Kabul, April 12 (IANS) Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officials held a comprehensive meeting with Afghanistan’s newly appointed head coach Richard Pybus on Sunday, who arrived in the capital city just a day earlier to take charge of a month-long skill development camp aimed at preparing for the series against India, to be played in June. Pybus took over the top job from Jonathan Trott after being appointed for the role in February. “Afghanistan Cricket Board’s CEO, Naseeb Khan, alongside the …
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Kabul, April 11 (IANS) Afghanistan’s newly-appointed head coach Richard Pybus arrived in the capital city on Saturday to take charge of a month-long skill development camp aimed at preparing for the series against India, to be played in June.Pybus, who has taken over the top job from Jonathan Trott, was received by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) CEO Naseeb Khan on his arrival in Kabul. “During their meeting, the CEO outlined the ACB’s strategic goals and shared high expectations for the futur…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The stage is all set for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to commence on March 28, with the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on 2016 champion Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The tournament will run from March 28 to May 31. Most of the matches will happen in the evening and start from 7:30 PM, with the toss happening at 7:00 PM. While afternoon fixtures on double-header days will …
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Punjab Kings (PBKS) have unveiled their match jersey for the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, with the franchise opting for a refreshed design that features it’s signature red and blue colours.PBKS, led by India’s ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer and coached by legendary Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting, had finished as runners-up of IPL 2025 after losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the final at the Narendra Mod Stadium in Ahmedabad.The franchise …
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court has orally expressed strong disapproval over the functioning of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) in several states, remarking that it was “high time” that the governments revisited their decision to constitute the regulatory body.The observation came from a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi as it heard a special leave petition (SLP) filed by the Himachal Pradesh government challenging an order of…
Dharamsala, Jan 26 (IANS) As Indians celebrated the 77th Republic Day, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Monday joined in the observance here, commemorating the day the Indian Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950. Following the ceremonial flag hoisting and the singing of the national anthems, officiating Sikyong Dolma Changra addressed the media, conveying greetings to the government and people of India on behalf of the Tibetan people. She noted that “India stands as a st…
Shimla/Manali, Jan 23 (IANS) After much delay, the Himachal Pradesh capital and Manali on Friday experienced the season’s first snowfall, leading to a surge of tourists to savour the snow-covered landscape and ending over three-month draught. “Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall since morning, and this is the season’s first snowfall in Shimla town,” an official of the Meteorological Department here told IANS.Places near Shimla, like Kufri and Narkanda, have also been …
Shimla, Jan 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Monday decided to establish a state-of-the-art Cancer Care Centre at Dr Radhakrishnan Government Medical College in Hamirpur town. The Cabinet also approved the creation of 11 new departments and the creation and filling of requisite posts of various categories. It decided to amend the Social Security (Pension and Allowance) Rule of 2010 to ensure time-bound disbursal of social…
Shimla, Jan 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday expressed grief and heartfelt sorrow over the demise of a young girl student from Government Degree College in Dharamsala. Demonstrating his personal commitment to the grieving family, the Chief Minister had a telephonic conversation with the parents of the girl to offer his deepest sympathies and support during this period of immense personal loss.During the conversation, facilitated by Minister for Youth Serv…
Shimla, Dec 30 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, on Tuesday decided to fill 53 posts of Assistant Professor and 121 posts of different categories in medical colleges to strengthen the health sector. These posts include teaching and non-teaching faculties and para-medical staff. In addition, the Cabinet approved to creation of 600 posts of Assistant Staff Nurse through the HP Rajya Chayan Aayog under the Assistant Staff Nursing Policy.It also gave no…