News for '-managing-committee'

Renault's F1 driver Ricciardo will take a pay cut

Renault's F1 driver Ricciardo will take a pay cut

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

Ricciardo joined Renault from Red Bull last year with a contract that runs to the end of 2020.

Selja named Haryana Cong chief, Hooda to head CLP

Selja named Haryana Cong chief, Hooda to head CLP

Rediff.com4 Sep 2019

Hooda said he accepts the decision taken by the party high command and will make all efforts to form a Congress government in the state.

'28% child care homes not registered with state govts'

'28% child care homes not registered with state govts'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

The social audit of all childcare homes across the country was ordered in 2018 when cases of sexual exploitation of girls were reported from childcare institutions in Deoria in Uttar Pradesh and Muzaffarpur in Bihar.

Banks and ARCs: Time to break the cosy relationship

Banks and ARCs: Time to break the cosy relationship

Rediff.com31 May 2021

Banks feel happy shifting their toxic assets from loan books to investment books while the ARCs enjoy the management fees with a smile, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

MCA to discuss Shastri-Naik 'confrontation' on Oct 30

MCA to discuss Shastri-Naik 'confrontation' on Oct 30

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

The Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) managing committee will discuss Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik's complaint of verbal abuse against Indian Team Director Ravi Shastri on October 30, in Mumbai.

BCCI secy Patel alleges vendetta politics following sacking by Baroda CA

BCCI secy Patel alleges vendetta politics following sacking by Baroda CA

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

Sanjay Patel, secretary of the Board of Control of Cricket in India, was on Wednesday removed from the secretary's post by his own state association Baroda CA after a city civil court in Vadodara rejected his plea to be reinstated in BCA's managing committee.

Rishiganga hydro project washed away by glacier burst

Rishiganga hydro project washed away by glacier burst

Rediff.com7 Feb 2021

A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has been contained.

MCA asks BCCI to conduct ODI, cites financial constraints

MCA asks BCCI to conduct ODI, cites financial constraints

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to conduct the October 29 India versus West Indies One-day International match in Mumbai.

Farmers reject Centre's conditional talks, to continue blockade

Farmers reject Centre's conditional talks, to continue blockade

Rediff.com29 Nov 2020

We are ready to talk but will not accept any condition now," said a farmer's leader.

Gambhir contributes two years' salary to coronavirus fund

Gambhir contributes two years' salary to coronavirus fund

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said he will contribute his two years' salary as an MP to the Prime Minister-CARES fund to tackle the coronavirus pandemic sweeping through the country. The BJP's Lok Sabha member from East Delhi made the announcement on his Twitter page, urging people to come forward and donate generously.

India protests against mob attack on Gurdwara Nankana Sahib

India protests against mob attack on Gurdwara Nankana Sahib

Rediff.com4 Jan 2020

The protesters carried banners and placards reading "Shame on Pakistan" and "We will expose the real face of Pakistan". Some of the banners and placards urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to protect the gurdwara, one of the holiest sites in Sikhism.

Cricket Buzz: Sangakkara is first non-British MCC president

Cricket Buzz: Sangakkara is first non-British MCC president

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

His nomination was announced by the outgoing President, Anthony Wreford, at the MCC Annual General Meeting at Lord's in May this year.

China takes control of Tibetan monasteries

China takes control of Tibetan monasteries

Rediff.com16 Feb 2012

The Chinese government is establishing management committees in every monastery in Tibet to strengthen its controls, amid a spate of suicides by Buddhist monks and reports of growing unrest among them.

Exercise, reading and 'sewa': Farmer's 'protest life' at Delhi borders

Exercise, reading and 'sewa': Farmer's 'protest life' at Delhi borders

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

Twenty days on, life has settled into a routine for protesting farmers who are devising ways to crack the code of living through an agitation with no immediate end in sight.

Mumbai Cricket Association lifts Shah Rukh's Wankhede stadium ban

Mumbai Cricket Association lifts Shah Rukh's Wankhede stadium ban

Rediff.com2 Aug 2015

The Bollywood star was banned for five years in 2012 from entering the Wankhede stadium following a fracas with MCA officials after the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians.

Cyclone 'Fani': NDRF, Coast Guard put on high alert

Cyclone 'Fani': NDRF, Coast Guard put on high alert

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

The cyclone is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday, a home ministry statement said.

Here's what Tendulkar suggested to revive Mumbai's glory days

Here's what Tendulkar suggested to revive Mumbai's glory days

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

The master batsman made over 15 suggestions, and the prominent ones among them were no night-time travel, no bus journeys, and ensuring respectful exit for senior players.

Story of Young Indian: How the Gandhis gained from share transfer

Story of Young Indian: How the Gandhis gained from share transfer

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

Share swap has moved the 'founder tag' from Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey to the Gandhis.

'Congress using GSPC issue to deflect attention from Agusta'

'Congress using GSPC issue to deflect attention from Agusta'

Rediff.com9 May 2016

Saurabh Patel, energy minister, Gujarat, who has handled the energy portfolio since 2002, speaks to Archis Mohan on GPSC's investment in the KG basin and says the criticism is politically motivated.

MCA to oppose most recommendations of Lodha panel

MCA to oppose most recommendations of Lodha panel

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

The Mumbai Cricket Association headed by Sharad Pawar, is set to oppose most of the recommendations of the Justice Lodha committee submitted in its report to the Supreme Court last week. "We are opposed to most of the recommendations and are one hundred per cent behind Mr Pawar," said MCA's joint secretary P V Shetty, when asked about the managing committee meeting convened on January 13 to discuss the implications of the Lodha panel recommendations. "We will discuss everything and then put forth our views to the BCCI," said Shetty.

BCCI asks state associations to discuss Lodha panel report

BCCI asks state associations to discuss Lodha panel report

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

Rattled by the recommended sweeping reforms to its structure by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee, the Cricket Board has advised its affiliated state units to convene a meeting of its managing committee before this month end to discuss its implications. "You are aware that the Justice Lodha Committee appointed by the Honourable Supreme Court has submitted its report and we have received a copy of the same," BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has written in his letter to all the Board's affiliated units.

Shelar named MCA's interim president

Shelar named MCA's interim president

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

Almost a month after Sharad Pawar stepped down as its president, the Mumbai Cricket Association, on Thursday, nominated its vice president Ashish Shelar as its interim chief.

Dilip Vengsarkar to head MCA panel on cricket improvement

Dilip Vengsarkar to head MCA panel on cricket improvement

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Former India skipper and ex-chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar would head the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIA) of the Mumbai Cricket Association, according to MCA sources.

Concern over Lord Jagannath's Rs 545 cr in Yes Bank

Concern over Lord Jagannath's Rs 545 cr in Yes Bank

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

The law minister last month told the assembly that of the lord's total Rs 626.44 crore, Rs 592 crore was kept in Yes Bank. While Rs 545 crore was in the bank as fixed deposits, the remaining Rs 47 crore was in a flexi account.

PCB to form committee to initiate talks with BCCI

PCB to form committee to initiate talks with BCCI

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is going to form a four-member special committee to initiate talks with the BCCI on regular basis in a bid to revive bilateral ties between the two countries.

Chennai school under fire for discriminatory fees structure

Chennai school under fire for discriminatory fees structure

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

A Chennai-based school faced angry protests from parents over its alleged dual fee policy and for discriminating between students.

How DMK's Bharat Mata temple flummoxed the BJP

How DMK's Bharat Mata temple flummoxed the BJP

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

Chief Minister Stalin seems to have drawn a line between his personal beliefs and those of others in the family, beginning with wife Durga Stalin, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

125 feared dead as glacial break triggers massive floods in U'khand

125 feared dead as glacial break triggers massive floods in U'khand

Rediff.com7 Feb 2021

A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations, leaving at least seven people dead and 125 missing who are feared dead.

Cyclone Tauktae intensifies, 6 dead in 2 states

Cyclone Tauktae intensifies, 6 dead in 2 states

Rediff.com16 May 2021

Gale-force winds, heavy rainfall and high tidal waves swept the coastal belt of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa as Cyclone Tauktae hurtled northwards towards Gujarat on Sunday, leaving four people dead in Karnataka and two in Goa, damaging hundreds of houses, uprooting electricity poles and trees and forcing evacuation.

Odisha, WB brace for cyclone 'Amphan'; NDRF deployed

Odisha, WB brace for cyclone 'Amphan'; NDRF deployed

Rediff.com17 May 2020

The cyclone, according to an IMD report early Sunday, is developing into a severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal and can potentially become a very severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours, S N Pradhan, the chief of NDRF said in New Delhi.

'Delay in finalising seat sharing hurt Mahagathbandhan'

'Delay in finalising seat sharing hurt Mahagathbandhan'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

We should be ready beforehand and I agree that if we have to go for alliances then the formalities of those alliances should be completed as soon as possible

Temple fireworks mishap: 13 persons arrested; death toll up to 110

Temple fireworks mishap: 13 persons arrested; death toll up to 110

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The five were absconding soon after one of the worst temple tragedies Kerala has witnessed which has claimed 110 lives so far and left over 350 injured.

Maharashtra Cricket Association 'adopts' Lodha panel reforms

Maharashtra Cricket Association 'adopts' Lodha panel reforms

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

Earlier this month, the Managing Committee of MCA had agreed to adopt these recommendations.

Bihar all set to host 4,000 UK troops in Bodh Gaya

Bihar all set to host 4,000 UK troops in Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple, one of Buddhism's holiest shrines, plans to provide a peaceful environment for meditation to 4,000 visiting troops of the Royal British Army, who will start arriving in the second week of January 2013.

Large NBFCs told to appoint risk officers with fixed tenure

Large NBFCs told to appoint risk officers with fixed tenure

Rediff.com16 May 2019

As per RBI, the CRO shall be a senior official in the hierarchy of an NBFC and shall possess adequate professional qualification/ experience in the area of risk management.

Social distancing, masks must in religious places

Social distancing, masks must in religious places

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

In-charges and managements of temples, mosques and gurudwaras in the city said preparations are underway to ensure all safety measures are in place as they throw open their doors for the devotees amid the pandemic.

MCA accepts SC verdict, Pawar to quit president's post

MCA accepts SC verdict, Pawar to quit president's post

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

Mumbai Cricket Association president Sharad Pawar will quit his position in six months' time after the state body accepted the Supreme Court verdict on sweeping reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its affiliates in toto.

MCA meet on Lodha recommendations put off after Pawar hospitalised

MCA meet on Lodha recommendations put off after Pawar hospitalised

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

The Mumbai Cricket Association's scheduled meeting to discuss implications of the Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha committee report was postponed on Monday due to the indisposition of MCA president Sharad Pawar.

Amre has conflict of interest; Vengsarkar, Shukla cleared

Amre has conflict of interest; Vengsarkar, Shukla cleared

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Former India Test batsman Praveen Amre and ex-Karnataka left-arm spinner Raghuram Bhat have been found to be in Conflict of Interest by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Ombudsman. However, former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar was cleared of a similar charge.

Security beefed up at Kamakhya Temple after Al-Qaeda threat

Security beefed up at Kamakhya Temple after Al-Qaeda threat

Rediff.com13 Sep 2014

Security has been increased in and around the ancient Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati in view of the Al-Qaeda threatening to spread its network to Assam.