# Sports

Himachal boxer wins gold in international boxing event in Thailand

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that Ashish Chaudhary has brought laurels to the country and state by his outstanding performance and has attained new heights in boxing for India.

Statesman News Service | Shimla | July 27, 2019 7:03 pm

Himachal boxer wins gold in international boxing event in Thailand

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has congratulated Ashish Chaudhary, the middleweight boxer from Sundernagar of Mandi district for winning the gold medal in Thailand International Boxing Championship at Bangkok on Saturday by defeating Korean boxer.

He said that Ashish Chaudhary has brought laurels to the country and state by his outstanding performance and he has attained new heights in boxing for India after BS Thapa who represented India in 1980 Moscow Olympics.

The Chief Minister has also extended his congratulations to the family members of the boxer Ashish Chaudhary.

Sports Minister Govind Singh Thakur has also congratulated Ashish Chaudhary and Himachal Boxing Federation for this achievement.

# India

Himachal govt urges Rlys to operate Kalka-Shimla Rail Line on green hydrogen

In a letter written to the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, he urged the ministry to consider transforming this historic rail line into a green energy-powered route.

# India

BJP slams Himachal CM for no gratitude to Centre over critical care block

Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday lambasted the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government over not expressing even a word of gratitude towards the Centre as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Critical Care Block in the Civil Hospital premises of Manali.

# India

Water sports launched in Himachal’s Gobind Sagar Lake to boost tourism

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated water sports activities in Gobind Sagar Lake in Mandi Bharari at Bilaspur on Tuesday.