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Eight State Players Find Place Among Probables

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Bangalore:
Eight Karnataka players found a place in the list of 48 probables announced by Hockey India on Saturday for the next phase of the national camp that is currently underway at the Sports Authority of India campus here.
Goalkeeper Bharat Chetri, defender and drag-flick specialist VR Raghunath, midfielders Arjun Halappa and Vikramkanth, and forwards SV Sunil, Amar Aiyamma, Nithin Thimmaiah and Pradhan Somanna made the cut from the original number of 90. 

The national camp took off under new coach Michael Nobbs on July 3 while HI selectors AB Subbaiah, BP Govinda, Col Balbir Singh and Thoiba Singh conducted a three-day selection process from July 13 before announcing the shortlist.

The shortlist is further expected to be pruned to 18 by the beginning of next month at the conclusion of the first phase of the camp towards the end of this month. The second phase is scheduled to kick off on August 8. The 18 campers will continue to train at SAI until August 28 before flying to Ordos, China for the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy from September 3-12.

Newly-appointed coach Nobbs left for Australia on Saturday and is expected to rejoin the camp by the end of the month, provided he procures his work visa. In his absence, SS Grewal will oversee the camp.

The shortlist: Goalkeepers: Bharat Chetri, Adrian D’Souza, PR Sreejesh, Kamaldeep Singh.

Defenders: Rupinder Pal Singh, Sandeep Singh, William Xalxo, VR Raghunath, Harpreet Singh, Gurjinder Singh, Diwakar Ram.

Midfielders: Sardar Singh, Gurbaj Singh, Vikram Pillay, Arjun Halappa, Vikas Sharma, Vikramkanth, Bharat Chikara, Danish Mujtaba, Prabodh Tirkey, Vikas Pillay, Birender Lakra Jr,  Ravi Pal, Ignace Tirkey, Manjit Kullu, Kothajit, Manpreet Singh, Ajitesh Roy.

Forwards: Rajpal Singh, SV Sunil, Tushar Khandker, Amar Aiyamma, Mandip Antil, Shivendra Singh, Bikas Toppo, Sarvanjit Singh, Roshan Minz, Nithin Thimmaiah, Prabhdeep Singh, Banmali Xess, Akashdeep Singh, Gurvinder Singh Chandi, Pradhan Somanna, Prabhjot Singh, Yuvraj Valmiki, Dharamvir Singh, Chinglinsana, Ramandeep Singh

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Home> Sports / DHNS / Jul 16th, 2011

 

Augustin retains Karnataka State U-25 Chess Championship

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Master Augustin A, a fourteen year boy from kodagu retained the Karnataka State under 25 Chess Championship for the second consecutive year.
Augustin defeated top seeded Sriram Sarja in the sixth round and Balkishan A of Bangalore, third seed of the tournament on the way to the title. He scored a full eight points out of eight rounds. Sameer Ghotane of HDFC Bank scored six and half points and finished second.

 

Augustin and Sameer Ghotane  will represent Karnataka State in the National Under 25 Chess Championship 2011 to be held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh in August.

source: http://www. karnatakachess.com / United Karnataka Chess  Association

Femina Miss India Contestant – Dayana Erappa

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DAYANA ERAPPA – PROFILE
Dayana Erappa (Picture credit: Jitu Savlani)
Name: Dayana Erappa
Age: 20 years 

Height: 5’11’’

Weight: 54 Kg

Vital statistics (in inches):32-26-36

Place of birth: Coorg

City: Bengaluru
Crowned: RMKV Femina Miss Photogenic/photo.cms?msid=7971985

School

Profession: Model/Student

Relationship Status: Single

College: Baldwin’s Methodist College

The last movie that made you cry?
Guzaarish

If a star were to give a solo performance for you, whom would you prefer and why?

Salman Khan, because he does everything with style, class and panache
The weirdest thing you have ever tasted…
Nothing as yet. 

What gives you a high?
Music

If you win Miss India, what would be your first big splurge?
I would like to help the disadvantaged children.

One law you would like to break…
Break one law and you break them all.

Your best kept secret…
It’s a secret.

A tune you cannot get out of your mind…
There are a lot of tunes which cannot get out of my mind

Coolest pick up line you have ever heard?
Is your dad an alien? I answered no and then he said, “because baby your out of the world.”

What is the craziest rumour you have heard about yourself?
That I will win the Miss World crown

Do you have a tattoo or a piercing in a secret place? Where?
No

What is the sexiest single article of clothing a woman can wear?
A saree.

Your craziest experience in life so far?
In the middle of the night, when me and my friends randomly drove around and we found ourselves in Kerala next day and stayed back for a week.

How sexy is intellect?
Very much, matter of the mind can be a real turn on.

Is nude photography an art form or an entertainment? Or it can be both?
It can be both

With which celebrity would you like to go on a vacation…
Salman Khan

Do you think live-in is a good way to check out a relationship?
Yes

Your body to you means…
To me a lot

A man’s most attractive feature…
His chivalry

Success or riches?
Success 

One word in which you would like to be described to a guy…
Simple

Favorite Actor: Salman Khan

Favorite Sportsman: Michael Jordan

Favorite Movies: 127 hours

Love is…the nature of bliss

Food is…it rules the mind

Sex is…it is the most important thing in the world and the whole world runs on it.

Modeling Assignments: Colombo Fashion Week, Splash show in Dubai, walked for well known designers of India

TV ads: Krishnaiah Chetty &Sons

source: http://www.feminamissindia.indiatimes.com / Miss India > Contestant Profiles > Miss India / FEMINA MISS INDIA.

An Indian and a Pakistani Fight Together for a Grand Slam of Fairy-Tale Coincidences

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India’s UN envoy Hardeep Singh Puri shakes hands with Qureshi as Bopanna (second from left) and Pakistan ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon look on in New York. Jay Mandal/ On Assignment

Sept. 9: If there ever was a Grand Slam of political correctness, it will unfold tomorrow at Flushing Meadows.

Before you say “Yuck!” and turn the page, consider the conspiracy of coincidences.

• An Indian and a Pakistani will play in a Grand Slam final at the US Open on Friday.

• Forgot to mention: they will play on the same side.

• On the stands will be the Indian and Pakistani ambassadors to the UN. They were there on Wednesday night when the two stormed into the final.

• Sania Mirza, whose marriage raised the question which cricket team will she support, and her husband Shoaib Malik can finally support the same team. And they play her game.

• Finally, did you notice that the match is taking place on the eve of Id and Ganesh Chaturthi, which fall on the same day this year?

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi may or may not win the US Open men’s doubles final on Friday.

But the 30-year-olds will add the taut thwack of the tennis racquet to the coliseum of sport diplomacy that so far has been echoing with the zing of the ping pong and the thud of the willow smacking leather.

For the good souls who refuse to give up and religiously light candles on the Wagah border each year, Bopanna and Qureshi, dubbed the “Indo-Pak Express”, may seem like a made-to-order dream come true.

Bopanna, who traces his roots to Coorg, and Qureshi, born in Lahore, first played together in 2003 but did not become devoted teammates until this year, when they played under the slogan “Stop War, Start Tennis”.

Both acknowledge the burden of expectations they carry. “It’s a great feeling to know that you can make a difference,” Bopanna said. “Hopefully, this will encourage a healthier relationship between India and Pakistan.

Qureshi concedes that the peace initiative has changed their lives. “I think what changed both our careers was when we became ambassadors of peace…. The first time we initiated our campaign about Stop War and Start Tennis, I think, was the main week everybody started to take notice of it,” Qureshi said.

Peace and Sport, an organisation in Monaco which promotes reconciliation through sport, supplied them with T-shirts and sweatshirts with the slogan: “Stop War, Start Tennis.”

Joë Bouzou, president and founder of Peace and Sport, said of the new Indo-Pakistan tennis alliance: “Their story of friendship through sport is a real inspiration for youngsters.”

But don’t take the bilateral bond too far. The two do not profess to be similar.

“We don’t have many things in common, to be honest,” Qureshi said. “He likes spicy food; I don’t. He likes to dance to slow songs; I don’t. He’s got a big game; I don’t.”

The pair’s advance has come at a time Pakistan is going though crises on multiple fronts: the war on terror has bitterly divided the country, floodwaters are ravaging its hinterland and the lone shining beacon of cricket is now caught in a “spot-fixing” scandal.

“I can’t thank Rohan enough for being my partner and playing with me. Pakistan has been going through a lot for the last two or three years from all the terrorist attacks and the flooding now for the last few months and the cricket scandal also,” Qureshi said.

Bopanna pointed to one tangible accomplishment. “We are glad that our journey is bringing people together and also having a positive impact,” he said.

Yes, they did make some twain meet. Among the spectators yesterday when Bopanna and Qureshi beat Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos to advance to their first Grand Slam final were the Indian and Pakistani ambassadors to the UN, Hardeep Singh Puri and Abdullah Hussain Haroon, respectively.

It was the first time that any two diplomats from India and Pakistan had sat together to watch them play. “It was a beautiful thing to see,” Qureshi said

Perhaps aware of the role chance as well as compulsions play in such pairings, Puri was somewhat circumspect. He merely chose to say that “this is sports, but it shows the great potential”. Haroon was more forthright: “Hardeep and I are in the New York area and we are always looking for avenues to open and this is a magnificent one.” 

But both will be aware that sport diplomacy — which mesmerised people in 1971 when an American team played ping pong in China in what was immortalised as the “ping heard around the world” — has set up false dawns in the past in the subcontinent.

The wily Zia-ul Haq twice scored brownie runs on the cricket pitch (see chart)but failed to pull India and Pakistan out of the rut of mistrust.

The tennis truce has come at a time Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is spearheading a peace initiative with Pakistan. It may appear ironic that Singh’s decision not to attend the UN General Assembly this month and risk another fruitless meeting in New York with the Pakistani leadership may actually help his cause of peace with Islamabad.

The high-decibel publicity for the Indo-Pak Express at the US Open this week appears to have resulted in an inevitability that the two countries must now make some progress towards tennis diplomacy to supplement their ongoing joint efforts for more people-to-people exchanges.

Some tennis buffs may feel that it is just as well, therefore, that the Prime Minister is excusing himself from the General Assembly and, instead, sending external affairs minister S.M. Krishna in his place to New York. Tennis is as close to Krishna’s heart as politics.

It may thus turn out that as it gets closer to another meeting between Krishna and foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, tennis may act as a guarantee against a fresh round of accusations of bad faith.

Among Americans who are never lagging in offers of overt and covert help in taking forward the India-Pakistan peace process, there are already whispers about the Bopanna-Qureshi tango and the presence of their respective UN ambassadors eventually leading to a match with a court on their volatile border.

But the Indians are acutely aware that like in almost everything else, in tennis too, it is not a relationship of equals between India and Pakistan. Pakistan simply does not have many top tennis players, so Qureshi turned to someone with whom he has subcontinental compatibility.

Forget such nitpicking for a day and let Sania have the last word.

Sania tweeted using Bopanna’s nickname Bofors (yes, the gun that helped beat back the Kargil invaders): “wooowwww!! U guys on fire:) well done bofors… Sports and love can bring ANYTHING together… who would have thought Indians and Pakistanis would be cheering for the same team to win!”
WITH INPUTS FROM NYTNS, ARCHIS MOHAN AND OUR SPORTS BUREAU

source: http://www.telegraphindia.com / Front page> Story / by K.P. Nayar / Friday Sep 10th, 2010

Maj Gen Chengappa is New IG AR (S)

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Imphal:

Major Gen BK Chengapa who earlier commanded the 14 Garhwal Rifles in Manipur has taken over as the IG AR (South) from Maj General BS Ghotra who has been posted to a coveted appointment at Integrated Defence Headquarters.


Incoming IG AR (S) Maj Gen Chengapa shakes hands with his predecessor BS Ghotra

In a statement, PIB (Defence Wing) said that Maj Gen Chengapa hails from Coorg in Karnataka and his earlier association with Manipur has enabled him to experience the rich socio-cultural dynamics of the State.

The new IG is a veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak war and has experienced CI Ops in JK and the North East as well as at the battle field of Siachen, said PIB.

Gen Chengapa had also commanded the 25 Sector AR at Arunachal Pradesh.

Prior to his present assignment as the IG AR (South) Gen Chengapa was the Head of Faculty as the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad.

source: http://www.e-pao.net / The Sangai Express / Home> Headlines / Aug 29th

Better Sports Infrastructure Needed : Pramila

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Asian Games bronze medal-winner Pramila K. Aiyappa has said that proper sports infrastructure is needed to train sportspersons, and the State Government must provide all the facilities they require to excel.

She was speaking after inaugurating a two-day sports meet organised by the Mysore District Journalists’ Association (MDJA) at Chamundi Vihar Stadium here on Saturday.

Laying a synthetic track at the stadium would go a long way in inspiring sportspersons, she said. It would also help them perform well at the higher level, Ms. Aiyappa said. The Department of Youth Services and Sports could facilitate the synthetic athletic track at the stadium, she noted.

A product of Kudige Sports Hostel in Kodagu, Ms. Aiyappa urged parents to encourage children who showed keenness in sports and understand that proper training could take them a long way. The media should play a proactive role in encouraging sportspersons by projecting them through articles, Ms. Aiyappa said. Such encouragement would help young athletes make a mark in national and international events, she added.

Later, Ms. Aiyappa was felicitated by the MDJA.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / by Staff Correspondent / News > States> Karnataka / Mysore, Jul 03rd, 2011

 

A New Trend for Team’s Leadership Set by Michael Jack Nobbs

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  • A new trend for team’s leadership set by Michael Jack Nobbs

The new Chief Coach of the men’s team, Michael Jack Nobbs, introduced a new trend for the team’s leadership. This new concept was introduced yesterday at the national hockey camp in Bangalore, India,

Instead of a single captain for the team, he proposed the idea of a group of 4-5 players who will be responsible to resolve problems and take decisions for the team. He believed that it will help in strengthening the relationship among the players.

Nobbs stated that Arjun Halappa will be the last captain of the team and this group leadership will be exercisable for the next few years.

The Australian Olympian expressed that in case of the captain and coach’s absence or hesitation to talk to, the players will have an additional option to whom they may address their matter to and further said, “However, if there is a leadership group, other players can walk up to these players and discuss things they are not comfortable discussing with me.”

Nobbs will be announcing the names of the group members after some days on personal observation and assessment of leadership qualities. He stated, “Every player will be asked to fill out forms comprising personal details. There will be questions as to what his goals are, what he would expect his role to be and the like. We will assess all the data before making announcing the names of the leaders.”

The coach has already discussed the idea with a few of the team players who had no objections.

This concept was first set by the former Indian coach, Ric Charlesworth, during his coaching to the Australian women hockey team in 1996 and 2000, bringing home the Olympic gold medals. Later it was used for the men’s side of Australia followed by the cricket coach, John Buchanan, who tested it on the Kolkata Knight Riders team.

According to the Australian centre-half, passing on the responsibility improves the productivity of the team as a whole. In case of a single leader, there is low probability of creating followers. Therefore, this concept has also broken the hierarchal aspect that will lead to a higher number of followers under the new model.

source: http://www.bettor.com / by David Hubbard / Sports News > Hockey News /

Approbation from Squash Afficionados

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Players worldwide are eagerly waiting for the chance to compete in the Olympics and win medals: Joshna Chinappa. File photoPlayers worldwide are eagerly waiting for the chance to compete in the Olympics and win medals: Joshna Chinappa.  The Hindu .File photo

Squash has been shortlisted by the International Olympic Committee for consideration in the 2020 Olympic Games.

The news has been greeted with enthusiasm by the squash fraternity by and large. “We are delighted that squash has been included on the IOC’s shortlist again,” said PSA CEO Alex Gough.

WSF’s backing

The World Squash Federation has been leading the bid to have the sport added to the Olympic programme.

Reacting to the development, the WSF President N. Ramachandran said, “We are delighted to be given this new opportunity. I am confident that we will be able to show the IOC Programme Commission, the Executive Board and wider IOC membership that our case has become even stronger over recent years.

Great Olympic sport

“I truly believe that squash will be a great Olympic sport. It fulfils all the criteria for inclusion in the Games, has proven universality and growth and we have an absolute commitment from all our top athletes that an Olympic medal would be the pinnacle of their careers.”

“We also have high-profile World champions, exciting World championships for men and women, massive participation from juniors to masters on all continents and a healthy, thriving programme of youth development worldwide,” he said.

Innovations

Mr. Ramachandran also mentioned the “exciting technical innovations” in recent years, including courts that could be put in iconic settings.

“Squash is a wonderful example of one-on-one sporting gladiatorial competition and should make a perfect addition to the Games,” he added, saying

“Our campaign starts with new energy and vigour.”

PTI adds:

“Players worldwide are eagerly waiting for the chance to compete in the Olympics and win medals,” said top woman player Joshna Chinappa.

Indian men’s squash ace Saurav Ghosal, meanwhile, said that players world over were confident that the sport will become part of the Olympic movement sooner than later.

“Players worldwide were more than happy and confident that the Squash would become part of Olympic movement sooner than later with the game being shortlisted by the world body,” said Ghosal, world ranked 26th.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / Special Correspondent / Sports > Other Sports / Chennai / Jul 05th, 2011

Thriller and Priya Teamed in ‘RANA PRATAPA’

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Thriller and Priya Teamed in ‘RANA PRATAPA’

Sarathi-Nath creations that made a touching film ‘Samskaravantha’ a few years ago was based on the real life peddler with unclaimed bodies for cremation.

For this ‘Rana Pratapa’ the producers Raghunath and Parthasarathy have banked on commercial elements to make money in the box office. GK Mudduraj a veteran of 35 films has made the story and directed the film. Ramnarayan has penned the screenplay and dialogues for this film. To cover up a small mistake how the crime builds up is discussed in this film. 

Thriller Manju plays the title role of ‘Rana Pratap’. He has four stunts and says screenplay is the most captivating aspect of this film. He is a journalist in the first half and as a cop in the second half.

Priyadarshini Bopaiah from Coorg is making debut as a homely girl in the film. Ashok Rao, Ramakrishna, Satyajith, Shanker Ashwath and others are in the supporting cast.

The film is at the dubbing stage and hitting the silver screen by August 2011.

source: http://www.supergoodmovies.com / Jul 05th, 2011

 

Naren Thimmaiah Wins ‘Best Chef of India’ Award

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Every foodie in Bangalore knows him. And last week Delhi got a glimpse of him as well. For Chef Naren Thimmaiah, who runs one of Bangalore’s best-loved restaurants, was in the capital to receive the ‘Best Chef of India’ award under three-star category at the annual Tourism Awards

While tourism minister Ambika Soni presided over the highprofile gathering, home minister P Chidambaram was the chief guest. “And he asked me about my restaurant and promised to drop by the next time he’s in Bangalore,” says Chef Thimmaiah, who has fed a long line-up of celebs in his 18 years in the business. To be sure, PC will love his appam and Aleppey fish curry!

“To be up there, acknowledged, was a great feeling,” says the unassuming chef, who has also represented India at the World Gourmet Summit in Singapore in 2005. Well done, we say!
(Link by: Bopanna; Photo: Internet)

source: http://www.kodagucommunity.com / Monday Mar 02nd, 2009