Teams for the hockey World Cup and SAFF Games would be announced on August 16.
After 80 per cent of the votes were cast, Batra objected to some 'identification mark' beside KPS Gill's name on the ballot paper
The IHF chief is alleged to have abused and ordered journalists to leave the hockey cam they had gone to cover.
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The respondents were asked to file replies to IHF senior vice-president Batra's petition, alleging financial irregularities in the IHF and other charges.
The IHF's senior vice-president accused Gill of committing financial irregularities.
The IHF president defended axing of top players from the hockey team.
The IHF has decided to find a new foreigner "who understands Indian hockey" to take charge of the national team.
The senior IHF vice-president threatened legal action if Gill does not step down immediately.
The IHF announced the five teams to feature in the Premier Hockey League, Dhanraj Pillay to play for Maratha Warriors.
The IHF president also ruled out the inclusion of Gagan Ajit Singh, Baljit Dhillon and Deepak Thakur in the team for the Champions Trophy.
IHF chief K P S Gill says there are four of five players who are exploiting the media for their benefit.
Indian Hockey Federation said efforts are on to get a substitute for the World Cup bound team.
The IHF chief said the National championship will be held in Nov-Dec this year.
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld the conviction of former Punjab Director General of Police K P S Gill and the president of the Indian Hockey Federation on the charge of outraging the modesty of senior women IAS officer Rupan Deol Bajaj.
Hockey India president Narinder Batra, however, strongly refuted the allegations, saying Gill's charges were 'baseless'.
The IHF senior vice-president announced his candidature for the posts of both president and secretary-general.
The main interest ahead of the AGM is focused on incumbent president K P S Gill's possible bid for another term.
Former Olympians Gurbux Singh, B P Govinda, Aslam Sher Khan and Surinder Singh Sodhi were named in a seven-man team.
The IHF chief described the controversy surrounding Dhanraj Pillay's exclusion as "uncalled for."
The IHF's senior vice-president pleaded that K P S Gill and K Jothikumaran be disallowed from participating in the elections.
The Dutch too will be with their best players for the three-Test series, beginning in Hyderabad on February 5.\n\n
Former IHF vice-president Gufran-e-Azam called for the immediate removal of the IHF chief.
Former players hit back at K P S Gill for his comment that those who played in the Olympics after 1966 were "not Olympians but losers".
Five teams will play in two divisions of the league, which begins on January 13.
'Jugraj wanted us to win all the matches and he was talking to us regularly,' said captain Dhanraj Pillay.
The former hockey ace said the IHF chief must take the 'blame and responsibility' for the team's dismal show in the recent Rabobank Trophy.
The IHF chief said the Indian team is shaping well ahead of the Olympics.
India will host Malaysia in September in a five-Test series. The junior team will be fielded in two of the matches.
Former Olympian Jagbir Singh and Dutch coach Frank Leictre will assist the Indian hockey team in its preparations for the Olympics.
The Indian hockey player said he was informed about testing positive for a banned drug before the Olympic qualifier by coach Rajinder Singh.
Ace forward Dhanraj Pillay was not considered for selection as he is still nursing an injury.\n\n
The IHF president said he made the "mistake" of including the likes of Dhanraj Pillay in the team for the Olympics.
The Indian Hockey Federation on Tuesday deferred a decision on underfire coach Gerhard Rach leaving the foreign coach to wait till the middle of January to know his fate.
The Indian Hockey Federation on Sunday retained the 18-member team for the remaining four matches of the Friendship Series.
The IHF chief hinted in New Delhi that the chief coach could make a comeback
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