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India vs England 5th Test: From a rocky field where cattle grazed to a venue of breath-taking beauty — the making of the cricket stadium in Dharamsala

March 05, 2024 6:01 pm

Cricket was the excuse to build the gorgeous stadium in the Kangra valley, but don't be surprised if during the India vs England fifth Test, the game feels like an afterthought.

England captain Jos Buttler lambasts ‘poor’ Dharamsala outfield, HPCA pins blame on rain and relaid grass

October 10, 2023 7:19 am

'Some 20-22 players dived, nothing happened. He (Mujeeb) slid on the wrong foot and got stuck,’ says the official on Mujeeb Ur Rehman whose knee got stuck in the outfield in an earlier game.

ICC deems Dharamsala outfield 'average', but good to go for England-Bangladesh game

October 09, 2023 4:33 pm

The verdict on the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium’s outfield comes after an inspection by the ICC's independent pitch consultant Andy Atkinson on Sunday.

HPCA land allotment case: Virbhadra Singh terms Himachal govt decision to withdraw cases as 'premature, hasty'

February 14, 2018 7:17 pm

HPCA case: The state cabinet, last month, took a decision in principle to withdraw all the cases filed against the BJP leaders and several others.

HPCA case: Himachal govt to drop chargesheet against senior IAS officer

February 07, 2018 5:03 am

Despite the Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievances in 2014 rejecting its request seeking sanction to prosecute Deepak Sanan, the Congress government did not provide relief to the 1982-batch IAS officer.

Centre rejects IAS officer's prosecution sanction

March 31, 2015 11:20 pm

Pant was named in the FIR filed by the vigilance bureau against HPCA president Anurag Thakur.

Governor grants sanction to prosecute Dhumal

April 03, 2014 1:23 am

Vigilance has filed 3 FIRs against cricket body; ex-CM faces charges of ‘misuse of the office’.

HPCA row: HC asks cricket body to file reply by Jan 4

January 09, 2014 5:52 pm

The government also told the court that Virbhadra Singh,Balbir Singh Thakur,Sanjay Kumar and C Paulrasu were not concerned with the matter in their personal capacities.

‘They usurped government land... it is nothing but theft of public property’

November 10, 2013 3:46 am

The Himachal Pradesh High Court last week restored possession of Dharamsala stadium to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. The state had taken over the stadium on Oct 26 after cancelling lease of all land given to the HPCA. In this Idea Exchange,moderated by Editor (Chandigarh) Vipin Pubby,Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh defends his govt’s actions

HC restores cricket stadium to HPCA

November 06, 2013 5:18 am

The stadium,built in 2003,has hosted IPL matches and a ODI between India and England earlier this year.

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