1. 75th Senior National Table Tennis C’ship begins
i. The 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship has begun in Patna this morning. The event will be formally inaugurated in the afternoon.
ii. Six day long championship held at Patiputra sports complex in Patna where 34 Men and 30 women teams including top men’s players Sharad Kamal and Soumojit Ghosh are participating in the tournament.
iii. On the first three day of championship all teams will vie for the top honours while the rest three days will witness more electrifying contest in the men’s and women singles.
iv. The winners of the singles event will certainly get the edge to get selected in the Indian team for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Scotland and Asian games to be held in South Korea.
2. Mumbai police chief quits, may plunge into politics
i. Mumbai Police Commissioner, Satyapal Singh, tendered his resignation to the State Home Department on Thursday and plans to explore a career in politics.
ii. Mr.Singh has sought Voluntary Retirement from service and wants to be relieved from his duties by the second week of February.
iii. According to sources Mr. Singh has received offers from two major political parties - BJP and AAP. The BJP is keen to field Mr. Singh for a Lok Sabha seat from Meerut.
iv. Now I would like to expand my area of operation and I would like to devote my time and energy for social harmony, national reconstruction and world peace," Mr. Singh added
v. Mr Singh becomes the first police chief to quit the force. The 1980 batch officer was due for retirement in 2015.
3. Srinivasan’s name in Mudgal report; can’t discharge any duty in BCCI: SC
i. The Supreme Court today said that the suspended Chief of BCCI N. Srinivasan's name figures in the inquiry report submitted by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee on February 10. The apex court said that Srinivasan cannot discharge any function inside BCCI.
ii. The court added that any probe into allegations made by Mudgal committee which enqiured into the IPL scam, against 13 people including N Srinivasan should be done by BCCI itself to maintain its institutional autonomy.
iii. On Tuesday, Srinivasan had appealed to the Supreme Court to reinstate him as BCCI chief. He was removed from the post on March 28. The court said its interim order will stand.
iv. The Apex Court also said that Sundar Raman can continue as the Chief Operating Officer of the Indian Premier League. The interim BCCI president Sunil Gavaskar has recommended that Sundar Raman can continue, the court informed
4. Army’s Sikh Light Infantry wins best marching contingent award
i. Army's Sikh Light Infantry has been awarded the best marching contingent among the three Services at the Republic Day parade this year while the CRPF contingent bagged the honours in the paramilitary and auxiliary forces category.
ii. In the Services category, Territorial Army (Sikh LI) has been adjudged the best marching contingent in the Republic Day Parade 2014.
iii. In the category of Para-Military Forces and other auxiliary marching contingents, CRPF contingent has been adjudged the best contingent," a defence ministry release said.
iv. Out of the 18 tableaux, including five from union ministries and departments, the West Bengal tableaux, which depicted the famous Purulia Chhau dance, has bagged the top award.
v. "Tamil Nadu's tableaux on Pongal festival was adjudged the second best, while the third position has gone to the Assam tableaux based on the contribution of legendary folk singer, composer and writer Bhupen Hazarika to Assam's folk culture," the release said.
vi. In the competitive category of performances by school children, the dance presented by Navy Children School, New Delhi has been adjudged the best while a consolation prize was awarded to Govt Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Hastsal, New Delhi, for their beautiful portrayal of traditional folk dance of Chhattisgarh.
i. The 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship has begun in Patna this morning. The event will be formally inaugurated in the afternoon.
ii. Six day long championship held at Patiputra sports complex in Patna where 34 Men and 30 women teams including top men’s players Sharad Kamal and Soumojit Ghosh are participating in the tournament.
iii. On the first three day of championship all teams will vie for the top honours while the rest three days will witness more electrifying contest in the men’s and women singles.
iv. The winners of the singles event will certainly get the edge to get selected in the Indian team for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Scotland and Asian games to be held in South Korea.
2. Mumbai police chief quits, may plunge into politics
i. Mumbai Police Commissioner, Satyapal Singh, tendered his resignation to the State Home Department on Thursday and plans to explore a career in politics.
ii. Mr.Singh has sought Voluntary Retirement from service and wants to be relieved from his duties by the second week of February.
iii. According to sources Mr. Singh has received offers from two major political parties - BJP and AAP. The BJP is keen to field Mr. Singh for a Lok Sabha seat from Meerut.
iv. Now I would like to expand my area of operation and I would like to devote my time and energy for social harmony, national reconstruction and world peace," Mr. Singh added
v. Mr Singh becomes the first police chief to quit the force. The 1980 batch officer was due for retirement in 2015.
3. Srinivasan’s name in Mudgal report; can’t discharge any duty in BCCI: SC
i. The Supreme Court today said that the suspended Chief of BCCI N. Srinivasan's name figures in the inquiry report submitted by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee on February 10. The apex court said that Srinivasan cannot discharge any function inside BCCI.
ii. The court added that any probe into allegations made by Mudgal committee which enqiured into the IPL scam, against 13 people including N Srinivasan should be done by BCCI itself to maintain its institutional autonomy.
iii. On Tuesday, Srinivasan had appealed to the Supreme Court to reinstate him as BCCI chief. He was removed from the post on March 28. The court said its interim order will stand.
iv. The Apex Court also said that Sundar Raman can continue as the Chief Operating Officer of the Indian Premier League. The interim BCCI president Sunil Gavaskar has recommended that Sundar Raman can continue, the court informed
4. Army’s Sikh Light Infantry wins best marching contingent award
i. Army's Sikh Light Infantry has been awarded the best marching contingent among the three Services at the Republic Day parade this year while the CRPF contingent bagged the honours in the paramilitary and auxiliary forces category.
ii. In the Services category, Territorial Army (Sikh LI) has been adjudged the best marching contingent in the Republic Day Parade 2014.
iii. In the category of Para-Military Forces and other auxiliary marching contingents, CRPF contingent has been adjudged the best contingent," a defence ministry release said.
iv. Out of the 18 tableaux, including five from union ministries and departments, the West Bengal tableaux, which depicted the famous Purulia Chhau dance, has bagged the top award.
v. "Tamil Nadu's tableaux on Pongal festival was adjudged the second best, while the third position has gone to the Assam tableaux based on the contribution of legendary folk singer, composer and writer Bhupen Hazarika to Assam's folk culture," the release said.
vi. In the competitive category of performances by school children, the dance presented by Navy Children School, New Delhi has been adjudged the best while a consolation prize was awarded to Govt Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Hastsal, New Delhi, for their beautiful portrayal of traditional folk dance of Chhattisgarh.
