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Competition Refresher published this article page no 1 the sportstar aces awards 2023 took place on 27 february at the taj mahal hotel in mumbai. pr sreejesh was named sportsman of the year (team sports) for his outstanding performance in 2022. in january 2022 indian hockey goalkeeper pr sreejesh became only the second indian to be named the world games athlete of the year. savita punia won the sportswoman of the year award in (team sports). odisha was awarded the best state for sports promotion award. the government of odisha along with hockey india recently hosted the fih odisha mens hockey world cup 2023 held at bhubaneswar – rourkela. the event is supported by idfc fir...
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Competition Refresher published this article page no 2 the supreme court on 27 march 2023 has allowed the state election commission of uttar pradesh to issue a notification for urban local body polls with reservation for the other backward classes (obcs) after being convinced that the state followed the mandatory triple test criteria. the court set aside the allahabad high courts decision of december 27 that stayed the states decision to issue a notification for the civic polls with obc quotas. a report of the up state local bodies dedicated backward classes commission was examined by a three-judge bench headed by chief justice of india (cji) dhananjaya y chandrachud which paved...
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Competition Refresher published this article page no 3 the worlds highest railway bridge chenab bridge is being built over the chenab river in the indian state of jammu and kashmir. it will be 359 meters high making it the worlds highest railway bridge and 1.315 kilometers long. the bridge is part of the udhampur-srinagar-baramulla rail link project which is being built to connect the kashmir valley with the rest of india by rail. the bridge has been designed to withstand earthquakes of up to 8.0 magnitude high-intensity blasts and extreme temperatures. the project is being executed by the indian railways and the konkan railway corporation limited (krcl). the construction of the ...
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Competition Refresher published this article page no 4 the prime minister of india narendra modi inaugurated the much-awaited eastern extension line of bengaluru metro on 25 march 2023. the 13.71 km stretch with 12 stations connects whitefield kadugodi to kr puram making bengaluru metro the second largest network in india after delhi metro with a total connectivity of 69.66 km and 63 stations. the project cost rs 4249 crore and is expected to reduce travel time be...
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Competition Refresher published this article page no 5 the national common mobility card (ncmc) was also launched by the prime minister which allows people to use multiple modes of transport across the country and make purchases. the card was collected by the prime minister from the ticket counter after he took a quick stroll through the station. the completion of the crucial stretch of 2.1 km from k r puram to baiyappanahalli likely to be finished by mid-year will benefit over 5 lakh bengalureans working in it parks malls hospitals and fortune 500 companies competition refresher magazine subscription.