Showing posts with label Jharkhand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jharkhand. Show all posts

Monday, October 6, 2008

Assam Netball Teams Named

Nazira, Oct 5: The senior men and women Netball teams of Assam have been selected for taking part in 34th National Games to be held at Jharkhand and for the national selection camp in New Delhi from October 4. The India netball team will be selected for Common Wealth Games from the New Delhi camp.
The Assam team’s selection was made after the five-days camp held at Rohiteswar Saikia Memorial Indoor Stadium, here recently where players from Tinsukia, Sivasagar, Nazira, Jorhat, Baksa, Guwahati, Orang and Mariani districts took part.
The teams: (Men) Dipak Gogoi (Sivasagar, Captain), Dipu Deka (Baksa), Atul Boru (Baksa), Pinku Borgohain (Nazira), Siladitya Bhattacharya (Nazira), Devajit Dihingia (Nazira), Jamal Ali (Nazira), Dipankar Gosh (Tinsukia), Sunil Senapati (Tinsukia), Guneswar Sonuwal (Sivasagar), Manash Sonuwal (Jorhat).
Women: Lolita Deka (Baksa), Trishna Mahanta (Baksa, Captain), Maidangshree Boru (Baksa), Nayanmoni Deka (Guwahati), Rumi Chetia (Sivasagar), Kripa Doimari (Orang), Jumashree Musahari (Orang), Rumila Basumatari (Orang), Simi Chetia (Nazira), Boby Baishya (Nazira) and Rita Bora (Nazira).

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Hockey Astroturf in Assam

Sports Minister MS Gill says Kokrajhar will get astroturf:
New Delhi, Apr 29: Sports Minister M S Gill today approved the laying of 12 new astroturfs in the country, a project which will cost Rs 42 crore.
Locations for new Astroturfs include Singpura (J&K) and tribal pockets like Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) and Kokrajhar (Assam).
In another eight places, the work for establishment of astroturf is at different stages of completion. Besides, the work relating to replacement of old astroturfs at NIS Patiala and Kolkata is underway.
The proposal for setting up of another four astroturfs is also in the pipeline, he said.
By the end of 2009, India will have 30 Astroturfs spread across the country for the promotion of hockey.
Source: Press Trust of India

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Jharkhand reaction on Assam violence

National Games ban threat to Assam:

Ranchi, Nov 27: Enraged by the violence in Assam targeting tribals, the Adivasi Chatra Sangh (ACS) in Jharkhand has decided to oppose the entry of the northeastern state’s team in the 34th National Games scheduled to be held in Ranchi next year.

The organisation has also decided to enforce an “economic blockade” in Jharkhand as part of its strategy to create pressure on the Centre for the demand of Scheduled Tribe status to the “tea tribes” in Assam.

“If the Assam government fails to give the tea tribes ST status within the next two months, we will not allow the Assam team to set foot on the soil of Jharkhand for participating in the National Games,” said Chamra Linda, the president of the tribal students’ organisation. The National Games is to be held in January-February next year.

Linda said he differed with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren, who gave a clean chit to the Congress government in Assam. “We doubt what he is saying is correct,” he said.

The students’ association boss said the coal that is transported to the Centre and Assam from Jharkhand to fuel thermal plants there would be stopped, resulting in an “economic blockade”. “We have proposed this step. But the dates will be declared if the Assam government fails to fulfil its responsibility of providing ST status to the tea tribes,” Linda said.

A delegation of association leaders marched to Raj Bhavan and handed over a memorandum to the governor’s office. In the absence of Syed Sibtey Razi, who is not in the capital, principal secretary Amit Khare accepted the memorandum.

“Through the governor, we have asked the President to take notice of the demands of the tea tribes. Since it is the President who notifies ST status for a group, why should there be region-wise discrepancy? Tea tribes elsewhere are tribals,” said Karma Oraon, the professor of anthropology, Ranchi University. He said the tea tribes are settled in Assam for the past 150 years and have been denied their constitutional rights even after 60 years of Independence.

Members of the ST cell of the state BJP also visited Raj Bhavan and handed over a memorandum.

Source: Posted on The Telegraph

Friday, November 9, 2007

U-15 East Zone Cricket

Assam facing defeat against Jharkhand

Nov 8: Assam are dacing defeat in the East Zone U-15 cricket tournament for the Polly Umrigar Trophy against Jharkhand at Guwahati.

On the second day of the three-day match at the Maligaon Railway Stadium here , in reply to Assam’s first innings total of 115, Jharkhand piled up 315 in 93.2 overs after resuming the day on 170 for three.

After conceding a first innings lead of 145, Assam were again in trouble losing three second innings wicket for 61 at the draw of stumps on the second day.

Brief Scores: Assam 1st innings: 115 (Sanzow Brahma 23, Dominic Rex 6/13)

Jharkhand 1st innings: 315 (Nazir Alam 69, Kumar Abhisek 39, Vishal Singh 37, Chirag Tekriwal 36, Babul Singh 32, Sanzow Brahma 4/45, Jogeswar Bhumez 2/55)

Assam 2nd innings: 61/3 (Jnan Boro 30 batting, Sanzow Brahma 11 batting, Manu Kumar 2/19)

Source: The Assam Tribune