16 Greater KashmirSrinagar | February 1, 2017, Wednesday

Mukund recalled, Saha comes back in Indian Test teamNew Delhi, Jan 31: Tamil Nadu opener Abhi-nav Mukund was today recalled after nearly six years as a back-up opener in the 16-member Indian Test squad for one-off Test against Bangladesh, starting February 9.

The selection committee meeting was delayed by six hours after the new Com-mittee of Administrators (COA) barred joint secretary Amitabh Chaudhary from convening it.

Numerous phone calls and emails were exchanged after which BCCI CEO Rahul Johri convened the meeting.

Back to selection, Tamil Nadu southpaw Mukund is the additional member of the

side with Wriddhiman Saha regaining his rightful place as the No. 1 wicket-keeper in Tests, replacing Parthiv Patel.

Mukund has been a steady scorer with 849 runs in Ranji Trophy for Tamil Nadu and will return to the national team dress-ing room after twin tours of West Indies and England in 2011.

Elsewhere, there wasn't much change in the side with Ajinkya Rahane, Jayant Yadav, Hardik Pandya all

back in the side having recovered from injuries.

Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, R Ashwin and Ravin-dra Jadeja were automatic choices. The pace trio of Ishant Sharma, Bhuvnesh-war Kumar and Umesh Yadav also picked them-selves.

Amit Mishra has been included as an additional spinner.SquaD: Virat Kohli (Capt), KL Rahul, M Vijay, Chetesh-war Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya, Wrddhiman Saha (wk), Ravi-chandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Abhi-nav Mukund. PTI

FAREWELL

On 30.01.2017 a farewell party was organized in honour of Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat Section Officer of the court of Principal District & Sessions Court Srinagar on his superannuation on 31.01.2017. The farewell was chaired by Mr. Rashid Ali Dar Hon'ble Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar.

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Civil SeCretariat, Jammu.mir Waqas alam S/o Mohammad Shafi Mir R/o Village Dudar Tehsil Karnah, District KupwaraSubject: Un-authorized absence from duties.

SHOW CauSe NOtiCe1. Whereas, you were appointed as Assistant Professor in Physics vide Govt. Order No.267-

HE of 2016 dated 16-08-2016, on probation for a period of two years and posted in Govt. Degree College, Handwara; and

2. Whereas, you joined the College on 27-08-2016, and proceeded on unauthorized leave w.e.f. 29-09-2016; and

3. Whereas, you were served a notice vide No.DCH/2016/922-23 dated 29-09-2016 to resume duties immediately by Principal, Govt. Degree College, Handwara; and

4. Whereas, you did not respond to the notice dated 29-09-2016 served by the Principal, Govt. Degree College, Handwara; and

5. Whereas, you were again served another notice vide No.DCH/2016/968 dated 15-10-2016 to resume duties immediately by the Principal, Govt. Degree College, Handwara; and

6. Whereas, you did not again respond the notice dated 15-10-2016 served by the Principal, Govt. Degree College, Handwara; and

7. Whereas, you did not report back to the College and continued on unauthorized absence from duties with effect from 29-09-2016; and

8. Whereas, the Principal, Govt. Degree College, Handwara served a final notice to you vide No:DCH/2016/1069 dated 08-11-2016 to resume your duties; and

9. Whereas, you reported back for duties on 12-11-2016 with the request that the period of absence may please be considered as leave whatsoever kind is due to you; and

10. Whereas, you have attended duties up to 17-11-2016 and again remained absent w.e.f. 18-11-2016; and

11. Whereas, you have sent a letter through post to the College which has been received by the College on 23-11-2016 wherein leave and station leaving permission w.e.f. 18-11-2016 has been sought as you are not in a position to attend your duties for some time w.e.f. 18-11-2016; and

12. Whereas, the continued unauthorized absence by you has affected the teaching of students, particularly when there are 250 students in Physics subject, in Govt. Degree College, Handwara.

13. Now, therefore, you are hereby served Show Cause Notice for remaining absent from duty un-authorizedly as to why action as warranted under Rule 21 (1) (b) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services, (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956 may not be initiated against you. The reply to the notice should reach this office within 10 days from the date of publications or receipt of this Notice, failing which it shall be presumed that you have nothing to say in your defence in the/matter.

irfan manzoor (KaS)under Secretary to Government

Higher education Department

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament

J&K upset Punjab Srinagar, Jan 31: The marvelous batting performance by Manzoor Pandav facilitated J&K team to upset Punjab as it won by 26 runs.

Delhi had lost to Punjab on Monday after winning their opener against J&K. GKNN

Govt to develop multiple sports facilities in all districts: ImranJammu, Jan 31: Minister for Youth Services & Sports, Imran Raza Ansari today said that the Government will develop appropriate sports infra-structure in all districts to give boost to the sports activities.

"Under a Special Package for Development of Sports Infrastructure, Multipurpose Indoor Sports Halls will be constructed in all the Districts, including Zadibal constituency," he said.

Replying to a Question by Abid Hussain Ansari, the Minister said that the Government was also considering introducing Rehbar-e-Khel scheme to engage trained youth on the pattern of ReT to promote sports.

He said that a playing field has been developed at Gulshan Bagh having mini pavilion and other facilities for carrying out the sports activi-ties.

Similarly, construction of pavilion at Gani Khan Stadium has also been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 79 lakh with multiple facilities for the sportspersons, he added. GKNN

Finch named Australia captain for T20I series against Sri LankaMelbourne, Jan 31: Right-handed batsman Aaron Finch will captain Australia in the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Sri Lanka in February.

Finch, 30, will take charge of three matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (February 17), Kardinia Park in Geelong (February 19) and the Adelaide Oval (February 22) after his appointment was recommended by Cricket Australia's (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) and endorsed by CA's Board of Directors on Tuesday.

Finch has previously led Australia in six T20Is and was also in charge in Monday's One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand in Auck-land.

The squad for the three-match T20I series will be announced on Wednesday.

With usual captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and Wade absent for the T20I Series, preparing for a four-match Test series against India starting in February, Finch will get the chance to be in charge once more. Agencies

Twitter to livestream Europe's football deadline day coverageNew York, Jan 31: In a bid to make it tough for rival social media plat-forms like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, Twitter has announced its first livestreaming deal in Europe to will telecast the proceedings of the transfer deadline day.

The San Francisco-based microblogging platform linked up with Sky Sports in Britain to livestream coverage of Tuesday's transfer deadline day, when the January window for football transfers closes, The Financial Times reported.

Although, the details regarding the deal were not available, it was seen as a mutually beneficial partnership, with the series of three live broadcasts following similar tie-ups to stream gridiron football and the PGA golf tour in the US. Agencies

Pandya to lead India A vs Australia in 3-day warm-up gameNew Delhi, Jan 31: All-rounder Hardik Pandya will be leading an India A side in a three-day warm-up game against Australia at the Brabourne Stadium from February 16-18.

The team has a lot of promising youngsters who have performed in the Ranji Trophy which includes top-scorer Priyank Panchal of Gujarat, Services batsman G Rahul Singh, who has had a phenomenal season in the Plate Group scoring 945 runs at an average of 72 plus.India A: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Akhil Herwadkar, Priyank Kirit Panchal, Shreyas Iyer, Ankit Bawne, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shahbaz Nadeem, Krishnappa Gowtham, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Ashok Dinda, Mohammed Siraj, Rahul Singh, Baba Indrajith. PTI

Tendulkar lone Indian in Graeme Swann's All-time XI

Hockey India asks for apology from Pakistan for 2014 CT incidentNew Delhi, Jan 31: Hockey India (HI) on Monday decid-ed not to play any bilateral series against Pakistan unless the latter's federa-tion submits an uncondi-tional apology in writing for the lewd and unprofessional behaviour of its players during the FIH Champions Trophy 2014.

HI's stand comes in the wake of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed recently blaming the Indian federa-tion for taking revenge on it for the 2014 incident in Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium by not giving them visas to take part in the 2016 Junior World Cup in Luc-know.

HI maintained that the PHF failed to submit the visa applications for its team 60 days prior to the start of the tournament as per the required deadlines as stipu-lated by the Government of India.

"It is a shame that the PHF has again raised the issue of the misbehaviour

of the Pakistan hockey team during the FIH Champions Trophy in 2014 as an excuse and opportu-nity to blame Hockey India for their own incompe-tence that resulted in the Pakistan team not par-ticipating in the Hockey Junior World Cup 2016," HI Spokesman R.P. Singh said in a statement.

"In light of this and the perpetual lies told by PHF to blame others for their own inefficiencies, HI has again taken the decision to not play any bilateral series against Pakistan unless they submit an uncondi-tional regret in writing for the lewd and unprofessional behaviour of the Pakistan team during the FIH Cham-pions Trophy 2014 and their habit of telling perpetual lies

to media regarding HI," he added.

"We once again reiterate that PHF should learn to take responsibility for their incompetence and incapa-bilities and stop blaming India to please their local audience. It is high time PHF learns to work as an Organ-isation and stops blaming others for their own internal problems."

HI said that PHF should register its complain with the world hockey governing body FIH, instead of blaming its Indian counterpart.

HI also clarified that it had put the matter of the 2014 incident -- in which some of the Pakistani play-ers displayed their elation by taking their jerseys off and flashing their middle fingers at the crowd -- to an end after then HI Pres-ident Narinder Dhruv Batra had a "meaningful dialogue with PHF repre-sentatives in the presence of Asian Hockey Federa-tion officials in Dubai in November 2016. IANS

London, Jan 31: Former England tweaker Graeme Swann, who considers cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar as the "best player of his generation", on Tuesday picked the Indian batting maestro in his All-time XI.

Swann's dream team has only one current player in English pacer James Anderson, whom he has included as the 12th man.

The team includes four Australians (Don Bradman, Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne), three Eng-lishmen (Jack Hobbs, Swann, James Anderson), three West Indians (Gordon Greenidge, Garfield Sobers, Brian Lara) and one each from India (Tendulkar) and Pakistan (Wasim Akram).

Commenting on the composition of the side, Swann said: "Tendulkar is the best player of my generation. I would prefer bowling to Sachin than Lara but it's a touch and go."

Swann also explained the reason why he left legendary South African all-round-er Jacques Kallis out and instead picked Sobers.

"I wanted to put Jacques Kallis in at six but I needed a left-armer for foot holes (for the spinners)."

Regarding the inclusion of Aussie leg spin legend Shane Warne besides picking himself as the two spin options, Swann said: "Shane Warne, best bowler of all time. Full Stop".

"Graeme Swann, because it's my team. I've got a left-armer, foot hole. I'm in," he said with a smile.Swann's all-time XI: Sir Jack Hobbs, Gordon Greenidge, Sir Donald Bradman, Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Sir Gar-field Sobers, Adam Gilchrist (wicketkeep-er), Shane Warne, Graeme Swann, Glenn McGrath, Wasim Akram, James Anderson (12th man). IANS

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