Dhoni to be fined for delay in registration of HummerOctober 8th, 2009 RANCHI - Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be fined for delay in filing the registration papers for his new Hummer H2 luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV). According to the District Transport Officer, A K Banka, Dhoni will be fined as his new car's registration papers are incomplete.
Dhoni fined Rs.100 for violating lawOctober 8th, 2009 RANCHI - Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been fined Rs.100 for not registering his sports utility vehicle Hummer. According to the District Transport department, Dhoni did not apply for registration on time.
Nita Ambani cheers for her cricket teamSeptember 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Nita Ambani, the wife of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, is here to support her cricket team Reliance 1. The team is playing in the ongoing J P Atray Tournament.
Rain curtails golf tournamentSeptember 10th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Round One of the Players Championship presented by Chandigarh Golf Club that was incomplete, was cancelled Thursday due to adverse weather conditions. The green on hole No.5 caused the major problem as it was waterlogged due to persistent rain bringing the game to a halt frequently.
Chandigarh to hosts Players Championship golfSeptember 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Players Championship presented by Chandigarh Golf Club, offering a total prize-money of Rs.3 million, will be played here Sep 9-12, under the aegis of the Aircel-Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). The tournament boasts of a line-up that includes top professionals Gaurav Ghei, Mukesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Rahul Ganapathy, Vijay Kumar, Harendra Gupta, Shamim Khan, Harmeet Kahlon, Amandeep Johl and Gurbaaz Mann, to name a few.
Indian cricketers play badminton match in ChandigarhSeptember 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and pacer Rudra Pratap Singh on Wednesday sweat it out as they played their opponents in a different ballgame altogether. Taking a break form their gruelling cricket schedule, Dhoni and Singh played a friendly badminton match with trainees of a badminton academy here on Wednesday.
Bhajji revs up controversy again, this time with HummerSeptember 2nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has probably created more hullabaloo on and off the field than any other celebrity cricketer in India, and this time controversy has come riding on the back of his new Rs.1 crore Hummer SUV. Bhajji - as he is popularly known - has been found on the wrong side of the law for driving his Hummer on Chandigarh's roads without a number plate.
Bhajji fined for breaking Chandigarh traffic rules with his HummerSeptember 1st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Driving his dream Hummer landed Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in trouble on Tuesday, when he was fined by Chandigarh traffic police for using the vehicle without a valid number plate. Singh had to pay a 3000-rupee fine for the offence, according to reports.
Dhoni, Harbhajan in Chandigarh for Corporate CupAugust 31st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh arrived here Monday to represent the 'Air India Blue' team in the Corporate Cup that begins here Tuesday. Leading international and domestic players will be seen in action in the eight-day tournament that will be held at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium at Mohali.
Harbhajan's advice: take swine flu precautionsAugust 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Indian cricket star Harbhajan Singh Sunday landed in the city wearing a mask and also appealed to people to take proper precautionary measures against swine flu. Harbhajan, on a visit to a neighbouring district to inaugurate a hospital, created quite a stir at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport when he was seen donning a swine flu mask.
Ex-pat Indian sets up squash academy for underprivileged children in ChandigarhAugust 15th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Satinder Pal Bajwa, an expatriate Indian who also happens to be a renowned coach having trained eight-time world squash champion Jansher Khan, has established a squash academy for underprivileged children here. "Khelshala", the academy has been set up under the banner of 'Mind, Body, Game (MBG) Connection', a forum founded by Bajwa.
Chandigarh's football-hockey academy shows resultsAugust 2nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - It has been a long term investment and now the Chandigarh Football-Hockey Academy is beginning to show results. Started in 2000 by the government for children from all over northern India who are talented in sports, the academy is now producing players who can compete at national and international levels.
Dhoni drives from Delhi to Ranchi in HummerJuly 31st, 2009 RANCHI - The Hummer, a sports utility vehicle (SUV), is the latest addition to Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's fleet of vehicles and bikes. He drove from New Delhi to Ranchi in his Hummer.
Chandigarh all set to host its first marathon in 2010July 6th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh is all set to host its first ever marathon in February and the administration here is projecting it as a big tourism-oriented sports event. Plans to host the Chandigarh Marathon-2010 were finalised in a meeting held here Monday under the chairmanship of home secretary Ram Niwas.
Chandigarh promotes athletic talent, facilities in a big wayJune 30th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The sports department here is determined to churn out more Abhinav Bindras and Kapil Devs by establishing the best possible sports infrastructure and facilities. From a ten-lane athletic track to its first outdoor synthetic-surface basketball court, the administration is determined to help its emerging athletes compete at an international level.
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