8 महीने बाद टेस्ट क्रिकेट में की वापसी, आते ही इस बल्लेबाज ने जड़ दिया शतक

भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के धाकड़ ओपनर बल्लेबाज मुरली विजय का बल्ला श्रीलंका के खिलाफ दूसरे टेस्ट मैच की पहली पारी में जमकर बोला। मुरली विजय की टेस्ट क्रिकेट में लगभग आठ महीने के बाद वापसी हुई और मैदान पर उतरते ही उन्होंने शतक लगा दिया। मुरली को पहले टेस्ट में खेलने का मौका नहीं मिला था लेकिन निजी कारणों से शिखर धवन दूसरे टेस्ट में नहीं खेल रहे हैं और उनकी गैरमौजूदगी में जैसे ही मुरली को मौका मिला उन्होंने एक बार फिर से खुद को साबित कर दिया। श्रीलंका के खिलाफ ये उनका पहला टेस्ट शतक था। 

187 गेंदों पर लगाया शतक

मुरली विजय ने श्रीलंका के खिलाफ दूसरे टेस्ट मैच में 187 गेंदों पर शतक लगाया। अपनी पारी में मुरली ने 9 चौके और एक छक्का लगाया। पहली पारी में उन्होंने 221 गेंदों का सामना करते हुए 128 रन की पारी खेली। मुरली ने भारत के लिए अपना आखिरी टेस्ट मैच 16 मार्च 2017 को रांची में ऑस्ट्रेलिया के खिलाफ खेला था। इस मैच के बाद वो चोट की वजह से हर तरह के क्रिकेट से दूर रहे। चोट की वजह से मुरली आइपीएल में भी नहीं खेल पाए थे।

मुरली के टेस्ट करियर का 10वां शतक 

श्रीलंका के खिलाफ नागपुर टेस्ट मैच की पहली पारी में मुरली ने अपने टेस्ट करियर का 10वां शतक पूरा किया। इससे पहले उन्होंने इसी वर्ष 9 फरवरी 2017 में हैदराबाद में बांग्लादेश के खिलाफ अपना आखिरी टेस्ट शतक लगाया था। इस मैच की पहली पारी में उन्होंने 108 रन बनाए थे जबकि दूसरी पारी में 7 रन बनाए थे। 

मुरली का अंतरराष्ट्रीय टेस्ट करियर

मुरली विजय ने अब तक अपने टेस्ट करियर में कुल (मौजूदा टेस्ट मैच छोड़कर) 51 टेस्ट मैचों में 39.62 की औसत से 3408 रन बनाए हैं। इन मैचों में उन्होंने कुल 9 शतक और 15 अर्धशतक लगाए हैं। 167 रन उनका सर्वाधिक स्कोर है। 

इस मामले में तीसरे नंबर पर आए मुरली विजय

टेस्ट क्रिकेट में बतौर ओपनर मुरली विजय शतक लगाने के मामले में तीसरे भारतीय बल्लेबाज बन गए हैं। ओपनर बल्लेबाज के तौर पर टेस्ट क्रिकेट में भारत की तरफ से सबसे ज्यादा शतक लगाने के मामले में पहले नंबर पर सुनील गावस्कर हैं जिनके नाम पर 33 शतक है। इस फेहरिस्त में दूसरा नाम वीरेंद्र सहवाग का है जिन्होंने टेस्ट क्रिकेट में बतौर ओपनर 22 शतक लगाए थे। अब इन दोनों के बाद मुरली विजय का नाम आ गया है जिन्होंने अपना 10वां टेस्ट शतक लगाया।  

पुजारा और विजय की पांचवीं शतकीय साझेदारी

टेस्ट क्रिकेट में पिछली छह साझेदारिओं में पुजारा और विजय ने पांचवीं बार शतकीय साझेदारी की है। इस मैच में दोनों के बीच 209 रन की साझेदारी हुई। इसके पहले की पांच साझेदारियों की बात करें तो दोनों के बीच 102, 178, 107, 16 और 209 रन की साझेदारी हुई थी। 

Source : Dainik Jagran

New Hill Area Development Committee constituted

The Home and Hill Affairs Department through a notification has constituted a “Hill Area Development Committee” for Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts.

The notification states that this supplementary development body will supervise progress work in specific sectors in Darjeeling and Kalimpong respectively. The committee will be headed by Mann Ghising as the Chairperson.

“The committee shall work in such areas/subjects as the state government may assign to them from time to time” stated the notification with immediate effect.
In the past, the government of Bengal had constituted 15 community-based cultural and development boards.

Krishi Melas to act as platforms for farmers to interact with govt officials

The Bengal Agriculture Department is going to set up a platform through which farmers can interact directly with government officials and convey the problems they are facing.

The department is going to organise Krishi Melas in every district from November 25 to December 25. At these fairs, among other things, officials will interact with farmers to know whether they are getting all sorts of benefits on time and whether they are facing any problems. In case a problem relates to any other department, it will be conveyed to the concerned department. Farmers can also give suggestions to the officials.

According to an official, it will be of great help for farmers as their problems will be solved within a short time span and they would not have to suffer due to lack of suggestions.

 

Maa, Mati, Manush Govt completes 500 days in second term

Led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Maa-Mati-Manush Government in Bengal has completed 500 days in service of the people in the second term.

Besides implementing developmental works in all sectors, the present Government has taken numerous decisions which have been hailed by people.

Here are some of major developmental initiatives during the last 500 days:

• Formation of new districts like Kalimpong, Jhargram and West Midnapore, East Bardhaman and West Bardhaman.
• Bengal’s Kanyashree scheme received the United Nations Public Service Award.
• New Police commissionerates in Hooghly formed.
• Samarthan Scheme was launched for demonetisation hit traders
• Successful organisation of FIFA U-17 World Cup including the semi-final and the Final match
• Popular ‘Ekushe Annapurna’ scheme is being extended to the districts.
• Bengal government is providing free software to small traders for filing goods and services tax (GST) returns.
• Bengal is number one in rice production in the country at present. In 2016-17, 1 crore 60 lakh 70 thousand metric tonnes were produced.
• ‘Khajna’ tax on agricultural land has been abolished.
• Bengal Government has decided to sanction paid maternity leave for all categories of female contractual employees engaged directly by the State Government.
• 12 more medical colleges will be set up in the state by 2021.
• The State has been awarded ‘Krishi Karman Award’ by Government of India in 2016, consecutively for 4th year in a row.
• Under the programme “Universalization of Soil Health Card for the farmers” 13 lakh Soil Health Cards (SHC) have been distributed till end of November, 2016.
• The coverage under Bangla Fasal Bima Yojana has gone up from 10•09 lakh farmers in kharif 2015 to 32•40 lakh farmers in kharif, 2016.
• 165 Krishak Bazars have been completed till date and they are being operationalised for optimum utilisation of assets.
• During the financial year 2016-17 (from April to December) an amount of Rs.522 crore has been spent and 446•985 KM road length has been constructed under Gramin Sadak Yojana.
• 10 new Government Polytechnics and one Government Sponsored Polytechnic were operationalized in 2016. WIFI connectivity has been done in 47 Polytechnics.
• ‘Safe Drive Save Life’ has picked up tremendous momentum towards greater road safety.
• A new scheme named ‘Baitarani’ has been undertaken to renovate the cremation ghats of the Hindus.
• Three Development Authorities, viz., Bakreswar Development Authority, Patharchapuri Development Authority and Mukutmanipur Development Authority have been created.

Source >> goo.gl/8xpA35

 

Bimal Gurung claims political persecution by Bengal government

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung on Friday claimed in the Supreme Court that he was being politically persecuted by the West Bengal government, as the state police sought "reversal" of the order restraining it from taking coercive action against him.

Gurung's counsel alleged before a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was opposed to him "tooth and nail" and has sought a CBI probe in the killings of several Gorkhaland activists during the recent agitation for a separate state.

The West Bengal Police told the bench that the apex court's November 20 order restraining it from taking any coercive steps against Gurung should be vacated, as the "moral" of the entire force was down since there were several cases of serious nature against him.

On November 20, the top court had issued notice on his plea and said: "in the meantime, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner".

Senior lawyer A M Singhvi, appearing for the police, said there were a number of cases, including of murder and rioting, against Gurung and a 26-year-old police official was also killed during the recent Gorkhaland agitation.

He argued that details of these cases were not given to the court at the time when the November 20 order was passed and said, "look at what the state will feel. The state will feel that it is impotent as far as this person is concerned".

Singhvi gave a list of 53 FIRs lodged against Gurung and said he was facing trial in another 24 cases as well.

He also alleged that several incriminating materials like AK 47 rifle, live ammunition and bombs were recovered by the police from the activists during the protests.

Senior advocate P S Patwalia, appearing for Gurung, countered Singhvi's submissions and said a number of FIRs were lodged against him which amounted to political persecution.
"It is rather my case that these FIRs are part of political persecution by West Bengal government against me. I am the president of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. The present chief minister of West Bengal is tooth and nail opposed to me and a separate Gorkhaland," he said.

Patwalia also claimed that 21 pro-Gorkhaland activists were killed during the recent 104-day protest and there should be a CBI investigation into the matter.

When Singhvi referred to the cases lodged against Gurung and said "we want a reversal of the order", the bench observed, "we were not aware of all these cases".

The bench also asked Gurung's counsel to file a reply to the application of the police and posted the case for hearing on November 28.

"You (police) have levelled allegations (against Gurung) which are serious. So let him file a reply. We will have it on Tuesday," the bench said.

The bench also asked Gurung's counsel to ensure that there is no "public speech" and "demonstration" till then.

The GJM central committee had recently suspended Gurung for six months and appointed Binay Tamang as the party's new president.

The police had earlier claimed that Gurung and some of his aides were absconding after being booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the violence in Darjeeling hills during the recent agitation for a separate Gorkhaland.

Gurung has approached the apex court seeking an independent probe into the alleged killings of Gorkhaland supporters during the protests.

[Source: http://bit.ly/2Bn5ZXN]