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New Delhi, March 10 (Ians) Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has been re-elected president of the School games Federation of India (Sgfi) in the elections conducted under the supervision of retired Supreme Court Judge Bs Mathur.

According to results sheet (Form 13), signed by Justice Mathur, Vijay Santan has been elected secretary and Surendra Singh Bhati treasurer, besides Sushil. Eight vice-presidents, eight join secretaries, and six executive members have also been elected.

Sushil, has still not retired from wrestling, polled 54 votes, Santan 24, and Bhati 38. The result sheet did not mention the total number of voters.

Earlier, Sgfi elations were held in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, on December 29 and 30, uner the supervision of retired judge Syed Jafar Husain, the returning officer. According to the results of those elections posted on the Sgfi website, V. Ranjith Kumar was elected president, Alok Khare secretary general, Mukhteh Singh Badesha treasurer, and Dr. Rajesh Mishra Sgfi CEO.

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New Delhi, Feb 5 (Ians) The sports ministry on Friday declared the recent elections of the School Games Federation of India (Sgfi) null and void. The Sgfi had elected new office bearers during its annual general body meeting held in December in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu.

The ministry, however, rejected the Sgfi request to grant annual recognition to it as a national sports federation (Nsf) that oversees sports at the school level on the grounds that the National Sports Development Code 2011 guidelines were overlooked during the December elections.

The ministry in a letter to the Sgfi said that the Sgfi should hold the elections again as per the Sports Code.

Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who was president of the Sgfi, had alleged that the Sgfi secretary general Rajesh Mishra had manipulated Sgfi constitution to stay in power.

Sushil had also alleged that Mishra had forged his signature to change the by-laws of the Sgfi.

ControversyWhile the DSPs have agreed to waive off the Vpf for the month of November, when theatres will reopen, the fight is far from over.Sowmya RajendranImage for representation only/Pixcy.com/PrudhviChowdaryThe conflict over the Virtual Print Fee or Vpf has once again come up in the Tamil film industry even as theatres have been allowed to reopen after they were shut down in March this year. Vpf is the fee that producers agreed to pay for theatres to acquire digital cinema equipment when the film industry moved from film reels to digital prints, and is paid per screen. Since 2018, Tamil film producers have been saying that they do not want to pay the Vpf any more. Following a standoff that lasted for over a month in 2018, the two parties came to an agreement with a reduction in the Vpf. But now, the producers want to do away with the fee entirely.

While speaking at one of the Ficci: Frames session on "Film distribution and exhibition: challenges and way forward,” Rajesh Mishra, CEO, UFO Moviez India, announced that within one year theatrical delivery of films will be completely digitized in India thus bringing an end to the celluloid era. He further added that India needs to increase, if not double Read More...

With the clear target of egging on fresh film-makers, artists and their work and also, to promote the arts and media culture among the general public through independent film, video and new media,The UFO 0110 International Digital Film Festival is now open for entries from across the world.  UFO 0110 Idff is India.s only film festival to recognise and promote .different cinema..  It will take place from the 23rd of February to the 1st of March 2012 at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.  Entries will be open until 20th December 2011This is a historic year in the journey of the film festival because companies Mediaguru and Qed join Ekaa Films as Partners and UFO Moviez India Limited is now the title sponsor.   And because of these associations, this year The UFO 0110 International Digital Film Festival is set to be bigger and, if we may presumptuously add, much better.  The UFO 0110 International...

NEW DELHI -- Canada-based Indian director Deepa Mehta's "Water", a best foreign-language film nominee in this year's Oscars race, has once again sparked protests in the central Indian city of Varanasi.

According to media reports, demonstrations were held Wednesday in two parts of the city by activists of the Congress party demanding a ban on the movie on the grounds that the film includes derogatory comments about Mahatma Gandhi.

The protests saw activists burning an effigy of Mehta while demanding that "Water" -- which is slated for a Feb. 23 release here -- be banned. Reports indicate that pirated videos of "Water" are already available.

City Youth Congress president Vipul Pathak was quoted as saying: "We strongly condemn Deepa Mehta for derogatory remarks against the father of the nation in the movie."

The activists say that the film shows a eunuch making derogatory remarks against Gandhi. Rajesh Mishra, a member of parliament of the Congress party from Varanasi, said that he has sent a letter to the Information and Broadcasting Minister regarding this matter.