Former secretary of All Bihar Chess Association (ABCA), AR Khan died here this evening after a long illness. He was 72 and was suffering from prostate cancer.
Khan ruled the Bihar chess for more than 10 years as a secretary and during his tenure Bihar teams never missed any tournament organized by All India Chess Federation (AICF). He climbed to joint secretary of AICF during the secretaryship of PT Umer Koya.
Khan was also the founder of Bihar State Kabaddi Association. He also held the role of chief arbiter and kabaddi referee in several national tournaments.
Bihar sports fraternity mourned the demise of Khan saying the void created will never be fulfilled.
source: http://www.biharsports.blogspot.com / Biharsports.blogspot.com / by Ratna Modai / September 18th, 2010
Baramulla : Nothing stops them. Woman cricketers in burqa and hijjab at Baramulla defying social restrictions in their passion for the sport. PTI Photo (STOTRY DEL18)(PTI10_2_2017_000055B)
Jammu and Kashmir has churned out a lot of cricket talent in past.
Spinner Pervez Rasool made history by representing India earlier this year at an international level.
Then came a group of young cricketers from Uri, who are trying to make it big by taking part in local games in Pune. And now the state has taken a step forward empowering the sport in the valley by hosting it’s first ever T20 crickettournament for women. This is making cricket fans go crazy with excitement.
The tournament is underway in Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium and 13 teams are participating in it. The Bakshi Stadium football ground also serves as a hockey turf, and on Wednesday some visitors turned up expecting a men’s hockey match. It is also the venue for the annual Independence Day parade.
A football field with cones placed around the centre line has been converted into a cricketing pitch with a 55-yard boundary and a mat has been used for a pitch. Some of the players who have participated in the tournament will be playing for the first time as a part of their teams.
The 13 teams that are participating in the tournament comprise nine from Kashmir, three from Jammu and the Ladakh Warriors.
Well, the count is more than that of Indian Premier League teams. Interestingly, for the team from Baramulla the only way to practise is to attend college, because none of them has the necessary gear ot kitt, they depend on the facilities available at the college. On the other hand, Ladakh Warriors, have rented cricket kits from a store in Leh at Rs 5,000 each.
To note, there are players who have played national tournaments and attended national camps but the lack of practice sessions and training camps is everyone’s biggest complaint. They are grateful, however, for opportunities such as the current tournament.
And as long as there’s a venue for them to practise, they are happy to make up for the inadequacies of their training. The Women’s Cricket Club of Baramulla, with all 11 players sporting headscarves, attributed their ability to take part in the tournament to their parents.
However, they are grateful for the opportunity which has come in the form of this tournament. CM Mehbooba Mufti promised her support to women’s sports and institutionalisation of the tournament. The CM also announced the allocation of Rs 45 crore under the Prime Minister’s Development Package to develop the stadium on international norms.
source: http://www.fresspressjournal.in / The Free Press Journal / Home> Sports by FPJ Web Desh / October 05th, 2017
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Farasat Hussain was honoured at a special function today.
Sports and culture minister Renu Devi felicitated Dr Hussain at the function organised to honour people associated with sports.
Dr Hussain, national president of Sports Medicine Association of India, received the honour for his contribution in the field of sports medicine and for promoting sports among physically challenged persons, including polio patients. Other members of sports fraternity were also felicitated at the function organised at the Sri Krishna Memorial Hall in Patna. Renu Devi came on behalf of chief minister Nitish Kumar, who, due to some reason could not attend the function.
Dr Hussain has represented India at several international conferences on sports medicine at Muscat, Darussalam (Brunei), Bangkok (Thailand), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Tehran (Iran). Presently, he is associated with the Commonwealth Games.
Dr Hussain is also associated with Arpan, a Gaya-based organisation for physically challenged persons. He has motivated boys and girls in Magadh division to overcome their challenges and turn them into opportunities to participate in activities as equal partners in society.
Krishna Murari is one such member of Arpan. Encouraged by Dr Hussain, he represented India recently at the sitting volleyball competition held in the USA.
Dozens of other Arpan members have also made it to several national level sporting events, including cricket and cycling.
An expert in corrective surgery, Dr Farasat Hussain has operated on nearly 3,000 polio-affected children in different areas of Magadh division over the years.
President of a Gaya-based orphanage, Dr Hussain has also been associated with several other social, professional and charitable organisations, including Red Cross, IMA, Lions Club and Gaya District Sports Association.
Dr Hussain, after being honoured, told The Telegraph he would be continue on his mission to promote sports medicine for the larger benefit of the sporting community and would encourage physically challenged persons to find new meaning in their life through games and sport. Games, he believes, are the best levellers in society.
“This honour has given me a fresh impetus to carry forward my work. I hope that now the government will take more initiatives to promote sports among the physically challenged persons and give them jobs,” Dr Hussain said.
source: http://www.telegraphindia.com / The Telegraph, Calcutta, India / Front Page> Bihar> Story / by Farhana Kalam / Monday – August 30th, 2010
Shahjahan is the youngest child among eight brothers and sisters. His educational qualification is class VII.
Shahjahan once demanded his father to buy a football boot. His father replied, ‘Will you be able to play the world cup if i buy a boot.
But without any hesitation Shahjahan simply replies that he will. To encourage his son, 61 year old (now) Manaf bought a pair of boot for his son from Kangjeibung Maning in Imphal.
Shahjahan started playing football at Youth Organisation Sporting Club (YOSC) Khurai Konsam Leikai under coach Ng. Biren and others.
Shahjahan took part in a state level mini football tournament 2009 as a player of LKYDA. He was awarded best player in 2010 and man of the tournament in 2011.
Representing All Manipur Football Association (AMFA) he took part in AIFF Festival for boys under 12-13 football championship at Kalyani, West Bengal in 2012.
From the championship, Shahjahan got the opportunity to join the FIFA World Cup under-17 coaching camp.
source: http://www.e-pao.net / e-pao / Home> Leisure> Sports / by Daniel Chabungbam / October 06th, 2017
The team placed in Group C will play six league matches and their performance there will determine if they advance to the quarter-finals.
Irfan Pathan
The Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) today announced the 14-man squad for the upcoming season of the Ranji Trophy. The team placed in Group C will play six league matches and their performance there will determine if they advance to the quarter-finals. Irfan Pathan will lead the young team into the tournament once again with Deepak Hooda as his deputy.
Yusuf Pathan is another key cog in the team as they will attempt to change their fortunes after a dismal last season. The team has a lot to accomplish and they have a new coach with the team this time in Atul Bedade, a former Baroda cricketer who played 13 ODIs for the Indian team.
All eyes will be on Irfan when he takes the field as the all-rounder has spent a lot of time on his fitness as he looks leaner and fitter than ever, eager to make a mark. He wants to give it all this season and is focused on taking the team forward in the tournament.
“This is a very important season for me. I want to give my all. At the same time, the focus is on doing well for Baroda and take the team forward. That’s my aim,” he said while talking to PTI.
As has been the latest fitness trend among cricketers the 32-year-old also took the YoYo test and scored 16. “I am in a much better space than last year. The pre-season training has been satisfying and I don’t remember the last time I felt fitter. Baroda trainer took my YoYo test recently and I scored 16, which is pretty satisfying,” Irfan added.
Along with the younger Pathan, Yusuf would also want to make this domestic season count as he had an average IPL last season with the Kolkata Knight Riders and the big man has built up well during the practice games and looks set to explode once the season kicks off.
Another folk who will draw attention is Hooda, who was recently a part of the India Blue team that played the final of the Duleep Trophy. He scored a hundred in the tournament opener but had three quiet outings after that. It is an important season for him as well.
Baroda Squad for the Ranji Trophy 2017-18:
Irfan Pathan (C), Deepak Hooda (VC), Yusuf Pathan, Kedar Devdhar, Aditya Wadhmode, Vishnu Solanki, Pinal Shah (wk), Swapnil Singh, Rishi Arothe, Babasafi Khan Pathan, Soaeb Tai, Lukman Meriwala, Atit Sethi, Mitesh Patel
Coach: Atul Bedade
Assistant coach: Himanshu Jadha
Baroda Fixtures
Madhya Pradesh vs Baroda, Group C – Oct 06, Fri – Oct 09 Mon | 9:30 AM
Baroda vs Andhra, Group C – Oct 14, Sat – Oct 17, Tue | 9:30 AM
Baroda vs Tripura, Group C – Nov 01, Wed – Nov 04, Sat | 9:30 AM
Mumbai vs Baroda, Group C – Nov 09, Thu – Nov 12, Sun | 9:30 AM
Baroda vs Odisha, Group C – Nov 17, Fri – Nov 20, Mon | 9:30 AM
Tamil Nadu vs Baroda, Group C – Nov 25, Sat – Nov 28, Tue | 9:30 AM
source: http://www.crictracker.com / CricTracker.com / Home> Domestic / by Ankit / September 30th, 2017
Rich tributes were paid to princess Durru Shehvar, the daughter-in-law of the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, on Firday as part of her 11th death anniversary. The princess was the daughter of last islamic ruler of Turkey Khaleefa Abdul Majeed.
As part of the tribute, Quran recitation was held at Masjid-e-Asifia, Purani Haveli in which Prince Mufakham Jah and Prince Rafat Jah attended along with the board members of Princess Durru Shehvar Children’s Medical Aid Society that included Anis Hussain, Dr Habib Ghatala, Syed Sultan Mohiuddin and Rasheed. Princess Durru Shehvar Hospital senior staff M Najumuddin, Dr Abdul Wajid and Shaik Yousuf Ali were also present.
Mufti Muzaffar Uddin Imam o khateeb Masjid Mashk Shah offered the prayers and Syed Shah Moinuddin Alvi and Dr Masihuddin made the arrangements.
“The Princess was fond of providing medicare to the poor and needy. She set up the Durru Shehvar Children’s Hospital at Purani Haveli and took personal interest in the hospital and visited it whenever she came to Hyderabad.
She was a highly respected and well-educated woman, the princess was fluent in French, Turkish, English and Urdu. She also established a junior college for girls in her name, Baghe-jahan-ara in Yakutpura,” remembered a member. Mufakham Jah met the participants who attended the congregation and thanked for their joining in the programme.
source: http://www.thehansindia.com / The Hans India / Home> Telangana / September 29th, 2017
The city’s magnificent Chowmahalla Palace has added another feather to its cap, bagging the National Tourism Award for being the best maintained monument. The award was among other honours presented by the Government of India, on the occasion of World Tourism Day observed on September 27.Speaking about the recognition, G Kishan Rao, director of the palace said: “It is a matter of great pride. Earlier in 2012, Chowmahalla received the award of merit from UNESCO.”
Pointing out how the palace is among the most sought-after tourist destinations in the city, Rao said the heritage structure is equipped with all the necessary facilities for visitors, including those who are differently-abled.
On an average 800 to 1,000 tourists visit the 250-year-old Chowmahalla Palace in Khilwat every day . Its construction, ordered during the reign of the third Nizam, was completed during the time of his successor. Since, it was used primarily to hold official functions. Over time, the ex panse of the heritage property, once spread over 45 acres complete with 16 palaces, shrunk to a meagre 12 acres. Yet, the impressive collection of artefacts, including crockery, garments, cars and rare photographs from the Nizam’s era – housed within, are in impeccable condition.
“After the death of seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, the palace was in a deplorable state. It was in 2001 when Princess Esra (first wife of Mukarram Jah) took it upon herself to restore it that things changed for the better. In 2006, we opened the place up for public. Today , the palace is also a central place for mega cultural events in the city,” said Rao, sharing how the paraphernalia on display also comprise items brought in from the King Kothi Palace, where they were in the cellar.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Hyderabad News / TNN / September 29th, 2017
Shaad Ali hadn’t even heard of field hockey player, former India captain and Arjuna awardee Sandeep Singh, when Sneha Rajani and Chitrangda Singh approached him last year to make a film on his life. “I was shocked and embarrassed and instantly realised that I needed to make this film so everyone gets to know his story,” the filmmaker informs, adding that he started prep exactly a year ago.
By his own admission, it is the strongest, toughest and the best story he has worked on so far. “There is also an additional responsibility as it’s based on a real person who has been on a national duty all his life. But all of it also makes it an exciting challenge to dive into,” Shaad says, adding that he wanted his actors, Diljit Dosanjh in the titular role and Taapsee Pannu as another hockey player and his love interest, to be as true as the characters they took on. “It was important to have a real Sardar and Sardarni. In fact, they have just come back into my lives as Judwaa 2 is releasing and Diljit has finished shooting for a film.
We will now begin prep with hockey trainings, readings and workshops before shooting kicks off in the last week of October.” Besides marking a departure from love stories, the biopic will also be a reunion for the filmmaker with veteran lyricist Gulzar, who has penned lyrics for all his five directorials —from Saathiya to OK Jaanu. “I went for a narration without an appointment and he was moved to tears. It’s not a song-and-dance film so the music had to be woven into it in a certain way. The film belongs to hockey and Punjab.
There is also a love story thrown in, patriotism, pain, so it was important to invent a new language, which is not pure Punjabi or Urdu. We took some time to create that flavour. It will give the songs a universal feel but at the same time is rooted in Punjab,” Shaad explains. The filmmaker vividly remembers his first meeting with Gulzar, which was at the legendary poetlyricist’s Pali Hill office. He had gone there to narrate Mani Ratnam’s Manisha Koirala and Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 1998 film, Dil Se, on which he was an assistant director.
“Gulzar saab was dressed in his signature crisp white kurta pyjama and was very warm to all of us. I remember that he connected with the story more when he learnt that Manisha Koirala’s character had the same name as his daughter, Meghna,” Shaad recalls, adding that he met the veteran for a second time when he took AR Rahman along to meet him. “It led to the creation of “Chaiyya Chaiyya”.” The duo lost touch after that, reconnecting only when Shaad approached Gulzar again, requesting him to write dialogues for his directorial debut, the Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi-starrer 2002 romantic-drama, Saathiya.
“At the time, he wasn’t writing for anybody else but made an exception for me. I have had an unconditional relationship with him ever since,” he says, adding that it’s more like a fatherson equation. “Also, we have a similar sense of humour. He knows that I appreciate language and a little bit of literature, while I know that he appreciates a little bit of nonsense. Toh thodi non-sense baton pe humari bonding ho jaati hai,” he says as he chuckles at the memory of their shared comfort zone. “We also fight but not as much as we used to earlier. He understands me more and knows where I am coming from.
Now, we might fight on nitty-gritty’s but fundamentally we are on the same page. Woh kehte hain ki laadla hai toh mere se jhagdega aur thappad bhi khayega,” says Shaad. On the matter of another reunion, with composer trio Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy for the fourth time after Bunty Aur Babli, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Kill Dil, he opines, “They are the Amar Akbar Anthony of my life. Woh toh anhoni ko honi aur honi ko anahoni karne wale log hain,” he signs off on that optimistic note.
source: http://www.ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com / Ahmedabad Mirror / Home> Entertainment> Bollywood / by Avinash Lohana / September 29th, 2017
The Maharashtra government has declared a day’s mourning today.
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Mumbai:
Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed was laid to rest here today with full state honours. 73-year-old Ahmed was suffering from cancer and admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra last week where he breathed his last yesterday. The funeral took place at Rehmatabad, Shahi Kabrastan in Anjeerwadi, Mazgaon this afternoon. The last rites were conducted by his son Syed Zeeshan.
Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik were present on the funeral. Ghulam Nabi Azad laid a wreath on behalf of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
Manipur Labour minister Hemo Chandra Singh, former Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay, who hails from Jharkhand, Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan, Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam and Mumbai Congress Minority department chairman Nizamuddin Rayeen also attended the funeral.
The Maharashtra government has declared a day’s mourning today. Ahmed was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur on May 16, 2015. Ahmed, a former Congress leader from Maharashtra, was shifted to the north-eastern State from Jharkhand, where he was appointed Governor on August 26, 2011 when the UPA Government was in power at the Centre.
He joined the Congress party in 1977. He was elected to the Maharashtra Assembly five times from the Nagpada constituency in Mumbai. He also served as a Minister in Maharashtra, where he held portfolios like Housing. Besides dabbling in politics, where he started his career in Congress, Ahmed also had a flair for writing, especially in Urdu. President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among others who had condoled Ahmed’s demise.
source: http://www.india.com / India.com / Home> News> India / by Press Trust of India / September 28th, 2015
Veteran Assamese film and theatre personality Abdul Majid died here on Sunday following protracted illness, his family said.
Majid (86) is survived by his wife and three sons. He was admitted to a local hospital on September 15 due to age-related ailments, where he breathed his last this morning, the family said.
AssamChief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condoled Majid’s death, saying he gave a new dimension to Assamese cinema, along with showing his sense of social responsibility. “His death is an irreparable loss to the cultural field of Assam,” Mr. Sonowal added. Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi visited the filmmaker’s house to offer his condolences to the bereaved family.
Born at Jorhat in 1931, Majid made his film debut with Ronga Police in 1957 and went on to make the National award winning Chameli Memsahab, for which Bhupen Hazarika also won the best music composer’s award.
Other prominent films that Majid directed include Morom Trishna, Bonohansha, Bonjui, Punakon and Uttarkal. He also acted in several films.
Majid, a theatre director of equal repute, helmed popular plays like Banchit, Dhulimakoti, Sor, Xihat, Ahise and Sur. Majid also acted in several Assamese television serials, and directed the highly-acclaimed serial Namghoria.
Assam government had honoured him with the prestigious ‘Bishnu Prasad Rabha’ award, while several organisations have conferred him with lifetime achievement awards.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Entertainment> Movies / by PTI / Guwahati / September 24th, 2017
