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PNB to launch hockey academy New Delhi, May 1 Mr S S Kohli, chairman and managing director of PNB, announced in the Capital on Wednesday that money will be no constraint in setting up the academy, which will start functioning from the Shivaji Stadium in Delhi by June end, to begin with, before the Bank acquires its own place in Gurgaon to create a proper hockey academy with astro turf and all. Mr Kohli said former Olympian and Arjuna Awardee Ajit Pal Singh would be the chief adviser of the academy. Ajit Pal Singh is also one of the selectors of the Punjab and Sind Bank Hockey Academy. Ajit Pal and another former Olympian, Harbinder Singh, were present when Mr Kohli made the announcement. Mr Kohli said that the boys would be selected from “hockey pockets” of the country. He said once the academy gets going, a full-time director will be appointed to look after the day-to-day functioning. Mr Kohli said that the board of directors of PNB were very enthusiastic about the hockey academy project as the general opinion is that “let us produce at least one Olympian hockey player”. And he assured that “money will be no problem” as the board has agreed to loosen the purse strings for the academy project. Mr Kohli said that the proposal was to ensure that the selected players “pursue their studies, but at the same time practice hockey under the guidance of an able coach and become good players”. He said the boys will be absorbed in the PNB team after an initial training of two to three years. He said the academy, to start with, will have 22 players, who may be students of class 8 to 10. The players will be selected by a panel of experts specially constituted for the purpose at three to four identified centres through an open advertisement. The Bank will pay stipend to the selected players for three years. The Academy will also bear all the expenses towards boarding, lodging, equipment, kit etc of the players. Mr Kohli maintained that the Bank would also engage a medical consultant and physiotherapist to take care of all the aspects of coaching and physical fitness of the players. Besides Ajit Pal Singh, there will be two more advisers. The academy will be managed by a committee headed by the Executive Director of the Bank and a director to be appointed by the bank. Mr Kohli said efforts will also be made to get the academy affiliated to the Indian Hockey Federation. Mr Kohli said PNB had initially toyed with the idea of starting a football academy, but the response was so tepid that the proposal had to be shelved. Instead, the bank decided to go in for an hockey academy, which looks a lot more viable project. The 107-year-old PNB already employs a number international sportspersons like Rajesh Toora (powerlifting), Jagan Bengle (carrom), C P Verma and Prem Lata Suman (athletics) and Leena Furtado (powerlifting). The PNB also recently appointed Arjuna Award-winning archery champion Limba Ram into its fold. The PNB Hockey Academy will be yet another addition to a profusion of hockey academies in the country, including the prestigious ones like the Air-India Academy, based at the Maj Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi and the Punjab and Sind Bank Academy based at Jalandhar. The existing PNB senior hockey team is one of the best in the country. PNB already has a scheme for recruitment of outstanding sportspersons . But the scheme is designed to help outstanding players in the age group of 18 to 26 years. In the
subordinate cadre, the persons who have passed fifth standard with ability to read and write are considered instead of middle pass, which is minimum required qualification for appointment in the subordinate cadre. The PNB has a system of having conducting sports and cultural events at all-India level. It has a three-tyre system where the employees first compete at the regional level and thereafter at the inter-zonal level before taking part at the all-India level. In sports, there are 11 events. The winning teams in these meets are deputed to participate in the all-India meets. |
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Varun cracks
century for Chand Khanna New Delhi, May 1 Chand Khanna, batting first, amassed 220 for 9 in 40 overs. Telefunken, in reply, folded up for 179 in 36.5 overs. Scores Chand Khanna Club: 220 for 9 in 40 overs (Varun Kumar 124, 12x4, 5x6; Vikas Sharma 26, Sushil Kumar 2 for 44). Telefunken: 179
all out in 36.5 overs (Pankaj Sharma 40, Lalit Chaudhary 35, Tarun 3 for 13, Gautam Bhalla 3 for 30). Youngsters beat Oil and Natural Gas Commission by four wickets in a Super A Division match at the Ramjas Sports Complex ground. Scores ONGC: 238 for 4 in 35 overs (Manoj Mudgal 104, Ravi Sehgal 65 n o, Jeetender Solanki 3 for 43). Youngsters:
242 for 6 in 35 overs (Ansul Lamba 73, Jitender Gulia 50, Parminder Negi 45 n o, Nitish Malik 2 for 52). Rani Bagh beat United by six wickets at the Palam ground. Scores United Club: 118 all out in 24.3 overs (Ashok Malhotra 26, Gaurav Saxena 27, Bharat Kumar 3 for 15, Shamshad Ahmad 3 for 25). Rani Bagh Club:
118 for four wickets in 24.3 overs (Avtaar Singh 39, Nitin Kumar 33 n o, Ashok Malhotra 2 for 12). Air Force beat Central Warehousing Corporation by 131 runs in a Super A Division match at the Palam I ground. Air Force:
271 for 3 in 40 overs (Imtiaz Mohd 89 n o, Imran Khan 83, S Upadhaya 43 n o, Arun Seth 2 for 67). CWC:
141 all out in 32.1 overs (Rajeev Vinayak 51, Arun Sethi 24, Imtiaz Mohd 2 for 22, Pankaj Kumar 2 for 32). |
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Tajender, Ashish star for Vikas Puri New Delhi, May 1 The tournament is being organised by the Maharaja Agarsen Sports Club. Jaat Heroes won the toss and elected to field. Government School made 163 for 9 and then shot out Jaat Heroes for 114. Scores Government Boys School: 163 for 9 in 35 overs (Tajender Singh 78, Prateek Kumar 35, Anuj Chopra 3 for 38, Vidit Arora 3 for 31). Jaat
Heroes: 114 all out in 28.3 overs (Rajesh Chikara 22, Vidit Arora 20, Ashish Choudhary 4 for 10, Tajender Singh 3 for 12). Hans Raj retain
skating trophy Hansraj Model School, Punjabi Bagh retained the overall trophy in the 22nd Delhi State Open Roller Skating Championship held at the Remal Public School, Rohini in the Capital. Following were the champions in different age groups: Boys: S Sudeesh (Hansraj, below four years), Lakshit Minocha (Hansraj, 4 to 6 years), Ankit Wadhwa (Hansraj, 6 to 8), Rishab Singh (Hansraj, 8 to 10), Uttakarsh Rai (Hansraj, 10 to 12), Ashish Jain (Chandu, 12 to 14), Vipual Ralli (Hansraj, 14 to 16) and Nitin Duggal (Hansraj, above 16). Girls:
Priyanshi Mittal (DAV, below 4), Sanya Gulati (Boomer, 4 to 6), Arushi Gupta (Remal, 6 to 8), Raveena Chauhan (Hansraj, 8 to 10), Arpita Kohli (Hansraj, 10 to 12), Harjapjeet Kaur (Amity, 12 to 14) and Priyanka Aggarkar (UPS, 14 to 16). |
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A-I Hockey
Academy to hold
selection trials New Delhi, May 1 The selected boys will be drafted into the academy on May 15. Boys who were born on or after January 1, 1985 are eligible to appear for selection trials. The State associations are eligible to sponsor two of their best trainees for the trials. The players will have to report at the Air India Hockey Academy at the National Stadium on May 3 at 6 am. The sponsored candidates from various States will be provided lodging and boarding facilities by Air India during the trials. The sponsored boys should carry a letter from the sponsor, original matriculation certificates and a brief resume of the players’ performance during the last two years. The players will have to report at the selection trial venue in proper kits, with personal equipment etc. at 6 am. Those who have potential, but are in addition to the two sponsored candidates by each State association, will be accepted by the selection committee for trials but will have to make their own arrangements for boarding and lodging during the trials. The Sports Authority of India-Air-India National Hockey Academy, established in 1992 at the National Stadium in Delhi, has already made worthwhile contribution in improving the standard of the game at the junior level. As may as 45 boys from the academy have represented the country at the junior and senior level during the last six years. |
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Top school teams for Afzal Khan Basketball New Delhi, May 1 The participating teams are: Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Modern School, Barakhamba Road (New Delhi), Delhi Public School, Mathura Road (New Delhi), Shri Ram School, New Delhi, Welham Boys School, Dehra Dun, Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, Woodstock School, Mussoorie, Cathedral School, Mumbai, Amrit Model School, Abohar, BKSP Dhaka, Bangladesh, Mayo College, Ajmer, Lawrence School, Sanawar and Doon School, Dehra Dun. In the opening day’s matches played on Tuesday, Delhi schools had mixed luck as Shri Ram School beat Yadavindra Public School, Patiala 54-34, while Delhi Public School, Mathura Road lost to Lawrence School, Sanawar 21-59. In other matches, Doon School, Dehra Doon beat Mayo College, Ajmer 71-47, Welham Boys School, Dehra Dun beat Cathedral School, Mumbai 58-43, Amrit Model School, Abohar beat Bishop Cotton School, Shimla 62-30, Woodstock School, Mussoorie beat Lawrence School, Sanawar 69-47 and BKSP, Dhaka beat Mayo College 76-28.
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Kerala derail Southern Railway New Delhi, May
1 Eight teams in the men’s section, and six in the women’s section are taking part in the
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Irrigation Department transfers 25 from Sonepat, Rai divisions Sonepat, May 1 Many employees alleged that the authorities had taken this action to “teach them a lesson” as they had protested against the misdeeds of the officials and mis-utilisation of funds by them. They pointed out that though the state government had imposed a ban on mass transfers of employees, the Chief Engineer, Irrigation had violated the ban with impunity. Meanwhile, the Haryana Government PWD Mechanical Workers Union has warned the Chief Engineer, Irrigation, that the employees would launch an agitation on the issue if he failed to revoke the order. The Sarv Karamchari Sangh, Haryana has also opposed the mass transfers of the employees and urged the state government to order immediate cancellation of the order passed by the Chief Engineer. Mr Sheelak Ram Malik, general secretary of the sangh, also condemned the mass transfers of employees and announced that the union would hold a state-level meeting on May 4 at Rohtak to chalk out the future course of action on the issue. He also urged the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, to immediately intervene and solve the issue through negotiation. Meanwhile, the employees of the Public Health Department burnt the effigy of the Superintending Engineer who retired from service on Tuesday. The protesting employees also submitted a memorandum listing their demands to the Deputy Commissioner for taking further action in the matter. The main demands, among others, include action against the SHO of the Baroda police station in the district. |
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