Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday participated in the program and prize distribution ceremony organized on the occasion of 'Energy Conservation Day' at Nehru Stadium here.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 23 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the Assam government will provide jobs to all medal winners of the state at the National Games 2022.

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): The counting is underway for the first phase of local urban body polls in Madhya Pradesh, including municipal corporations of Bhopal and Indore, began at 9 am.

Guwahati Feb 24 PTI Days after hundreds of football players and fans hit the street demanding a permanent football ground in Guwahati Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that a misunderstanding has led to this situation Sarma said the Nehru Stadium has been taken temporarily by the Assam Cricket Association ACA for the Ranji Trophy matches The ACA took the Nehru Stadium for 15 days for the Ranji Trophy When national level games take place one sport has to give space to the other I think this entire situation has cropped up due to misunderstanding he told reporters here The chief minister said he has already spoken to authorities concerned and asked the Director of Sports to give space to football at Nehru Stadium after the Ranji Trophy matches are over Ranji Trophy matches are happening at two places in Guwahati -- ACA Stadium in Barsapara and Nehru Stadium in Ulubari -- between February 17 and March 6 Over 500 footballers including national players and fans from across the state had taken part in a protest rally in the capital city on February 20 demanding that at least a couple of fields be allowed for playing football in Guwahati Former India football captain Baichung Bhutia too lent his support to the demand for football grounds in Assams largest city Guwahati and urged the state government to look into the matter soon Assam Football Association AFA Secretary Hemendranath Brahma had said the Association does not have any field of its own though it has been urging the government for years He claimed that the Association had submitted a list of 10 sites in and around Guwahati to the Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare for developing them as football grounds PTI TR RG RG

Guwahati Feb 21 PTI Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has lent his support to the demand for football grounds in Assams largest city Guwahati for which several players had staged a protest hereSad to see young and old footballers coming to street to demand to save football grounds for them to play I hope Assam Government can listen to their demand sic Bhutia tweetedOver 500 footballers from across the state had taken part in a protest rally in the city on Sunday seeking a couple of fields that can be made available for playing the gameThere is not a single field for playing football in Guwahati anymore As a result coaching has nearly stopped and no tournaments are being organised in the city Hem Das president of All Assam Football Players Association had saidOur demand is simple we want the Nehru Stadium to be reopened for football It should also be allowed in the Judges Field he saidDas a former national-level footballer said the absence of such fields was proving detrimental for the career of aspiring playersFootball can be played by anyone with a passion for the game and youngsters hope to get jobs through sports quota later in their career But if they do not have exposure in terms of matches they cannot be eligible Das had saidHemendranath Brahma Secretary of Assam Football Association AFA said the sporting body has been urging the government for it over the yearsThe AFA had asked the authorities to provide an alternate field for football when the Nehru Stadium was being converted into a dedicated cricket ground which the latter had agreed to look intoBrahma said the association has submitted a list of 10 sites in and around Guwahati to the Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare for developing those as football groundsWe dont have information on progress on our proposal yet but we are assuming that the directorate is working on it Our training ground at Bijoynagar on the outskirts of the city is also coming up he addedAs per information on the All India Football Association website regarding its Assam affiliate body there are 2016 registered footballers in the state with 195 players renewing their registration this yearThere are 53 approved clubs in the state along with 27 registered districts but only 10 playing grounds the data on the website showed PTI SSG RBT RBT

Guwahati Feb 21 PTI Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has lent his support to the demand for football grounds in Assams largest city Guwahati for which several players had staged a protest hereSad to see young and old footballers coming to street to demand to save football grounds for them to play I hope Assam Government can listen to their demand sic Bhutia tweetedOver 500 footballers from across the state had taken part in a protest rally in the city on Sunday seeking a couple of fields that can be made available for playing the gameThere is not a single field for playing football in Guwahati anymore As a result coaching has nearly stopped and no tournaments are being organised in the city Hem Das president of All Assam Football Players Association had saidOur demand is simple we want the Nehru Stadium to be reopened for football It should also be allowed in the Judges Field he saidDas a former national-level footballer said the absence of such fields was proving detrimental for the career of aspiring playersFootball can be played by anyone with a passion for the game and youngsters hope to get jobs through sports quota later in their career But if they do not have exposure in terms of matches they cannot be eligible Das had saidHemendranath Brahma Secretary of Assam Football Association AFA said the sporting body has been urging the government for it over the yearsThe AFA had asked the authorities to provide an alternate field for football when the Nehru Stadium was being converted into a dedicated cricket ground which the latter had agreed to look intoBrahma said the association has submitted a list of 10 sites in and around Guwahati to the Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare for developing those as football groundsWe dont have information on progress on our proposal yet but we are assuming that the directorate is working on it Our training ground at Bijoynagar on the outskirts of the city is also coming up he addedAs per information on the All India Football Association website regarding its Assam affiliate body there are 2016 registered footballers in the state with 195 players renewing their registration this yearThere are 53 approved clubs in the state along with 27 registered districts but only 10 playing grounds the data on the website showed PTI SSG RBT RBT

Indore Jan 26 PTI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that the total prohibition cannot be achieved by any government by banning the sale of liquor He said that for achieving this goal the trend of drinking alcohol in society will have to be changed by launching a de-addiction campaign Addressing the Republic Day function in Indore the chief minister said the consumption of alcohol by people cannot be stopped just by banning it by the government It will end only when we change the trend of drinking liquor in the society Chouhan unfurled the national flag at the Nehru Stadium here and inspected the customary parade on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day He also appealed to people to run a de-addiction campaign in their villages and cities The CM said people will have to take a pledge to not consume alcohol if the goal of the total prohibition is to be achieved in Madhya Pradesh The chief minister also emphasised the need to launch a de-addiction campaign Interestingly the BJP government in MP is facing flak from the Opposition over its new Excise Policy approved by the Cabinet recently In the new Excise Police meant for the next Financial Year the government has decided to allow the sale of liquor at all airports and select supermarkets in four big cities and issue home bar licenses to those earning Rs one crore or more annually Chouhan said the state government has been supporting industrialisation and self-employment at a rapid pace The government has set a target to create at least 2 lakh new opportunities of livelihood in the state he added The chief minister said that the state government had recruited 44000 people in government jobs last year By the next year around one lakh government jobs will be given he added The state government will soon bring a new start-up policy so that funds can be arranged for giving shape to the youths innovative ideas he said adding I wish that Indore should become a start-up capital of the state Chouhan said that the state attracted an investment of Rs 38000 crore in FY 2021-2022 and work is on to set up a number of industries in Madhya Pradesh The state government has decided to introduce medical and engineering curricula in Hindi from the next academic session so that talented students who do not know the English language will be able to become doctors and engineers and move ahead in their lives Chouhan said Samras village campaignscheme will be launched under which emphasis will be given on resolving disputes of villagers through mutual understanding Targeting earlier governments Chouhan said that they had ignored the contribution of many revolutionaries and martyrs in the freedom struggle The country is being told that Mahatma Gandhi Jawahar Lal Nehru and Indira Gandhi got us Independence I cannot ignore the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi but in the freedom struggle the role of revolutionaries was forgotten and memories of many martyrs were not preserved he said PTI HWP MAS NSK NSK

Roorkee (Uttarakhand) [India], September 11 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inaugurated 56 schemes worth Rs 58.71 crores and laid the foundation stone of 11 schemes worth Rs 12.06 crores in a program organised at Nehru Stadium, Roorkee.