National E-football champion Gulrez of Bhatkal, part of Indian contingent in E-Football Asian Cup
In an announcement by the All India Football Federation, Bhatkal's football sensation, Ibrahim Gulrez, secured a position in the three-member Indian team for the highly anticipated E-Football Asian Cup 2023, hosted in Qatar.
Gulrez, celebrated as the national champion, will join skilled teammates Hemant Krishna Kom and Charanjot Singh after winning the qualifying rounds. The trio is now geared up to showcase their talents on the international stage against e-football champions from various nations. The Virtuosity Arena, Festival City Mall, Doha, will be the host for the competition.
The grand opening ceremony on February 1st will kick off the group matches, with the knockout rounds and quarterfinals scheduled for February 4th. The pinnacle of the competition, the semi-finals and finals, is set to unfold on February 5th.
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Indian Navy to commission 'Dolphin Hunter' INS Anjadip in Chennai
Chennai (PTI): The Indian Navy is set to strengthen its coastal defence by commissioning INS Anjadip at the Chennai port here on February 27.
This is the third of eight vessels being built under the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft project.
Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, Anjadip is a state-of-the-art vessel specifically designed to address the challenges of the "littoral combat environment" coastal and shallow waters vital for the nation's security, an official release said on Wednesday.
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The 77-metre-long ship features a high-speed water-jet propulsion system, enabling it to achieve a top speed of 25 knots for rapid response and sustained operations.
The vessel is engineered to act as a 'Dolphin Hunter', focused on the detection, tracking and neutralisation of enemy submarines in coastal areas.
The ship is packed with an indigenous, cutting-edge Anti-Submarine Warfare weapons and sensor package, including the hull-mounted sonar Abhay, and armed with Lightweight Torpedoes and ASW Rockets, the release said.
Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi is scheduled to take part in the commissioning ceremony on Friday.
The induction of 'Anjadip', named after the island off the coast of Karwar (North Karnataka in the Arabian Sea), bolsters the Navy's capacity to safeguard India's vast maritime interests and coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry area, the release said.
Besides the Anti-Submarine Warfare role, the warship is also equipped to take up Coastal Surveillance, Low-Intensity Maritime Operations and Search and Rescue operations, it added.
