Jiji Thomson

A top Kerala official today pulled up Cochin Corporation over the "sorry state" at the site where a statue of Swami Vivekananda stands in Kochi and also wondered why they had not kept their word that the Ernakulam boat jetty would be named after the great thinker and monk.

Kerala will emerge as the perfect destination for health tourism in the world as it has many advantages like trained personnel, infrastructure and English-speaking medical staff, a top official said here today.

Drawing inspiration from former President APJ Abdul Kalam's message to work an extra day on his death instead of declaring holiday, a section of employees of a few government offices in Kerala worked on Sunday today as a mark of respect to the late visionary.

Terry Walsh met Sports Authority of India Director General Jiji Thomson to thrash out bureaucratic issues stifling Indian hockey. The Aussie coach resigned on Tuesday but may stay on if his demands were met.

Sports Authority of India Director General Jiji Thomson told a press conference here that Hockey India can shift the women's national camp at any of the 12 venues in north India which has artificial turfs, including the one at Shilaroo in Himachal Pradesh.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) Director General Jiji Thomson said dropping of some disciplines was necessary after the the Indian Olympic Association came up with a jumbo list of 935 athletes and officials for the September 19-October 4 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Sports Authority of India Director General Jiji Thomson told a press meet here that there was a realistic chance of Indian boxers not taking part in the Games under the country's flag.

Jiji Thomson, Sports Authority of India (SAI) director general who was part of the Awards committee, said they discussed seven athletes in the review meeting but it was unanimously agreed that no changes were needed in the earlier shortlist.

The Indian sports fraternity felt the athletes training for the Commonwealth Games might have run out of time to make full use of the Rs 100 crore budget hike announced today for their preparations for the July 23 to August 3 event and the subsequent Asian Games.

The Indian sports fraternity felt the athletes training for the Commonwealth Games might have run out of time to make full use of the Rs 100 crore budget hike announced today for their preparations for the July 23 to August 3 event and the subsequent Asian Games.

SAI Director General Jiji Thomson said on Monday that Walsh's name has been forwarded to the Sports Ministry and his appointment will be cleared in a week's time.

The Ministry acted swiftly on the report submitted by the Sports Authority of India Director General Jiji Thomson, who has squarely blamed the AFI for the shocking incident.

In the second round of transfers since Jiji Thomson took over as the new SAI DG three months ago, veteran sports administrators like Roque Dias, Radhica Sreeman, Sanjiv Sharma, S C Sharma and Dr. Prem Chand Kashyap have been either transferred or shifted to new departments with immediate effect "to make SAI more active and result-oriented".

A top Kerala official today pulled up Cochin Corporation over the "sorry state" at the site where a statue of Swami Vivekananda stands in Kochi and also wondered why they had not kept their word that the Ernakulam boat jetty would be named after the great thinker and monk.

Kerala will emerge as the perfect destination for health tourism in the world as it has many advantages like trained personnel, infrastructure and English-speaking medical staff, a top official said here today.

Drawing inspiration from former President APJ Abdul Kalam's message to work an extra day on his death instead of declaring holiday, a section of employees of a few government offices in Kerala worked on Sunday today as a mark of respect to the late visionary.

Terry Walsh met Sports Authority of India Director General Jiji Thomson to thrash out bureaucratic issues stifling Indian hockey. The Aussie coach resigned on Tuesday but may stay on if his demands were met.

Sports Authority of India Director General Jiji Thomson told a press conference here that Hockey India can shift the women's national camp at any of the 12 venues in north India which has artificial turfs, including the one at Shilaroo in Himachal Pradesh.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) Director General Jiji Thomson said dropping of some disciplines was necessary after the the Indian Olympic Association came up with a jumbo list of 935 athletes and officials for the September 19-October 4 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Sports Authority of India Director General Jiji Thomson told a press meet here that there was a realistic chance of Indian boxers not taking part in the Games under the country's flag.

Jiji Thomson, Sports Authority of India (SAI) director general who was part of the Awards committee, said they discussed seven athletes in the review meeting but it was unanimously agreed that no changes were needed in the earlier shortlist.

The Indian sports fraternity felt the athletes training for the Commonwealth Games might have run out of time to make full use of the Rs 100 crore budget hike announced today for their preparations for the July 23 to August 3 event and the subsequent Asian Games.

The Indian sports fraternity felt the athletes training for the Commonwealth Games might have run out of time to make full use of the Rs 100 crore budget hike announced today for their preparations for the July 23 to August 3 event and the subsequent Asian Games.

SAI Director General Jiji Thomson said on Monday that Walsh's name has been forwarded to the Sports Ministry and his appointment will be cleared in a week's time.

The Ministry acted swiftly on the report submitted by the Sports Authority of India Director General Jiji Thomson, who has squarely blamed the AFI for the shocking incident.

In the second round of transfers since Jiji Thomson took over as the new SAI DG three months ago, veteran sports administrators like Roque Dias, Radhica Sreeman, Sanjiv Sharma, S C Sharma and Dr. Prem Chand Kashyap have been either transferred or shifted to new departments with immediate effect "to make SAI more active and result-oriented".