The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. The award was instituted in the year 1991-92 to supply the lack of a supreme national accolade in the field of sports. Predating the RGKR are the Arjuna awards that have always been given to outstanding sportspersons in each of many sporting disciplines every year. The Khel Ratna was devised to be an overarching honour, conferred for outstanding sporting performance, whether by an individual or a team, across all sporting disciplines in a given year.
List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees
S.No. Year Name of the Sportsperson(s) Sport Discipline
01 1991-92 Viswanathan Anand Chess
02 1992-93 Geet Sethi Billiards
03 1993-94 Not Conferred* -
04 1994-95 Cdr. Homi D. Motivala (Joint) Yachting (Team Event)
04 1994-95 Lt. Cdr. P. K. Garg (Joint) Yachting (Team Event)
05 1995-96 Karnam Malleswari Weightlifting
06 1996-97 Nameirakpam Kunjarani (Joint) Weightlifting
06 1996-97 Leander Paes (Joint) Tennis
07 1997-98 Sachin Tendulkar Cricket
08 1998-99 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar Athletics
09 1999-2000 Dhanraj Pillay Hockey
10 2000-01 Pullela Gopichand Badminton
11 2001-02 Abhinav Bindra Shooting
12 2002-03 Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat(Joint) Shooting
12 2002-03 K. M. Beenamol (Joint) Athletics
13 2003-04 Anju Bobby George Athletics
14 2004-05 Lt. Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Shooting
15 2005-06 Pankaj Advani Billiards and Snooker
16 2006-07 Manavjit Singh Sandhu Shooting
17 2007-08 Mahendra Singh Dhoni Cricket
18 2008-09 Mary Kom (Joint) Boxing
18 2008-09 Vijender Singh (Joint) Boxing
18 2008-09 Sushil Kumar (Joint) Wrestling
19 2009-10 Saina Nehwal Badminton
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi_Khel_Ratna#List_of_Rajiv_Gandhi_Khel_Ratna_Awardees
http://www.indianetzone.com/6/rajiv_gandhi_khel_ratna_award.htm.
www.webindia123.com/.../award/.../award.asp?...award=Rajiv+Gandhi+Khel+Ratna+Award
www.andhranews.net/Features/.../Rajiv-Gandhi-Khel-Ratna-Award.asp
www.indiavisitinformation.com/.../awards-for-excellence.shtml
Saina Nehwal to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
National sports awards (Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dhyan Chand) selection committee headed by P T Usha met on Friday and decided to bestow the Khel Ratna on Saina after considering her brilliant performance in the last one year.
The World number two Indian has been in red-hot form in the last one year, where she reached the semifinals of the All England Super Series in March before winning three successive titles in June.
"I am really happy. It's unbelievable, a dream come true for me to get another within one year. National awards gives you a lot of motivation and it definitely has inspired me to achieve bigger glories for my country," Saina said.
"I have done well in the last two years and the three titles that I won recently have really boosted my confidence. I am now preparing for the World Championship and I hope to win the title," she added.
Saina was awarded the Arjuna Award last year and recently she was chosen as one of the six brand ambassador for the Commonwealth Games which will be held from October 3-14.
The award, to be given away on August 29 by the President Pratibha Patil, consists of a cash amount of Rs 7.5 lakh, a scroll of honour and medal.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday congratulated badminton champion Saina Nehwal for winning three Super Series badminton tournaments.
The Speaker also conveyed the best wishes of the House to Nehwal for her future endeavours.
For more information:
http://info1778.blogspot.com/2010/06/saina-nehwal.html
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../Saina-Nehwal-to-get-Rajiv-Gandhi-Khel-Ratna-Award
www.zeenews.com/news644597.html
www.sports.rediff.com/.../jul/.../badminton-ace-saina-nehwal-to-get-khel-ratna.htm
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Saina-Nehwal-to-get-Rajiv-Gandhi-Khel-Ratna-award/articleshow
HOW DO I GET ELECTION ID CARD
If you are not below the age of 18 years as on 01-01-2010 and if your name is not included in the draft Electoral Roll, you are eligible to be enrolled as an elector if not disqualified otherwise. To enroll yourself visit your Polling Station / Grama Panchyat or the Office of the concerned Tahasildar / Assistant Commissioner / City Corporations / Mahanagara Palike during the working hours on all days submit the prescribed Application Form duly filled in, along with documents in support of proof of age, address of residence in the Assembly Constituency limits. Prescribed Forms for correction in the details of an elector who has already been enrolled or deletion of names of dead or shifted persons from the rolls can be filed.
Details of Forms to be filled
Form 4 Application For New Registration of Electors at the time of Enumeration (house to house verification) when enumerator finds the house repeatedly locked.
Form-6 For inclusion of name for the first time, for inclusion of missing name and also for inclusion of name in the new Constituency in case of shifted persons.
Form-7 For seeking deletion of name from the existing Roll.
Form-8 For correction of any of the particulars in the existing Roll.
Form-8A For transposition of entry from one part of the Assembly Constituency to another part in the same Constituency.
EPIC 001 Form to be submitted for obtaining Electoral Photo ID Card(EPIC)
EPIC 001A Form for submission of photograph (optional) along with Form 6 / 8 / 8A
EPIC 001B Form for submission of photograph for EPIC
To check your names in the Electoral Roll visit our website: http://ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/ from which you can also download the Forms.
For draft Electoral Rolls and any further information please contact: offices of the Grama Panchayat / Municipalities / Tahasildar / Sub-divisional Assistant Commissioner / City Municipal Council / Mahanagara Palike and respective Polling Stations.
Karnataka Office
OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
DPAR (ELECTIONS), OLD KGID BUILDING ANNEXE
Dr. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI
BANGALORE – 560 001.
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http://bangalorevoterid.org/
http://infobytes.in/how-to-add-your-name-in-karnataka-voters-list
http://digg.com/politics/How_to_get_your_Election_ID_card_for_Karnataka_Elections
http://abhinav.org/blog/2008/02/18/voter-id-bangalore
Details of Forms to be filled
Form 4 Application For New Registration of Electors at the time of Enumeration (house to house verification) when enumerator finds the house repeatedly locked.
Form-6 For inclusion of name for the first time, for inclusion of missing name and also for inclusion of name in the new Constituency in case of shifted persons.
Form-7 For seeking deletion of name from the existing Roll.
Form-8 For correction of any of the particulars in the existing Roll.
Form-8A For transposition of entry from one part of the Assembly Constituency to another part in the same Constituency.
EPIC 001 Form to be submitted for obtaining Electoral Photo ID Card(EPIC)
EPIC 001A Form for submission of photograph (optional) along with Form 6 / 8 / 8A
EPIC 001B Form for submission of photograph for EPIC
To check your names in the Electoral Roll visit our website: http://ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/ from which you can also download the Forms.
For draft Electoral Rolls and any further information please contact: offices of the Grama Panchayat / Municipalities / Tahasildar / Sub-divisional Assistant Commissioner / City Municipal Council / Mahanagara Palike and respective Polling Stations.
Karnataka Office
OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
DPAR (ELECTIONS), OLD KGID BUILDING ANNEXE
Dr. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI
BANGALORE – 560 001.
For more details:
http://ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/
http://bangalorevoterid.org/
http://infobytes.in/how-to-add-your-name-in-karnataka-voters-list
http://digg.com/politics/How_to_get_your_Election_ID_card_for_Karnataka_Elections
http://abhinav.org/blog/2008/02/18/voter-id-bangalore
Rafael Nadal
Full name: Rafael Nadal PareraCountry: Spain
Residence: Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Date of birth: 3 June 1986
Place of birth: Manacor, Majorca
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career prize money: $32,730,442
Highest ranking: No. 1 (18 August 2008)
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera born 3 June 1986 is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked No. 1 in the world. Nadal has won eight Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 18 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008 and 2009.
Nadal was ranked World No. 2, behind Roger Federer for a record 160 consecutive weeks before earning the top spot, which he then held from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009. He regained the World No.1 ranking on 7 June 2010 after winning his fifth French Open title. His success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.
In 2008, Nadal was given the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, in recognition of his achievements in tennis.
Contents
• 7 Career statistics
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Serena Williams
Williams is the reigning champion in both singles and women's doubles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and in women's doubles at the French Open and the US Open. Her 27 Grand Slam titles places her ninth on the all-time list: 13 in singles, 12 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously and only the fifth woman in history to do so. Her 13 Grand Slam singles titles is sixth on the all-time list.Williams ranks fourth in Grand Slam women's singles titles won during the Open Era, behind Steffi Graf (22 titles) and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova (18 titles each). She has won more Grand Slam titles in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles than any other active female player.
Williams has won two Olympic gold medals in women's doubles.
Williams has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history.
Williams is the younger sister of former World No. 1 Venus Williams. They have played each other in 23 professional matches since 1998, with Serena winning 13 of these matches as of October 2009. As of July 2009, they have met in eight Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning six times. Between the 2002 French Open and the 2003 Australian Open, they met in all four Grand Slam singles finals, the first time in the open era that the same two players had contested four consecutive Grand Slam finals. The pair have won 12 Grand Slam doubles titles together.
Contents
• 1 Early life
• 2 Playing style
• 3 Professional career
o 3.1 1995–98: Professional debut
o 3.2 1999–2001: Becoming a top 10 player
o 3.3 2002–03: Four consecutive Grand Slam singles titles
o 3.4 2004–06: Injuries and inconsistent results
o 3.5 2007–08: Return to the top 10
o 3.6 2009: Back at World No. 1
o 3.7 2010
o 3.8 Rivalry with Venus Williams
• 4 Off-court activities
o 4.1 Fashion
o 4.2 Entertainment
o 4.3 Miami Dolphins venture
o 4.4 Charity work
o 4.5 Writing
• 5 Other records and achievements
• 6 Awards
• 7 Recognition
• 8 See also
• 9 Notes
• 10 External links
For more details
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams
http://www.serenawilliams.com/
www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/players/overview/wta230234.html
www.askmen.com/celebs/women/models.../157_serena_williams.html
www.icelebz.com/celebs/serena_williams
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