Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Haryana cart-pullers daughter is hockey's shining young star

NEWSPAPER  HEADLINES

"Akhilesh government in attack mode, Durga faces tougher action", under that headline. The Hindustan Times writes that the Centre is all set to lock horns with an adamant Samajwadi party over the 28 year old IAS Officer Durga Shakti Nagpal's suspension. This despite the fact that she earned the UP exchequer 18 crores rupees in just eleven months of her tenure.
 
"Haryana cart-pullers daughter is hockey's shining young star" reads the front page headline of the Indian Express. The paper elaborates that Rani Rampal was named best player at Monchengladach in Germany in the just concluded, Junior World Cup Hockey Tournament and was the most feared for her skills, by other teams.

The Election Commission has decided to keep an eye on the freebies that parties often offer in their election manifestos. The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to formulate guidelines for manifestos as part of its model code of conduct for political parties reports the Hindustan Times.

The Times of India on its front page writes that in what may be called a stern disapproval of the BCCI's ways by one of India's most respected cricketers, Rahul Dravid has said that cricket administrators existed solely because of cricketers and fans.

Nirbhaya's plight shook India. Its has now moved the world. Internationally acclaimed, south Afghan theatre director and playwright Yael Farber's latest production "Nirbhaya" premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe. The play received a standing ovation from theatre enthusiasts, reports the Times of India.

And finally, according to the Tribune two brothers from Tarn Taran in Punjab, Kawajit and Gurinder Singh have set a Guiness Book of World record by breaking 65 coconuts on their foreheads with a baseball in just one minute, at an event in Istanbul, Turkey.

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