Himachal honours meritorious players
- print this page
- December 28, 2006
HP Chief Minister honoured Samresh Jung, Vijay Kumar and Anuja Jung for their performance in the Melborne Common Wealth Games- 2006 at Dharamsala today. He presented a draft of Rs. 30 lacs to Samresh Jung for winning five gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the Melborne Common Wealth Games, Rs. 10 lacs to Shri Vijay Kumar for winning two gold medals and Rs. 8 lacs to Smt. Anuja Jung for winning one gold and one silver medals.
Virbhadra Singh felicitated these players for their excellent performance in the Melborne Common Wealth Games-06 as per the announcement made by him during the Vidhan Sabha Session held in March, 06. As per the announcement, the winner of gold medal was to be given Rs. 5 lacs, silver medal, Rs. 3 lacs and bronze medal, Rs. 2 lacs.
Samresh Jung, who won 38 gold, 21 silver and 8 bronze so far in various national sports events, has the distinction of winning 26 gold, 16 silver and 8 bronze in different international events. He was also declared the best player of the Melborne Common Wealth Games.
Vijay Kumar has the credit of winning 24 gold, 8 silver and 24 bronze in different national shooting events.
Anuja Jung wife of Shri Samresh Jung bagged 17 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze medals in different national shooting events so far.
- print this page
- December 28, 2006
Latest News
- Youth Congress Organizes Blood Donation Camp on the Martyrdom Day of Rajeev Gandhi
- Lady Willingdon Hospital Organizes 3 Day Cosmetic Surgery Camp
-
Lashkar module in Poonch-Kashmir busted
-
Separatists shutdown call hits life in Srinagar
-
White paper puts no estimate to black money stashed abroad
-
Rupee dips below 55 against Dollar
- Lokpal bill sent to Rajya Sabha select committee
- In Punjab, two terror suspects with RDX held
-
Charges against Karmapa in criminal conspiracy case dropped
-
Tiwari asked to furnish blood sample on May 26
Main Feature
view more ยป-
Charges against Karmapa in criminal conspiracy case dropped
May 21, 2012 7:52 pmShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government’s move to remove the name of Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje from a currency seizure case [...]
-
Missing in action, Uttarakhand’s goral and barking deer
May 19, 2012 12:11 amA male goral at the Rajaji National Park Dehradun: They have populated the Himalayan forests of Uttarakhand for centuries. One, a goat-antelope that is elusive, shy [...]
No Comments.