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So, the ‘elections’ are over. Player power, if at all it was ever there in India, loses to political power, as triple Olympian Pargat Singh goes down to 83-year young Vidhya Stokes in the farce ...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has today directed Government of India should disassociate itself from the election of Hockey India (HI) scheduled for tomorrow(28th July) and held Hockey India is a private body and ...

Yesterday Pargat Singh organized a press conference. It was in Punjab Bhawan, where after the press conference the journalists were served simple snack and a cup of coffee / tea. In all practical purpose, the ...

This country has to decide in two days time whom it needs to run hockey affairs: 45-year old hockey player or a 83-year small-time politician! As each day a legitimate voter turns out be bogus, ...

To Shri Injeti Srinivas, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110051. Subject:- Election of Hockey India, 2010 – Interim Report. Sir, As advised in your letter dated 13th ...

Heart bleads for the likes of Krishnamurthys Real is unreal, unreal is real. This is what we happen to see in the last two years. As each passing day the politics in the Indian hockey ...

Latest: Returning Officer of the Hockey India election has accepted the nomination of Vidhya Stokes,who by virtue of being above 70 is, as per government’s guidelines, is ineligible to contest. Meanwhile, RO has rejected the ...

To Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.C. Chopra (Retd.) Hon’ble Sir, This is with reference to the copy of mail marked to me dated 19th July, 2010 addressed by Mr. S.K. Mendiratta that GOI MYAS vide its ...

To Mr. Justice R.C. Chopra (Retd.), Returning Officer for elections of Hockey India, 2010, Subject:- Implementation of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Policy Guidelines relating to elections to National Sports Federations – elections ...

Vidhya Stokes, in her late 70s, is in trouble. As per the existing government order, she is ineligible to contest the forthcoming Hockey India election of which she is acting president. Vidhya Stokes, who is ...