Representatives of a total of 18 Postal Circles across the country are participating Chess Tournament.
GUWAHATI:
The Assam Circle Postal Sports Board is hosting the 36th version of the
All India Postal Chess Tournament 2022-23. The event is being
organized in the Auditorium of Meghdoot Bhawan in Guwahati. It was
flagged off today, December 5 and will continue till December 11. The
Chief Postmaster General of the Assam Circle presided over the
Inauguration function hosted on the morning of 05th Dec.
Representatives
of a total of 18 Postal Circles across the country are participating in
this Chess Tournament. They are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar,
Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu,
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. A total of 108 players from
all over India are participating in the chess tournament under these 18
postal circles of the country.
Chief
Arbiter Monimala Sinha, Deputy Arbiter Pranab Kumar Nath, Homen Chandra
Rabha and Puja Dhar, Observer and Technical Delegate-1 Narendra
Shrimali and Technical Delegate R Balakrishna were present for the
inaugural event. The event is conducted under the leadership of the Chief Post Master General of the Assam Circle.
Niranjan Kalita, Assistant Director of Sports Board mentioned this event as an excellent opportunity for the employees of India Post to flex their mental muscles. He added that this event is hosted in different locations of the country every year. A manager-level meeting was also conducted to ensure the smooth conduct of this event on Sunday.
The postal department conducts several other competitions in addition to chess to encourage and help their employees. Sports meets and cultural meets are among some of the annual celebrations.
Niranjan Kalita, Assistant Director of Sports Board mentioned this event as an excellent opportunity for the employees of India Post to flex their mental muscles. He added that this event is hosted in different locations of the country every year. A manager-level meeting was also conducted to ensure the smooth conduct of this event on Sunday.
The postal department conducts several other competitions in addition to chess to encourage and help their employees. Sports meets and cultural meets are among some of the annual celebrations.
Representatives of a total of 18 Postal Circles across the country are participating in this Chess Tournament.
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