Zafar Iqbal, Limba Ram to get Padma Shri award

Zafar Iqbal, Limba Ram to get Padma Shri award New Delhi: Former India hockey captain Zafar Iqbal and archer Limba Ram were among the sportspersons chosen for the prestigious Padma Shri awards announced on the eve of the Republic Day. Iqbal was a nippy winger whose deft stick-work and speed made him a star during his playing days. Iqbal was a member of the 1980 team that won the last Olympic Gold Medal in hockey for India. He captained...
05:52 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Seventy Indians honoured with the Padma Shri

Seventy Indians honoured with the Padma Shri

Kolkata: The Kolkata Knight Riders will start their preparation for the fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) season with a preparation-cum-conditioning camp at the Eden Gardens here on Friday. The first phase of the camp will be without star Indian players, including skipper Gautam Gambhir, who are busy with their respective states in the domestic Twenty20 championship beginning in Mumbai on Saturday. Newly-appointed KKR coach Trevor Bayliss would be joining the ...
03:17 AM, May 06, 2008
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