CNN Central News & Network – ITDC India E-Press / ITDC News Bhopal:  The annual fest Pratibha-2026 is currently underway at Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication. A series of sports competitions are being held as part of the event, with students participating enthusiastically and displaying great energy and sportsmanship.

Today’s competitions included carrom, chess, volleyball, and cricket. In the cricket tournament, student teams delivered impressive performances in both batting and bowling. The final match was played between the Department of New Media Technology and the Department of Journalism. In this thrilling contest, the Department of New Media Technology emerged as the winner with an outstanding performance.

Earlier, the semi-final matches were conducted. In the first match, the Department of Journalism secured a convincing victory over the Department of Computer Science and Applications. The second semi-final was played between the Department of Electronic Media and the Department of New Media Technology, where the latter emerged victorious in an exciting encounter.

A volleyball competition was also held, in which the Department of Computer Science and Applications defeated the Department of Electronic Media with scores of 25–19 and 25–11, clinching the title and maintaining dominance throughout the tournament.

In the chess competition, Badar Rehmani from the Department of Mass Communication secured first place, followed by Satyam Kumar from the Department of New Media in second place, and Mayank Anand from the Department of Journalism in third place.

In the carrom competition, Rachit Rathore and Diya Haswani from the Computer Department secured first place. Utkarsh Patel and Sunny Soni from the Management Department finished second, while Mohitesh Sharma and Tekeram Sharma from the Library Science Department secured third place.

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