- 10 arrested in connection with group clash
Theni, Feb 14: Police today arrested 10 persons and registered cases against 63 others in connection with a group clash at Thevadhanapatti, 15 km from here, that left four persons, including a constable, injured late last night.A sugarcane field in Thevadhanapatti was also set ablaze as a sequel to the group clash today. - SFI sends proposal to govt to appoint foreign coach
Guwahati, Feb 14: Despite its earlier request being turned down, the Swimming Federation of India has sent a fresh proposal to the government for hiring a foreign coach as part of its long-term training programme for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.The SFI has shortlisted USA's Paul Andrew Nelsen and Dean John Boxall of Australia and requested the government for finalising the appointment of one of them for training promising juniors and some of the earmarked talented senior competitors keeping the quadrennial extravaganza in mind. - Boat seized, Sri Lankan nationals held
Chennai, Feb 14: A Coast Gaurd ship intercepted a boat off Velankanni coast in Nagapattinam and seized arms and ammunitions, meant for Sri Lanka, last night, a senior official said today.Two Indians and three Sri Lankan nationals, who were in the boat, were arrested and the boat was being taken here, Eastern Coast Commander I P Singh told PTI. - Man kills father following dispute over marriage
Mumbai, Feb 14: A disagreement over marriage resulted in a man stabbing his father to death in central Mumbai, police said today.Ashok Kajeri, a garage mechanic, was arrested yesterday after he stabbed his father Ananda to death at his Dharavi residence following a dispute over whom he should marry, they said. - Students study in candle light before vidyut bhavan
Akola (Maharashtra), Feb 14: The Akola Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has adopted a novel way of protest against load shedding with students studying in candle light in front of vidyut bhavan here.Several students leaders and their BJP counterparts joined students of ITI and Sainik School participating in the protest last night. - Manipur bags two gold in archery
Guwahati, Feb 14: Extending their overall superb showing to the ancient Indian sport of archery, Manipur has picked up two of the four golds decided so far in the competition at the 33rd National Games here.Hosts Assam and Jharkhand bagged one gold apiece at the Chatra Singh Teron archery range and pavilion. - Services rower out of danger
Guwahati, Feb 14: Services rower Gurshir Singh who received severe injuries in a road accident Sunday is reported to be out of danger. "Gurshir is now stable and is on normal diet. - Rupee slightly up in opening trade
Mumbai, Feb 14: The rupee today opened slightly up against the US currency despite a hike in the CRR rates by the apex bank due to weak dollar overseas and sustained foreign funds inflows in the equity markets.At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (FOREX) market, the Domestic unit opened better at Rs 44. - Rowing venue finds place in GIS database
Guwahati, Feb 14: The picturesque Deepor Bheel, the venue of the rowing event of the ongoing 33rd National Games, has found place on the Geographic Information System (GIS). A GIS is a computer system capable of capturing, storing, analysing and displaying geographically referenced information that is identified according to location. - Assam may get a triathlon academy
Guwahati, Feb 14: The Assam Triathlon Association (ATTA) is trying to build a second triathlon academy, the second in the country, after the National Games get over.The academy would come up at Charon Bheel here. - Shikha makes first round exit
Bangalore, Feb 13: India's wild card entry Shikha Uberoi went down fighting against Yaroslava Shvedova in the first round of Sony Ericsson International WTA Tennis tournament held today.Shikha lost 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6 in the USD 175,000 price money tournament in the evening session at KSLTA stadium here. - Bar dancer `kidnapped', Rs 1.10-cr ransom demanded
Mumbai, Feb 13: A bar dancer here has been allegedly kidnapped by an unidentified person who has been demanding Rs 1.10-crore ransom for her release, the police said today. - Tamil Nadu, Services and Uttar Pradesh win lifting gold
Guwahati, Feb 13: Tamil Nadu, Services and Uttar Pradesh earned one gold each on the opening day of weightlifting at the 33rd National Games here today.In mens 62 kg, Dalraj Sudalaimuthu bagged the gold with a total lift of 257 kg While Rustam Sarang of Chhattisgarh got the silver with a haul of 252 kg. - Services excel in cycling
Guwahati, Feb 13: Services won two out of the five gold medals on offer in the cycling competition of the 33rd National Games here today.Services' R L Monaj claimed the men's 6km scratch race final pipping Sukhjinder Singh of Punjab and Kerala's Vishnuchand. - 8th Agriculture Science Congress from Feb 15
Coimbatore, Feb 13: Eminent scientists and economists would discuss various agriculture-related issues, with a theme 'Science for food, livelihood security and rural prosperity', during the three-day 8th Agricultural Science Congress-2007, beginning here on February 15.Issues to be discussed are science, technology and society interface, national resource management for evergreen revolution, national horticultural programme-towards national security and global changes and their impact on Indian agriculture, Dr R K Singh, secretary, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the joint organisors, told reporters here today. - Shortages of engineers hampering CW Games work
New Delhi, Feb 13: With acute shortage of senior engineers in the Public Works Department of Delhi Government, the fate of various vital construction projects, including those of Commonwealth Games village, hangs in limbo.For the last three months, Delhi PWD minister A K Walia has been holding several meetings with the CPWD, requesting for transfer of four chief engineers to supervise the working of the projects here but in vain. - Lifer for man who killed aunt
Mumbai, Feb 13: A court today sentenced a man, accused of killing his 68-year-old aunt to steal her jewellery, to life imprisonment.Ganesh Sonawane, formerly employed as a peon in a school in the northern suburb of Vikhroli, was found guilty of entering his aunt's house on December 17, 2005 after which he slit her throat with a knife and fled with the jewellery in her house. - Manipur wins all three fencing golds
Guwahati, Feb 13: Manipur made a clean sweep of all the three gold medals on offer in the fencing competition at the 33rd National Games here today.The northeastern state won the men's foil team honours defeating Karnataka 1-0 in the final. - Services leap to second spot behind Manipur
Shirshendu Panth, Guwahati, Feb 13: Manipur maintained their position on the leaderboard but Services zoomed to the second spot on the fifth day of competition at the 33rd National Games here today.The North Eastern state, the success story of the multi-sports extravaganza so far, have amassed a bounty of 42 gold medals besides 16 silver and 17 bronze medals, to leave their rivals far behind in the medal chart. - Haryana, Kerala volleyball champions
Guwahati, Feb 13: Haryana and Kerala claimed the gold medals in the men's and women's volleyball competition respectively in contrasting fashion at the 33rd National Games here today.Haryana came from behind to beat Services in five sets in the men's final while Kerala had a much easier time beating Tamil Nadu in straight sets in the eves' title decider at the AC Indoor Stadium at the Sarusajai Sports Complex. - India to lock horns with Myanmar in Pre-Oly match
Kolkata, Feb 13: India start with an edge when they meet Myanmar in their home match of the pre-Olympic soccer at Salt Lake stadium here tomorrow after drawing with Myanmar 1-1 in their previous away match at Yangon.All the players of the host side, who will just need a goalless draw tomorrow to sail into the next round, except defender Habibur Rahman Mondal are in fine fettle. - Orissa Steelers beat Hyderabad Sultans by 2-0, placed on top
Chandigarh, Feb 13: Orissa Steelers outplayed Hyderabad Sultans defeating them 2-0 in their do-or-die first encounter of the second leg of the Premier Hockey League played here today.Placed on top with now with 17 points, Steelers launched the attack only after the second half and did not allow the Sultans, who are placed at the bottom of the table with five points, any opportunity to build up a formidable counter attack. - Shobha pips Sushmita in heptathlon; meet record in 20km walk
Guwahati, Feb 13: J J Shobha made a spirited comeback to pip Sushmita Singha Roy in women's heptathlon while L Deepmala Devi set a meet record in the women's 20km walk on the third day of the track and field events at the 33rd National Games here today.Andhra Pradesh's J J Shobha (5141) turned around a deficit of 168 points in the final three events to pip West Bengal's Sushmita (5088) by 53 points. - Sania-Mara win doubles match
Bangalore, Feb 13: The top two seeds in singles, Italian Mara Santangelo and Indian Sania Mirza won their doubles match against A. Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and Tatiana Poutchek of Belarus in the opening round of Sony Ericsson International WTA tennis tournament held here today. - Inter-university research festival in Nagpur from Feb 15
Mumbai, Feb 13: An Inter-University Research Festival will be held at Nagpur from February 15 to inculcate the culture of research among students from the under-graduation level.Students from all 19 universities in Maharashtra will participate in the Avishkar festival, the brainchild of Governor S M Krishna. - TDP MLAs protest price rise carrying onions, vegetables
Hyderabad, Feb 13: In a novel protest against price rise, the Opposition TDP members today brought onions and vegetables into the Legislative Assembly and held demonstration in the premises to highlight the problem.Carrying bunches of onions, vegetables and other essential commodities, the TDP women legislators marched through the corridors of the Assembly raising slogans against the Congress government for failing to check the sky-rocketing prices. - Pollachi seeks guage conversion of CBE-Dindigul track
Coimbatore, Feb 13: Seeking the conversion of Coimbatore-Dindigul metre guage into broad guage, a 12-hour dawn to dusk bandh was observed in nearby Pollachi today.The call for the bandh was given by the traders, citizens and vehicle owners, which was supported by various political parties and associations, police said. - Karnataka rule the pool on day four
Sirshendu Panth, Guwahati, Feb 13: Karnataka ruled the waters while Delhi girl Richa Mishra's gold conquest was thwarted on the fourth day of swimming competition at the 33rd National Games here today.Compared to the heady brew dished out yesterday, when five meet records were sunk, it was a lacklustre fare with Karnataka scripting the sole new mark of the evening in men's 4x200m freestyle at the Dr Zakir Hussain aquatics complex. - Assam add two golds in gymnastics
Guwahati, Feb 13: Hosts Assam added to their tally two more golds in gymnastics at the 33rd National Games here today.In women's bar exercise event at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Amingaon, Tumpa Nath of Assam won the gold while Meenakshi of Punjab got the silver. - India A clinch International golf team event
Coimbatore, Feb 13: Local lad Joseph and Bangalore's Anirban Lahiri of India A, clinched the international team event of the 106th Royal Challenge All India Amateur Golf Championship here today.In the curtain-raising event of the second oldest golf tournament in the World at Par-27 golf club here, Lahiri returned a level-par second round of 72, while Chakola shot a 74 to enable India-A finish the two-day event with a total of 292, six shots ahead of India-B team of Jasjeet SIngh (74) and Shaurya Singh (74), who put up a gallant fightback to finish second at 298. - Divij, Ashutosh enter men's singles QF
Guwahati, Feb 13: Delhi boys Divij Sharan and Ashutosh Singh carved out contrasting victories to make their way into the quarterfinal of men's tennis singles at the 33rd National Games here today.Sharan annihilated Ranjit Dutta of hosts Assam 6-0 6-0, while Ashutosh overcame initial hiccups to oust Tamil Nadu's V M Ranjith 2-6 6-0 6-4 at the All Assam Tennis Association Complex, Chachal. - Delhi enter both team finals; West Bengal girls upset Maharashtra
Guwahati, Feb 13: Defending champions Delhi humbled West Bengal while Tamil Nadu pipped Maharashtra to set up a gold medal clash in men's team tennis event at the 33rd National Games here today.Delhi also entered the final in the women's team category, with a fluent 2-0 win over Karnataka at the All Assam Tennis Association Complex, Chachal. - FAE, Nehru PG College in last eight
New Delhi, Feb 13: Faculty of Arts and Education, Annamalai, and Jawaharlal Nehru PG College, Bhopal, made it to the quarterfinals of the 14th Nehru Champion Colleges Hockey Tournament here today.In the two matches played at the Shivaji Stadium today, the Annamalai outfit outplayed Rajasthan College, Jaipur, 5-1 while the Bhopal boys beat Bhagwan Mahaveer College, Bangalore, 5-0. - Services shooter hit bulls eye
Guwahati, Feb 13: Services shooters fired to glory picking up both the gold medals on offer at the ranges of the 33rd National Games here today.Mahaveer Singh of Services clinched the gold in mens 25 m centre fire pistol by firing a total of 581 points. - Kancheepuram outplay Mangalore
Chennai, Feb 12: Defending champion Kancheepuram 'A' outplayed Mangalore 'A' 4-0 and moved into the lead with 14 points at the end of the fourth round of the 10th Shipping Corporation National Cities Chess Championship here today.In another event, Hyerabad beat Calicut 2. - Anuja Jung conquers complacency, targets Olympic berth
Guwahati, Feb 14: Shooter Anuja Jung says she has overcome the complacency factor that had got the better of her after the gold in the Commonwealth Games and is now eyeing an Olympic berth. "I became complacent after I won the gold in the Commonwealth Games. - Assam and ULFA: of boycotts and contradictions
By Sanjoy Hazarika: It barely seems a month since the slaughter in Assam of Hindi-speakers by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). That time of horror appears suddenly so distant with the ongoing National Games in Guwahati and the sharp controversy that has erupted about alleged payoffs by the state government to ULFA to lift its boycott of the Games. - Assam strikes gold in canoeing
Morigaon (Assam), Feb 13: Hosts Assam continued their good show in the ongoing 33rd National Games when it struck yet another gold in the 1000 mt boys canoeing event at Charanbeel here today.In the only event held outside Guwahati, Assam boys displayed perfect combination as their team beat Madhya Pradesh who won the silver. - A little nap at afternoon does heart good, study says
Washington, Feb 13: In a study that will give a lot of heart to lovers of an occasional snooze and encourage those who catch a little sleep at work, research has shown that people who take regular naps in the afternoon are less likely to develop heart disease."Taking a nap could turn out to be an important weapon in the fight against coronary mortality," remarked Dimitrios Trichopoulos of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, who led the study which has been published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. - Young Sunny Sarkaria dies
New Delhi, Feb 13: Young Delhi sprinter Sunny Sarkaria, who was in coma following a car accident on Friday, died at a city hospital here today, Delhi Athletics Association sources said. He was 21. - National Games: Delhi, Tami Nadu in men's tennis final
Guwahati, Feb 13 : Defending champions Delhi blanked West Bengal while Tamil Nadu pipped Maharashtra Tuesday to set up a title clash in the men's team tennis event at the 33rd National Games here. Delhi also made it to the finals in the women's category, with an easy 2-0 win over Karnataka at the All Assam Tennis Association Complex, Chachal. - West Bengal, Assam in men's football semis
Guwahati, Feb 13: West Bengal were lucky to book a semi-final berth in men's football even after being held to a 1-1 draw at the 33rd National Games here Tuesday. In their last Pool A football match, West Bengal came back from a goal down to hold Punjab 1-1 and secured a place in the last four on the basis of goal average at the Nehru Stadium. - National Games: Sarkaria's death shocks Delhi contingent
Guwahati, Feb 13 : The untimely death of sprinter Sunny Sarkaria has shocked the 543-member Delhi contingent participating in the 33rd National Games here.The 25-year-old Sarkaria, who had met with a road accident Friday near Sonepat on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway and suffered serious injuries, died Tuesday in New Delhi. - Spirited display by Karnataka swimmers
Guwahati, Feb 13 : Karnataka swimmers dominated the Dr. Zakir Hussain Acquatics Complex here by clinching six medals on the fifth day of the 33rd National Games Tuesday. - National Games: Richa Mishra fails to shine on day 5
Guwahati, Feb 13: After a sterling performance by clinching six gold medals in swimming, Delhi girl Richa Sharma failed to shine on the fifth day of the 33rd National Games here Tuesday.She failed to defend her title in the women's 200 metre butterfly event as she was outshone by Karnataka's Pooja R. - Shobha pips Sushmitha for heptathlon gold
Guwahati, Feb 13 : Andhra Pradesh's J.J. - Indian Polo team for World Cup play-offs announced
New Delhi, Feb 13: An eight member team led by Angad Kalaan has been announced by the Indian Polo Association to participate in the play offs for the World Cup Polo Championship.India will play pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia in the competition which will be held in Auckland, New Zealand from February 25 to March 4, a press release said here today. - Puducherry to cash in on non-resident Indians
Puducherry, Feb 13: Puducherry will soon open a cell to register non-resident Indians who could play a role in the developmental activities of the union territory, Industries and Power Minister V Vaithilingam said today.Inaugurating a four-day International Congress of the Association of Indian Teachers of French here, Vaithilingam said Puducherry had a record number of French nationals and those of French origin, and it is necessary that this human resource be "nurtured properly" for the development of the union territory. - Mumbai look to sustain winning streak
Mumbai, Feb 13: A change of guard at the top of West Zone League is expected as Mumbai look to sustain their winning momentum in the day-night fixture against Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy One-Day tournament at the Wankhede Stadium here tomorrow.With an all-win record at the half-way stage, second placed Mumbai - eyeing maximum returns - have a chance to claim top position at least for the time being with league leaders Maharashtra not featuring tomorrow. - Rajput bags gold in free rifle prone event
Guwahati, Feb 13 : Sanjeev Rajput of the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) bagged the gold in the men's 50m free rifle prone event in the 33rd National Games here Tuesday.Rajput, a Navy man, shot a total of 697. - Delhi in women's hockey semis; Jharkhand rout Assam
Guwahati, Feb 13: Delhi cruised into the semifinals of the women's hockey competition at the 33rd National Games with a 4-1 victory over neighbours Uttar Pradesh.Delhi have six points from three matches and qualified for the last four along with Jharkhand, who continued to be the unstoppable force in the draw with a 9-0 demolition of hosts Assam. - 11-year-old Andhra girl creates sensation at National Games
By Syed Zarir Hussain, Guwahati, Feb 13: An 11-year-old schoolgirl gymnast from Andhra Pradesh is the youngest sensation at the 33rd National Games here. A sixth standard student of Holy Mary School in Hyderabad, Aruna is the star attraction with crowds thronging to the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here to have a glimpse of her grace and brilliance at the artistic (horse vault) event. - Pakistan schoolboys to play cricket, hockey in India
Karachi, Feb 13: Indian and Pakistani schoolboys would play friendly cricket and hockey matches in an inter-school cricket tournament, being conducted at Dehra Dun from February 15. The tournament is being held as part of the centenary celebrations of Hugh Catchpole, the legendary educationist of the sub-continent who taught in schools in both India and Pakistan. - Storage and warehousing regulation on the anvil
Coimbatore, Feb 13: A national-level regulation in warehousing and storage, expected to pave the way for largescale investment in modern warehouses, will be introduced shortly, a top official of the Tamil Nadu Government said today.The regulation would not only provide storage but also lessen the need for distress sale through encashing of warehouse receipt, Jatindra Nath Swain, Special Secretary and Commissioner (DPAP), Chennai, said. - Assam held Kerala 2-2, enter semifinal of men's football
Guwahati, Feb 13: Hosts Assam came from behind to held a resurgent Kerala 2-2 and enter the semifinal of the men's football tournament of the 33rd National Games here today.Cheered by the home crowd, Assam fought back after Kerala slammed two goals in the first half in a keenly contested match at the Nehru stadium. - Deepmala sets meet record in 20km walk
Guwahati, Feb 13: Assam's L Deepmala Devi set a meet record in the women's 20km walk with the other two medallists also improving upon the previous mark on the third day of athletics competition at 33rd National Games here today.Deepmala, who holds the national record at 1 hour 39 minutes and 00. - Rooney's fiancee snubbed Theo's lover at '2006 World Cup'
London, Feb. 13: English footballer Wayne Rooney's fiancee, Coleen McLoughlin, snubbed Theo Walcott's girlfriend by ignoring her during the '2006 World Cup' in Germany. - Food still unsatisfying
By Abhishek Roy, Guwahati, Feb 13: Participants seem not to have taken to the food served at the Games Village with many players preferring to skip meals provided by the organisers and instead ordering food from outside. "The food is not good. - Services team back in action
By Abhishek Roy, Guwahati, Feb 13: Shaken but undaunted by the terrible accident they faced, the Services rowing team was back in action practising for their National Games event barely 12 hours after some of their key players were injured in a bus mishap.On Monday, three Services rowers practised at the Deepor Bheel, the venue for their rowing event, after some of their players were severely injured Sunday when their bus turned turtle on its way to the Games Village. - Games participants eager for Valentine's Day bash
By Abhishek Roy, Guwahati, Feb 13: Dancing, music, a delicious spread and entertainment programmes are some of the items planned for the Valentine's Day bash Wednesday at the Games Village here.A carnival like atmosphere descends on the village every evening and on Wednesday it will be extra-special. - Olympics without sponsor will be tough, says shooter Narang
By Abhishek Roy, Guwahati, Feb 13: Ace shooter Gagan Narang is upset that he hasn't got a sponsor as yet for the Beijing Olympics and says it would hamper his preparation for the tournament next year as shooting is an expensive sport."I don't have a sponsor and hence I am not in a position to plan for the Beijing Olympics," a disappointed Narang told IANS on the sidelines of the ongoing 33rd National Games here. - Sensex tanks 348 pts as mega deals give investors jitters
Mumbai, Feb 12: The stock market benchmark Sensex tanked 348 points, its biggest loss in two months, as investors gave a thumbs down to big ticket acquisitions on concerns that it would add to the debt burden of companies.The scrip of A B Birla Group company Hindalco, which acquired US aluminium maker Novelis for six billion dollars, witnessed a huge fall, while Reliance Communications took a beating after it lost the bid for Hutch-Essar. - Manipur's dominance in wushu checked
Guwahati, Feb 12: Manipur's dominance in the wushu competition at the National Games was broken today with several other states reaping a rich harvest of medals in the Chinese martial art.Manipur won only eight of the 20 golds on offer with Delhi also helping itself to three yellow metals. - Richa takes her tally to six in swimming
Guwahati, Feb 12: Delhi girl Richa Mishra continued her golden run in national games capturing two more gold medals to take her tally to half a dozen as five meet records tumbled in the pool at the 33rd National Games here today.It was a day of double delight for Richa, who demolished records in both the events en route to registering spectacular victories. - Zorawar Singh claims gold in trap shooting
Guwahati, Feb 12: Zorawar Singh Sandhu of Punjab garnered the gold medal in men's trap shooting while Andhra Pradesh's Amit Sanghi won the top honours in the skeet event at the 33rd National Games here today.Sandhu culled a total of 123 points followed by Services' Darshan Singh and Vikram Deo, who won the silver and bronze respectively. - Punjab scrap past Haryana to keep semis hope alive
Guwahati, Feb 12: A scrappy Punjab rode an injury time goal to go past Haryana to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the men's football event of the 33rd National Games here today.In a dull game of Soccer when forwards failed to capitalise on few chances that came their way Lalhil Mthara scored the all important goal (93rd minute) to seal the match in the favour Punjab. - Reshammiya shows creativity in 'Namaste London'
By Meghna Menon, Album: "Namaste London"; Music Director: Himesh Reshammiya; Singers: Akriti Kakkar, Jayesh Gandhi, Alisha Chinai, Zubin Garg, Raahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan and Himesh Reshammiya; Rating: **1/2 Himesh Reshammiya creates a slightly different soundtrack and yet keeps his signature style safely intact in the Vipul Shah directed "Namaste London". The USP of the album is that each song is accompanied by a remix version as well as a 'mehfil' mix. - Meet record in men's high jump as UP enjoys field day in ath
Guwahati, Feb 12: The men's high jump was the highlight of the day's track and field events at the National Games with West Bengal's Hari Shankar Roy setting a new meet record with silver medalist G Benedict Starli also jumping to the same height.Roy cleared a distance of 2. - Games village, a resort for National Games athletes
Guwahati, Feb 12: With the 33rd National Games into its fourth day, the games village has not just become a shelter place for the thousands of athletes but a second home."This is a unique place having 700 houses and a huge dining hall capable to feed about 2500 guests at a time and has been really loved by the athletes," Mayor of the Games village A K Bhutani told a group of visiting reporters inside the village here. - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Mandhya Pradesh win gold medals in men's wrestling
Guwahati, Feb 12: Roushik Patel of Mandhya Pradesh today won the gold in a keenly contensted final of the 120 kg free style wrestling event for men at the 33rd National Games here.Playing before a packed Desbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan stadium, Patel displayed perfect technique to down his Punjab opponent Jasdeep who won the silver for his effort. - Inquiry into bus mishap near Games venue
Guwahati, Feb 12: An administrative inquiry was today ordered into the bus accident in which 20 people, including 16 Services players, were injured near the main venue of the 33rd National Games here.Deputy Commissioner Avinash Joshi has directed Additional District Magistrate K C Kalita to conduct an inquiry into the mishap on the NH 37 bypass, and asked to submit the report to him within ten days, official sources said here. - Gold for Punjab men, Manipur women in cycling
Guwahati, Feb 12: Maintaning their supremacy, Punjab men and Manipur women picked up one gold each in cycling at the 33rd National Games here today.There was good news for the local fans also, with the Assam cyclists etching their name in the medals tally from the discipline by getting two silvers at the Tepesia velodrome. - Maharashtra women shine in air rifle event
Guwahati, Feb 12 : Maharashtra won all the medals in the 10m air rifle women's event with ace shooter Tejaswani Samant clinching the gold at the 33rd National Games here Monday.Tejaswani shot a total of 502. - Poncha breaks 10-year record in swimming
Guwahati, Feb 12: Karnataka's Rehan Poncha broke a 10-year-old meet record in the men's 400 metres individual medley swimming competition at the 33rd National Games here Monday. The 20-year-old Poncha clocked 4:44. - Assam, Services in semi-finals of men's hockey
Guwahati, Feb 12 : Hosts Assam and Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) maintained their superb performances as they sailed into the semi-finals of men's hockey in the 33rd National Games here Monday.Assam displayed smart stick work and thrashed Tamil Nadu 6-2 while Services got the better of Chandigarh 1-0. - National Games: Uttar Pradesh athletes dominate day four
Guwahati, Feb 12 : Uttar Pradesh athletes ruled the fourth day of the 33rd National Games by winning seven medals in 12 events here Monday. Two gold medals came from the girls in the 100 metres and the 3,000 metres steeplechase, while the third gold came from the men's long jump event. - 'Identification of iodine reserves essential'
Chennai, Feb 12: Identification of iodine reserves was very essential to increase the supply of the mineral in the country, a top official of the Health and Family Welfare ministry said today.Talking to reporters after inaugurating a workshop on "National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP)," Director General of Health Services in the ministry, Dr R K Srivastava said Research & Development was very vital in identifying the source of iodine to build up our own capacity. - India to travel to Kazakhstan for relegation play-off
New Delhi, Feb 12: India face a tricky relegation play-off in the Davis Cup, an away tie to Kazakhstan in Asia-Oceania Group 1 from April 6 to 8.The two teams will be meeting for the first time and the venue was decided by the toss of the coin. - Poonam wins 100m hurdles gold in photo finish
Guwahati, Feb 12: Karnataka's Poonam Bonjana piped Anuradha Biswal of Orissa for the gold in a photo finish in the women's 100-metre hurdles final in the 33rd National Games here Sunday.Poonam and Anuradha both clocked 14. - Sandhu wins trap gold, Noria bags in skeet
Guwahati, Feb 12: Zorawar Singh Sandhu of Punjab clinched the gold medal in the men's trap shooting while Andhra Pradesh's Amit Sanghi won the gold in the skeet event of the 33rd National Games here Monday.Sandhu set a total of 123 points to win the gold, followed by Services' Darshan Singh and Vikram Deo winning the silver and bronze respectively. - Low five for Jeev in World Golf Rankings
New Delhi, Feb 12: After a steep rise in his rankings through last year, Indian ace Jeev Milkha Singh suffered a downslide of five places to be placed 42nd in the latest World Golf rankings.Jeev, who has been below par this season compared to last year's splendid form, finished 42nd in last week's Malaysian Open and that reflected on his ratings released today. - Jockey arrested for cheating
Mumbai, Feb 12: A jockey was arrested on charges of cheating for allegedly slowing down his horse, who started as favourite to win the race, at the Mahalaxmi Race Course in South Central Mumbai, police said here today.Rajusingh Ramsingh Soda (20) was arrested following a complaint lodged by the race course authorities, police said. - Northeast coming of age in Indian sport
Guwahati, Feb 12: With Manipur way ahead in the medals tally and hosts Assam starting their golden quest in the early stages of the 33rd National Games, the mega event holds the possibility of bringing the northeastern states to sporting limelight.Manipur has already dominated wushu and fencing disciplines and they are way ahead of others. - Diverse culinaries lure taste buds at the Games
Guwahati, Feb 12: Athletes and officials at the 33rd National Games are getting a taste of diverse culinaries from various parts of the country as the cuisine dished out has something special for everybody.Several Assamese dishes vie for attention along with those from other parts of the country at the Games village. - Maharashtra upset Kerala in men's football
Guwahati, Feb 12: Maharashtra men's football team shocked strong contenders Kerala 2-0 to cause a major upset at the 33rd National Games here today.In a Group B encounter at the North East Frontier Railway Sports stadium at Maligaon, Jinto Jose drew first blood for Maharashtra in the 29th minute. - Work permits of football coaches spell trouble for South Africa
Durban, Feb 12: South Africa, which is preparing to host the 2010 World Cup football tournament, has run into problems regarding work permits for two top Brazilian coaches who have been contracted to train the national football squad.The Department of Home Affairs, which handles, among others, work permits and passports, has refused to allow world-renowned coach, Carlos Parreira, and his assistant, Jairo Lopes Cesar Leal, to work until the South African Football Association has obtained the work permits. - Cauvery verdict: Karnataka shutdown begins on peaceful note
Bangalore, Feb 12: Normal life in Karnataka came to a standstill Monday as a 12-hour shutdown to protest last week's Cauvery tribunal order began on a peaceful note, barring a few stray incidents of rail and road blockades.Protests by Kannada organisations against the final award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal Feb 5 - giving only 270 tmcft water to Karnataka against 419 tmcft to Tamil Nadu - included rail and road blockades between Bangalore and Mysore. - India lose to weak Uzbekistan in Davis Cup
Namangan (Uzbekistan), Feb 11: India was relegated in the Davis Cup tennis competition when they lost to hosts Uzbekistan 1-4 in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group One round one tie here Sunday. India, which was trailing 1-2 till Saturday, lost both reverse singles Sunday. - Manipur continues to lead at National Games
Guwahati, Feb 11: Manipur athletes maintained their domination at the 33rd National Games as they rallied on to take their gold tally to 15 on the third day of event here Sunday that also witnessed a bus accident which injured 10 players.Manipur's athletes showed their prowess and agility to clinch the maximum number of gold medals on offer in wushu, fencing and taekwondo and took their overall medals haul to 38. - Manipur rule the roost in taekwondo
Guwahati, Feb 11: Manipur ruled over their rivals in taekwondo, grabbing four of the six gold on offer at the 33rd National Games here today.Assam and Uttar Pradesh garnered one gold each to break Manipur's monopoly in the martial arts at the Rudra Singha sports complex in Dispur. - National Games: Preeja wins double gold in athletics
Guwahati, Feb 11: The much-awaited track and field event of the 33rd National Games took off to a blazing start Sunday with Kerela's Preeja Sreedharan hogging the limelight with her double gold medals.Preeja clinched double gold in the 1,500 metres and 10,000 metres at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in the Sarusujai Sports Complex. - Delhi girl Richa wins double gold in swimming
Guwahati, Feb 11 : Richa Mishra of Delhi stole the limelight by clinching double gold medals in swimming on the third day of the 33rd National Games here Sunday.Mishra, who won two gold medals Saturday, maintained her domination in the swimming lanes by winning the 1,500 metres freestyle and 200 metres breaststroke events at the Dr. - Jharkhand trounce Delhi 6-0 in women's hockey
Guwahati, Feb 11: Jharkhand showed their class by thrashing Delhi 6-0 and booked a semi-final berth in women's hockey on the third day of the 33rd National Games here Sunday.With as many as 13 international players in the squad, Jharkhand always had an edge over Delhi and the difference in class was clearly reflected in the Group B encounter at the Maulana Tayabullah Hockey Stadium here. - Poll campaigning in Punjab ends on wet note
Chandigarh, Feb 11 : Campaigning in most parts of Punjab for the Feb 13 state assembly elections ended on a damp note Sunday amid continuous rain.All major political rallies on the last day of campaigning were either cancelled or had few listeners due to continuous rain in the state. - National Games: Hamza, Preeja win gold in 1,500m
Guwahati, Feb 11 : C. Hamza of the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) and Preeja Sreedharan of Kerala won gold in the men's and the women's 1,500 metres sprint running event respectively at the 33rd National Games here Sunday. - Thousands flock to watch magnificent flying machines
Bangalore, Feb 11 : Tens of thousands of people thronged an Indian Air Force (IAF) base here Sunday to witness a spectacular display of the magnificent flying machines on the concluding day of international air show Aero India 2007.With all roads leading to Yelahanaka, the venue off National Highway No 7 on the outskirts of the city, the five-day aerospace exposition attracted about 150,000 visitors, drawing curious spectators even from far-off cities such as Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Mysore, Hubli and Hassan. - Havaldar wins gold in men's 1,500m freestyle
Guwahati, Feb 11 : Rohit Havaldar of Karnataka won the gold in the men's 1,500m freestyle swimming event, and the silver went to his statemate Rehan Poncha in the 33rd National Games here Sunday.Havaldar clocked 16:25:51 to finish first and Poncha took 16:36:54 to finish second at the Dr. - Punjab's attempt to hone Indian hockey before Beijing Olympics
Jalandhar, Feb 11 : Even as hockey experts worry India facing a possible miss on the Olympics for the first time unless changes are made to the manner in which the sport is played in India, the Punjab Hockey Association has got cracking on its new game plan.A tournament of the state's 'girls indoor-hockey meet' was held here recently to bring pace and deftness to the game. - Meghalaya shock West Bengal in men's football
Guwahati, Feb 11: Meghalaya stunned West Bengal 4-1 in a men's Group A football match of the 33rd National Games here Sunday. Niwan O Gatpoh scored a brace while K. - I want to win nine gold medals: Shikha
By Abhishek Roy, Guwahati, Feb 11: Ace swimmer Shikha Tandon says she wants to grab gold medals in all the nine events she will be participating in at the 33rd National Games here."I want to win all the nine gold medals in the events that I will be participating.
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