Haryana State PCS

• 25 Apr 2022

Announcement of Medical College in the name of Guru Tegh Bahadur

Why In News?

On April 24, 2022, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar made four major announcements at the 400th Prakash Utsav of 'Hind Ki Chadar' Guru Tegh Bahadur in Panipat, including a medical in the name of the ninth Guru of the Sikhs at Panjupur village in Yamuna Nagar district. Including the establishment of the college.

Key Points

• It also included the establishment of a medical college named after the ninth guru of the Sikhs at Panjupur village in Yamuna Nagar district.

Riddhi of Haryana won the gold medal in the mixed doubles of Archery World Cup

Why In News?

Haryana's archer Riddhi Fore along with her partner Tarundeep Rai won India a gold medal in the mixed doubles of the Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey on April 24, 2022.

Key Points

• Tarundeep and Riddhi won the gold medal for India by defeating Britain's Briony Pittman and Alex Wise in a shoot-off in the mixed team event.
• With this India ended their campaign in the tournament with two golds. Earlier on April 23, the compound men's team of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini won the gold medal for the country.
• It is worth noting that this is the first World Cup medal of 17-year-old Riddhi, while 38-year-old Tarundeep, who won a silver medal in Guangzhou Asian Games (2010), was successful in winning the gold medal in the mixed category of the World Cup for the first time.