GNDU lifts MAKA for record 20th time

Amritsar, Aug 23 (UNI) Guru Nanak Dev University once again emerged 'Top University in Sports' in country to lift the coveted Inter-University National Sports 'Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy' (MAKA) for the year 2005-06 for a record 20th time.

Dr Kanwaljit Singh, Director, Sports of the University said President Prathiba Patil would award this trophy to Prof Dr Jai Rup Singh, Vice-Chancellor of the University in an investiture ceremony to be held at Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on August 29.

The President of India would also award a REPLICA of this trophy and a cash award of rupees two lakh to the Vice-Chancellor for the development of sports infrastructure at the University.

MAKA trophy, named after the first Education Minister, was instituted in 1956-57 and is a running trophy awarded to the University showing all round best performance in sports, a release said.

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