Thursday, September 13, 2012

Current Affairs

Former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh passes away

Minister for science and technology and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh passed away . He was 67 years old. He was the chief minister of Maharashtra twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2008. He resigned after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was later appointed minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences in the union cabinet.

Laxman retires from international cricket

V.V.S. Laxman retired from international cricket on August 18, 2012. He has played 134 Tests, scoring 8,781 runs with 17 centuries. He has also represented India in 86 ODIs, scoring 2,338 runs with 6 centuries. His 281 against Australia in the Kolkata Test in 2001, took Indian cricket to new heights.

Miss China crowned Miss World 2012

China’s Yu Wenxia has been crowned 2012 Miss World.It was the second time a Miss China contestant was awarded the title. The last time was in 2007 when Zhang Zilin took the honor. The 23-year-old Ms. Yu is a music student.The first runner-up was Sophie Elizabeth Moulds of Wales and the second runner-up is Jessica Michelle Kahawaty of Australia. India’s contender Vanya Mishra could only make it to the top seven. She baged the titles of Miss Social Media and Beauty with a Purpose. The Government has announced the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards for the year 2012, here today.

Awards

A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – 2012:

1.

Shri Vijay Kumar

Shooting

2.

Shri Yogeshwar Dutt

Wrestling

B. Arjuna Awards 2012:

Sl. No.

Name

Discipline

1.

Ms. Deepika Kumari

Archery

2.

Ms. Laishram Bombayla Devi

Archery

3.

Ms. Sudha Singh

Athletics

4

Ms. Kavita Ramdas Raut

Athletics

5

Ms. Ashwani Ponnappa

Badminton

6

Mr. Parupalli Kashyap

Badminton

7

Mr. Aditya S. Mehta

Billiards & Snooker

8

Mr. Vikas Krishan

Boxing

9

Mr. Yuvraj Singh

Cricket

10

Mr. Sardar Singh

Hockey

11

Mr. Yashpal Solanki

Judo

12

Mr. Anup Kumar

Kabaddi

13

Mr. Samir Suhag

Polo

14

Ms. Annu Raj Singh

Shooting

15

Mr. Omkar Singh

Shooting

16

Mr. Joydeep Karmakar

Shooting

17

Ms. Deepika Pallikal

Squash

18

Mr. Sandeep Sejwal

Swimming

19

Ms. Ng. Sonia Chanu

Weightlifting

20

Mr. Narsingh Yadav

Wrestling

21

Mr. Rajinder Kumar

Wrestling

22

Ms. Geeta Phogat

Wrestling

23

Mr. M. Bimoljit Singh

Wushu

24

Mrs. Deepa Malik

Athletics – Paralympics

25

Mr. Ramkaran Singh

Athletics – Paralympics

Normally only one award of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is given every year to an individual sportsperson. However, the Scheme provides that this condition can be relaxed in exceptional circumstances viz., winning of an Olympic medal.Like wise for the Arjuna Awards, normally not more than 15 awards are to be given in any calendar year. However, the Scheme of Arjuna Awards also provides that keeping in view the performance of Indian sportspersons in the Commonwealth, Asian Games and Olympic Games during a particular year, Arjuna Awards exceeding 15 in number may be allowed with proper justification and approval of the Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports. The Selection Committee noted that 2012 is the Olympic year and India has won 6 medals in the London Olympics, which is country’s best performance in Olympic Games, and recommended that the condition of one award in case of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnaand 15 awards in case of Arjuna Awards may be relaxed and the number of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award may be increased from 1 (one) to 2 (two) and Arjun Awards may be increased from 15 (fifteen) to 25 (twenty five).

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatna Award is given for spectacular performance in the year under consideration; Arjuna Award is given for consistently outstanding performance for three consecutive years preceding the year of award. Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees will receive a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh each and Arjuna Awardees will receive statuettes, citations and cash prize of Rs.5 lakh each. The awardees will receive their awards from His Excellency the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2012.

Tony Scott, Top Gun director dies

Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as “Top Gun,” ”Days of Thunder” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” died after jumping from a Los Angeles County bridge.

Cincinnati Masters

The Cincinnati Masters or Cincinnati Open (currently sponsored by the Western & Southern Financial Group) is an annual outdoor hardcourt tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city. The event is the biggest summer tennis event in the U.S., as its men’s portion is one of nine elite Masters 1000 tournaments on the ATP World Tour and its women’s event is one of five Premier 5 events on the WTA Tour. The 2012 event held at August 11–19.

List of champions

The following is the list of champions of the Cincinnati Masters.

Men’s Singles finals

Champion

Runner-up

Roger Federer

Novak Djokovic

Women’s Singles finals

Champion Runner-up

Li Na Angelique Kerber

Open Era Men’s Doubles champions

Champion

Runner-up

Robert Lindstedt
Horia Tecău

Mahesh Bhupathi
Rohan Bopanna



Open Era Women’s Doubles champions

Champion

Runner-up

Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká

Katarina Srebotnik
Zheng Jie

Saif, Kumble join India Day Parade in NY

Actor Saif Ali Khan and cricketer Anil Kumble were special guests at the 32nd Annual India Day Parade in New York to commemorate India’s 66th Independence. Thousands of Indian-Americans gathered at Madison Avenue in Manhattan here for the annual India day parade to commemorate the 66th independence day of their homeland, with actor Saif Ali Khan and cricketer Anil Kumble gracing the occasion as special guests.

Dronacharya Award for 2012

The names of six sporting coaches were recommended for the Dronacharya Awards for the year 2012. Wrestling coach Yashvir Singh, Boxing Coach BI Fernandez, Athletics Coach Virender Poonia, Kabaddi Coach Sunil Davas, Parathletics Coach Dr. Satyapaul and Hockey Coach Harinder Singh are the six coaches who have been selected for the coveted award, given to the coach of different sports, for their excellent contribution to the sports.

Pakistan Government honoured Gopi Chand Narang with Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Acclaimed Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto was honoured with the Nisan-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s highest civilian award. Manto is best known for his Urdu short stories

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