Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev lavished huge praise on star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja after his recent heroics in the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka at home. Jadeja was the hero of India's emphatic win by an innings and 222 runs in the first Test against the visitors as he produced a brilliant all-round show with the bat and the ball.
With the opening of direct air services from Amritsar to Birmingham and the likelihood of such a service starting from Mohali airport, sports lovers from Punjab are likely to use Commonwealth Games to visit Birmingham, after a tiresome two years of Covid-tardy time.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma became the 35th Test captain of the Asian giants in Virat Kohli's 100th Test match at Mohali. Veteran all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed Kapil Dev's wicket tally in the Mohali Test match. Rohit and Ashwin can also rewrite history in the upcoming pink-ball Test match between Sri Lanka and hosts India.
Residents of over 100 villages falling in surrounding areas of Ludhiana and Malerkotla districts are enthused with newly appointed AAP legislators and their supporters over questioning the authorities at government healthcare centres for allegedly providing poor services.
With only 101 children turning up for inoculation, the first day of the Covid-19 vaccination drive for children aged 12 to 14 saw a lukewarm response in the tricity, 37 of them from the city.
The swearing-in ceremony at Khatkar Kalan village that cost the exchequer over Rs 3 crore concluded in just 17 minutes. While the formal oath ceremony got over in just five minutes, the remaining time included signing of official papers and a 10-minute speech delivered by Mann.
