Airtel Sikkim Half Marathon 2009

Gangtok,October8 : Gangtok will wake up to the footfalls of around 1200 distance-runners when the 19th Airtel Sikkim Half Marathon 2009 kicks off at 7:45 am on Sunday morning from Paljor Stadium here.
The event, organized by Sikkim Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) is being sponsored by Airtel telecommunication services, said SAAA president Akshay Sachdeva (IG, Sikkim Police) during a press meet here today.
We are expecting around 1200 participants from all the four districts, said Mr. Sachdeva. He informed that State Sports minister NK Pradhan will be flagging off the half marathon at 7:45 am on October 11 from Paljor Stadium.
The marathon has been divided into three categories – open (men), U-16 (boys & girls) and U-14 (boys & girls). In the open category, the participants will be starting from Paljor Stadium, wind their way through Bojoghari, Tashi View Point and Ganesh Tok before returning back to the starting point. They will be covering a distance of 21 kms.
In the U-16 (boys & girls) category, the participants will be running a distance of 15 kms from Paljor Stadium to Bojoghari and back. Similarly in the U-14 (boys & girls) category, the runners will have to cover a distance of 10 kms from Paljor Stadium to Ranka turning at Indira Bypass and back.
Cash prizes amounting to Rs.1.5 lakhs will be given to the winners along with trophies and certificates, said Mr. Sachdeva. Airtel CEO Nitpal Srivastava is scheduled to be present on the half marathon day, he informed

AIRTEL OFFERS INDIAN IDOL SMS @ Rs.1 FOR LAST 2 DAYS

Airtel is once again giving its customers the opportunity to participate in Indian Idol 3 Voting at the reduced rate of SMS by dropping its present charges from Rs.3 to Rs.1 as special gesture for last 2 days of Voting in its West Bengal& Sikkim Circle as per reports.

All Airtel mobile and fixed line customers can call and register for Indian Idol 3's Votes. are open Votes deadline closes on September 23, 2007 in evening 6p.m.

Airtel is also bringing an exclusive offer by giving opportunity to meet 10 lucky subscribers the winner of Indian Idol 3. The winners of offers will be announced after declaration of IndianIdol results .All who predicts name of winner by smsing to 52525 are automatically entered into Contest.

Airtel extends support for Indian Idol

Agartala, Sep 20 : Bharti Airtel,India's leading mobile service provider, has extended its support to Shillong's singing sensation Amit Paul in Sony's musical talent show, 'Indian Idol'.In a company release here today, the Corporate Chief for the Northeast said 200 voice disabled SIM cards have been introduced for the people here to vote for Amit.Airtel had also erected ten 15x16 ft flex-boards in various parts of the region to allow the people scribble their wishes for Amit.These boards would act as open kiosks for the ten polling booths, which are meant to vote for Amit, the statement added.
--- UNI

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