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PM to inaugurate Khelo India University Games on Thursday

Lucknow, May 24 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh braces to host its biggest sporting event to date at Babu Banarasi Das University as the Khelo India University Games 2023 (KIUG) will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually on Thursday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will meet the players on this historic occasion in Lucknow. Over 4000 athletes will represent over 200 universities across 21 sports in this 10-day event. The event will conclude at Banaras Hindu University Varanasi on June 3.
Additional Chief Secretary Sports Navneet Sehgal said that based on the number of young players, this is going to be the biggest event of the state, it could be termed as the Maha Kumbh of sports. "Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Union Minister of State for Sports Nisith Pramanik and all the ministers and officials of the state will be present on the occasion. Famous singer Kailash Kher will also perform at the launch event," he said.

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KOLKATA, APR 25 (UNI):- BJP Barrackpore Lok Sabha candidate Arjun Singh during election campaign, in Kolkata on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-116U

BENGALURU, APR 25 (UNI):- Polling officials are preparing for tomorrow's polling for the 2nd Phase General Elections-2024 at St. Thomas Public School, Church Road, Thippasandra, Indiranagar, in Bengaluru on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-114U

RANCHI, APR 25 (UNI):- Health workers sanitise the village after an outbreak of H5N1 Influenza Bird Flu at Hotwar, in Ranchi on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-113U

BENGALURU, APR 25 (UNI):- Polling officials preparing for tomorrow's polling for the 2nd Phase General Elections-2024 at St. Thomas Public School, Church Road, Thippasandra, Indiranagar, in Bengaluru on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-112U

GIRIDIH, APR 25 (uni):- Kalpana Soren, the candidate from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party for Gandey Assembly constituency, spouse of Ex-CM of Jharkhand Hemant Soren, has been announced officially for the Gandey MLA by-poll under Giridih district of Jharkhand on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-111U

RANCHI, APR 25 (UNI):- Health workers sanitise the village after an outbreak of H5N1 Influenza Bird Flu at Hotwar, in Ranchi on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-110U

PALAKKAD, APR 25 (UNI):- Polling officials team on the way to their respective polling booths by carrying the EVMS and elections materials to conduct the second phase of Lok Sabha polls scheduled on April 26 from the distribution center at Vyasa Vidhya Peedom in Kongad, on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-109U

WAYANAD, APR 25 (UNI):- Polling officials team on the way to their respective polling booths by carrying the EVMS and elections materials to conduct the second phase Lok Sabha polls scheduled on April 26 from the distribution center at Chungathara Marthoma HSS in Wandoor, on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-108U

WAYANAD, APR 25 (UNI):- Polling officials team on the way to their respective polling booths by carrying the EVM and elections materials to conduct the Lok Sabha polls elections scheduled on April 26 from the distribution center at St. Marys College, Sulthan Bathery, on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-107U

RANCHI, APR 25 (UNI):- Health workers sanitise the village after an outbreak of H5N1 Influenza Bird Flu at Hotwar, in Ranchi on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-105U

VIJAYAWADA, APR 25 (UNI):- Union Minister Piyush Goyal calls on Telugu Desam Party chief and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu at his residence at Undavalli near Vijayawada on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-104U

VIJAYAWADA, APR 25 (UNI):- Union Minister Piyush Goyal calls on Telugu Desam Party chief and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu at his residence at Undavalli near Vijayawada on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-103U

RANCHI, APR 25 (UNI):- Hockey India General Secretary Bhola Nath Singh addressing a press conference ahead of the launch of the National Women's Hockey Championship at Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Hockey Stadium, in Ranchi on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-102U

RAMGARH, APR 25 (UNI):- Dr.Vimal Kumal, the Superintendent of Police with other officers and seized illegal foreign liquors addressing media-persons with an arrested person during a press-conference in Ramgarh SP office in Ramgarh, Jharkhand on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-106U

KOZHIKODE, APR 25 (UNI):- Polling officials collecting the EVMs and other election related materials to conduct the second phase Lok Sabha polls on April 26, from the distribution centre at Malabar Christian College, on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-101U

KOZHIKODE, APR 25 (UNI):- Polling officials waiting to collect EVMs and other election related materials at the distribution centre for the second phase Lok Sabha polls, at Memunda Higher Secondary school, on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-100U

NEW DELHI, APR 25 (UNI):- (Infographic) - Lok Sabha Election: Phase-II. UNI GFX-1U

BANGALORE, APR 25 (UNI):- Polling officers carrying Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs)/ Ballot unit and other election related material for the 2nd Phase General Elections 2024 at BBMP PU College, Chamrajpet, in Bangalore on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-99U