#14: Chhattisgarh girls and Tamil Nadu boys progress to finals

Ludhiana, Punjab, 8th October 2015: The semifinal stage arrived on Day 7 of the 66thJunior National Basketball Championship in Ludhiana, Punjab. The first semifinal was scheduled between the Tamil Nadu and Haryana boys. As the third place team in the 2014 Junior Nationals, Tamil Nadu was eager to climb higher and reach the final. On the other hand, Haryana have looked in top form and came off a thrilling extra time victory in their quarterfinal match against Rajasthan.

Both teams seemed evenly matched and the first half was a close affair. Haryana’s point guard Sonu Kumar remained consistent in orchestrating his team’s offense. His ability to penetrate bothered the Tamil Nadu defense as he got to the basket multiple times. Tamil Nadu point guard S. Kalidas got his midrange game going in the first half with his ability to stop and pop from the elbow region. The first half ended with the scores at 43-43.

In the second half, Tamil Nadu was a bit sluggish as Haryana took a slim lead. But towards the end of the third quarter and in the fourth, Tamil Nadu took over the game. R. Hari Ram and P. Baladhaneshwar carried the scoring load for Tamil Nadu in the fourth quarter as they outscored Haryana 36 to 18. The real difference was in the rebounding. Tamil Nadu outrebounded Haryana 58 to 36. R. Hari Ram pulled down 11 boards, while backup Tamil Nadu centre Dhimant Sahi had a double-double of his own with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Deepak put in 22 points for Haryana in a losing effort. Tamil Nadu won the game 99-85 and advanced to the final scheduled tomorrow.

The second semifinal of the day was a girls match between defending champions Chhattisgarh and home team Punjab. Chhattisgarh have been unbeaten in the tournament so far and Punjab had an uphill task ahead of them. The game turned out to be a one-sided affair as the undersized Punjab team could not contain the Chhattisgarh offense. Chhattisgarh 6 foot plus centre Jonali Dutta towered over the Punjab defense and managed to put up a huge double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds. Vandana had 23 points of her own for Chhattisgarh who pulled away early in the game and enjoyed a big lead throughout. Punjab’s Gagandeep Kaur kept battling and scored 17 points in the game. But she did not get enough support from her teammates who were overwhelmed by the defending champs. In the end, Chhattisgarh cruised to a 78-49 victory and booked a place in the final for the second straight year.

Results from Day 7 up to 6 pm

SEMIFINALS:

Girls:

Chhattisgarh (Vandana 23, Jonali Dutta 12, Riya 12) bt Punjab (Gagandeep Kaur 17, Sandhya Kumari 8) 78-49 (13-9, 21-15, 18-12, 26-13)

Boys:

Tamil Nadu (R. Hari Ram 35, P. Baladhaneshwar 20, S. Kalidas 19) bt Haryana (Sonu Kumar 20, Deepak (jersey no. 14) 18, Sonu Kumar 13) 99-85 (22-22, 21-21, 20-24, 36-18)

PLACEMENT MATCHES

Girls:

9th and 10th place classification:

Madhya Pradesh (Sakshi 28, Shivangi 17) bt Rajasthan (Kamlesh 28, Anushree 8) 76-61(18-19, 17-13, 21-16, 20-13)

Classification for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th places:

Tamil Nadu (S. Gayathri 12) bt Maharashtra (Swapnali 12) 47-16 (22-0, 6-8, 13-6, 6-2)

5th and 6th place:

Maharashtra (Shreya 25, Suyosha 18) bt Haryana (Surya 19, Bharti 14, Namrata 13) 69-56 (12-9, 18-21, 16-15, 23-11)

7th and 8th place:

Tamil Nadu (V. Srividhya 19, S. Gayathri 13, Srishti Suren 8) bt Uttar Pradesh (Vaishnavi Yadav 20, Anjana Singh 6) 57-39 (18-16, 17-12, 7-2, 15-9)

Boys:

Classification for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th places:

Kerala (Antony 23, Sugeeth 12, Akhil 11) bt Chandigarh (Abhishek (captain) 18, Ahishek 10, Jatin 9) 80-51 (19-12, 27-15, 17-18, 17-6)

Maharashtra (Nahata 12, Sayyad 12) bt Rajasthan (Mohd. 14, Devesh 10) 52-48 (9-15, 12-15, 12-10, 19-8)

9th and 10th place classification:

Madhya Pradesh (Mithun Das 14, Ashish 14, Gautam 14) bt Uttar Pradesh (Shivam 25, Ashwani 11, Deepak 10) 99-97(24-22, 15-25, 20-22, 31-21, Extra time 9-7)

About the 66th Junior National Basketball Championship

The 66th Junior National Basketball Championship is being organised in Ludhiana, Punjab. The tournament for the ‘18 and under’ category is scheduled from October 2 to October 9 2015 in the basketball hotbed of Punjab, which has produced numerous star international players. The Punjab Basketball Association is the organising body for the tournament under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India. The venue for the championship is the courts at the Guru Nanak Stadium. There is one indoor court and two outdoor courts at the venue.

Last year’s Junior National Championship was held in Kochi, Kerala. Home team Punjab boys were the winners of the 65thversion of the tournament; while Delhi came runners up and Tamil Nadu were the third placed team in the boys’ category. For the girls, Chhattisgarh are the defending champions, who defeated the Kerala girls in the final last year. Uttar Pradesh girls achieved third place.

This year’s tournament will witness the participation of 24 states, each with a boys’ and girls’ team. The last time a national level basketball championship was held in Ludhiana was the Senior National Basketball Championship in 2012-13.

About Basketball Federation of India

The Basketball Federation of India or BFI is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India, and is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI has been involved in conducting camps, clinics, events, and training sessions at its academies for the development of basketball. BFI came into being in 1935 and took complete control over Indian basketball in 1950. Prior to that time, the Indian Olympic Association handled the conduct of Indian basketball championships. Since 1950, the BFI has been conducting various such championships, from the grassroots to senior team participation in international tournaments. In addition, the BFI has been responsible for the establishment of strong sub-junior and junior level programs. The BFI has to its credit produced several international players of repute, among them 17 have been bestowed with the honour of Arjuna Awards. Earlier in June 2015, 19-year-old Satnam Singh Bhamara made history by becoming the first Indian national to be drafted by an NBA team, when he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks. More information at www.basketballfederationindia.org

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STARCAST OF WEDDING PULLAV PROMOTED THEIR FILM IN DELHI

The starcast of Wedding Pullav Anushka Ranjan, Diganth Manchale, Karan V.Grover along with producer Shashi Ranjan was recently in Delhi to promote their Film at Delhi’;s Le Meridien.

The film is a romantic comedy directed by Binod Pradhan and produce by Shashi Ranjan.The film also stars Satish Kaushik, Rishi Kapoor,Upasna Singh among others.

Anushka Ranjan who is debuting with her home production said that “There was no liberty given to me. I once remember that I ordered something to eat and my production team asked me to pay by myself. (laughs).That’;s true that I was little comfortable on sets because of the family but I have to do the same hardwork as that of others”

Karan V.Grover who is a known star in television industry said “I am so happy to work with Shashi sir. I have the best co-stars. Anushka is very vibrant and positive and Diganth and I have become party buddies”

The Kannada Star Diganth Manchale too added “we had so much fun on the sets that I have never felt that this is my first bollywoo film. All the actors made me so comfortable that I wasn’;t nervous at all”

Get ready to eat this wedding pullav on 16TH October in a theatres near you.

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Bangla a focal language at ILF Samanvay this year

–        Bangla, Dogri, Marathi and Tamil chosen as focal languages of ILF Samanvay 2015

–        Litterateurs Subhro Bandyopadhyay, Dolonchampa Chakravarty and Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay to discuss Bengali literature in Post-Tagore era – one of the most important session in ILF Samanvay 2015

–        ILF Samanvay’s new logo created by Riyas Komu unveiled

8th October, 2015; New Delhi: Bangla will be among the four languages to be focused upon, apart from Tamil, Marathi and Dogri, when this year India Habitat Centre (IHC) celebrates the 5thedition of its ILF Samanvay. The festival, from 26 to 29 November 2015, has over the years become a must-attend for the Capital’s Art and Culture aficionados. This year the central theme for the festival is ‘Insider/Outsider: Writing India’s Dreams and Realities’.

Bangla language with over 300 million speakers is the eleventh most spoken language of the world and second most spoken language in India. Bangla enjoys a rich literary heritage and has many prominent poets, writers and authors including Kazi Nazrul Islam, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Mahasweta Devi, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and even Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore who worked tirelessly to give it an identity in world literature. It is a fact that the national anthems of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, and the national song of India, all were first composed in this language.

The Panel on Bangla will focus on the evolution of Bengali language and literature in post Tagore era. Subhro Bandyopadhyay, Dolonchampa Chakravarty and Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay will talk about three different aspects of literature and language in general. Subhro will talk about the changes in poetry, Dolonchampa will talk about poetry and some tendencies of contemporary music and Ramkumar will talk about the prose of post Tagore era. While Subhro and Dolon will focus on the changes, Ramkumar’s stand as a senior writer and the director of Vishwa Bharati publishing will be defensive towards Tagore and his ideas. The idea of this panel discussion is all about an informal adda and an informative session about the contemporary Bengali literature and the anxieties of the contemporary language which is expressed through the different forms of literature.

The IHC Indian languages Festival in its 5th year is assuming a new brand and expression: ILF Samanvay. Its new design crafted by Riyas Komu focuses on facilitating genuine camaraderie among the many-splendoured linguistic cultures of India, and interprets ‘Indian Languages’ beyond verbal terms, and explores the transverbal possibilities of human expression and communication. Even as it addresses the specific concerns of India’s written and oral languages and literary traditions, it furthers the scope of the term ‘Indian Languages’ by interpreting and exploring the concept of ‘language’ beyond the limits of verbality, and by bringing in the visual, musical, performative, technological idioms into its purview.

Speaking on the same artist, curator and the co-founder and director of programmes of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Riyas Komu says, “In our times characterized by fragile thoughts and volatile expressions, an Indian languages festival such as Samanvay must live and present itself as a profound space for thinking. It must be a site to reflect on the past, present and future of humanity and nature at large. Hence, the attempt here has been to create a head space that represents the thoughtscape embedded in Indian languages. Again, as we need an insignia for thinkers who can make relevant changes, the red dot becomes the mark of that awareness.  The seven colors of the spectrum, capable of forming white light on their merger, are laid in a seed form in the line above the lettering of ILF Samanvay in the logo. Another indication of the ‘coming together’ inherent in the festival, this linear mandala also intimates one of the possibility of playing with each of these colors in specific contexts within the frame of the festival.”

ILF Samanvay: IHC Indian Languages’ Festival:

ILF Samanvay: IHC Indian Languages’ Festival was conceived in 2011 as an annual celebration of writing in Indian languages. The festival has aimed at generating dialogue across Indian languages at various levels and has emerged as the only literature festival dedicated exclusively to Indian languages.

The inaugural edition (2011) tried to explore the problem of bringing various literatures under the master signifier: “Indian” and the mysterious bond that makes these various literatures at once distinct and collective. In 2012, the festival moved on to highlight and discover the heritage of Indian languages through the strain of Boli, Baani, Bhasha: Gaon, Kasba, Shehar. Even in 2013 the theme Jodti Zubanein, Judti Zubanein: Language Connections aimed at – discussing the various kinds of dialogues across the ‘regional’ languages and their multifaceted interaction with the ‘national’ languages – Hindi and English. In 2014, ILF Samanvay highlighted ‘Translation/Transnation’ focus on Indian languages which have a transnational presence.

The first four editions of the festival featured 20 languages presented by more than 150 Writers including some of the contemporary masters like Sitakant Mahapatra, Sheen Kaaf Nizam, Ratan Thiyam, Gulzar, Nabarun Bhattacharya, K. Satchidanandan, Ashok Vajpeyi, Girish Kasaravalli, Udaya Narayana Singh,  Rajendra Yadav, Mangalesh Dabral, Yumlembam Ibomcha, Arjun Deo Charan, Anupam  Mishra, Jerry Pinto, Ketan Mehta, Mahesh Bhatt, Mukul Kesavan, Piyush Mishra, Ravish Kumar, Sharada Sinha, Sanjay Kak, Shashi Deshpande, Kavita Krishnan, Vrinda Grover, Kancha Ilaiah, Alok Rai, K. Sivareddy, Manoranjan Byapari, Nirupama Dutt, Rooprekha Verma, Sylvanus Lamare, Tenzin Tsundue, Viveka Rai Harrish Iyer, Namvar Singh, Swanand Kirkire, Vinay Pathak, Arunava Sinha and Varun Grover.

Delhi Press, Vani Prakashan, School of Translation Studies, IGNOU and LILA Foundation for Translocal Initiatives are its partners at present. Outreach partners are Pratham Books. Le Communiqué Consultancy will be handling the public relations for the entire Festival.

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Warm Regards,

Sharat Shyam

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A Home Run for a Better World!

Grand Slam Baseball to mark 70th Anniversary of the United Nations in New Delhi

This year, United Nations Day (24 October) will be observed in New Delhi in a rather unusual way; with an exhibition international youth baseball match; and, in the true spirit of the UN, with student players representing several nations of the world being hosted in the baseball field at the Embassy of the United States in Chanakyapuri.

Showcasing unity and diversity, this exhibition match will be viewed by members of the UN family, diplomats, NGOs and school and college staffers.

The New Delhi Little League, a decades-old tradition held annually in the US Embassy, perfectly captures the spirit of diversity and collaboration and the United Nations Day celebrations will highlights the UN theme of Sports for Peace and Development.

In addition to players representing the American Embassy School, British School, Pathways, Modern School, Delhi Public School and others, the event will feature appearances by top United Nations and US Embassy representatives. Principals and board members from other local and international schools will also be on hand to witness how youth baseball offers unparalleled opportunities to learn and nurture valuable life-skills and celebrate diversity.

Grand Slam Baseball develops youth and adult baseball across India while creating life-changing opportunities for players and coaches both in India and abroad.  Whether it’s enabling government school students to play alongside athletes from the country’s best institutions, or of using the game of baseball as a means to enable India’s brightest candidates to attend universities in the United States (and elsewhere), Grand Slam baseball is bringing a sporting revolution to India.

Learn more about how baseball is changing lives at facebook.com/indiabaseball orgrandslambaseball.in

RAJIV CHANDRAN National Information Officer United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan 55, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003 Tel: 91 11 2462 3439 www.unic.org.in

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Naresh Kumar Sagar

17 mins ·

Invite your Nomination and kind presence to
9th NTA ICT World Communication Summit & Awards, 2015
on
26th October 2015, Juniper Hall, Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi
6.00 PM onwards
Dear Sir,

Dr Malcolm Johnson, Deputy Secretary General, International Telecommunication Union,-ITU Geneva ( A UN elected body responsible for ICT, Telecom, broadband, mobile in all UN Countries) will present the 9th NTA ICT World Communication Awards, 2015 at Juniper Hall, Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi, 26th October 6.00 PM onwards along with other VIPs.

International Telecommunication Union,-ITU Geneva is highest UN elected body in the world to promote Telecom & IT.

The event is co-located with International Conference on “ICT for Empowerment for Digital India”.

We request you to plan a visit to New Delhi on 26th October and please block date for the same.

CMAI NTA ICT World Communication Awards for the last nine years are most sought after prestigious industry awards to identify, acknowledge, and recognize outstanding contributions to the field of Communications, ICT and are known to provide greater encouragement and impetus to the players for their contribution in building a robust National Telecom and IT Network and providing an effective means of Communications.

You are also requested to file nomination for yourself or others by logging on tohttp://ictwca.com/ictwca/nomination.php

Please note – (Last date of filling nomination is 20th October 2015) or you can also send email at president_cmai@cmai.asia , sauravi@cmai.asia

Representatives from NIXI, MNRE, MSME, DOT, DeITy, TEPC, NIELIT etc. are expected to join.

Past and Present Supporters for 9th NTA ICT World Communications Awards –

Government of India, Department of MSME
Government of India, Department of MNRE
Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization (CTO-UK),
Government of India- Telecom Export Promotion Council (TEPC),
Government of India- National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI),
Government of India-Department of Electronics and IT- National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT )
ITU-APT Foundation, Geneva/India
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) – Department of Electronics and IT
Ministry of ICT, Mauritius
National Computer Board, Mauritius
And several other international Industry associations.

These Summit will include wider participation from :

Service Providers
Technology Providers
Enterprise Solution Providers
Handset & Equipment Manufacturers
Accessory Manufacturers
E Commerce Companies around the globe
Content Providers & Mobile Applications
Enterprise IT Telecommunications § Network Infrastructure Manufacturers
Companies dealing directly with Education Institutes
Online Content Providers for Education Institutes
Vice Chancellors across India
Etc

This conference is to identify research projects and understand research in the field of Digital India by way of new initiatives also to identify new technologies and empowerment by Digital India.

This type of extensive Conference is being held for the first time in India where more than 20 speakers are coming from Abroad. National Telecom Awards/ICT World Communication Awards are being organized for last nine years. These are the only ICT recognition platform show in world which are supported by Government & various associations around the globe & presented by Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secy Gen, ITU during 2012 & 2013. In 2014 NTA ICT was presented by Hon’ble Dr. Malcolm Johnson, DSG, ITU – Geneva.

The event will attract all the senior decision makers in the industry around the globe.

This is also a unique opportunity to highlight Company’s achievements to the assembled dignitaries & wider Telecom community! And also avail the wonderful opportunity to interact and network with dignitaries & wider Telecom.

Dr. Toure, Secy Gen, International Telecom Union quoted in this behalf:

“It is also a great pleasure to see so many delegates here in the audience today. Indeed, I believe that this is the first time that National Telecom Summit & Awards have been organized on such a grand scale in any Country in the world. I am delighted to be a part of the 2013 and 2012 NTA ICT World Communication Awards ( earlier called National Telecom Awards), which I am sure, will have a long-lasting impact on ICT development and international telecom policies, both here in India and around the world”

The past Awards have been presented by several Indian Government Ministers –

Hon’ble Shri Arun Shourie
Hon’ble Shri Kapil Sibbal
Hon’ble Mr. Farooq Abdullah
Hon’ble Mr. Sachin Pilot
Hon’ble Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia
Hon’ble Mr. Mukul Sangma
Hon’ble Mr. Tapan Sikdar
Hon’ble Mr. Karia Munda
Hon’ble Mr. Gurudas Kamat
Hon’ble Mr. Shakeel Ahmed

Other VIP’s at NTA ICT World Communication Summit & Awards

Hon’ble Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General, International Telecommunication Union, Geneva

Hon’ble Shri SS Mantha, Ex – Chairman AICTE

Hon’ble Shri SK Kak, Ex- Vice Chancellor, MTU

Hon’ble Shri DS Chauhan, Ex- President Association of Indian Universities

Secretary DOT, Secretary MNRE, Chairman TRAI etc

About 37 Ambassadors participated in 7th NTA ICT World Communication Awards in 2012 & 2013.

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Speaker/Presentation opportunities exist at ICT World Communication Summit.

REGARDS

Prof N K Goyal
President CMAI Association of India, Chairman Emeritus TEMA
Member Governing Council Telecom Equipment & Services Export Promotion Council, Govt. of India
Vice Chairman, ITU APT India, Adviser Gujarat Technological University
Chairman India Trade Promotion Services, Dubai UAE,
Director NFL National Fertilizers Ltd, Govt. of India
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