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Akshay books berth in finals of BT Honda Pro-Am of Champions

Mumbai, Feb 2 (UNI) Akshay Kilachand booked a berth in the National finals of the 13th edition of the BT Honda Pro-Am of Champions, to be held at the Classic Golf Resort, Delhi, on March 9.

In the Western Regional round held at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club here today, Akshay emerged winner in the 0-8 handicap catgeory.

Also joining Akshay were Dilip Sharma and Bob Sivaram, winners in the 9-16 and 17-24 handicap categories respectively.

The quartet of Dilip Sharma, Wg Cdr S Rao, R K Padmanabhan and Omkar Fotedar bagged the team event with a total of 104 points. The team of Ashish Chemburkar, Dr Prakash Doshi, Jimmy Billimoria and Kishore Shivdasani emerged as the runners-up with 91 points.

The field comprised some of the top corporate czars from the western region. The event was sponsored by Honda SIEL Cars India and co-sponsored by Avaya Global Connect&ITC Hotels Ltd. ColorPlus were the styling partners.

The respective winners from each of the four zones will travel to the national final, where they will get a chance to rub shoulders with the best professionals in the country. Apart from the main trophies, there were interesting prizes on four holes, which tested the golfers in all departments of the game.

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Public hearing meeting witnessed protest

Mangalore, Feb 2 (UNI) The committee under the Ministry of Environment and Forest which convened a public hearing meeting, to hear the grievances from the public on Mangalore Special Economic Zone project (MSEZ), witnessed commotion and protest here today. Initially all the assembled people were not allowed to participate in the meeting. The people raised protest when the officials denied the entry to the media also to cover the event. Ultimately bowing to the pressure,.....

MeSEB Leshka project to prop up power scene in Meghalaya

Shillong, Feb 3 (UNI) With the commissioning of the 126-Mw Myntdu Leshka hydroelectric project, the current power crisis in Meghalaya could be over by next year, the Meghalaya State Electricity Board (MeSEB) sources said. ''The coming up of industries at Byrnihat and other places of the state had changed the power scene in Meghalaya from that of surplus to starving,'' and the completion of the new project would bring in relief to the power-starved state,.....

Kumbhar, Dimple bag honours in Federation Cup Cross Country

Nagpur, Feb 3 (UNI) Ashok Kumbhar and Dimple Naidu, both of Maharashtra, won in the men's and women's sections respectively in the 4-km run on the second and last day of the 13th Federation Cup National Cross Country championship here today. Kumbhar clocked 12:16 to emerge the winner, while Dimple did likewise with a timing of 15:29 in the event hosted by Nagpur District Athletic Association under the aegis of Maharashtra Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA)......
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