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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Sheesh Mahal Trophy to be revived, says CAL chief Sehgal
Lucknow: After a landslide victory for a straight fifth term as president of the Cricket Association Lucknow (CAL), former IAS officer and Prasar Barati chairman Navneet Sehgal has plans to revive the prestigious tournament of Sheesh Mahal trophy in Lucknow. While the present generation of cricket lovers would most likely link the city of nawabs with Lucknow Super Giants, the IPL cricket franchise owned by the RPSG Group, but Lucknow's connection with cricket dates back to the days when the Sheesh Mahal trophy used to be quite popular. It was conducted from 1951 to 2002 by Askari Hasan. Later, after a break of a few years, Sahara India revived the prestigious tournament and conducted it till 2010, but the IPL sounded its death knell as both tournaments were played in the summer. Talking to TOI, Sehgal said, "We have a plan to revive the prestigious Sheesh Mahal trophy. The ownership of this tournament is with Sahara India, so we will discuss it with our CAL vice-president Abhijit Sarkar, who was instrumental in the revival and running of the tournament. We will conduct an official meeting and start the process after a long gap." Sarkar said, "It's a great initiative and we are ready for this, but we need a proper calendar from Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) or Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) so that all the state-level as well as national-level cricketers are able to represent their corporate teams and participate in this most popular tournament. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Indian NRIs Are Getting Eligible For INR 2 Lakh Monthly Pension On Retirement. Invest 18K/M Get Offer Undo Earlier, all top corporate teams and players came and performed here and got selected in the Indian team. " "We will try to revive the Sheesh Mahal trophy. In the last edition, we had changed the format and converted to T20 with a coloured dress. Unfortunately, for the least 15 years we have not been able to organise the tournament because of lack of a proper playing calendar," Sarkar told TOI.
India Gazette
28-05-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Deputy Managing Director of private company booked for alleged non-payment of salary worth Rs 2 crore
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): A case has been registered against OP Srivastava, Deputy Managing Director of Sahara India, for allegedly not paying a salary worth Rs 2 crore to a couple. The couple, who filed a complaint with the Aliganj police station, claimed that despite repeated requests to the company officials, they did not receive their due salary. The complaint was filed by Arindam Banerjee against OP Srivastava and others. The Aliganj police registered a case under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC. The couple alleged that despite rendering services from 2016 to 2020, they did not receive their full salary and outstanding dues. They claimed that OP Srivastava, as the Deputy Chief Managing Worker, was responsible for overseeing employee salaries and outstanding dues. The couple sent several reminders and requests to the company, but only a small fraction of the outstanding amount was remitted to their accounts in June 2023. Arindam Banerjee's outstanding dues: Rs 95,13,761, and Shibani Banerjee's outstanding dues were around Rs 20,21,263. The couple sent a legal notice to OP Srivastava on April 19, 2024, demanding payment of the outstanding dues within 15 days. After receiving the notice, the company deposited a nominal sum of Rs 3,56,000 and Rs 2,00,000 in the couple's accounts, but the majority of the outstanding amount remains unpaid. The complaint alleges that the company has committed criminal breach of trust, cheating, and caused wrongful loss to Arindam Banerjee and his wife. OP Srivastava, who signed Arindam Banerjee's appointment letter, is specifically named in the complaint. The couple alleged that they were not paid their salary despite working with Sahara India, and when they approached the company officials, their complaints were ignored. The police have initiated an investigation based on the complaint and the registered FIR. (ANI)
