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IGU election process ends, but Delhi HC may end up overseeing ‘play-off’

The Indian Golf Union elections drew to a ‘close’ on Sunday, but the last has not been heard on this front. The two factions conducted the IGU Annual General Meeting…

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IGU electorate rebuffs some officers’ attempt to retain control of national golf body

Army brass may be forced to look at barring serving officers for risking losses The Indian Golf Union has rebuffed attempts by army officers, serving and retired, to retain control…

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With no Athlete Commission and few women in Electoral College, IGU offers wry smile to Sports Governance

Indian sports circles believed sports governance in India took a turn for the better in the wake of Court orders, the International Olympic Committee’s threat to suspend the Indian Olympic…

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IGU electoral college reveals surprises, puts career sports administrators in the shade

Those seeking positions in the Indian Golf Union do not stop springing surprises. No, not with a desire to groom golfers from the grassroots level or an eagerness to enhance…

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We are not in a time machine, Justice Gauba tells IGU members in ordering fresh polls

Justice RK Gauba (Retd.) reminded the Indian Golf Union that it did not have the privilege of being in a time machine to go back to the electoral process that…

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IGU challenges Ministry & IOA while resuming election meeting after a two-year interruption

A week from now, the Indian Golf Union (IGU) will resume its annual general body meeting that it left unfinished on December 15, 2018 after a District Court in Kolkata…

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Bogey! Ministry favours IGU within weeks of rejecting plea for recognition

In a surprise U-turn, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has granted an ‘interim recognition’ to the Indian Golf Union (IGU) within weeks of its decision not to give…

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