Delhi all set for grand opening of the Games

From helicopters to snipers and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, the national capital will witness unprecedented security arrangements for any sports event ever in the country as the 19th Commonwealth Games starts rolling out on Sunday. Over 100,000 security personnel including gun-toting commandos have

being deployed to thwart any threat to the sporting extravaganza.
Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib, who had recently taken a round of the Games Village had said, "Security is very tight and even I had trouble getting in."
While Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal is the overall in charge of the security, the Home Ministry keeps a close tab on all arrangements with Home Minister P Chidambaram taking a keen interest.
Defence helicopters with commandos will do an aerial recce of the Games Village and stadiums at regular intervals.
The helicopters will receive additional support from three Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) which will also be pressed into service to carry out surveillance and keep vigil at regular intervals.
According to various security agency sources, security personnel deployed for the Games include about 175 paramilitary companies (about 18,000 personnel) including 3,000 commandos, 100 anti-sabotage teams, 200 specially trained dogs and 15 bomb disposal squads.
Commonwealth Details

Field Hockey

Schedule	4-14 October 2010
Pools	MEN Pool A :Australia, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Scotland Pool B :England, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago WOMEN Pool A :Australia, South Africa, India, Trinidad & Tobago, Scotland Pool B :England, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia, Wales
Medals at Stake	1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (Men & Women each)

Medal Tally

	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Australia	0	0	0
	Barbados	0	0	0
	Canada	0	0	0
	England	0	0	0
	India	0	0	0

Results

Date	Pool	Time	Match	Result
Monday, 4 Oct	Women Pool B	1030 hrs	New Zealand Vs Wales	To be played
Monday, 4 Oct	Women	1300 hrs	South Africa Vs Trinidad & Tobago	To be played
Monday, 4 Oct	Women Pool B	1600 hrs	Canada Vs Malaysia	To be played
Monday, 4 Oct	Women Pool A	1800 hrs	India Vs Scotland	To be played
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Women Pool B	0830 hrs	England Vs Wales	To be played
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Men Pool A	1030 hrs	Pakistan Vs Scotland	To be played
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Women Pool A	1300 hrs	Australia Vs Trinidad & Tobago	To be played
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Men Pool B	1400 hrs	New Zealand Vs Trinidad & Tobago	To be played
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Women Pool B	1600 hrs	New Zealand Vs Malaysia	To be played
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Men Pool B	1630 hrs	Canada Vs South Africa	To be played
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Men Pool A	Men Pool A	India Vs Malaysia	To be played
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Women Pool A	2100 hrs	South Africa Vs Scotland	To be played
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Men Pool A	0830 hrs	Australia Vs Scotland	To be played
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Women Pool B	1100 hrs	Canada Vs England	To be played
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Women Pool A	1330 hrs	India Vs Australia	To be played
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Men Pool B	1530 hrs	England Vs Trinidad & Tobago	To be played
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Men Pool B	1830 hrs	New Zealand Vs South Africa	To be played
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Men Pool A	2030 hrs	Pakistan Vs Malaysia	To be played
Thursday, 7 Oct	Women Pool A	1100 hrs	Scotland Vs Trinidad & Tobago	To be played
Thursday, 7 Oct	Women Pool B	1300 hrs	Malaysia Vs Wales	To be played
Thursday, 7 Oct	Men Pool A	1600 hrs	India Vs Australia	To be played
Thursday, 7 Oct	Men Pool B	1800 hrs	Canada Vs England	To be played
Friday, 8 Oct	Women Pool A	0830 hrs	South Africa vs Australia	To be played
Friday, 8 Oct	Women Pool A	1030 hrs	Trinidad & Tobago Vs India	To be played
Friday, 8 Oct	Women Pool B	1330 hrs	New Zealand Vs England	To be played
Friday, 8 Oct	Men Pool B	1530 hrs	South Africa Vs Trinidad & Tobago	To be played
Friday, 8 Oct)	Women Pool B	1830 hrs	Wales Vs Canada	To be played
Friday, 8 Oct	Men Pool A	2030 hrs	Malaysia Vs Scotland	To be played
Saturday, 9 Oct	Men Pool B	0830 hrs	New Zealand Vs England	To be played
Saturday, 9 Oct	Men Pool A	1030 hrs	Pakistan Vs Australia	To be played
Saturday, 9 Oct	Women Pool A	1330 hrs	Australia Vs Scotland	To be played
Saturday, 9 Oct	Women Pool B	1400 hrs	England Vs Malaysia	To be played
Saturday, 9 Oct	Men Pool B	1600 hrs	Trinidad & Tobago Vs Canada	To be played
Saturday, 9 Oct	Women Pool B	1630 hrs	New Zealand Vs Canada	To be played
Saturday, 9 Oct	Men Pool A	1900 hrs	Scotland Vs India	To be played
Saturday, 9 Oct	Women Pool A	2100 hrs	South Africa Vs India	To be played
Sunday, 10 Oct	Men Pool B	1200 Hrs	England Vs South Africa	To be played
Sunday, 10 Oct	Men Pool B	1400 Hrs	New Zealand Vs Canada	To be played
Sunday, 10 Oct	Men Pool A	1630 Hrs	Australia Vs Malaysia	To be played
Sunday, 10 Oct	Men Pool A	1900 Hrs	Pakistan Vs India	To be played
Monday, 11 Oct	Women 9-10	0830 Hrs	5th Women Pool A Vs 5thWomen Pool B	To be played
Monday, 11 Oct	Women semifinal	1100 Hrs	1st Women Pool A Vs 2nd Women Pool B	To be played
Monday, 11 Oct	Women 5-6	1330 Hrs	3rd Women Pool A Vs 3rd Women Pool B	To be played
Monday, 11 Oct	Women semifinal	2000 Hrs	4th Women Pool A Vs 4th Women Pool B	To be played
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men 9-10	0830 Hrs	5th Men Pool A Vs 5th Men Pool B	To be played
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men semifinal	1100 Hrss	1st Men Pool A Vs 2nd Men Pool B	To be played
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men 5-6	1330 Hrs	3rd Men Pool A Vs 3rd Men Pool B	To be played
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men semifinal	1730 Hrs	1st Men Pool B Vs 2nd Men Pool A/TD>	To be played
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men 7-8	2000 Hrs	4th Men Pool A Vs 4th Men Pool B	To be played
Wednesday, 13 Oct	Women	1030 Hrs	Bronze Medal Match	To be played
Wednesday, 13 Oct	Women	1300 Hrs	Gold Medal Match	To be played
Thursday, 14 Oct	Men	0900 Hrs	Bronze Medal Match	To be played
Thursday, 14 Oct	Men	1130 Hrs	Gold Medal Match	To be played

Hockey World Cup - 2010 Highlights
India crashes out of world cup
India crashed out of the FIH World Cup after a dissapointing loss to England in a do or die match. The hosts carried loads of expectations befor walking into the game but a dismal performance by the forwards shattered India's hopes of world cup semis. The team lacked co-ordination on the field and every single pass went into the sticks of opposition who capitalised on evry opportunity. England went 2-0 in the first half and India never looked like catching on. However, in the final minutes, India two scored two quick goals giving fans a rau of hope but at the end, we ended up on the loosing side. With this 3-2 loss, India is now out of the race for semis and the last match against South Africa is just a matter of prestige.

Indian hopes in despair after 2-5 loss to Spain
Road to the semi finals of FIH world cup 2010 became a tough say for India after a 2-5 loss to Spain. India lost the match with the same margin as they lost to Australia. The successive losses have made it very tough for Indian side to stay in the competition and now the performance of other teams will also be a deciding factor for India's survival. Indian hockey team seemed to lack the winning intensity and except for first 10 minutes, the team looked completely shattered. Forwards were caught napping and defence showed many loopholes. In the end, a desrved victory for Spain.

India gets a 2-5 thrashing from Australia
India got a 2-5 thrashing from Australia in their poll match at Hockey World cup 2010. The flank attacks, diagonal runs from around 23 metres and the minus passes, all at tremendous pace, put India out of circulation. Indian forward line missed the presence of Shivinder Singh who is under suspension from FIH. The Australians showed sheer domination in the game with their defence saw through India's deep flank runs and crosses. Hard tackling and good marking of India's forwards in the circle led them to a convincing victoru after they faced an upset from England in their opening match.

India beats Pakistan
India defeated the arc rivals Pakistan in an exceptional display of hockey skills and talent. The high voltage clash between the two asian hockey giants resulted in a one sided affair with India beating Pakistan by 4 goals to 1. Indian players thrashed the opposite team with continues attacks on the goal post and defended its own very effectively. Penalty corner specialist Sandeep Singh scored two goals whereas Prabhjot Singh and Shivinder Singh scored one goal each. For Pakistan, Sohail Abbas scored the only goal.

Pool A
Germany
Netherlands
Korea
New Zealand
Canada
Argentina

Pool B
Australia
Spain
Spain
Pakistan
India
South Africa

Schedule

28 Feb 2010
B South Africa v. Spain
B Australia v. England
B Pakistan v. India

3 Mar 2010
A Canada v. Germany
A Argentina v. Korea
A New Zealand v. Netherlands

6 Mar 2010
B Australia v. Spain
B South Africa v. Pakistan
B England v. India

9 Mar 2010
A Germany v. New Zealand
A Netherlands v. Korea
A Canada v. Argentina

1 Mar 2010
A New Zealand v. Canada
A Germany v. Korea
A Netherlands v. Argentina

4 Mar 2010
B South Africa v. Australia
B England v. Pakistan
B Spain v. India

7 Mar 2010
A Korea v. Canada
A New Zealand v. Argentina
A Germany v. Netherlands

2 Mar 2010
B South Africa v. England
B Pakistan v. Spain
B India v. Australia

5 Mar 2010
A Korea v. New Zealand
A Netherlands v. Canada
A Germany v. Argentina

8 Mar 2010
B Spain v. England
B Australia v. Pakistan
B South Africa v. India

Finals Matches

Thu 11 Mar 2010
6th Pool A v. 6th Pool B
1st Pool A v. 2nd Pool B
1st Pool B v. 2nd Pool A

Fri 12 Mar 2010
5th Pool A v. 5th Pool B
4th Pool A v. 4th Pool B
3rd Pool A v. 3rd Pool B

Sat 13 Mar 2010
Loser Match 32 v. Loser Match 33
Winner Match 32 v. Winner Match 33

Closing Ceremony

Venue
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi

Field hockey, commonly known as hockey, is a popular sport for men and women in many countries. It is played in open field.

Two opposing teams try to drive the ball into the opponents' net with the help of curved sticks.

The team putting the ball in opponents' net maximum scores the most.

DO YOU KNOW
Hockey is the national game of India and Pakistan

• Indian and Pakistani national teams dominated men's hockey until the early 1980s.
• India and Pakistan won four of the first five Hockey World Cups.
• After 1980, Netherlands, Germany and Australia gained importance.
• Other strong hockey playing nations are Spain, Argentina and South Korea.

HISTORY OF FIELD HOCKEY

• It is not known when and where hockey began.
• Historical records show that hockey type game was played in various antique civilizations.
• 4,000-year-old drawings found in the Beni-Hasen tombs, in the Nile Valley (Egypt) depicted men playing this sport.
• Some other traces show that the Arabs, the Persians, the Romans (a version called paganica) , the Ethiopians and the Aztecs were playing a variation of hockey.
• The first ever evidence of a a team sport was found on bases of statues, which were part of the wall built by Themistocles in 478 B.C.
• The European settlers in Argentina in the 16th century described a somewhat hockey-like game of the Araucaño Indians known as cheuca or 'the twisted one' from the twisted end of the stick used by players.
• In the Middle Ages, games like hockey were played throughout Europe. It was known as cambuca (or comocke or cammock; compare modern camogie) in England, shinty in Scotland, jeu de mail in France, and het kolven in The Netherlands.
• Modern hockey was developed in the British Isles. It became firmly established by the first half of the 19th century.

HOCKEY FIELD

• 100 × 60 yard (91.4 m × 55 m) rectangular field.
• The goal is 7 feet (2.14 m) high and 12 feet (3.66 m) wide.
• The semi-circle is of 16 yards (14.63 m) from the goal known as the shooting circle (or D or arc)
• The dotted line is 5 yards (5 m) from the semi-circle
• The lines across the field is 25 yards (22.9 m) from each end-line and in the center of the field.
• The penalty spot or stroke mark is placed 7 yards (6.4 m) from the center of each goal.

HOCKEY TIPS

                                      

• A "push" shot is played when the player uses wrists to push at the ball.
• "Flick" or "scoop" shot is similar to push but it requires an additional wrist action to force the stick through at an angle to lift the ball off the ground.
• A "hit" is a shot where a backlift is taken and contact with the ball is made quite forcefully.
• To produce much stronter hit, the stick is raised higher and swung at the ball, known as a "drive."
• A term "tackle" is the placing of stick into the path of the ball. To increase tackles effectiveness, players place the entire stick close to the ground horizontally.
• "Flat" (also known as square) signifies a pass made to either the right or left of the player with the ball at a 90 degree angle.

 

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गांधी की जीवनी अभी भी बेस्ट सेलर

मुंबई।। गांधी जी की हत्या के 62 साल बाद भी उनकी जीवनी 'बेस्ट सेलर' है। जिस समय देश हिंसा, भ्रष्टाचार और छल
कपट के कारण त्राहिमाम कर रहा था उस समय गांधी जी की जीवनी ने सत्य अहिंसा का संदेश दिया। चकित करने वाली मगर खुशी की बात यह है कि आज भी सत्य अहिंसा बेस्ट सेलिंग में हैं। तभी तो गत वर्ष गांधी जी की जीवनी की 2 लाख 57 हजार प्रतियां बिकीं और इस साल अप्रैल से सितंबर 2010 के बीच जीवनी की करीब 1 लाख 40 हजार प्रतियां बिक चुकी हैं।

इस जीवनी का 12 भारतीय और 6 विदेशी भाषाओं में अनुवाद किया गया है। सभी भाषाओं में गांधी जी की जीवनी की मांग दिनों दिन बढ़ रही है। अनुमान है कि मार्च 2011 तक इस पुस्तक की 3 लाख 50 प्रतियां बिक जाएंगी। 1084 में गांधी फिल्म के प्रदर्शन के बाद से इस पुस्तक की मांग बढ़ी और इसके बाद ही गांधी बुक सेंटर की स्थापना की गई। आज इस सेंटर में गांधी जी पर विभिन्न भाषाओं में 250 पुस्तकें उपलब्ध हैं। बीच गांधी जी विषयक पुस्तकों की मांग घटने लगी थी, मगर फिल्म 'लगे रहो मुन्ना भाई' के प्रदर्शन के बाद फिर से गांधी जी की जीवनी और उनसे संबंधित किताबों की मांग में जोरदार वृद्धि हुई।

इस वर्ष गांधी शांति परीक्षा में 1.10 लाख विद्यार्थी केरल से और 55 हजार विद्यार्थी महाराष्ट्र से बैठे। यह परीक्षा गांधी जी की जीवनी पर आधारित है। गत 5 वर्षों के दौरान सर्वोदय मंडल ने महाराष्ट्र के जेलों में गांधी जी की जीवनी की 2500 से अधिक प्रतियां वितरित कीं। इसके पहले कैदियों को गांधी, लगे रहो मुन्ना भाई और दो आंखें बारह हाथ फिल्में दिखाई गईं। इसके बाद कैदियों ने गांधी जी जीवनी पढ़ने में रुचि दिखाई। मजेदार बात यह है कि आज भी मराठी, गुजराती और अंग्रेजी में गांधी जी पर हर माह 2-3 किताबें प्रकाशित होती रहती हैं। गांधी सीईओ और अनुदित गांधी कथा को मूल रूप से उमाशंकर जोशी ने गुजराती में लिखा था। जुलाई 2010 तक गांधी कथा की 15 हजार प्रतियां बिक चुकी थीं। ये पुस्तकें अंग्रेजी, हिंदी, मराठी और गुजराती में थीं। रेखांकित करने वाली बात यह है कि अगस्त-सितंबर (दो माह) माह में गांधी कथा (मराठी) की 6000 प्रतियां बिकीं।

Maya in Chidambaram's line of fire over UP law & order

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, who charged that the Centre did not provide adequate police forces to handle the law and order situation during the Ayodhya verdict, was on Friday in Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's line of fire. "I thought the UP government is maintaining law and order

with the assistance of the forces provided by the Central government," Chidambaram said on Friday.

"If the UP government thinks that the Centre should maintain law and order with the assitance of UP Police, so be it," he said.

Expressing satisfaction over the "respectful and dignified" response of people to the Ayodhya verdict, Chidambaram said the Centre has no role in the issue except to maintain status quo and ensure law and order across the country.

He told a press conference that it was a fair assumption that the verdict of the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on the dispute will go to Supreme Court which may pass an interim order and take it up for hearing.

"There is no role for the Centre now. The judges have given a stay and ordered a status quo (on the situation as obtaining) before the verdict. The judgement is not operational as of now.

"The judgement is indeed an important document. But it is not operational. It is a fair assumption that appeals may be lodged (in Supreme Court). It is a fair assumption that the Supreme Court will pass interim orders. Therefore, there is no need now to comment on the judgement which is not operational and status quo as decreed in a Supreme Court order in 1994 will be maintained," he said.

When asked a number of questions on the subject, he appealed to the media and television channels not to "over interpret" the judgement and devote extraordinary time and space to it.

To a question whether the judgement dilutes the case relating to the demolition of Babri Masjid, he said this judgement has nothing to do with the act took place December 6, 1992.

"That act was completely unacceptable and it was an act done by people who took law and order into their hands. That remains, in my view, a criminal act. Also, please don't attribute to the judges (of the Lucknow Bench) any attempt to justify what was done in 1992," he said.

On the law and order situation, he said the country has been extremely peaceful and there have been no incidents reported from anywhere.

"We are pleased and satisfied with the response of people which has been respectful and dignified," he said quoting the words of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who made an appeal to the people to maintain calm in the wake of the verdict.

To a question whether Congress party was jittery to the verdict over which BJP was gloating, he said for the views of the party, "you should ask the Congress party spokesperson".

Naxals killed 21 in kangaroo courts this year: Chidambaram

As the CPI(Maoist) continues its violent activities, the Centre today said the naxals have set up many kangaroo courts which brutally executed 21 persons this year itself after holding them guilty.

Home Minister P Chidambaram said the CPI(Maoist) holds courts called 'Jan Adalats', tries the 'accused', sentences many of them to death and executes them in full public view in order to strike terror in the hearts of the villagers.

"The number of 'Jan Adalats' has risen to 48 in the current year up to August 31 -- up from 38 in the corresponding period last year. The number of persons executed has risen to 21 from 11 last year," he said.

The Home Minister said the Maoists continued their violent activities across Left Wing Extremist-affected states and their main targets were policemen and alleged 'police informers'.

"Every one who swears by the rule of law must condemn these kangaroo courts and brutal executions," he said.