior men's air pistol gold in the 11th Asian Air Gun Championship.

Saurabh has won the Asian Games gold, World Championship junior gold and the Youth Olympics gold before this.

The Indians swept the team gold with an intimidating 38-point margin over the Chinese.

Nov 06, 2018

Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award

Veteran journalist and The Hindu Publishing Group Chairman N. Ram has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award, presented by the Press Council of India (PCI).

The PCI also announced National Awards for Excellence in Journalism for 2018. Ruby Sarkar, chief correspondent of Deshbandhu, Bhopal, and Rajesh Parshuram Joshte of Daily Pudhari , Ratnagiri, have been named joint winners for 'Rural Journalism'.

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