Members of the Gujjar and the Bakerwal communities on Friday expressed anguish over the interim report of the Jammu and Kashmir Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission, headed by Justice GD Sharma (retd), which has reportedly proposed scheduled tribe (ST) status for Pahari-speaking pe
Days after Pahari-speaking people demanded Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and political reservation, leaders of the Gujjar community, who are already enjoying reservation under ST status, have openly come out against the demand, setting the tone for an issue that could snowball into a major political s
Former India boxing coach Bhardwaj no more
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Former India boxing coach Bhardwaj no more. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 21 : Om Prakash Bhardwaj, former national chief coach and first Dronacharya awardee in boxing, passed away after brief illness here on Thursday. He was 82 and is survived by two sons and a daughter. His wife Santosh had passed away on May 6. He was lion-hearted. Fearless, bold and confident. He was an ambassador of Indian boxing in many ways. Apart from training boxers and managing teams, he would go all out to get sponsors for boxers, said Jay Kowli, former secretary-general of Boxing Federation of India (BFI).