Saturday, May 1, 2010

EC Railway men and Patna women clinch Veer Kuer Singh Gold Cup

Patna, April 23, 2010: East Central Railway won Veer Kuer Singh Gold Cup kabaddi tournament defeating Bihar Police 48-12 in the final at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Friday.
Patna claimed the women’s crown beating Begusarai 26-23.
Men’s final was a one-sided affair as East Central Railway players Narendra, Sunil, Sanjeev and Vijay displayed impressive performance in all department of the game. For Bihar Police international Ramjee Upadhyaya, Ravi and Janamjay Mishra performed well.

Women’s final was an exciting one as both the teams struggled hard to collect points. Patna women Naglaxmi, Smita, Minu and Manisha performed well in raids while Begusarai girls Devyanti, Sinku, Remi and Preeti showed their skills in catching.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was the chief guest at the closing function and he gave away the prizes. Food and Civil Supply Minister Narendra Singh, Labour Minister Awadhesh Narayan Singh, Disaster Management Minister Devesh Chandra Thakur, Bihar JD-U president Vijay Kumar Choudhary, fromer minister Ashok Kumar Singh, Shyam Rajak and Vashishtha Narayan Singh were present on the occasion.

Veer Kuer Singh Foundation secretary Kumar Vijay welcomed the guests while its president Dinesh presided over the function.

The foundation felicitated Bollywood actress Nitu Chandra, Bhojpuri singer Chhaila Bihari, Anil Parmar, Rupal Sinha, Anupama, Nilekar, Dr Upendra Prasad Singh, BK Bose, Naushad Ahmad, international kabaddi players Rajiv Kumar Singh and Smita Kumari with Veer Kuer Singh awards. Chief Minister presented them a shawl and memento.
Photo caption: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar giving away Veer Kuer Singh Gold Cup to Patna women team in Patna on April 23, 2010.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

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