PR Sreejesh claims The World Games Athlete of the Year 2021 title

 

 LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND), JAN 31

PR Sreejesh, the goalkeeper who played a crucial role in helping India’s men claim a first Olympic medal in over four decades when they won bronze at last year’s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, has been named as The World Games Athlete of the Year for 2021. 

 In a global fan vote conducted on TheWorldGames.org, Sreejesh finished well clear at the top of the 24-strong nomination list, with his 127,647 voting tally being almost twice as many as the second placed athlete, Spain’s Sport Climbing ace Albert Ginés López, who garnered 67,428 votes.

 Sreejesh becomes the second hockey player to win the award, following in the footsteps of compatriot and India women’s captain Rani, who took the 2019 prize.

 Speaking about the Award, the shot-stopper – who was also voted as FIH Goalkeeper of the Year for 2021 – said: "I'm very honoured to win this award. First of all, a big thank you to FIH for nominating me for this award, and secondly thanks to all the Indian hockey lovers around the world, who voted for me. By getting nominated I did my part, but the rest was done by the fans and hockey lovers. So, this award goes to them, and I think they deserve this award more than me. It's a big moment for Indian Hockey as well because everyone in the hockey community, all the hockey federations around the world voted for me, so it's great to see that support from the hockey family." 

 "Also, I am a person who doesn't believe in individual awards, especially when you are part of a team”, continued Sreejesh, a veteran of 244 senior international matches. “It's not only the team of 33 players, but you have a lot of people involved behind as well, there's coaching staff, there's support staff, there's a great association like Hockey India who is supporting you a lot, there's Sports Authority of India (SAI), who are providing you with all the world-class facilities to train, there's Odisha Government who’s unwavering support helps the sport grow and flourish and there's India Olympic Association (IOA) as well, who re taking care of you really well. So, it's a collective effort of a nation to get this kind of recognition."

 FIH Chief Executive Officer Thierry Weil said: “On behalf of the global hockey community, I’d like to wholeheartedly congratulate PR Sreejesh for this magnificent achievement. This is a great recognition for him, for his team and for hockey as a whole. We also extend our sincerest thanks to all fans who voted for him. Athletes are the best ambassadors of our sport and India’s goalkeeper certainly is a leader in this field too. We look forward to seeing him in action again in just a few days for the third edition of the FIH Hockey Pro League!”

The World Games is a multi-sport event staged every four years by the International World Games Association with the support of the International Olympic Committee. The World Games are staged over a period of 11 days, with more than 30 sports in the programme. Indoor Hockey featured as an invitational sport at The World Games in 2005, which took place in Duisburg, Germany. Hockey will have a presence with sports demonstrations during The World Games 2022, which takes place in Birmingham, USA between 7-17 July 2022. 

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Haryana's tableau showcased glimpses of Olympics, featuring international players

 

Chandigarh, January 26'

The celebrations of 73rd Republic Day held at Rajpath in New Delhi today witnessed the ‘Sports power of Haryana’, as the State’s tableau featured international sportspersons who have brought laurels for the country and state not only at national but global level as well.

        In the R-Day celebrations when Haryana’s tableau displayed on the Rajpath, showcased the pride of India in the field of sports, the spectators felt as if some international sports competition was being held in front of them, in which Indian players hoisted the tricolour by waving the flag of victory and raised India's honour on the world stage.

        The biggest feature of this tableau featuring the sports theme was the presence of many international-level players including Sh. Yogeshwar Dutt, Sh. Bajrang Punia, Kumari Rani Rampal and Sh. Sumit Antil. These players have brought laurels to the country by winning medals in the Olympics, Asian and Commonwealth Games.

        The special thing is that Haryana is not only the first in the country in the performance of its players at international events, but is also ahead in the country in terms of awarding the highest award money to its players.

Key highlight of Haryana’s Tableau 

The Haryana Tableau was divided into two parts, the front part consisted of horses and a conch. The horses pulling the chariot symbolize ‘Vijay Rath’ from the Mahabharata. The conch placed here is a symbol of Lord Krishna's conch shell. The second part of the tableau is divided into four parts. In the first part, in the arena built on the lines of the Olympic Games, two wrestlers are seen giving demonstrations of wrestling bout on the mat. On the rear two parts, 10 famous sportspersons of Haryana of international level were seen standing.

        On the posterior side of the tableau was a life-size replica of Olympian Neeraj Chopra in javelin throwing posture. On both sides of the Tableau, the activities of sportspersons from selected sports including Boxing, Weight-lifting, Shooting, Discus-Throw and Hockey were depicted.

        In this year’s Republic Day celebrations, the tableau of Haryana was specially selected to showcase the pride of India in the field of sports that has increased the country's pride in international sports competitions. Prepared on the theme of 'Haryana - Number One in Sports’, Haryana’s tableau emerged as a symbol of honour and pride for not only Haryana but for India too.

        Haryana’s tableau will not only inspire the sports talents of Haryana or other states but will certainly set an example for the sportsperson across the globe, as they will also witness the great achievements of this small state, which has come a long way in development in all fields.

        Earlier, Haryana’s tableau on the theme ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ was selected for the Republic Day celebrations in the year 2017.

Haryana at the forefront for giving highest award money to its players

        Haryana having only 1.3 percent geographical area and 2.09 percent population of the country has always brought laurels to the country at many National and International Sports events including the Olympics and the Asian Games. Out of a total of 7 medals won by India in the Tokyo Olympics-2020, Haryana bagged four, including the lone gold medal in the individual category.

        In view of the excellent performance of the players, the State Government has also honoured its players from time to time. The State Government awarded Rs 25.40 crore cash prize along with providing Class-I and Class-II government jobs to sportspersons from the state participating in Tokyo Olympics. Similarly, the government has provided cash prizes worth Rs 28.15 crore and jobs to the sportspersons of Haryana who brought laurels to the country in Tokyo Paralympics-2020.

Haryana players won the most medals

        Apart from Tokyo Olympics and Tokyo Paralympics-2020, players from Haryana won 4 medals out of total 6 medals won by India in Olympics-2012 and 1 out of 2 medals in Olympics-2016. Similarly, in Asian Games-2018, Haryana players won 17 medals out of total of 69 medals won by players from across the country and 21 out of 57 medals in Asian Games-2012. In the Commonwealth Games-2014 and 2018 the players of Haryana had excelled by winning 20 and 22 medals respectively. Along with giving due respect to the players, the Haryana government is providing adequate infrastructure to the players so that they can showcase their hidden talents.

The infrastructure, cash prizes and other facilities provided by the Haryana government to its players are certainly unmatched across the country, which has instilled a new passion for sports among the players of Haryana.

Details of the players standing on the tableau

        Sh. Bajrang Punia, Wrestling Bronze Medal (Olympics 2020), Kumari Rani Rampal, Captain, Women's Hockey Team 4th place (Olympics 2020), Sh. Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling Bronze Medal (Olympics 2012), Smt. Mamta Kharab, Former Captain of Indian Women's Hockey Team, Arjun Awardee, Sh. Sumit Antil, Para Athlete Gold Medalist (Paralympics-2020), Sh. Deepak Punia, Wrestling Fourth Position (Olympics 2020), Sh. Harvinder Para Archery Bronze Medal (Paralympics 2020), Sh. Yogesh Kathuniya Para Athlete Silver Medal (Olympics 2020), Sh. Rampal Para Athlete Participant (Paralympics 2020), Sh. Ranjit Para Athlete Participant (Olympics 2020), Sh. Ashu Wrestling Live Demonstration, Sh. Anil Wrestling Live Demonstration, Dr. Kuldeep Saini Representative, Haryana Government.

Haryana Steelers beat UP Yoddha by a wafer-thin 36-35 margin

 

ENGALURU, JAN 23

Haryana Steelers registered a thrilling 36-35 victory over UP Yoddha in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 in Bengaluru on Sunday. The two sides played out an even contest for the most part of the match before Vinay scored a bonus point in the last few seconds of the game to ensure that the Haryana side walked off the mat as the winners of the match.

The UP Yoddha got off to a good start and took the lead at 5-3 in the opening minutes of the match. However, the Steelers fought back, pulled off a raid and a tackle in the 11th minute and gained the lead at 11-9. The UP Yoddha side picked up a couple of points quickly and levelled the scores at 11-11 in the 14th minute.

 Thereafter, the two sides played out a neck-to-neck contest and kept scoring points in tandem. UP Yoddha effected a fantastic tackle in the 18th minute and took the lead at 14-13. Moments later, the Steelers carried out a brilliant tackle and levelled the scores yet again at 14-14. The Haryana side effected another fantastic tackle to take the lead at 15-14 just before the end of the first half.
The Haryana Captain pulled off a brilliant raid in the opening minutes of the second half and helped his team extend their lead. Moments later, the Steelers inflicted an All Out and took a four-point lead at 20-16. Rohit Gulia effected an amazing raid as the Haryana side took a 7-point lead at 25-18. 

The Steelers rode on the momentum and continued to stay in the lead at 28-20 in the 29th minute. However, moments later, UP Yoddha pulled off a Super Raid and narrowed the gap between the two sides. 
Kandola continued his good form and effected another fantastic raid as Haryana led at 30-24 in the 31st minute. UP Yoddha picked up a few points quickly and got closer to Haryana's score. In the 36th minute, the UP team inflicted an All Out, but the Steelers still led at 32-31.

 The Haryana side carried out a tackle and took a two-point lead at 33-31. In the 39th minute, the UP side effected a Super Raid and levelled the scores at 35-35. Thereafter, Vinay picked up a bonus point in the dying seconds of the match and helped his side close out a crucial victory.

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BENGALURU, JAN 23

Haryana Steelers registered a thrilling 36-35 victory over UP Yoddha in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 in Bengaluru on Sunday. The two sides played out an even contest for the most part of the match before Vinay scored a bonus point in the last few seconds of the game to ensure that the Haryana side walked off the mat as the winners of the match.

The UP Yoddha got off to a good start and took the lead at 5-3 in the opening minutes of the match. However, the Steelers fought back, pulled off a raid and a tackle in the 11th minute and gained the lead at 11-9. The UP Yoddha side picked up a couple of points quickly and levelled the scores at 11-11 in the 14th minute.

 Thereafter, the two sides played out a neck-to-neck contest and kept scoring points in tandem. UP Yoddha effected a fantastic tackle in the 18th minute and took the lead at 14-13. Moments later, the Steelers carried out a brilliant tackle and levelled the scores yet again at 14-14. The Haryana side effected another fantastic tackle to take the lead at 15-14 just before the end of the first half.
The Haryana Captain pulled off a brilliant raid in the opening minutes of the second half and helped his team extend their lead. Moments later, the Steelers inflicted an All Out and took a four-point lead at 20-16. Rohit Gulia effected an amazing raid as the Haryana side took a 7-point lead at 25-18. 

The Steelers rode on the momentum and continued to stay in the lead at 28-20 in the 29th minute. However, moments later, UP Yoddha pulled off a Super Raid and narrowed the gap between the two sides. 
Kandola continued his good form and effected another fantastic raid as Haryana led at 30-24 in the 31st minute. UP Yoddha picked up a few points quickly and got closer to Haryana's score. In the 36th minute, the UP team inflicted an All Out, but the Steelers still led at 32-31.

 The Haryana side carried out a tackle and took a two-point lead at 33-31. In the 39th minute, the UP side effected a Super Raid and levelled the scores at 35-35. Thereafter, Vinay picked up a bonus point in the dying seconds of the match and helped his side close out a crucial victory.

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Haryana's tableau for Republic Day will be adorned with sportspersons

 

Chandigarh, January 22

 On the Republic Day this year, the tableau of the state of Haryana will be seen showcasing the pride of India in the field of sports in the tableau to be displayed on the Rajpath. Prepared on the theme of 'Haryana- Number One in Sports’, a host of international level sportspersons will be seen on the Haryana tableau.

        Prior to this, in the year 2017, tableau of Haryana on the theme of 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' was selected.

It is a matter of great privilege and honour that sportspersons from Haryana, a state with only 1.3 percent geographical area and 2.09 percent population of the country, have participated in many national and international sports competitions, including the prestigious Olympic Games and brought laurels to the country.

        Out of a total of 07 medals won by India in Tokyo Olympics-2020, Haryana sportspersons won 04 medals, including the lone gold medal in individual category. As a token of honour, the Haryana Government honoured the sportspersons of the state who participated in the Tokyo Olympics with a cash prize of Rs 25.40 crore. Similarly, the sportspersons of Haryana, who brought laurels to the country in Tokyo Paralympics 2020, were also honoured with cash prizes of Rs 28.15 crore.

        Besides Tokyo Olympics and Tokyo Paralympics -2020, the sportspersons of Haryana won 04 medals out of a total of 06 medals won by India in Olympic- 2012 and one medal out of India’s two medals in Olympic- 2016. Likewise, in Asiad- 2018, Haryana sportspersons won 17 medals out of India’s total medal tally of 69 medals and won 21 medals out of a total of 57 medals won by India in Asiad- 2012.

        Not only this, the Haryana sportspersons performed extremely well and won 20 and 22 medals in Common Wealth Games of 2014 and 2018 respectively. 

        Haryana government is honouring its sportspersons with cash awards and also providing them with best sports infrastructure in order to motivate them to give their best performance, so that the youth can exhibit their hidden sports talent. It goes without saying that the sports infrastructure, cash awards and other facilities are unparalleled and the best in the country, which has generated new enthusiasm for sports among sportspersons of the state.

In addition to conserve the rich cultural heritage of India, the Vedic land of Haryana has produced and given outstanding sportspersons like Kapil Dev, Neeraj Chopra, Rani Rampal, Sakshi Malik, Yogeshwar Dutt and many other players to the country. The tableau of Haryana depicting outstanding sports performance of the country, will not only be a source of inspiration for other states but also will be witness to achievements of this small state, Haryana, which has crossed a long distance of development in all the fields.

        The Haryana Tableau is divided in two parts, the front part consists of horses and a conch. The horses pulling the chariot symbolize ‘Vijay Rath’ from the Mahabharata. The conch placed here is a symbol of Lord Krishna's conch shell. The second part of the tableau is divided into four parts. In the first part, in the arena built on the lines of the Olympic games, two wrestlers are seen giving demonstration of wrestling bout on the mat. On the rear two parts, 10 famous sportspersons of Haryana of international level will be seen standing.

On the posterior side of the tableau, a life-size replica of Olympian Neeraj Chopra in javelin throwing posture will be there. On both sides of the Tableau, the activities of sportspersons from selected sports of Haryana like Boxing, Weight-lifting, Shooting, Discus-Throw and Hockey have been depicted in high relief.

Additional Director, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Haryana, Dr. Kuldeep Saini along with sportspersons Bajrang Punia, Rani Rampal, Yogeshwar Dutt, Mamta Kharb, Sumit Antil, Deepak Punia, Harvinder, Yogesh Kathuniya, Rampal, Ranjeet, Ashu Wrestling and Anil Wrestling will be on the tableau.

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22 Russians approved to compete internationally as neutral athletes

  MOROCCO,  JAN 22  

The World Athletics Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of 22 Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2022 under Eligibility Rule 3.2 while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended.

According to World Athletics the 22 athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria for 2022: 

 Name of athlete and date of eligibility, with events in brackets: Dina Aleksandrova (800m, 1500m, 5000m) 27.1.22, Svetlana Aplachkina (1500m, 3000m, 5000m) 31.1.22, Yelizaveta Bondarenko (pole vault) 28.1.22, Aleksandr Buyanovskiy (400m) 3.2.22, Vera Chalaya (400m hurdles, 400m) 28.1.22, Timofey Chalyy (400m hurdles, 400m) 28.1.22, Alexey Fyodorov (triple jump) 27.1.22, Ilya Ivanyuk (high jump) 25.1.22, Polina Knoroz (pole vault) 5.2.22, Mariya Kochanova (high jump) 27.1.22, Aleksandr Komarov (decathlon, heptathlon) 27.1.22, Kseniya Labygina (60m hurdles) 28.1.22, Mariya Lasitskene (high jump) 28.1.22, Artyom Makarenko (combined events, 60m hurdles, 110m hurdles) 3.2.22, Polina Miller (400m) 27.1.22, Vasiliy Mizinov (race walking) 28.1.22, Valeriy Pronkin (hammer) 28.1.22, Anzhelika Sidorova (pole vault) 28.1.22, Oleg Spiridonov (60m hurdles, 110m hurdles) 27.1.22, Natalya Spiridonova (long jump, high jump) 7.2.22, Yaroslav Tkalich (sprints, 400m or less) 27.1.22 and Anna Tropina (3000m steeplechase, 1500m, 5000m, cross country) 28.1.22.

Further requirements for ANA athletes

Further to the World Athletics Council decision on 1 December 2021 to approve amendments to the Authorised Neutral Athlete (ANA) programme for 2022 on the recommendation of the Russian Taskforce, the Doping Review Board (DRB) reviewed and revised the process and the criteria for ANA applications. 

Athletes will need to follow the procedures set out in the guidance documents and all applications must be forwarded to World Athletics through RusAF.

Applications must be submitted no later than four weeks before the entry deadline for the international competition for which eligibility is sought and the Doping Review Board may require an applicant to undergo additional testing prior to granting him or her ANA status.

The Russian Federation (RusAF) may choose which 20 athletes (in total, not per competition) will be granted eligibility to compete (as ANAs) in the following international competitions:

(a) the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championship to be held in Muscat, OMA, in March 2022;

(b) the World Athletics Indoor Championships to be held in Belgrade, SRB, in March 2022;

(c) the World Athletics Championships to be held in Oregon, USA, in July 2022;

(d) the European Championships to be held in Munich, GER, in August 2022;

(e) the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships to be held in Yangzhou, CHN, in November 2022.

(f) the European Cross Country Championships to be held in Turin, ITA, in December 2022.

The 20 selected ANAs must be chosen from athletes in the International Registered Testing Pool in priority to any other athletes. No changes may be made to the 20 designated ANAs, for any reason, once they have been nominated by RusAF.

In addition, the ANA quota of 20 will be automatically reduced by 25% for each separate failure to comply with the ANA requirements (whether of additional testing or otherwise).

There is no cap on the number of Russian athletes who may compete (if invited, and if they have been granted ANA status) in international competitions that are not listed above. And no cap applies to the World Athletics U20 Championships to be held in Cali, COL, in August 2022.

The DRB has today requested RusAF to provide a ‘long list’ identifying to the best of RusAF’s knowledge and after careful consideration, those athletes (a maximum of 50) from which RusAF expects to choose its quota of 20 ANAs for major championships.

To ensure that the ‘long list’ of ANA athletes continue to undergo adequate testing throughout the season (after they are granted ANA status) RusAF is required to:

Confirm to the AIU two weeks before the date of each competition throughout the season at which a ‘long list’ ANA athlete intends to compete that:

• for athletes seeking to compete in a senior World Championships or Area Championships event, in the 10 months prior to the competition, the athlete has undergone at least three no notice out-of-competition tests, including (if they compete in any middle distance event from 800m upwards, a long distance event, a combined event or a race walk event) at least one ABP and one EPO test, all such tests to be conducted no less than three weeks apart; and,

• for athletes seeking to compete in any other competition, that in the 12 months prior to the competition, the athlete has undergone at least three no notice out-of-competition tests, all such tests to be conducted no less than three weeks apart. 

Should RusAF wish, in an exceptional case, to choose an athlete to make up their quota of 20 ANAs who is not on their ‘long list’, RusAF must advise the DRB as soon as possible, but in any event, no less than six weeks before the first day of competition. Furthermore, at the time the athlete is named as a quota athlete, the DRB may require the athlete to undergo additional testing prior to competition.

The DRB also requires that to ensure that out-of-competition tests are carried out over a sufficient interval, a period of at least six months must have elapsed between the first and last out-of-competition tests on which the athlete relies. Should an applicant fail to meet that requirement, the DRB may direct the athlete to undergo additional testing prior to competition as a condition of granting ANA status.

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Haryana Steelers defeat Dabang Delhi KC 36-33 in PKL

 

BENGALURU, JAN 21 

 Haryana Steelers put up a clinical performance and registered a 36-33 victory over Dabang Delhi KC in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 here on Friday .  Haryana Steelers and Dabang Delhi KC played out a neck-to-neck contest in the opening minutes of the match, however, the Haryana side took the lead at 5-4 in the 9th minute. 

The Steelers carried out a brilliant tackle and Kandola pulled off a brilliant raid as the Haryana side recorded a three-point lead at 7-4 in the next minute. 
In the 14th minute, the Steelers inflicted an All Out and took a five-point lead at 12-7. The Haryana side rode on the momentum and further extended their lead at 15-8. The Steelers carried out a brilliant tackle and Kandola pulled off a fantastic running hand touch in the 18th minute as Haryana recorded a 9-point lead at 18-9. The Haryana Captain effected another raid as the Steelers led at 19-11 at the end of the first half.
Haryana Steelers pulled off a brilliant tackle in the 24th minute and continued to stay in the lead at 21-14. Haryana effected another tackle and Kandola carried out a raid in the 27th minute as the Steelers recorded an 8-point lead at 23-15. 

However, Delhi fought back with a multi-point raid point in the 29th minute and narrowed the gap between the two sides. Delhi inflicted an All Out in the 33rd minute, but the Steelers still held the lead at 29-27. 

Delhi pulled off another multi-point raid and got closer to Haryana's score. Vinay effected a fantastic raid in the 38th minute, but Delhi carried out a raid soon after and levelled the scores at 31-31. In the next minute, Kandola pulled off a multi-point raid and helped his team regain the lead at 33-31. 

Jaideep carried out a fabulous tackle as the Steelers further extended their lead. The Haryana side rode on the momentum and eventually closed out the victory at 36-33.

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SA's Dewald Brevis and England's Tom Prest played captain’s innings

 BASSETERRE ( ST KITTS AND NEVIS), JAN  18

South Africa’s Dewald Brevis and England’s Tom Prest played captain’s innings to propel their sides to victory at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Brevis cracked 108 and took the final wicket as South Africa downed Uganda by 121 runs in Trinidad, an emphatic response to their opening Group B defeat at the hands of India. Prest made 93 at a run-a-ball before chipping in with two wickets to see England to a 106-run victory over Canada, making it back-to-back Group A wins in the process.

England show off batting firepower 

England only needed to chase down 98 to win their opening game against Bangladesh but could flex their batting muscles when inserted by Canada at Warner Park.

Jacob Bethell (7) was bowled in the seventh over, bringing together George Thomas and captain Tom Prest who immediately took the game to the Canadian bowling attack. Prest was particularly good at picking length and pealed a pair of fours from the final over of the powerplay, which England ended at 48 for one. He also played an inventive scoop off Gurnek Singh for four behind square and brought up his half-century in 58 balls.

Prest lost Thomas midway through the innings when he played a tentative push and missed, bowled for 52 at 116 for two. He was ably supported by James Rew (33) and when the skipper was trapped in front for a run-a-ball 93, the momentum was maintained by William Luxton and George Bell.

The buccaneering pair struck five sixes between them with Bell responsible for three in an eye-catching 57 from just 35 balls. That took England to 320-7 from 50 overs.

England got rid of Canada opener Siddh Lad (5) in the fifth over but were met with firm resistance in the form of a second-wicket stand worth 60.

Keeper-batter Anook Chima made a measured 38 from 65 balls and Yasir Mahmood (25) joined him at the crease for a productive ten overs. Skipper Prest got rid of Mahmood and then four wickets fell for 35 runs as the Canadian run chase floundered.

England were defied by Gurnek Singh, who hit four fours and two sixes, and Ethan Gibson who also played a range of attacking shots in a seventh-wicket stand worth 74. But Josh Boyden took control with the ball and snaffled three of the last four wickets to fall to tear 4-44, his second four-wicket hall in as many games. Canada were only bowled out in the penultimate over, for 214.

SCOREBOARD

England Under-19s: George Thomas b Kairav Sharma 52, Jacob Bethell b Kharoud 7, Tom Prest lbw b Kairav Sharma 93, James Rew c & b Sheel Patel 29, Will Luxton c & b Sheel Patel 41, George Bell c & b Gibson 57, Alex Horton c & b  Kairav Sharma 9, James Sales not out 23, Tom Aspinwall not out 2. Extras (b 2, w 4, lb 1)  7. Total (for 7 wkts in 50 overs) 320.

Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-116, 3-173, 4-202, 5-238,6-262, 7-317.

Bowling: Parmveer Kharoud 6-0-34-1, Sheel Patel 10-0-52-2, Gurnek Johal Singh 8-0-60-0, Ethan Gibson 8-0-63-1, Kairav Sharma 10-0-51-3, Harjap Saini 5-0-33-0, Mihir Patel 3-0-24-0.

Canada Under-19s: Siddh Lad lbw  Josh Boyden 5, Anoop Chima lbw  Jacob Bethell 38, Yasir Mahmood c James Sales b Tom Prest 25,  Mihir Patel  b Jacob Bethell 11, Arjuna Sukhu lbw  Tom Prest 7, Kairav Sidhu  bw b Jacob Bethell 12, Ethan Gibson b Joshua Boyden 33, Gurnek Singh b Joshua Boyden 44, Sheel Patel c & b Joshua Boyden 0, Paramveer Kharoud not out 18, Harjap Saini st Alex Horton b Tom Prest 6. Extras (w 11, lb 4) 15. Total (all out in 48.1 overs)  214.

Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-74, 3-81, 4-90, 5-104, 6-109, 7-183, 8-189, 9-189, 10-214.

Bowling: Joshua Boyden 10-0-44-4, James Sales 7-0-43-0, Tom Prest 9.1-2-38-3, Tom Aspinwall 4-0-17-0, Fateh Singh 7-0-12-0, Jacob Bethell 10-145-3, George Bell 1-0-11-0/

In the day’s other game in Trinidad, Afghanistan became the final team to get their tournament underway and rolled Uganda for 65 to prevail by 135 runs.

‘Baby AB’ puts on a show          

Having elected to make first use of the Queen’s Park Oval pitch, the young Proteas stuttered and lost openers Ethan-John Cunningham (1) and Valintine Kitime (12) in the powerplay.

That brought Brevis to the crease, with the starlet nicknamed ‘Baby AB’ hoping to build on his fine 65 in a tournament-opening loss to India. He cracked a pair of back-foot boundaries from the second and third balls he faced and pulled medium pacer Yunusu Sowobi dismissively for six in the 13th over.

Brevis’s fast start allowed skipper George Van Heerden to play on the undercard and the pair combined for 74 before the latter pulled a full toss to Fahad Mutagana at 113 for three. Brevis pressed on, scoring heavily behind square on the off side and building a half-century partnership with Kaden Solomon that ended when the keeper-batter was stumped at 166 for four.

Wickets fell around him regularly but with a quick single in the 41st over, Brevis brought up a superb century from 108 balls and lifted his side above 200. The innings petered out somewhat and South Africa lost their last five wickets for 24 runs thanks to seamers Juma Miyagi (3-33) and Pascal Murungi (3-58).

Uganda also found the powerplay overs tough going and left-armer Aphiwe Mnyanda turned the screw early on, castling Ronald Omara in the second over. Mutagana and Isaac Ategeka steadied the ship and got to 33 for one before the former nicked off to Solomon to give Mnyanda another.

That would prove the biggest partnership of the innings as Uganda subsided to 110 all out, losing their last five wickets for 24 runs.

Brevis was the undisputed star of the show with bat and ball, also chipping in with 2-18 and bowling Juma Miyai to take the wicket that sealed victory.

South Africa finish their Group B campaign against Ireland on Friday while Uganda face group leaders India on Saturday.

Afghanistan excel with bat and ball 

Afghanistan, quarter-finals at the last edition of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, made a steady start but were rocked by shedding three wickets in four overs inside the powerplay.

Mohammad Ishaq (21) was brilliantly caught by Peter Karoho, Bilal Sayedi (12) was comprehensively bowled and Allah Noor (2) flicked to a fielder as they sank to 40 for three.

The innings hinged on the fourth-wicket stand between captain Suliman Safi and Ijaz Ahmadzai, who took the game away from PNG with a partnership of 105.

They struck a perfect balance between attack and defence and dealt primarily in boundaries, with 44 of Safi’s 62 runs coming from fours and Ahmadzai striking seven fours and a six. They were separated by Katenalaki Singi at 145-4 and his superb spell of 4-18 from five overs helped bowl Afghanistan out for 200 in 38.2 overs.

But PNG, appearing at the event for the eighth time, never looked likely to chase it down and it was downhill from the moment that Karoho was bowled on the first ball of the innings.

The Afghan attack all excelled and emerged with remarkable figures, with Naveed Zadran taking 2-9 from five overs and Nangeyalia Kharote 2-5 from three. With No.8 Aue Oru top-scoring with 13, PNG were dismissed for 65 from 20.5 overs. Next up for Afghanistan is rivals Pakistan on Thursday, who PNG then face on Saturday.

Wednesday 19 January matches

India v Ireland, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago

Australia v Scotland, Conaree Cricket Center, St Kitts and Nevis.

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Haryana Chief Minister interacts with PPP volunteers

CHANDIGARH, JAN 18

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the government has implemented ambitious schemes like Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) to live up to the expectations of the people so that the eligible persons can get the benefits of the government schemes directly.

The Chief Minister was interacting with the volunteers connected under the Samarpan Portal here today.  He said that so far 1,485 people of the state have registered to work voluntarily on the Samarpan portal. As many as 1,312 men and 173 women have come forward to work voluntarily. These volunteers are mostly comprising of youth. The Chief Minister said that such volunteers deserve congratulations who have given their consent to work voluntarily.  Services of these volunteers will be taken as per their interest in areas like education, vriksha mitra, environment, sports, women and child development.

The Chief Minister said that so far 2.73 crore people from about 67 lakh families of the state have declared their data through PPP.  Volunteers are being engaged to verify the families whose economic and social status has been received in the PPP.  In future, the benefits of government schemes will be available only through PPP.

The Chief Minister said that the local level committees of volunteers would be deployed at the district level, which would be around their work area.  Local level committees will include a government employee, data entry operator, college students, social workers and volunteers.  He said that in the first phase the verification of income will be done, date of birth in the second phase and occupation, education, caste etc. would be done in the third phase.  The PPP will act as a document after verification.

        The Chief Minister said that by working with the spirit of Antyodaya, the standard of living of every person in the society has to be raised.  For this, Antyodaya melas have also been organized at the block level.  In these fairs, work has been done to connect 90,000 families with one or the other vocation.  Thus, the government is taking care of every family so that they can be financially empowered.

The Chief Minister directly interacted with 25 to 30 volunteers and also invited their suggestions.  Principal Secretary, Foreign Cooperation Department, Sh. Yogendra Chaudhary, Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, were also present on the occasion.

COMMITTEE TO BE RECONSTITUTED:: The Haryana Government has decided to reconstitute the committee constituted under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani to inquire into the landslide incident at Bhiwani's Dadam on January 1, 2022.

 

Sh. S.S. Prasad, IAS officer (retired) will now be the Chairman of this committee.  Apart from this, Member Secretary, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani, Additional Superintendent of Police, Bhiwani, State Geologist, Mines and Geology Department, Haryana, Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Tosham, Divisional Forest Officer, Bhiwani  and the District Mining Officer, Bhiwani will be the members of this committee.

 

It is noteworthy that on January 1, 2022, there was a landslide incident in Bhiwani's Dadam, in which 5 people died and 3 people were injured. To investigate this incident, the Deputy Commissioner of Bhiwani had ordered an inquiry by a committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Additional Deputy Commissioner. The State Government, having taken cognizance of the matter, has now decided to reconstitute the previously formed committee.

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HBCE extends filling of online applications for exams of Open School

CHANDIGARH, JAN 18

The date of filling the online application form for Secondary and Senior Secondary examination of Open School of Haryana Board of School Education, Bhiwani for full subject (Fresh Category/CTP/Re-appear/Partial Marks Correction/Full Subject Marks Correction/Additional Subject) Examination March-2022 with late fee of Rs.1000 has been extended to January 31, 2022, which was earlier fixed as January 17, 2022.

     Giving this information, the spokesperson of the Board further said that no candidate will be given any relaxation of time in the event of not applying on time by citing any kind of technical fault in relation to applying online.  He said that while applying online, the candidates should only enter the mobile number of their parents or siblings, they should not enter the mobile number of any coaching centre or cyber cafe so that whatever information/instructions are given by the board can reach the examinee directly.

      He said that the students applying online for the Secondary/Senior Secondary (Fresh Category/Additional Subject) of Open School, should ensure to send their hard copy of their online application and attested copy of the pass certificate by hand/registered post to Assistant Secretary (Open School) to Haryana Board of School Education, Hansi Road, Bhiwani-127021 otherwise roll number will not be issued.

CORRECTIONS IN CHECKLIST: Haryana Board of School Education, Bhiwani has given the affiliated schools in the State time till January 25, 2022 to make corrections in the checklist of enrollment returns of students studying in Class 9th and 11th for the academic session 2021-22. Earlier this time was till January 14, 2022.

Sharing more information in this regard an official spokesperson of the Board said that the said decision has been taken in view of the closure of schools to contain the spread of COVID -19 pandemic in the state, thus, a request for the same had been made by some schools of the State.  He said that all the concerned schools should update information in this regard online of students up to Class 9th and 11th without any fee on the link https://school.bseh.net given on the official website of Board www.bseh.org.in. After this, corrections can be made only after showing the original record by the concerned school with the fee.

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Hafed to procure 20,000 MT paddy from different mandis of Haryana

 CHANDIGARH, JAN 18

In an attempt to protect the interest of the farmer of the State Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd. (Hafed) decided to procure around 20,000 MT Paddy from different Mandis of the State to stabilise the market as during the month of November, 2021 there had been a sudden downfall in the market price of Basmati rice and other similar variety of rice.

        While giving further information and official spokesperson said that a delegation of Hafed comprising of Chairman, Hafed, MD Hafed and CGM Hafed visited Dubai in the month of December, 2021 and for meeting potential buyers of rice. As a result Hafed has received a confirm export supply order of 5,000 MT of Indian Sella Basmati Rice from a leading importer of Saudi Arabia namely M/s Saleh A Babaker Sons Co., Riyadh.

He informed that in the past, Hafed has successfully executed Export orders of 870 MT Rice of  the different varieties including Indian Long Grain, 1121 Basmati Sella and Basmati Sella to Dubai, (UAE) to the tune of 5 crore (682000 USD) during the month of April, 2021.

        The Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd. (HAFED) is an Apex Cooperative Federation of the Haryana Government with a turnover of over Rs. 16,000 crores for the financial year 2020-21. It is playing a leading role in serving the farmers of the State by procuring/processing their produces by doing value addition on their produce for further sale in domestic as well as in overseas market.

 NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR:  Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited online applications/nominations for Nari Shakti Puraskar-2021.  Applications/nominations received up to January 31, 2022 will be considered for this award.

Giving information in this regard, an official spokesperson said that the Nari Shakti Puraskar-2021 will be given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development on the occasion of International Women's Day (March 8, 2022).  These types of awards recognize outstanding work in the field of economic and social empowerment of women.  The Nari Shakti Puraskar is given every year by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to individuals and institutions in recognition of their service to women empowerment, especially vulnerable and marginalized women.  Each winner is given a certificate in the form of a prize and a cash amount of Rs. 2 lakh.

The spokesperson added that the maximum number of awards (including individual and institutional) can be 15.  However, any relaxation in the maximum number may be allowed at the discretion of the Selection Committee headed by the Minister of Women and Child Development.  Self-nominations and recommendations are also considered for awards.  The Selection Committee may also recommend any person/institution for the award of its choice with sufficient justification.

The Screening Committee, headed by a Joint Secretary level officer, Ministry of Women and Child Development, will scrutinize and shortlist the nominations received for the awards considering the applications/recommended institutions and achievements of individuals for the awards.  The final selection of the awardees will be done by a Selection Committee headed by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development on the basis of the recommendations of the Screening Committee. Applications will be accepted only through www.awards.gov.in portal.

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75 percent job reservation for locals comes into effect

 CHANDIGARH, JAN 16

 Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said that today is a historic day for the youth of the State as from now priority for jobs will be given to the youth of Haryana in all private sector companies, institutions, trusts, societies, and industries established in the State. The rule regarding 75 percent job reservation has been implemented from January 15, 2022.

 With the implementation of this system, new avenues for employment will open for lakhs of  youth of the state in the private sector. In this regard, a dedicated portal has also been created by the Labour Department along with a helpline number. Companies will now have to reflect their vacancy on the portal which will be continuously monitored by the Government.

The Deputy Chief Minister said this while addressing the local Sirsa club on Sunday. During this, he inaugurated the newly constructed employees residence and The Lounghe, built at a cost of Rs. 1.50 crore. He congratulated all the members of the Sirsa club for new additions in the club and said that the club is one of the oldest clubs in the State. Such clubs will also be formed in other districts of the state. In the future, all possible help will be given for the beautification of Sirsa Club when required.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that the Haryana Government has already tendered for setting up a medical college in Sirsa, this work would be completed within the stipulated period. Speaking on the surge in the Covid-19 cases, he said that every possible effort is being made by the government and administration at their level, but it is the responsibility of every person to take special care in such a sensitive situation. He called upon all the citizens to get both doses of the vaccination administered.

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Manohar Lal congratulates PM on completion of one-year of corona vaccination campaign

 Record 156.59 crore vaccinations administered in one-year and India ranks first in the world in corona vaccination

Chandigarh, January 16

 Haryana Chief Mnister Manohar Lal has congratulated Prime Minister  Narendra Modi as well as the entire country and the people of the State on completion of one year of the world's biggest corona vaccination campaign. In a tweet on Sunday, the Chief Minister wrote that "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas", it is due to the efficient leadership and conscientiousness of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi that today India has successfully completed one year of the world's largest corona vaccination campaign. I extend my congratulations and best wishes to all the countrymen on the anniversary of this great campaign.

The Chief Minister said that the vaccination campaign had started in India on January 16, 2021 under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. India now ranks first in the world in this campaign. Till now, 156.59 crore total vaccinations have been administered in the country. Along with this, the vaccination campaign in India has been carried out at a faster pace than other countries.

The Chief Minister said that we have made many records in this vaccination campaign. Globally, India had the highest number of vaccinated citizens on the first day of vaccination. Besides this, on September 17, 2021, the highest vaccination was done in a single day with 25 crore doses. Under the fastest vaccination campaign, more than 156 crore doses of vaccines were administered in a year. This has been possible due to the visionary thinking of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi.

        The Chief Minister said that the vaccination campaign is being run at a fast pace in the state as well. So far, 2,12,03,919 (2.12 crore) beneficiaries have been given the first dose and 1,58,33,825 (1.58 crore) beneficiaries have been given the second dose. At the same time, the first dose of vaccine has been administered to 7,82,050 (7.82 lakh) children falling in the age group of 15 to 18 years.

 Along with this, booster doses have also been administered to about 56,000 beneficiaries. Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal called upon all the citizens of the state to get both doses of the vaccine administered. He said that we all have to defeat this disease by adhering to the COVID protocols

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Haryana Steelers go down 25-28 against Dabang Delhi KC

 

BENGALURU, JAN 15 

Haryana Steelers fought their hearts out, but went down 25-28 against Dabang Delhi KC in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 in Bengaluru on Saturday. The two sides played out a neck-to-neck contest until the Delhi side effected two crucial raids in the dying minutes of the match to pull off a thrilling victory.

Dabang Delhi KC got off to a good start and took a 6-3 lead in the opening minutes of the match, however, Meetu pulled off a fantastic raid in the 6th minute and moments later, the Steelers effected a great tackle and got close to Delhi's score. But, the Delhi team carried out a tackle and a raid in the 11th minute and stayed in the lead at 9-6. 

The Haryana side effected a brilliant tackle in the 13th minute and stayed in the contest. The Steelers pulled off a great tackle in the 15th minute, but the Delhi side still held the lead at 10-8. The two sides played out an even contest in the last few minutes of the first half and none of the teams could run away with the match. In the 20th minute, the Steelers pulled off a tackle and levelled the scores at 11-11.

Delhi attained the momentum in the opening minutes of the second half and took the lead at 14-12. However, the Steelers carried out a fantastic tackle in the 26th minute and levelled the scores at 15-15. Moments later, Vinay effected a raid as the Steelers took the lead at 16-15. The two teams continued to play out a neck-to-neck contest as the two teams were locked at 18-18 in the 33rd minute.

 Delhi took the lead at 20-18, but Ashish pulled off a brilliant raid as the Steelers levelled the scores once again. The Haryana side effected a fantastic tackle and regained the lead at 22-21 in the 36th minute. Moments later, Kandola pulled off a top-quality raid and handed his team a two-point lead at 23-21.

 However, the Delhi side fought back and levelled the scores at 23-23. Dabang Delhi KC pulled off a Super Raid in the dying minutes of the match and closed out the victory at 28-25

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“Nothing Like it in India, Nothing Better in Britain”

CHANDIGARH, JAN 15

In 1959,  Dr. Bhagvantam, director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, described it thus to Prof. Morris Travers, its first Director (1911 - 1914). The famed Institution which today draws top researchers not only from India but also from beyond its shores, was the subject of a lecture (webinar) organized by the Society for Promotion of Science of Science & Technology in India (SPSTI), with Chandigarh Chapter of the National Academy of Sciences India (NASI) and Chandigarh chapters of INSA & INYAS in association with Punjab Engineering College (PEC) (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh with support from Haryana State Council for Science, Innovation & Technology (HSCSIT), DST, Govt. of Haryana.

It was the seventh of the eighteen part lecture  series devoted to ‘Institution Building & Nurturing Initiative in Independent India’ to commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The lecture entitled “Indian Institute of Science: Evolution over a Century” was delivered by Padma Bhushan Prof. P. Balaram, Former Director, IISc Bangalore on January 15, 2022 at 11.00 am through online mode. The session was attended online on zoom and many more viewed the same on the Facebook page of SPSTI.

While commemorating 75 years of Indian independence it is useful to look at the decades which came before, when foundations of many institutions were laid. Prof. Balaram said Jamsetji Tata must be remembered as one of the remarkable Indians of the 19th century, much of whose vision was realized by his successors during the 20th century. In 1892 Jamsetji met Swami Vivekananda who was going to deliver a talk about religion in Chicago. In 1896, he wrote a letter to the governor outlining of proposals and in 1898 it was presented to Lord Curzon. Along with this, he wrote the letter to Vivekananda. 

 The Indian Institute of Science came into existence on May 27, 1909 formally. It was a three-way collaboration between House of Tatas, Government of India (the British government) and the Maharaja of Mysore. The Institute then had only two departments - General and Applied Chemistry and Electrotechnology,  reflecting the two things important for the industrialization of India at the beginning of 20th century. Besides Jamsetji Tata, Lord Curzon, Swami Vivekananda, Burjorji Padshah and Sister Nivedita were major characters in the story of IISc.

He shared many letters, accumulated laboriously by him from various archives, exchanged in the process of establishing IISc. Lord Curzon reportedly said, when he saw the Tata proposal, “To start with polytechnics, and so on, is like presenting a naked man with a top hat when what he wants is a pair of trousers.” The complex interplay between Indian and British leaders, who were influenced by different traditions of higher education throughout the world, as seen in the 16 years struggle to realize J.N. Tata's dream, is a missing chapter in the study of higher education in India. Lord Raeay, the Governor, Padshah and William Travers also contributed to its establishment. The grant needed for building the institute came from the Government and the land from the Maharaja of Mysore, who also gave a large monetary grant.

The speaker also shared how Bangalore was selected in preference to Rurki! Padshah was in correspondence with Sir William Ramsay, the Nobel Laureate Chemist, who suggested thet Travers be appointed as the Director. Prof. Balaram also talked about the governing council at that time that included viceroy as the patron and the vice patrons being the governors of the various provinces giving the institute its resilience. 

In a 1912 a memorial to Jamshetji Tata was erected and in 1922 his statue was built in the Institute.  The institutions that have emerged from the Indian Institute of Science are Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai; HAL, Bangalore; ISRO; Central Food Technology Research Institute, Mysore; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore. He concluded by saying it was the vision of Jamsetji Tata who conceived the idea of India’s most accomplished and most visible institution.

Earlier, Dr. Sanjeev Khosla, Director, IMTECH introduced the Guest of Honour, Padma Shri Prof. Gowri Shankar, Director, IISER Mohali. The speaker was introduced by Prof. R. Kishor Srivastava, IMTECH.The session was much appreciated by the audience and followed with intense discussions and questions. Shri Dharam Vir, IAS (Retd.), the President of SPSTI presented the vote of thanks. Others present on the occasion were Prof. Keya Dharamvir, General Secretary, SPSTI, Ms. Rajni Bhalla. Prof. Arun Kumar Grover, Former Vice Chancellor of Panjab University and Vice President of SPSTI . 

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