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Indian ace paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal on Saturday clinched his third gold of the National Games by winning the individual men's title. Achanta, who won gold in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, did not break a sweat in his clinical 4-0 win over Bengal's Anirban Nandi in a match which lasted for 16 minutes. In the one-sided match, Achanta kept the pressure on Nandi right from the word go and didn't give the Bengal paddler to settle down. Nandi did get off to a good start in the first set as he was leading 4-3, but Achanta made a solid comeback by giving away only one point to his opponent before winning it 11-5. Achanta gave away nine points in the second set but there was no let off from the Tamil Nadu paddler as he clinched it 11-9. There was no looking back for Achanta after taking a 2-0 lead as he won the next two sets with an identical score of 11-6.

Madhucon Projects (Nama Nageswara Rao, Chairman & MD) announced that it has obtained a letter of award for order worth around Rs 12,000 cror es from National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The order is for 4-laning of Barsasat-Krsihagar section of NH-34 (84 kms) in the state of West Bengal under National Highway Development Program (NHDP-III) on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) Annuity basis. As per terms, Madhucon has to design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) Annuity basis under NHDP-III for semi-annual annuity of Rs 739.8 million. The concession period is 17 years, including construction period of 910 days. As on date, the company is having order on hand to the extent of Rs 41 billion and has been pre-qualified in number of EPC works over Rs 100 billion in irrigation, highways, railways, power projects and transmission line projects, etc .

BHUBANESWAR: Maoists finally released Malkangiri collector Ravella Vineel Krishna on Thursday. The collector, abducted on February 16, was freed at Doliamba, a village bordering the Chitrakonda-Balimela forests, 750 km from here. Malkangiri District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) project director Balwant Singh received Krishna. According to initial reports, around 15 Maoists dropped the collector at Doliamba village where a meeting of local tribal people was held. One of the local Maoists explained that the collector was abducted for the cause of tribals who were being 'exploited' and 'oppressed' by the state administration. The reports said the collector was held on a well-guarded hilltop, eight km from Doliamba. Armed militia was deployed all-around the hill to repulse any possible attempt of attack by security forces. Suspense and drama preceded the collector's release as Maoists demanded immediate release of their ideologue Ganti Prasad and a host of other lea...

Hyderabad: Kosaraju Sivadeep bagged a ‘double' in the AITA Talent Series tennis tournament organised by Advantage Tennis Academy here on Friday. Sivadeep clinched the boys' under-12 singles and under-14 doubles titles. Kosaraju Sivadeep bt B. Rithvik Choudary 6-2, 7-5. U-14, Kosaraju Sivadeep & A. K.Rohit bt P. C. Anirudh & Sakineni Durga Himakesh 4-2, 3-5, 10-8 .

Authoress Shubhra Ramineni's Entice with Spice, Easy Indian Recipes for Busy People, has been awarded the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for "Best Indian Cuisine Book" in the US. Now it is in the running for "Best in the World" for the most popular Indian cookbook in the world. Entice with Spice will compete with the other books that won in the Indian cuisine category in their respective countries. The winner of the "Best in the World" will be announced at an award ceremony in Paris in March 2011, and will be followed by a swanky party. Entice with Spice is available in bookstores around the world and at Borders, Barners and Nobles and on Amazon.com In Houston, it is also available at Williams-Sonoma, Highland Village; River Oaks Bookstore; and the Blue Willow Bookshop.

New Delhi, (IANS) The inaugural Formula One race in New Delhi later this year was one of the reasons that prompted Tata Motors to back Kakarla Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan 's return to the sport after five years. Karthikeyan will be seen in action with Tata Motors sponsored Hispania Racing Team in the Oct 28-30 race and a top official of the Indian automobile giant admitted that backing the Coimbatore lad was a natural choice as it helps in 'brand enhancement'. Tata Motors has also been one of the oldest sponsors of Karthikeyan since 2002. Karthikeyan had also raced for Tata LeMans racing team. Speaking to IANS, R.Ramakrishnan, vice president (commercial-passenger business unit) of Tata said: 'It has been a long association between Karthikeyan and Tata. The New Delhi race was certainly one reason why we supported him. Besides this, we remain committed to motorsport activities as it helps tremendously in brand enhancement. Meanwhile, Tata Motors Monday also launched a r...