Former Finance Minister, Sudhir Mungantiwar provided automatic sanitiser machines in several public places to give a boost to step taken to contain Corona outbreak. Nearly 138 automatic sanitiser machines have been installed at various places in district including Ballarpur Assembly constituency. A few prominent places where t..

Dishank Sachin Bajaj clinched the first Shanta A Walokar Memorial Under-15 Online Blitz Chess Competition that was organised by Power Chess Academy. The tournament was dominated by Nagpur players as they claimed the top four positions with five finding a place in top nine. The best girls section was swept away by city lasses as they claimed all six spots up for grabs. Bajaj emerged champion on better tiebreaker score as he and Nilay Kulkarni both ended up with 7.5 points from nine rounds. Bajaj garnered ..

SACHIN Thakre and Rakhi Wankhede emerged Strong Man and Strong Woman of Nagpur during the district level senior masters powerlifting and benchpress competitions held on Sunday at Sadar Park. The competitions-cum-selection trial was organised by Nagpur District Powerlifting Association in tandem with Paramount Gym. While Thakre garnered 381.6 points with a lift of 530 kgs to emerge winner in the men's category, Rakhi collected 286.33 points with a lift of 265 kgs to be declared winner in women's section. ..

SPORTS fraternity of South East Central Railways Sports Association (SECRSA) paid glowing tributes to PJ Rao, a retired Loco Inspector/Diesel Shed, Motibag who was also an outstanding football player of yesteryears. Rao passed away at Chennai last Saturday. He was 85. After hanging his boots he was very much associated with the erstwhile SERSA and served as Joint Secretary. He contributed a lot for the development of SECRSA Stadium...

MORNING Sat Vidarbha Hockey Association ground off Amravati Road won’t be same again. The Sun would rise as usual but the morning rays will miss kissing the ‘Son of Soil’ GurumurthyPillayonthe‘field’. Guru Anna, as he was fondly called in hockey circles all over the country, peacefully left for heavenly abode on early Monday morning at a city hospital. It was ‘final whistle’ for Guru Anna at the ripe age of 83. The Almighty ‘blew the final hooter’ for the ‘Braveheart of Vidarbha’. Guru Anna lived ..

CHANDRAPUR, Chandrapur City unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) paid rich tributes to Birsa Munda on the occasion of his birth anniversary, recently. The programme was held at Shaheed Smarak in District Central Jail as well as at ST Workshop Square in the city. BJP City President Dr Mangesh Gulwade, General Secretary Rajendra Gandhi, Subhash Kasangottuwar, Ravindra Gurnule, Corporator Shila Chavan, Jyoti Gedam, Chandrakala Soyam, Sheetal Kulmethe, Maya Uike, Vice President, Ganesh Gedam, Ramkumar ..

DCFC, Sadar blanked SS Air Condition, Kamptee by four goals to nil to clinch the five-a-side futsal tournament organised by Krida Vikas Sanstha at its Bokhara Astro turf pitch the other day. The tournament was organised by Slum Soccer to change the gloomy atmosphere of negativity created due to COVID-19 pandemic and create a new zeal and enthusiasm among youngsters...

IT WAS a big sigh of relief for Vidarbha Cricket Association as all of its player tested negative for the dreaded coronavirus. The tests were conducted on Tuesday and VCA received the reports on Wednesday. Apart from the players, the entire support staff also tested negative. Confirming the development, VCA CEO Farokh Dastoor told ‘The Hitavada’, “None of our players has been tested positive. In fact, all the 80 players and support staff members, who would be engaged in training and under went the ..

FINALLY some good news for Vidarbha cricketers. They are likely to hit the nets pretty soon. Vidarbha players have undergone Covid tests on Tuesday. The results will be out by Wednesday and Vidarbha Cricket Association is likely to start camps for various age groups very soon. Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) has obtained written permission from the Nagpur Municipal Corporation for the same, informs a press release. It states that the training will be conducted in three parts —batting training at ..

BY VIRTUE of their top position in Group D, Vidarbha were drawn with Group B’s second best team Kerala in the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals in 2017-18 season. With four-outright wins, Vidarbha were the only unbeaten team in the group and topped the league phase with 31 points much ahead of the second-placed Bengal (23 points). Though Kerala registered five wins in their group, they also lost one game and had collected identical points like Vidarbha. With the culture of neutral venues in place for the ..

KISANRAO Chavan Memorial Open Blitz Chess Championship organised by Power Chess Academy will be held on November 15, informs IA Deepak Chavan through a press release.The one-day tournament, that will be the third Vidarbha-level event by PCA will be conducted on lichess.org platform for chess players of Vidarbha region only at 3.30 pm. The tournament is organised in memory of Kisanrao Chavan and is sponsored by his son Sureshrao Chavan. Total prizes money of the tournament is Rs 3000. Time control ..

FOOTBALL Lovers showed great skills and team effort to clinch the five-a-side futsal tournament organised by Nobel Sports Academy at Dattawadi, the other day. The tournament was played every weekend for past two month. In the final, Football Lovers defeated Real Madrid Fans 6-3 to clinch the title. Rohit Chaturvedi scored a hat-trick while Rakesh Tiwari bulged the net twice in Football Lovers’ handsome win. Shyam Gunjal scored one goal...

CHANDRAPUR, The historic Junona Lake located on the outskirts of Chandrapur city is yearning for attention. People visited the lake have turned it into a dumping ground and the place that is supposed to have lush green vegetation and serene waters instead has used bottles and wrappers and decomposing eatables all over the place...

IN NINE matches the eventual champions played that season, Vidarbha recorded as many as seven outright wins starting with a thumping win over Punjab in their own den in the tournament opener. The foundation of Vidarbha’s maiden Ranji Trophy triumph was laid with the first match itself in their Group D league encounter played at Punjab Cricke..

LONG distance runner Ravindra Tarare brought laurels to Nagpur by making a finish on leaderboard by finishing fourth in the 26 Virtual Istanbul Run on Sunday. Tarare completed the 10km distance in 00:55:45 hours and secured 4th rank world wide in 60-64 age group category in the international virtual running event. Over 10000 athletes from 149 countries took part in the event...

CHANDRAPUR, Former Finance Minister of Maharashtra Sudhir Mungantiwar has expressed his concerns over the large-scale damage to crops due to pest attack across the district. He forwarded a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and demanded to provide immediate relief to the farmers. ..

GADCHIROLI Chimur Lok Sabha MP Ashok Nete has called upon youths to start their own industries and become self-reliant. He was speaking at the inauguration of the Hotel Management Training Centre at Dhanora jointly organised by Rural Citizen Development Sanstha, Dhanora, with the support of Kaushal Vikas Shikshan Mandal, Mumbai, and Dhanashree Multipurp- ose Serv..

JD SPORTS Youth Foundation (JDSYF) and The Cyclists jointly organised cycle rally under the Fit India Movement recently. This ride was from RBI Square to Koradi Temple and back. The rally was flagged off by Dr Jaiprakash Duble, Former Joint Director, Sports and Youth Services Government of Maharashtra. International acclaimed cyclist Dr A..

MUCH before they tamed the team from National Capital to lift their maiden Ranji Trophy on first day of the year 2018, Vidarbha had thrashed Delhi by an innings inside three days at home. The likes of Indian stars Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were kept subdued as Vidarbha dominated a better part of their Ranji Trophy Group B league match at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur in January 2015. When Delhi skipper G..

FIDE Arbiter (FA) Chetan Deodhagale clinched the Vidarbha-level MSV Memorial Open Blitz Chess Championship chess title on Sunday evening. Nagpur’s Deodhagale won the event accumulating eight points out of 9 rounds. He was followed by runner-up Jay Sawalakhe, also from Nagpur, with 7.5 points. Third position was secured by Dishank Bajaj with 7 points...

RUSTY due to lack of match practise, Nagpur’s India Number 2 Malvika Bansod became an early casualty at the SaarLorLux Open Super 100 tournament under way at Saarbrucken in Germany. In her women’s singles opening round match played on Wednesday, Malvika lost to Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in straight games. The match lasted 34 minutes...

Bhopal, Indian mountaineer Bhawna Dehriya, who scaled Mount Everest in 2019, has entered the Guinness World Records by participating in various record events and promoting the Indian Himalayan Mountain range world-wide. She participated in an online event organised by Transcend Adventures and Snow Leopard Adventures (Both India) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on August 15, 2020, along with thousands of other mountaineers from all over the world...

YOUNG and talented Jay Neeraj Sawalakhe kept his slate clean to clinch the Online Blitz Chess Title, the other day. Nagpur’s Sawalakhe, a student of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Srikrishna Nagar, won all the nine boards to emerge clear winner of the tournament in which players from entire Vidarbha participated. Aahana Pachigar finished runner-up with eight points while Vedant Gulhane of Amravati secured third position with 6.5 points...

THERE are some queer rules in place in the glorious game of uncertainties. In longer format of the game where temperament levels of the players are to be tested and the teams are supposed to bat time, it seems no less than ridiculous that the outcome has to be decided on the (faster) scoring rate. For being a tad slow, Vidarbha lost their Ranji Trophy Plate League semi-final to Hyderabad at VCA Civil Lines ground in December 2011...

HANUMAN Vyayam Prasarak Mandal run Degree College of Physical Education’s Rupesh Sanjayrao Tayde won gold medal in the recently held online yoga competition. Tayde, a student of MA (Yoga) final year, performed well among 1134 participants from Asia to win the Asian Yoga Championship. Due to COVID-19, the competition was organised online which was conducted by Five Star Welfare and Sports Club Punjab and was held under the aegis of Yoga Association of India and International Federation ..

GADCHIROLI, A signature campaign was taken up recently by the District Congress Committee (DCC) against Central Government’s farm laws. The campaign was launched at the hands of Dr Namdeo Usendi, District Congress Committee President and Manohar Patil Poretti, Vice President of Zilla Parishad. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Usendi alleged, “..

A FIRST-EVER artificial turf volleyball court has been constructed at New Manish Nagar. National-level volleyball player Nilesh Matte along with local residents of the area Kirti Dhopte and Gaurav Kale, took the initiative and constructed the well secured volleyball court. Corporator of the area Vishakha Mohod too came forward in helping the residents getting the green coloured court for the citizens...

ACKNOWLEDGING the silver medal winning effort by Manasvi Jamjare, Minister for Sports and Youth Services Sunil Kedar felicitated her with a reward of Rs 50,000. The simple ceremony was held at Shetkari Bhavan recently. Deputy Director of Sports, Nagpur Division Avinash Pund was also present on the occasion. Manasvi, a student of Krida Prabodhini, Pune, won silver medal in the recently concluded National-Level Athletic Fitness Championship...

CITY’S famous veteran athlete Dr Rajshree Jain added one more feather to her cap by excelling in yogasana championship. Dr Jain, who participated in the national-level Online Yogasana Championship organised by Indian Yoga and Martial Arts Sc..

MLA Krupal Tumane has been appointed as the President of Maharashtra State Amateur Throwball Association. The post of president of MSATA was vacant after the shocking demise of Arif Khan. Tumane was unanimously appointed as the chief by other committee members. The announcement of Tumane’s appointment was done by secretar..

Shop owners based in Yashwant Stadium located at Dhantoli in the city have raised voice against many homeless who are occupying space in the area. Highlighting that the homeless spend most of their time in the sheds in front of the shops, the shop owners said it has been posing a big threat to the health of the traders and visiting customers. The shop owners, under the banner of Yashwant Stadium Entrepreneurs Association, Nagpur, have also brought the issue to the notice of the Nagpur Municipal Commissione..

CITY’S Jay Sawalakhe stamped his authority among over 100 participants to clinch the 1st Vidarbha-level Online Blitz Chess Competition. The competition was organised by Power Chess Academy in association with Nagpur District Chess Association through lichess.org platform. Sawalakhe garnered 7.5 points out of possible eight to claim the title on better tie-break quotient ..

CHANDRAPUR, CORONA Warriors ASHA workers were felicitated on behalf of MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar in a programme held at Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Library, the other day for their dedicated work in tackling crises. The programme was organised under joint aegis of Shri Mata Kanyaka Seva Sanstha and MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar. Mayor Rakhi Kancharlawar informed that ASHA workers are playing an important role in crisis of Corona and they must get their due for the hard work...

SARAH Farooqui, a student of Class 12 of Centre Point School, Katol Road brought laurels in the recently held Sqay competition. Sarah, with her agility and dexterity, bagged gold medal in the Senior Girls K1 category in the 1st Online International Sqay Artistic Championship held in August. The event was organised by International Council of Sqay and participants from India, Peru, Jordan, Syria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Iran took part in the competition...

AT AN age when teenagers find it difficult to sit idle at one place for even a few minutes, Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani, all of 14 years, carved out stupendous performance in three hours in the online chess at international level. In yet another amazing performance, Nagpur’s only Grandmaster Sadhwani, finished second best in the Arena 960 blitz online chess tournament which was held on lichess.org platform. Starting with a loss and some inconsistent ..

CITY’S Senior National Arbiter Swati Kumbhalkar has cleared the FIDE Arbiter exam recently. The 86th internet-based FIDE Arbiter seminar and examination was organised by African Chess Federation and FIDE from September 14-18. Total 20 arbiters representing seven different countries including India attended the seminar and examination...

SHIVA Iyer seems to be unstoppable. Continuing from where he left in the last edition, the 18-year-old annexed another blitz title to take his tally to four in the Nagpur District Chess Association organised Online Blitz Chess Competition...

SUMIT Nagdawane became first player from the city to earn black belt in yongmudo martial arts. The International Yongmudo Martial Arts Federation, South Korea conducted the online gradation exams recently. Chief Master of International Yongmudo Federation Mitul Kang, Master Hain Tai Kwan, President of Indian Yongmudo Master Rohit Nark..

  VASANTRAO Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Science recently organised a webinar on yoga and its importance for students. Dr Meena Balpande , HOD, Physical Education, Dayanand Arya Kanya Mahavidyalaya, guided students. Dr Balpande highlighted the importance of yoga in students life with its type, form, niyama and also on the importance of meditation. Dr Sunetra Maharaj Patil, Director of the Institution, made the introductory remark and appreciate the activities conducted ..

  By Paritosh PramanikENCOURAGED by the huge success to his online chess course, head coach of Chess Pathshala Grandmaster Swapnil Dhopade has decided to move a step further and train budding chess players around the world. The first Grandmaster of Vidarbha Dhopade has decided to introduce a course exclusively for the beginners.Earlier this year Dhopade, who has created many a chess champions, had planned to start chess academies at Amravati, Yavatmal and Wani. But due to COVID-19 pandemic ..

FORMER Joint Director, Sports and Youth Services, Government of Maharashtra Dr Jaiprakash Duble stressed on need of awareness programmes for dope free sports in India. Dr Duble was speaking during a webinar jointly organised by Directorate of Sports and Youth Services, District Sports Office, Akola and JD Sports Foundation on the subject of ‘Doping Control in Sports’. Speaking up his mind, Dr Duble, who is also President of JD Sports Foundation, said, “State and Central Go..

Young cagers honing their shooting and dribbling skills at Surendra Nagar’s basketball courts. Sporting activities have been permitted for outdoor sports following SOPs including physical distancing and sanitation measures. All sports activities were stopped since March when the nation went into complete lockdown. Basketball is considere..

SPORTSPERSONS of the city are also taking part in social and humanitarian services during these tough times. The initiative of plasma and blood donation camp was taken by a national-level basketball player of the city Shreya Dandekar. Leo Orchid Club, that is led by Shreya as its president, under the aegis of Lions Club of Nagpur Medicos organised the camp in association with Lifeline Blood Bank at the Hanuman Mandir Hall, Shrikrishna Nagar re..

THERE are some spells by bowlers and some knocks by batsmen that do not seem significant when you look at the scorecard some years later. But when one goes back in time to relive those moments then one realises the importance of those little (or substantial) contributions that changed complexion of the game. One such spell by skipper Pritam Gandhe and a defiant knock by a young opener Faiz Fazal gave Vidarbha a memorable win. The game was Vidarbha versus Madhya Pradesh Ranji Trophy Plate League Group ..

SEVEN months after coronovirus induced lockdown, sporting activities seems to be returning back on the track, though not in full flow. Sportspersons have started fitness training and stamina building to bring themselves back in shape and keep them competition ready. Though there is no green signal to actual competition with State government permitting outdoor activities with restricted numbers, sportspersons are making use of whatever opportunity they are getting...

YOUNG athletes of Wadi and Dabha area are training regularly to keep themselves fit for future competitions and job opportunities. With the lockdown imposed since March, athletes and sportspersons were unable to do their regular practice. But since the government permitted to start outdoor activities, athletes at Noble Sports Academy (NSA) at Wadi are getting ready for the competitions ahead. “The athletes are trained by Jasbir Singh...

Former Finance Minister and MLA from Ballarpur Sudhir Mungantiwar has demanded to raise the age limit by one year for the entry into government service so that the unemployed people get fair treatment and their future should not be jeopardised due to prevailing pandemic. He argued that country is battling the global epidemic of Covid-19 for the last six months. Schools and colleges are closed. The Finance Department of the State Government has given clear instructions not to recruit any government ..

THERE were just two successful run chases in excess of 350 runs in the history of Ranji Trophy till then. A charged up Vidarbha could well have become the third team but their spirited challenge ended when they lost the match by just two runs. The hosts, chasing 353 for a win, were all out for 350 going down on penultimate ball of the match...

SLUM Soccer, the organisation working towards uplift of poor and needy through football, received a fillip for their noble work they are doing for the past several years. The organisation recently got support from a Spanish First Tier footballer. Recently, goalkeeper Andres Fernandez, who plays for SD Huesca in Spain’s La Liga First Division League, has pledged to support Slum Soccer...

FOURTH youngest Grandmaster of India and first from Nagpur, Raunak Sadhwani once again proved why he is being rated so high by chess legends of the world. The ninth youngest Grandmaster of the world Sadhwani helped his side Armenia Eagles storm into final of the Pro Chess League 2020, being held online on chess.com. The Pro Chess League 2020 was suppose to be held at Norway but due to COVID-19 pandemic, organisers decided..