All set for Khelo India Youth Games

 

CHANDIGARH, DEC 30 

Haryana has completed almost all the preparations for the 4th Khelo India Youth Games-2021 to be held from February 5 to 14, 2022. In this episode, on January 3, 2022, these games will be formally started from Panchkula in the presence of the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sh. Anurag Singh Thakur and Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal.

This decision was taken in the executive committee meeting of Khelo India Youth Games-2021 held under the chairmanship of Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, Sh. Sandeep Singh here today. The Chief Secretary and Chairman of the Executive Committee of these Games, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal was also present in the meeting.

It was decided in the meeting that the guidelines of all COVID-19 pandemic alerts would be followed in the programme.

To be held on January 3, 2022, this formal programme will be organized at 4:30 pm in Indradhanush Auditorium, Sector 5, Panchkula and it's live telecast will also be shown outside Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex and Auditorium in Sector 3. Haryana's Olympians and other players have also been specially invited to the formal launch programme so that the youth can take inspiration from them.

It was informed in the meeting that during this event, the sports mascot and official jersey will also be unveiled.

In the meeting, Director, Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Haryana Sh. Pankaj Nain, also gave a presentation on the preparations for organizing the Games.

It is worth mentioning that Khelo India Youth Games-2021 will be organized in 25 sports events including five traditional games like Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, Malkhamb and Yoga at five venues namely Panchkula, Ambala, Shahabad, Chandigarh and Delhi. About 8500 players, aged 15 and 17 years, of the country are expected to participate in these games. Apart from this, a sports expo will also be held. These games will be jointly organized by the Haryana Government and Sports Authority of India (SAI), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.

The meeting was attended by the Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, the Principal Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs, Sh. AK Singh, the Deputy Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Smt. Ashima Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula, Sh. Mahavir Kaushik and Police Commissioner, Sh. Saurabh Singh among others.

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Adil Kalyanpur keeps his winning spree in Qatar

 CHANDIGARH, DEC 30  

Adil Kalyanpur of India continued to display his good form as he progressed to singles quarter-final and doubles semi-final of the $ 15,000 6th Qatar Men's  ITF World Tennis Tour 2021 on Thursday.
Qualifier Adil Kalyanpur posted an upset pre-quarter-final verdict after shocking fifth seed   Oscar Moraing of Germany  6-1, 7-6 (4). The match lasted 83 minutes.
Adil's opponent in the singles quarter-final is fourth seed Beibit Zhukayev of Kazakhstan.
Adil Kalyanpur, combining with American Preston Brown, ended the challenge of Shahbaaz Khan (India)/Nawaf Rashed (Qatar) 6-1 6-4  in the doubles quarter-final in 58 minutes.

Preston Brown (USA)/Adil Kalyanpur (India) will next challenge top seeds Ray Ho (TPE) and Beibit Zhukayev (KAZ) for a final berth.
Qualifier Rishi Reddy of India went down fighting to third seed Martin Krumich of  Czech Republic in a three-setter pre-quarter singles  3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in two hours and 11 minutes.
Martin served 11 aces and Committed three double faults. He won two of four  breakpoints.
Rishi had a lone ace to his credit. He committed seven doule faults. The Indian player won five of six breakpoints.
Results: Singles (Round  of 16):  Q- Adil Kalyanpur bt  5-Oscar Moraing, Oscar [Germany)  6-1, 7-6 (4), 3-Martin Krumich ( Czech Republic) bt Q-Rishi Reddy (India) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles (q-final): Preston Brown (USA)/Adil Kalyanpur (India) bt Shahbaaz Khan (India)/Nawaf Rashed (Qatar) 6-1 6-4 .

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Manohar Lal interacts with women journalists associated with the IWPC

CHANDIGARH, DEC  30  

 Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal interacted on various issues ranging from development of the state, education, politics, security, tourism to Covid control to women journalists associated with the Indian Women's Press Corp at Haryana Bhawan in Delhi on Thursday.

He said that the government has taken several steps to enhance women's education and security in Haryana. In the last seven years, out of the foundation stones which were laid for new colleges in the state, about 70 percent of the colleges are for women. A college at every 20 km distance in the state will be ensured so that women do not have to go far for seeking higher education. Transport has been arranged for women. He said that in Haryana Police also separate recruitment has been started for women and now the number of women personnel in police has reached 10 percent. Also, he said that to strengthen the security of women, Durga App was started and Durga Vahini was formed.

Responding to a question about the sex ratio, the Chief Minister said that in January 2015, when Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, started the campaign 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' from the soil of Haryana, the sex ratio of Haryana was 871 girls per 1000 boys. After this, with the cooperation of the people of the state, the sex ratio at birth reached 923. In the last two years, due to the outbreak of Covid, we could not focus on improving the sex ratio, although the guidelines are followed and about 300 FIRs have also been registered in the state against those conducting tests to determine the sex of the fetus. Now again we will focus on this subject and our target is to take the sex ratio of the state to 950 in the next two years.

Answering a query regarding promotion of tourism in the state, the Chief Minister said that there is a lot of scope for religious and cultural tourism in Haryana including Morni in Panchkula district, Dhosi Pahar in Mahendragarh district, Surajkund in Faridabad. Giving examples, he said that Rakhi Garhi of Hisar is important from the point of view of archeology. National and international tourists also visit Kurukshetra. In addition, to highlight the Saraswati river, we will sign an MoU with Himachal Pradesh to build a dam in January 2022. For this purpose, tourist places will be built uptil Pehwa in the first phase so that the sense of reverence that people have about the Saraswati river remains intact. We are working on many such projects, he said.

When asked about the Khap Panchayats, the Chief Minister said that Khap Panchayats have their own social importance and are a very old social system and work as a social group and the Khap Panchayats have made a remarkable contribution in improving the sex ratio in the state, positive results of which are in front of all of us.

Responding to a question on the farmers' movement, the Sh. Manohar Lal said that the cases against the farmers during the movement are being withdrawn but they do not include the cases of murder and rape. He said that agricultural laws were for the betterment of the farmers. However, the Prime Minister decided to withdraw these laws and this has increased Sh. Narendra Modi’s stature.

When the Chief Minister was asked what he considers the strongest issue of his government in the elections, he said that our government is working with complete transparency and the message that should go to the people of the state is that the government is working for them. He said that earlier governments were self centric, party centric or family centric and there was no sentiment towards the society. After taking over the reins of the state in the year 2014, we gave the slogan of Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek and got development done in the entire state with equal spirit. He said that we have brought transparency in the system with the help of technology. Corruption is everywhere and at every level, it takes will power to fix it, and I have that will power.

The Chief Minister said that the poor families have the first right to the schemes of the government, which is being delivered to them now. He said that the government started CM window, promoted e-registration, and saved farmers from loss by registering crops under Meri Fasal Mera Byora. By starting e-services like Parivar Pehchan Patra, Saral Portal etc., services were provided to the people near their homes. Now Antyodaya Melas are being organized for the poor families. So far, 252 fairs have been organized in the state, which about 90,000 families have visited. In the last one month, about 18,000 families were provided loan facility for self-employment.

He openly expressed his views on the issues of ending Lal Dora, establishment of AIIMS in Rewari district, environmental protection etc. Responding to a question regarding the Namaz issue in Gurugram, the Chief Minister said that every person should go to the designated place according to his religion. 

 Responding to a question regarding unemployment, the Chief Minister said that wrong figures of unemployment have been presented in Haryana. We have 6 to 7 percent unemployment and the government is trying to connect all the people with employment. In this direction, we have brought the law of 75 percent reservation in jobs in private industrial institutions for the people of Haryana.

During this, Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Director General of Information, Public Relations and Languages, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Media Advisor, Sh. Amit Arya, President of Indian Women's Press Corp. Ms. Vinita Pandey, and Sh. Rajiv Jaitley were also present.balbirsingh227@gmail.com

'Business-tower' will be built in Haryana on the lines of Dubai

CHANDIGARH, DEC 30

The Haryana Government has started working towards creating an International Level Market in the state on the lines of Dubai. The vision of the government is to create a state of the art 'business-tower' matching international level standards.

To implement this vision, Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala held a meeting with the top officers of HSIIDC (Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation) today. Managing Director, HSIIDC, Sh. Vikas Gupta, General Manager, Sh. Manoj Pal Singh were also present in the meeting.

This mega project of business-tower will be established near Dwarka Expressway along with Cyber City Gurugram in the name of 'Global City, Haryana'. About 1000 acres of land is available with the state government for this project.

Sh. Dushyant Chautala domirected the officers to start working on this project immediately, he also directed to engage the international developer for this project so that it would be easy to create a modern market. He also directed to plan this project in such a way that facilities of global level are made available.

The Deputy Chief Minister also directed to explore the possibilities of making Vision-City and Amusement-City in the mega project, under which jewellery, furniture, gifts etc. markets would be created in Vision-City. Apart from this, it is proposed to make a site for children's entertainment and edutainment in this amusement-city on the lines of Essel-world located in Mumbai.

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Haryana tops in the five parameters of self-reliance: CM

The state has received more than 150 awards in the last 7 years; Target to increase exports from the state to Rs 2 lakh crore; Aim to bring investment of Rs. 1 lakh crore from outside and Target to connect five lakh persons with employment every year

CHANDIGARH, DEC 30

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Thursday said that Haryana is top in the five parameters of self-reliance.  He said that we have set our targets in the direction of achieving the goal of making India a five trillion economy as visualised by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi.  While realizing the dream of Atmanirbhar Haryana and Atmanirbhar India, we will increase the economy of the state and the country.

Sh. Manohar Lal was speaking at a programme organized by a national Hindi daily in Gurugram on Thursday. While addressing the gathering he said that five parameters have been set for self-reliance including strengthening the economy, improving infrastructure, improving systems, demography and attracting investments.  Among these, Haryana is in a much better position than other states of the country in terms of economy.  Even our economy is better than the national capital Delhi while the income of Delhi state is good but they have spoiled their economy by starting to distribute it free.  On the contrary, in Haryana we are making our citizens responsible.

For this, family ID of every family is being made under the Parivar Pehchan Patra. Explaining the various schemes of the government, they were given the facility to choose their suitable scheme from them and loan facility from the bank accordingly.  He said that entrepreneurs should also give priority in employment to poor families having annual income of Rs. 1 lakh in their units. 

The Chief Minister said that attention is being paid to infrastructure improvement in the state and development works are being done equally in the entire state.

Referring to the improvement in the system, he said that the state government is doing many things in the direction of Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living.  For this the procedures have been simplified.  In the last seven years, at the national level, Haryana has received more than 150 awards for various achievements.  More than 100 of these awards have been given for IT based services.  The Chief Minister said that it is our endeavour that people should be given benefits of government services and schemes at their doorstep.

Regarding the demography, the Chief Minister said that the youth power of our state is emerging in different fields.  Be it sports or education, our youth are setting records in all fields.  He said that there is no shortage of employment in the state and agreements have been signed with more than 50 industries to upgrade their skills and make them skilled to make them employable.  In these industries, youth will not only be given skill training but they will also get employment there.  He also informed that the State Government has made a rule to give 75 percent share to the people of Haryana in employment in private institutions.

The Chief Minister said that we are promoting MSMEs and startups. About 1500 startups have been given support in the state and 4,000 applications are currently under process.  He said that these figures is more than the neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh etc.  He said that efforts are being made to connect the youth with employment in Haryana and a target has been set to provide five lakh jobs every year in all government, non-government, industries etc.  He said that we have set a target to increase exports from the state to Rs. 2 lakh crore.

At present, exports worth about Rs. 85,000 crore are being made from Haryana.  Apart from this, the state government has also set a target of bringing investment of Rs. 1 lakh crore from outside in Haryana.  He said that the investment summit was organized in Gurugram, after which an investment of about Rs. 1 lakh crore has already been done.  In this way, by inviting investment and increasing exports, we will enhance the economy of the state and the country.

On this occasion, Public Safety Advisor to Chief Minister, Sh. Anil Rao, Media Advisor, Sh. Amit Arya, Media Coordinator, Sh. Mukesh Vashisht, Police Commissioner, Sh. K K Rao, Deputy Commissioner, Sh. Dr. Yash Garg, office bearers of various industrial associations, senior doctors and many dignitaries were present.

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Highlights of the Department of Sports in 2021

Commendable performance of India in Tokyo Olympics, 2020:

• India won total 7 Medals in Olympics, 2020 which is the highest medal tally from India in any Olympic including 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze.

• Ms. Mira Bai Chanu, won Silver medal in 49 Kg Weightlifting on 24.07.2021, which was the second ever medal in Weightlifting discipline in Olympics.

 • Ms. LovlinaBoroghain, won a Bronze in Welter Weight Boxing on 30.07.2021. Commendable performance of India in Tokyo Olympics, 2020 (Contd...) Hockey Men's Team won Bronze in Tokyo, 2020 after 41 years after 1980 Olympics.

 • Neeraj Chopra won Gold, which is the first ever medal in athletics discipline and he is the second Indian to win individual Gold in any Olympics.

• Ms. PV Sindhu won Bronze in Women's Single Badminton becoming the Second Consecutive Olympic Medal Winner in two consecutive Olympics.

• Shri Ravi Dhaiya won Silver Medal in 57 Kg Men and Mr. Bajrang Punia won Bronze in 65 Kg Men in wrestling.

Stupendous performance of India in Tokyo Paralympics 2020:

• A record number of 54 para Athletes participated in 9 different sports disciplines. India won 19 medals Tokyo Paralympics. Till Tokyo, India had won a total of only 12 medals in all previous Paralympics.

• This is also the highest ranking (24th) India has achieved in Paralympic Medal Table. Previous best was 25th, which came way back in 1972.

 National Sports Awards: National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward the excellence in sports. This year, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, President of India, presented the Awards to 72 outstanding Athletes/Coaches in a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 13, 2021.

   

A Function, chaired by Minister of MYAS Shri Anurag Thakur, was held in New Delhi on 1st November, 2021, to meet and honour the winners of National Sports Awards, 2020.It may be mentioned that the winners of these awards had already received the cash awards during the last year's event, which was held virtually owing to the Covid-19 Pandemic, but they were not able to collect the trophy and citation, which they collected during this ceremony.

Sports Authority of India (SAl) Institutional Awards: The Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur conferred the first ever Sports Authority of India (SAl) Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches at a ceremony held on 17th November, 2021, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. These awards were given for exceptional performance under the various sports promotion schemes at the national and international level for the years of 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Important initiatives under Fit India:

  

• Fit India Freedom Run was organised from 13^th August to 2^nd October

• Fit India Mobile App was launched on 29^th August. It is available for download on both Android and iOS platforms

• Fit India Quiz organised

Support to Meritorious Sportspersons: On 22.07.2021, the Department of Sports launched a novel initiative to support such candidates who are meritorious sports persons and have represented India at Asian, Commonwealth or Olympics, to pursue the Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management (EPGDSM) Programme conducted by IIM Rohtak. Such support by the Department will continue for 5 years from the date of commencement of EPGDSM course i.e., from September, 2021 to September, 2026, and financial assistance upto Rs. 5 lakh per candidate will be provided.

WADA Restores accreditation of NDTL: The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL)  regained the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accreditation. NDTL  and as informed by WADA ,  its accreditation has been restored. With this, NDTL’s Anti-Doping testing and activities will be resumed with immediate effect. In its continuous efforts to excel, NDTL has been collaborating with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Guwahati and the CSIR-IIIM Jammu for research in Anti-Doping Science. NDTL has also been collaborating with other WADA accredited laboratories for strengthening its research activities and anti-doping efforts.

Union Sports Minister launched on 28.01.2021 a breakthrough Reference Material for use in chemical testing in the field of anti-doping synthesized by collaborative efforts of National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati. This Reference Material (RM), has been identified by NDTL as one of the rarely available RMs globally and would be used to strengthen anti-doping measures in all World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited laboratories.

National Anti-Doping Bill 2021 introduced in Parliament: The National Anti-Doping Bill, 2021, was introduced in Lok Sabha during Winter Session of Parliament. The Bill seeks to provide statutory framework for tackling doping in sport and give greater powers to the country’s doping watchdog.

#Cheer4lndia campaign: To cheer the Indian athletes participating in Tokyo Olympics a social media group was created under this Campaign, with all participating athletes, Coaches and Support Staffs as its members, to generate a feeling of oneness among the athletes during the games which are held under extra-ordinary circumstances.

Launch of theme Song and #Cheer4lndia campaign for Indian Olympic Team-2020: Official theme song of the Indian Olympic Team of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was launched in New Delhi on 24th June, 2021. A nation-wide #Cheer4lndia campaign through various activities like quizzes, selfie points, debates and discussions on Olympics was also launched. The activities were initiated in line with the advice of the Hon'ble Prime Minister that the entire nation must come together to support and motivate Indian athletes going to Tokyo Olympics.

Central Athlete Injury Management System (CAlMS): Central Athlete Injury Management System (CAlMS), a first-of-its-kind initiative by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports was launched on 11^th June, 2021 for streamlining the sports medicine and rehabilitation support offered to the athletes. The core committee of CAlMS includes eminent top of the line experts. CAlMS is expected to revolutionize the way athlete injuries are managed and treated. It will have the following four structures: Athlete Wellness Cell, On Field Sports Medicine Experts, National Resource Referral Teams and a Central Core Team.

143 Khelo India Centres across 7 States in India: Department of Sports launched another set of 143 Khelo India Centres across 7 States with a total budget estimate of Rs.114.30crore on25.05.2021. These centres will be entrusted with one sports discipline each. The States include Maharashtra, Mizoram, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.

Medical and accident insurance to athletes, coaches and support staff: In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was announced on 20.05.2021 that Sports Authority of India (SAl) will extend medical and accident insurance cover to more than 13,000 athletes, coaches and support staff from this year. Under this, the insurance cover of Rs.5 lakh each will be provided to all national campers, probable national campers, Khelo India athletes and junior campers training at SAl Centre of Excellence. While the health insurance would be for Rs.5 lakh each, it also includes a Rs. 25 lakh cover for accident or death.

Support to ex-international athletes and coaches amid ongoing Covid-19: In a bid to ensure that ex-international athletes and coaches have access to medical, financial and logistical support during Covid-19, Department of Sports (DoS), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Sports Authority of India (SM) had joined hands on 9 1May, 2021 to create a special support cell. Funds will be released from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS), wherein financial assistance will also be given to sportspersons and their families who are living in dire condition.

Fit India Mission in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) organized a virtual conference on 10th March 2021 on 'Fit Women, Fit Family, Fit India' as part of the convergence of Fit India Mission's Programme with 'BetiBachaoBetiPadhao' and to celebrate the International Women's Day celebrations.

On the occasion of International Women's Day and to celebrate 125 years of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's legacy, Fit India Mission and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) organized a 2 km walkathon for women and girls on 8 1h March 2021 in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Hon'bleMoS (I/C), MYAS, Shri Kiren Rijiju flagged off the 'Fit India Walkathon' to promote the importance of women in keeping the country fit. Along the same lines, NYKS organized walkathons across India.

Yogasana sport for both male and female categories was included in Khelo India Youth Games, 2021. The Government recognized the National Yogasana Sports Federation (NYSY) as a National Sports Federation for promotion and development of Yogasana as a competitive sport in the country. The Government recognition makes NYSF eligible for financial assistance for conduct of national championships in all the categories, viz. Senior, Junior and Sub-junior and participation in international sporting events.

'Fit Bengaluru for Fit India' triathlon was organized at Bengaluru on 22nd February, 2021. Union Sports Minister along with Shri Tejasvi Surya (MP, Bagalore South) participated in the event, which comprised 3 Kilometre Jogging, 1.5 Kilometre Cycling, 50 Meters (2 Laps) Swimming with swimmers and Water Polo Players. The event concluded with a short polo match.

Second Edition of Khelo India Winter Games: The second edition of Khelo India Winter Games was inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister on 26th February, 2021. The sports meet successfully concluded on March 2, 2021 in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir. The annual event was organized by the J&K Sports Council and the Winter Games Association of J&K with the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. On this occasion, Union Sports Minister announced various plans to further enhance the sports ecosystem in J&K including creating a state-of-the-art winter sports academy.

Fit India School Week: Union Sports Minister concluded the 2nd edition of "Fit India School Week" program on 27.01.2021. To celebrate the "Fit India School Week" program, a live virtual demonstration of the event was given by the students of Kendriya Vidalaya-2, Naval Base, Kochi who performed Suraya Namaska, free hand exercises, aerobics, dance, and extempore performance online. This program was conducted with the aim to encourage kids to inculcate physical activity and sports in their daily routine.

Honour Sporting Heroes: In an effort to honour sporting heroes of the country, the Department of Sports has taken a decision on 17.01.2021 to name all upcoming and upgraded sporting facilities of the Sports Authority of India (SAl), after renowned athletes, who have contributed to sports in India.

State Bank of India made a contribution of Rs 5 crores to National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) on 18.01.2021, with the primary aim of meeting the needs and requirements of elite athletes supported under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).

Union Sports Minister inaugurated a 162 bedded air conditioned residential hostel in the premises of the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range on 07.01.2021. This facility has been created at a cost of Rs 12.26 crore. With the creation of this hostel facility, it will be a major boost for the Indian shooters training at the facility who have previously been staying at accommodation outside the shooting range.

Union Sports Minister launched the Assam Rifles Public School (ARPS) in Shillong as a Khelo India Sports School on 04.01.2021. At present, 9 Sports Schools have been approved across the country with a view to integrate sports with education and in the process, develop sports in the country and improve the overall profile and outlook of athletes.

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Haryana Steelers go down 28-42 against Bengaluru Bulls

  

BENGALURU, DEC 30

Haryana Steelers fought hard throughout the match, but went down 28-42 against Bengaluru Bulls in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 in Bengaluru on Thursday. Vikash Kandola was Haryana's best player in this game with 7 raid points.
Haryana Steelers got off to a good start and took the lead at 4-2 in the opening minutes of the match, however, the Bengaluru Bulls effected an All Out in the 9th minute and took a five-point lead at 10-5. The Steelers tried to fight back, however, the Bulls kept picking up points and kept forging ahead. 

Kandola carried out a brilliant raid in the 13th minute, but the Bulls held their lead at 15-8. Bengaluru's Chandran Ranjit picked up some crucial raid points in the last few minutes of the first half as the sides went into the break with the Bulls leading at 19-13.
Bengaluru Bulls rode on the momentum and extended their lead in the opening minutes of the second half. Ashish pulled off a fantastic raid in the 29th minute, however, the Bulls led at 27-17. Moments later, the Bulls carried out another All Out and they took a 13-point lead at 31-18. 

The Steelers effected a brilliant tackle in the 33rd minute, but the Bulls kept the pressure on their opponents and held on to their lead. Kandola picked up a couple of raid points in the dying minutes of the game, however, the Bulls ensured that they stayed in the lead and eventually walked off the mat as the winners of the match.

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Haryana Governor inaugurates oxygen plant at Kalpana Chawla Medical College

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya interacting with patients at Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College and Hospital, Karnal on Wednesday

 CHANDIGARH, DEC 29

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Wednesday inaugurated 1000 LMP PAS oxygen plant at Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College and Hospital, Karnal. The plant has been built by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) under the PM CARES Fund.

 

“This plant will further improve the ease of oxygen supply,” said Shri Dattatraya, while lauding the efforts of the state government and the college management in upgrading healthcare facilities. The Governor-Chancellor also interacted with patients and inquired about their well being during his visit to Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College and Hospital, Karnal, today.

 

“It is a matter of happiness that the best of treatment and care are being given to patients in the hospital. I wish them speedy recovery,” added Shri Dattatraya, who also addressed students, faculty members and paramedical staff of the college and urged them to give their best while serving the patients.

 

Shri Dattatraya said that all hospitals in Haryana should make arrangements for online registration of patients in OPDs so that they do not face unnecessary delays and hardships. Responding to questions from students, the Governor said that they are the future of the country.

 

“Society has high hopes from you. Students should have discipline and dedication. Study with dedication and serve society and country after completing the course. Keep your campus clean,” he said, while emphasizing the need for character building. “There is some loss if wealth and health are lost but everything is lost if character is lost,” said Shri Dattatraya.

 

“Humanity is the biggest thing. We should have moral values. Have a positive attitude and know the difference between good and evil. Sweeping changes are taking place in education. The use of technology and artificial intelligence is increasing. Therefore, as students you should also keep an eye on global innovation,” he said.

 

On this occasion, MLA, Indri, Shri Ramkumar Kashyap, Deputy Commissioner Shri Nishant Kumar Yadav, Superintendent of Police Shri Gangaram Punia, SDM, Karnal, Shri Gaurav Kumar, Director, KCGMC&H Dr Jagdish Chandra Dureja, Medical Superintendent Dr Himanshu Madan, Civil Surgeon Dr Yogesh Kumar and other dignitaries were present.

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Chief Minister gives New Year gift to Anganwadi workers

 Chandigarh, Dec  29 

 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has made several important announcements in the interest of Anganwadi workers and helpers as new year gifts. The Chief Minister announced to give Rs 1 lakh to Anganwadi workers and Rs 50,000 to helpers from December 31, 2021. Along with this, the monthly honorarium will be increased to Rs 400 from September 2020 and Rs 450 from September 2021 and arrears for two years (years 2019-20 and 2020-21) along with incentive of Rs 1000 each will be given to all Anganwadi workers for working as frontline workers during COVID-19.

The Chief Minister made these announcements during a meeting held on Wednesday with the office bearers of Anganwadi Workers Union regarding their demands. Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda, was also present on the occasion.

Anganwadi workers and helpers will not be removed from their centres

The Chief Minister took other important decisions while considering the demands of the Anganwadi workers sympathetically. He said that no Anganwadi worker and helper would be removed from the Anganwadi centres. Rather, the state government is moving ahead in the direction of opening crèches along with Anganwadis in the state. These crèches will have even better facilities for children. Along with fresh candidates, Anganwadi workers will also get a chance for recruitment in these crèches.

Anganwadi workers will be covered under Ayushman Bharat Scheme

Sh. Manohar Lal said that Anganwadi workers will be covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme in future. Along with this, under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, an amount of Rs 2 lakh will be provided in case of an accident. Under this scheme, a premium of Rs 12 per month will be paid by the state government.

Announcement of giving Rs 2 lakh each in a recent case of accidental death of two Anganwadi workers

On hearing about the death of two Anganwadi workers of Jhajjar district in an accident recently, Sh. Manohar Lal announced an immediate release of Rs. 2 lakh each for the victims on the spot. He said that the rent of all Anganwadi centres would be given by the Panchayat or ULB after review from the PWD. He said that a policy would be formulated for promotion of Anganwadi workers to the post of supervisor through written examination.

Mobile phones will be given to all Anganwadi workers

The Chief Minister said that new changes are taking place in the modern era of technology. It is the effort of the State Government that in future Anganwadis should also be modern and better facilities should be provided for the children. For this purpose, all the Anganwadi workers will be given one mobile phone each by the department so that they can keep the complete data report related to their Anganwadi online and maintain regular updates on the nutrition tracker app. For this training will be given to Anganwadi workers. He further said that the use of technology brings transparency in the system and also eliminates the possibility of any malpractices.

Government is working with the spirit of Antyodaya

He said that with the spirit of Antyodaya, the State Government is taking continuous steps to ensure that the benefits of government welfare schemes reach to the last person. For this, Antyodaya fairs are being organised under the Chief Minister Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana, in which one lakh families with income of up to Rs. 1 lakh have been identified in the first phase. Such identified families will be linked with scheme or self employment as per their eligibility and the sole aim is to increase their family income. So far, about 17,000 families have benefited through these fairs.

Representatives of Anganwadi Workers Union expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister and the Minister of State for Women and Child Development

The representatives of Anganwadi Workers Union after the meeting expressed their gratitude to Sh. Manohar Lal and Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda for accepting their demands and for announcements made by the Chief Minister. They added that these announcements of the Chief Minister would directly benefit the families of thousands of Anganwadi workers and helpers in the state.

On this occasion Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Smt. G. Anupama, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Smt. Ashima Brar, Director of Women and Child Development, Smt. Hema Sharma and other officers of the department were present.

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Punjabi University and Sant Baba Bhag Singh University win

 

 CHANDIGARH, DEC 28  

Punjabi University,  Patiala  eked out a narrow 1-0 win against Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in the first quarter-final league match of the North Zone Inter University Men's Football Tournament at Punjabi University Campus in Patiala today.
The all-important goal was scored by captain Deepak Kumar in the 65th minute.
In the second league fixture,  Sant Baba Bhag Singh University, Jalandhar defeated Punjab  University of  Chandigarh.  Sant Baba Bhag Singh University scored their first goal in the 37th minute and the second in the 84th minute.
Tomorrow Panjab  University will play against Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar at 12 noon and Punjabi University, Patiala will cross swords with Sant Baba Bhag Singh University Jalandhar  at 2 p.m.
These four universities have qualified to participate in the All India Inter-University Sports Football Championship to be held from January 11 to 15, 2022 at MG University, Kottayam.

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Haryana ahead in overall performance among best health systems

 Chandigarh, Dec 28

Haryana has been ahead in the overall performance among best health systems in the Health Index released by NITI Aayog. Haryana has retained the rank of base year 2018-19 in 2019-20 as well. Haryana is the only state where there was no shortage of staff nurses. Haryana has covered its entire staff under IT enabled HRMIS. Haryana is also one of the leading states in terms of improvement in District, Sub-District Hospital, PHC quality accreditation.

Under the leadership of Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, the state government is continuously engaged in strengthening the health infrastructure. To meet the demand of doctors in the state, the process of opening one medical college in every district is going on. A target has been set to produce 2500 doctors every year and for this the MBBS seats have been increased to 1685 from 700 in 2014. Along with MBBS seats, about 600 seats for PG courses have also been increased.

Haryana is also getting cooperation in the medical field from the Central Government. National Cancer Institute has been established at Badsa in Jhajjar district. Apart from this, the process of setting up AIIMS at Rewari and AIIMS of Ayurveda in Panchkula is in progress. In comparison to other departments, priority is being given to the education and health departments in the budget allocation. The annual budget of other departments is increased by 5-7 percent, while the budget of education and health departments is increased by 12-15 percent.

The Haryana Health Department has also done a commendable job in controlling the first and second wave of corona. In view of the demand for oxygen during the second wave of corona, the team of health department is making continuous efforts to supply oxygen. Now orders have been issued that it will be mandatory for all hospitals with more than 50 beds whether they are government or private, to install PSA plants for oxygen supply.

It is noteworthy that the Health Index is released by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the World Bank. In this, annual ranking of performance and incremental improvement of all the states and union territories is done at the aggregate level.

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New schemes to increase income of the poor: Chief Minister

 CHANDIGARH, DEC 28

 Haryana Chief Minister  Manohar Lal said that Haryana Government will come up with new schemes in the coming days to increase the income of poor families. Along with this, old schemes will also be reviewed. The goal of the government is to deliver the benefits of the schemes to the last person standing in the line. The second phase of Antyodaya Melas will start across the state from January 7. In the first phase 156 fairs were organized. In this, 90,000 out of 1.5 lakh families took part. The loans of many people who came to these Melas have also been approved. The purpose of these melas is to encourage poor families to take up employment.

The Chief Minister held a meeting with Additional Deputy Commissioners across the state at Haryana Niwas on Tuesday. During this, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar and all the Deputy Commissioners were connected virtually.

During the meeting, while giving instructions to the Additional Deputy Commissioners, the Chief Minister said that the Parivar Pehchan Patra is being appreciated not only in the state but it is being discussed all over the country. People from other states are coming to study this model. He said that all ADCs should carry out this job with sensitivity. Everyone's goal is to help the poor and needy families advance, he added. Different ideas should be worked on related to this, so that the goal can be achieved in a time bound manner. He further said that efforts have to be made to make the entire district self-reliant, take the youth, not towards jobs but towards employment, so that they are in the line of job givers instead of job seekers.

The Chief Minister said that the work of the third phase of Parivar Pehchan Patra has been completed. The work on the fourth phase will start soon. In the coming days, the benefits of many schemes will be delivered through this.

He said that for those who are above 55 years and want to do work, special provision will be made in any scheme for them.

Credit for social work should be added in higher education

The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the Higher Education Department should take steps to inculcate the spirit of social service and environmental protection among the students. In future, such provisions will be made so that the credit of works related to cleanliness, tree planting, cleanliness campaign and government schemes should be given in colleges and universities. This will help create awareness on social issues among the students.

The Chief Minister stressed upon the Deputy Commissioners to get maximum registration done on the Samarpan Portal. He said that every district has a large number of retired employees and officers from army and government services. Such people should be encouraged to register on the Samarpan portal for contributing to social work. Deputy Commissioners should establish contact with these people.

Income verification of 134-A should be completed as soon as possible

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that students have been selected under 134-A across the state. Deputy Commissioner should complete the work of income verification after taking a list of these from the District Education Officers, so that these students can get admission to schools.

Set up camps for Meri Fasal-Mera Byora

The Chief Minister said that like the Parivar Pehchan Patra, the Meri Fasal-Mera Byora scheme is also being appreciated across the country. This is an ambitious scheme of the government for the farmers. Under this, farmers have to give the details of their crops twice a year. With this, the work of mapping 100 percent land will also be done. Deputy Commissioners should make more and more farmers aware in this regard by organizing camps at the village level. Along with this, the names of the farmers who have got the registration done should be displayed on charts in the villages, he said.

Number of Model Sanskriti Schools will be increased

The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that Haryana Government would increase the number of Model Sanskriti schools in future to promote education. Recently, the number of students in government schools of Haryana has increased.

Date of birth of those without certificate will be verified

The Chief Minister said that the work of verifying the date of birth of those people who do not have any proof of birth date would also be started across the state. There are a large number of such people, who will attain 60 years of age; they will automatically start getting the benefits of pension scheme etc.

Caution against Omicron

The Chief Minister has directed all the Deputy Commissioners to be vigilant about the new variant of the corona virus, Omicron. He said that every person coming from abroad should be kept under watch. If necessary, they should be home isolated. From January 1, only those taking double doses should be allowed to move in public places. Apart from this, instructions like applying masks, washing hands and maintaining proper distance should be followed. Corona vaccination of adolescents and youth of 15 to 18 years will start from January 3.

 Apart from this, people above 60 years of age and suffering from serious illness will also start receiving booster dose from January 10. Work should be done to ensure that people have been given both doses of the COVID vaccine at the district level. 

On this occasion, the Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Principal Secretary, Haryana Social Justice & Empowerment Department,  Sh. Vineet Garg, and Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal were present.

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ICC announces 2021 Awards, including Sobers Trophy and Flint Trophy

 SHARJAH, DEC 28

 The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, celebrating and rewarding the top performances across men’s and women’s international cricket throughout the year.
The ICC Awards 2021 recognise the outstanding performers following a year that comprised major international events such as the ICC World Test Championship Final and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, alongside numerous bilateral series in which records were broken.
This year’s awards will comprise a total of 13 individual awards in all, as well as five Team of the Year announcements for each format across men’s and women’s cricket.
 The individual award categories are as follows:
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year
ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year
ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year
ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award
ICC Umpire of the Year
The first seven categories listed above will feature a shortlist of four names, and these will be announced from  December  28 to 31 December across all of ICC’s digital and social media channels. The shortlisted categories will recognize those players who have had the most impactful performances in the period under consideration – January1, 2021 to 31 December 2021. The names shortlisted for these awards will be decided by a specialist ICC Awards panel, comprising prominent cricket journalists and broadcasters from across the globe along with ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice.
The ICC Voting Academy, comprising a wider selection of global cricket journalists and broadcasters, will vote for their first, second and third choices, while global cricket fans will also be invited to vote for their top performers via ICC’s digital channels. The result of the ICC Voting Academy selections and the fans’ vote will be combined to determine the winner in each of these categories.
The Emerging and Associate categories listed above will not feature shortlists and will be determined solely by the Voting Academy.
The ICC Spirit of Cricket Award honours an action, moment, gesture, or decision on the field of play in international cricket during the year which best reflects the Spirit of Cricket, and this will be determined by the ICC, while the ICC Umpire of the Year Award is determined by votes collected from the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees and Full Member men’s and women’s captains.
The five ICC Teams of the Year will be also decided by the ICC Voting Academy via an online survey – with each voter selecting their teams in the batting order and nominating a captain for each format.
The winners for each category will be announced in January 2022. The five official ICC Teams of the Year are set to be announced on 17 and 18 January, whereas the individual awards pertaining to women’s cricket will be announced on 23 January. The men’s awards, as well as the ICC Spirit of Cricket and ICC Umpire of the Year award, will be announced on January 24.

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Kamal Gupta and Devendra Babli take oath as Cabinet Ministers

Chandigarh, Dec 28

 Haryana Governor  Bandaru Dattatraya, on the advice of the Chief Minister  Manohar Lal today administered the oath of office and secrecy to two MLAs, Mr  Kamal Gupta and Mr Devendra Babli, as Cabinet Ministers in the Haryana Council of Ministers.

Mr Kamal Gupta took oath in Sanskrit and Mr  Devendra Babli in Hindi at the swearing-in ceremony held at Haryana Raj Bhavan.

Mr Manohar Lal and Deputy Chief Minister, Mr  Dushyant Chautala, besides Cabinet and State Ministers were present during the oath ceremony.

Senior IAS officer, Mr  VS Kundu duly started and concluded the swearing-in ceremony.

Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, Deputy Speaker  Ranbir Gangwa, senior leaders, many senior administrative and police officers of the Haryana Government, besides the family members of the ministers who were sworn in as new ministers were present on this occasion.

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Haryana Steelers defeat Telugu Titans 39-37 in PKL

  

BENGALURU, DEC 28

Haryana Steelers recorded their first victory in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 after defeating Telugu Titans 39-37 in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Haryana attained the lead early on in the match and ensured that they held on to their lead through the most part of the game. Meetu emerged as the best player for the Haryana Steelers in this match with 12 raid points.

Haryana Steelers pulled off a fantastic tackle and led at 5-3 in the fourth minute of the match. However, the Titans fought back and picked up two points in quick succession. Moments later, the Titans carried out a tackle and took the lead at 6-5. But, the Steelers pulled off a fantastic Super Tackle and regained the lead. The Haryana side carried out an All Out in the 13th minute and took a five-point lead at 16-11.

 Rohit Gulia effected a brilliant raid in the 16th minute as the Steelers led at 20-13. The Haryana team continued to put pressure on their opponents and went into the break leading at 23-19.
Meetu carried out a brilliant raid in the opening minutes of the second half as the Steelers led by 7 points at 27-20. 

Moments later, the Haryana side effected an All-Out and extended their lead further. The Titans tried to fight back with a Super Raid in the 28th minute, however, the Steelers carried out a tackle moments later and kept forging ahead. 

Meetu pulled off another brilliant raid in the 31st minute as the Steelers took a 10-point lead at 36-26. The Haryana side rode on the momentum and ensured that they stayed in the lead until the last minute of the match.

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