13th J&K State Wushu Championship gets underway
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU 13th J&K State Wushu Championship gets underway Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: The 4- days 13th J&K State Wushu Championship commenced at Indoor Hall, MA Stadium, here today. Over 800 participants from 17 Districts are participating in the Championship. The District Associations participating in the championships include Srinagar, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Shopian, Bandipora, Kargil,Leh, Rajouri, Poonch, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi and Jammu. The Championship was declared open by veteran sports administrator, Aushtosh Sharma, General Secretary J&K Olympic Association, while the function was presided over by Ranjeet Kalra, Vice Chairman, Sports Council Jammu. Vijay Saraf, President Wushu Association of J&K, Jt. Secretary J&K State Sports Council, Jammu, Shiv Kumar Sharma and Chief Sports Officer, Abdul Qayoom were present on the occasion. The dignitaries appreciated the efforts of the Wushu Association for promoting the Wushu in all regions of the State. They congratulated the medalists of the Wushu at the International and National level and wished them best of luck for the forthcoming World Championship and Asian Games. Speaking on the occasion Ranjeet Kalra lauded the efforts of Wushu association under India coach, Kuldeep Handoo for promoting the game. He also highlighted the initiatives being taken by the Council for promo- tion of sports especially the per- sonal initiative by Chief Minister, who is also the President of State Sports Council. The opening fight of the sub junior category in 30 kg was of teen sensation Tajamul Islam who defeated Shaftan hamid from Baramulla.. The president of the Wushu Association appealed J&K State Sports Council to provide Basic facilities to this medal winning sports discipline. The vote of thanks was pre- sented by Kuldeep Handoo, Wushu Coach of India. Prominent among others present on the occasion were Sohit Sharma (Treasurer), Ajay Paul, Arun Singh, Lalit Singh, Ruchi, Ashi Jamwal, Usha Kher (DySP), Bhanu Partap Singh and Rajinder Singh. Sport s teach quick decision making: Dilbag Singh Vijay Club lifts title of 5th Christmas Soccer Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: Trouncing Young Param FC by 5-4 in tie- breaker, Vijay Club won the title trophy of the 5th Christmas Soccer Championship, organized by Christian Sports Organization in collaboration with J&K Football Association at Parade ground, here. The Additional Director General of Police Security Headquarters J&K, Dilbag Singh was the chief guest on the valedic- tory function, while Jung Bahadur, Member SHRC; SSP Jammu, Dr Sunil Kumar; Ranjeet Kalra, Vice Chairman Jammu Sports Council; Bushan Dogra, Vice Chairman SC Advisory Board and Ranjeet Singh, Secretary JMC were the guests of honour, while SP City Jammu Dr. Vinod Kumar, CPO Vikrant Sharma, Surinder Bunty, Vice President Jammu Football Association, Mohan Lal, Secretary JKFA ,SM Gill, Ex.MLC, Vikas Bhatti, Vikas Sharma, Sr. Manager Federal Bank, Palki Anand, Manager South Indian Bank and Manager Canara Bank were also presnt on the occasion. The ADGP distributed the tro- phies and awards in an impressive, colourful and festive atmosphere. Prominent among others who present on the occasion are Vinod Kumar SP City, Vivek Shekhar DY.SP City, Vivek Gupta (ASM) Huawei, Ragav Talwar (TSM) Huawei, Asif Gill, Inspector Shakti, Victor Sotra, William Mattoo, Sunny Gill, Bharat Bhushan, Satpal Coach, Coach Ranjeet Singh, Yousuf Don, Ramesh Chander, Daniel Masih, David Burat and Sardari Lal. While speaking on the Occasion ADGP conveyed his Christmas wishes to the sportsper- sons and the Christian Community in advance. He said sports and games apart from helping youth not to derail from the mainstream, serve for delight, for ornament and for agili- ty, adding that sports inculcates spirit and discipline, besides help in quick decision in making. The ADGP assures all support from Police Department to the Christian Sports Organization for conducting Sports events for the youths of the State. Earlier, Rajesh Gill Chief Prosecuting Officer and the Coordinator of the event presented welcome address and gave brief report of the Championship. He said that Christian Sports Organization is regularly conduct- ing sports events in collaboration with Police Department for the students and youths of the state. Meanwhile, in the final match, Vijay Club defeated Param FC by 5-4 goals vie tie-breaker and clinched the title trophy of the Championship with a cash prize of Rs.20,0000, The runners-team received a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 and a trophy, while Kanwal Sports Anantnag Football Club received best disciplined team trophy. The main Sponsors of the championship are Federal Bank, South Indian Bank and Canara Bank whereas the Co-Sponsors includes M/S TryMe Readymade Garments, E-going Business Resolutions, Punjabi Brothers and Honor powered by Huawei . The officiating members of the final match were Suresh Gupta, Vijay Kumar, Dheeraj Mania and Ricky Kumar, while the organiz- ing secretaries of the Championship were Asif Gill and Yousuf Don and Rajesh Gill was the Coordinator of the Championship. The proceedings of the vale- dictory function were conducted by Rajesh Dhar and Victor Sotra. ‘Shrine Board’s Sports Complex to be developed as hub of sport activities’ Excelsior Sports Correspondent KATRA, Dec 21: The 1st meeting of the Governing Council of the Shrine Board's Sports Complex, Katra was held at the Spiritual Growth Centre here which took a number of important decisions for developing the Sports Complex as a hub of sports and games as well as specialised coaching facilities. Dr. Ashok Bhan, Member of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Sports Complex, chaired the meeting, whereas Ajeet Kumar Sahu, CEO and Dr. Piyush Singla, Additional CEO also attended the meeting. Prominent sportspersons i.e. Sanjeeva Singh, former International Archer (Arjuna/Dronacharya Awardee); Krupali Singh, National Gymnastics Coach (Arjuna Awardee); Kuldeep Handoo, emi- nent Wushu player and International Coach; and Mr. Ashok Kumar, Director Sports of the Shrine Board, who all are members of the Governing Council, participated in the delib- erations. Ranjit Kalra, Member, J&K State Sports Council attended the meeting as a Special Invitee. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Bhan dwelt on the aims and objec- tives of setting up of the Sports Complex Katra and the mandate of the Governing Council. He added that keeping in view the state-of-the-art facilities made available at the Sports Complex, strenuous efforts are required to be made for optimum utilisation of this facility to develop it as a hub of sports in the area. Dr. Piyush Singla, Additional CEO made a detailed presentation on the to-date status of Sports Complex and the achievements so far. After its inauguration by the Hon'ble Prime Minister in April this year, 21 sports activities have been organised involving 2012 participants. These events include a 3-day State level Rifle and Pistol shooting Championship. The com- plex has 358 annual members who take part in various sports activi- ties on daily basis. The meeting had a detailed discussion on utilisation and main- tenance of various existing facili- ties and also discussed the modali- ties for creating Centre of Excellence in identified three dis- ciplines of Archery, Shooting and Athletics (long distance run and throws). For this purpose, talent hunt will be organised by holding trials in the educational institutions of the area with a view to catch them young and thereafter the selected boys and girls will be imparted specialised coaching with the help of experienced coaches to groom them for partici- pation in various national and international competitions. In addition, the meeting asked the Director Sports to organise winter and summer sports camps of 3 weeks duration each both for the school children and seniors and organising competitions at their culmination. The meeting also discussed the modalities for organising such coaching camps and the requirement of the equip- ments. The Governing Council meet- ing reviewed the implementation of the calendar of activities of the Sports Complex from July to December 2016 and approved the calendar of activities prepared for the next six months. Dr. Bhan emphasised the need for formu- lating calendar of activities for the entire year of 2017 which will be discussed and finalised at the next meeting of the Governing Council. Those who were present in the meeting included Hemkant Prasher, Chief Accounts Officer and Dr. Arvind Karwani, Dy. CEO of the Shrine Board. Kashmiri girls win gold, bronze Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR Dec 21: Mehroosh Manzoor Paul, a resi- dent of Narkara in Central Kashmir's Budgam district, won the gold in South Asian Tong-Il Moo-do Championship 2016, held at Indoor Stadium in Bhutanese capital of Thimphu. The girl has brought laurels to the state by winning gold in a martial arts champi- onship in Bhutan. Aqsa Fareed Khan, class 5th student of Presentation Convent Higher Secondary School Srinagar, has bagged bronze in Tong IL Moo Do in Junior Medium Weight Category. The championship was held at indoor stadi- um at Thimpu, the capi- tal of Bhutan, December 16, 2016. Besides from India, the players from Srilanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives participated in this international event. St Peter’s HS celebrates Annual Sports Day with zeal, zest Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: St. Peter's High School's Junior wing cele- brated Sports Day in the school premises for the first time, with great Zeal and enthusiasm. Zorawar Singh Jamwal, Chairman of Team Jammu was the chief guest on the occasion, while Fr. Jose Vadake, Vice President of Jammu Srinagar Dioceses along with Fathers and Sisters of different schools were present on the occasion. The celebration started with the welcome address by Fr. Thomas Niravathu, Principal of the School. In his address he stressed on the need of having sports activi- ties in the life of the students. Students of Junior wing pre- sented a soulful welcome dance. Tiny-tots presented the March Past with the values Peace, Unity, Brotherhood, Sacrifice and Tolerance. The chief guest took the salute of the March-Past. Sports Flame was lit by Fr. Niravathu, Mr Zorwar Singh and carried by the students who have brought laurels to the institution which was followed by the decla- ration of the meet open. The dance depicting impor- tance of sports and games present- ed by children added colour to the show. Importance of Yoga was depicted by toddlers in a beautiful manner. The children in beautiful Pink and black attire presented aero- bics. One leg race and Frog Race were the main highlights of the show. Bursting of balloons was another interesting race. Winners of different games were honoured by the chief guest, who is also an alumnus of the St Peter's High School. He also addressed the gathering and felt extremely glad to be a part of the celebration. Recalling his good old days in this institution, he shared his experience with the students. Mr Jamwal also threw light on the ill effects of drug abuse which is increasing day-by-day in the society. The programme ended with a colourful Bhangra presented by enthusiastic toddlers. V ijay Merchant U-16 Cricket T ournament HP 154/2 against J&K’s 132 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: Himachal Pradesh were in comfortable position at 154/2 against Jammu and Kashmir's modest total of 132 runs on the opening day of the 3-day match of Vijay Merchant Under-16 Cricket Tournament at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, Amtar in Himachal Pradesh, today. Batting first, J&K were bundled out for a modest total of 132 runs in 49.5 overs. Muhmmad Shahdad was the top scorer with 42 runs, while Raghav Sharma contributed 21 runs to the total. Rather Zamin Bin Zahoor, Mujtaba Yousuf and Kartik Sharma also chipped in with 17, 14 and 11 runs respectively. None of the other batsmen could cross the double figure mark. Earlier, J&K were 21/3 with both openers Abdul Samad (8) and Kanhaiya Wadhawan (6) back into the pavilion. For Himachal Pradesh, Lakshay H Verma took 4 wickets, while Vikrant Bakshi and Rishab S Charak bagged 3 wickets each. In reply, Himachal Pradesh were strongly placed at 154/2 when the stumps were drawn today. Sidharth A Mehta and Aryarat R Sharma were unbeaten on 74 and 56 runs respectively. Openers Kushal L Pal and Raghav K Angra were back to the pavilion early in the innings. Kushal was caught by Kanhaiya Wadhawan and bowled by Praful Dhar for 8 runs off 33 balls, while Raghav was caught by Praful Dhar and bowled by Rather Zamin Bin Zahoor for 6 runs off 15 balls. Praful and Zamin were the two successful bowlers for J&K, claiming one wicket each by conceding 24 and 25 runs in their 6 and 8 overs respective- ly. District Udhampur Chess Championship from Dec 25 Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Dec 21: More than 100 players from different parts including school and col- leges were expected to participate in District Udhampur Chess Championship 2016. This was disclosed by the officer bearers of District Udhampur Chess Association while speaking in a press conference, he said battles across the table at the District Udhampur Chess Championship will start from December 25 and last date for entry is December 24. The Championship will be held in male & female in all cat- egories including Open Title Computer Point Open category 2016. Championship venue will be be fixed at Computer Point Technologies Institute Udhampur and champoinship organised by District Udhampur Chess Association under the aegis of All J&K Chess Assocation. Performance during the dis- trict championship will be the yardstick for selection of players in the state squads and further for the national championships truly on performance basis. "Champion Sports and Cultural Academy (CSCA) will be coordinator, while Sky High India Social Organisaton will be supporting organization, RSCET & Computer Point Technologies will be Sponsor of this Championship. While speaking Aman Kalsotra Official District Udhampur Chess Association said that winners of this champi- onship will be sponsored free trip. Officials of the Computer Point District Udhampur Chess Championship-2016 have made elaborate arrangements for the tourney. The championship will be played under FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) law. Some exciting con- tests are on the cards," said District Udhampur Chess Association. Interested school, institutions, club, organization, participants & players may contact at Mobile No. 9419175264 and also at office Computer Point Technologies Institute, 2nd floor, LCC defeats GKCC by 15 runs Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: Lupin Cricket Club defeated Greater Kashmir Cricket Club by 15 runs in a friendly T-20 cricket match played at Smailpur stadium here. LCC after winning the toss opted to bat first and posted a testing 160 runs target on the scoreboard at the loss of 5 wick- ets in 20 overs. Pravesh scored highest 64 runs in 36 balls, while Minanshu scored 34 in 44 balls. For GKCC Akash, Yash, and Rahul shared a wicket each. While chasing the target GKCC had a disparaging start with their top order batsmen dis- played some irresponsible shots selection as GKCC were at 23 for 2 after five overs. Akash 44 runs off 32 runs played some big hit as GKCC somehow regained the asking rate in control; he was ably followed by Rahul 38 runs off 18 balls. LCC showed some handy stuff in the death overs and bundled out the GKCC 15 runs short of the target. For LCC Pradeep and Radhesham clinched 2 wickets each. For scoring 64 runs and a wicket Pravesh from LCC was adjudged as the man of the match. South Kashmir Sports Festival concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 21: Police today said the South Kashmir Sports Festival organized by it concluded today and the finals of all events were played at Government Degree College Anantnag. A police spokesman said, in Cricket, the final match of the event was played between Shopian and Anantnag in which Anantnag emerged as winners. In volley ball, the final match was played between Anantnag and Pulwama which was won by the Anantnag, he said. The spokesman said the final match in carrom was played between Awantipora and Anantnag in which the former emerged as winner. "The chess final was played between Kulgam and Shopian which was won by the Kulgam. In Kho final which was played between Kulgam and Shopian, Kulgam emerged as winners," he said. The police spokesman added that the SQAY Martial Art was introduced in the festival for the first time in which the players from Shopian district displayed spectacular skill and won all the bouts in different categories. In senior boys' category, Hamid Rashid, Danish Aijaz, Jibran Hilal all from Shopian won the Gold in lower, middle and upper weight categories respectively. In junior boys' cat- egory, Mahran Nasir, Shahid Hamid and Raja Younis Tak all from Shopian won the gold in lower, middle and upper weight categories respectively. In sub-junior boys' category, the gold was won by Muzamil Hamid, Naveed Tariq, Imran Inayat in lower, middle and upper weight categories respec- tively. The closing ceremony of the festival is being held by the end of this week where the win- ners/runners up will be present- ed trophies and merit certifi- cates, the police spokesman added. Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 21: With the Chillai Kalan setting in, the options for outdoor activities in the Valley are bound to become restricted and Chinar 9Jawan clubs that have been opened all across Kashmir promise to pro- vide the youth with a suitable platform to engage with people their age besides indulging in various constructive, healthy and fun activities, a defence spokesman said here. The spokesman said the club's edition in Behibagh area of Kulgam district is proving just that haunt for a stream of youngsters who are optimizing the numerous facilities afforded there with the well equipped gymnasium as the most favoured destination. "The boys, under the expert gym trainer, are following a strict fitness regimen with nec- essary tips on other exercises towards a fit and healthy body and mind. Seeing the enthusias- tic response that the club has elicited from the youth whose number is increasing by the day, the army is planning to extend the gym facility thrice a day," he said. Jubilant Vijay Club team posing alongwith ADGP Dilbag Singh and other dignitaries after win- ning 5th Christmas Soccer Championship in Jammu. -Excelsior/Rakesh Players in action (L) and Championship being declared open by dignitaries. -Excelsior/Rakesh Neena Gupta, W/o Sanjay Rohmetra, D/o Satya Gupta and Late Dharam Paul Gupta, R/o 21/9, Vikas Nagar, Sarwal, Jammu, who has been declared qualified for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by the University of Jammu. She worked on the topic, "Bicultural Pulls and Crosscultural Encounters in the Writings of Uma Parmeswaran," under the supervision of Prof Posh Charak. HSS Canal Road organises guest lecture Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: A guest lec- ture was organised by Govt Higher Secondary School, Canal Road, Jammu on the topic 'Plants and Environment', under the guidance of Principal Sushma Koul, here today. The invited guest of honour was OP Vidyarthi, Director Environment J&K and interna- tionally acclaimed person for his contribution in the field of envi- ronmental protection. The lecture started with a wel- come address by the Principal, while Lecturer Kulbhushan gave detailed account of the contribu- tion and achievements of the guest. Mr Vidyarthi spoke in length on the topic and the students lis- tened him carefully. The guest has a distinction of publishing a dictionary of the botanical names of plants in Dogri Language. The students were inspired by the contributions of the guest in the field of plants and environment. The programme was conduct- ed by Promila, Lecturer Botany, while the vote of thanks was pre- sented by Harmeet Kour, Vice Principal. Ganga for promoting Scouts & Guides movement in J&K Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Parkash Ganga has stressed the need for promoting Scouts and Guides movement in educational institutions to culti- vate values like commitment, conviction, character, courtesy and cheerfulness among the youth. The Minister was speaking at a function organized by Bharat Scouts and Guides here today in which about 200 Scouts/Guides, Scouters/Guiders and heads of various institutions participated. On the occasion, the Minister wished the young boys and girls going to represent J&K in National Jamboree being held at Karnataka this month. Over 30,000 students from across the country and about 2,000 from neighboring countries are expect- ed to take part in the national event. "Activities of Scouts and Guide need encouragement as they promote character building, spirit of camaraderie and brother- hood, which is vital is overall character building of an individ- ual," the Minister emphasized. The Minister called upon the youth to channelize their energies towards right perspective and make the state proud of their con- tribution in strengthening the bonds of communal harmony and brotherhood among various sec- tions of the society. Ganga said the State of Jammu and Kashmir is proud of the services being rendered by Bharat Scouts & Guides in pro- moting communal harmony among the people from various walks of life. Later, the Minister attended a seminar on the topic "Demonetization, a Mile Stone Towards Good Governance" at Shikha Niketan Senior Secondary School, Jeevan Nagar. MLA Jammu West Sat Sharma and other dignitaries also present on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, the Minister said that the decision of the Government of India on demonetization has received overwhelming response from the people as they are convinced about the objective behind this initiative. He further said that it will ensure in eliminating corrup- tion, black-money and fake cur- rency from the country. Doon International School celebrates ‘Spectrum 2016-17’ Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: Doon International School celebrated its second Annual Day 'Spectrum 2016-17' depicting life in colours through a spectac- ular, exuberant and colourful show presented by the DABS of Doon International School. To enhance the elegance of the show, Dr Pawan Kotwal, Divisional Commisioner Jammu was the chief guest on the occasion along with the patron of Doon International School Dehradun, DS Mann and MK Mann as the special guest of the function. Also pres- ent on the occasion were the guests of honour Padmashree SP. Varma, President Gandhi Global Family, Jatinder Singh Director Forensic Department, Vijay Puri renowned educationist and KCS Mehta, Principal APS Akhnoor. Dr Kharu was also present on the occasion. After the welcome address, the Principal of the school, Vikesh Kaur presented the annu- al report of the school highlight- ing the achievements throughout the year. Speaking on the occasion Dr Pawan Kotwal Divisional Commissioner Jammu empha- sized on the importance of value based education in today's time along with the pragmatic approach to keep a pace with the global scenario. The students of DIS present- ed a marvelous show depicting the relation of each colour with one or the other emotion as well as value of life. Chairman GN Tantray , Principal Vikesh Kaur and Vice Chairman MA.Tantray applaud- ed the extraordinary efforts of the children and the staff to make the second Annual Day 'SPEC- TRUM 2016-17' a success. Mehroosh Manzoor Paul celebrat- ing after winning gold medal. Vicky XI Pathankot, Sandhu CC Ludhiana register easy victories Excelsior Sports Correspondent KATHUA, Dec 21: Vicky XI Pathankot and Sandhu Cricket Club Ludhiana registered con- vincing victories over their rivals in the ongoing 7th Police Martyrs Memorial North Zone Inter Club T20 Cricket Championship at Sports Stadium, here today. In the 9th match of the Championship, Jammu XI Club Jammu won the toss and choose to bat first. Batting first, Jammu XI Club scored a paltry total of 94 runs in 18.4 overs. Aditya Partap Singh scored 29 runs off 29 balls. Kishani and Sukha of Vicky XI Pathankot were the successful bowlers who took 4 and 03 wickets respectively. Vicky XI Pathankot chased the target easily by losing 7 wickets in 16.2 overs . Rohan was the top scorer with 25 runs off 30 balls including 4 bound- aries. Kishani was declared as man of the match and was pre- sented a cash prize of Rs. 2100 and a trophy by Baba Sidhgoria. In another match, Stadium Junior XI Kathua won the toss and decided to bat first and set a target of 120 runs by Losing 7 wickets in 20 Overs. Anuj and Sandeep of Stadium Junior XI Kathua were scored 42 and 29 runs respectively. Rubaljit Singh and Palla of Sandhu cricket Club Ludhiana were the main successful bowlers who took 4 wickets each . Sandhu Cricket Club Ludhiana chased the target easi- ly by losing 4 wickets in 15.2 overs. Ankit and Palla scored 46 and 43 runs respectively. Pushkar and Abhi of Stadium Junior XI Kathua were took 2 and 01 wicket resepctively. Palla who scored 43 runs and took 2 wickets was declared as man of the match and received a cash prize of Rs. 2100 and a trophy by Shaheed Welfare Committee Kathua. Children performing colourful cultural activity during Annual Day celebration at Doon International School in Jammu. -Excelsior/Rakesh Army Chinar 9 Jawan clubs emerging youth's favourite destiny in winter * Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com
Transcript of 13th J&K State Wushu Championship gets underway
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU
13th J&K State Wushu Championship gets underwayExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: The 4-days 13th J&K State WushuChampionship commenced atIndoor Hall, MA Stadium, heretoday.
Over 800 participants from17 Districts are participating inthe Championship. The DistrictAssociations participating in thechampionships include Srinagar,Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara,Ganderbal, Anantnag, Shopian,Bandipora, Kargil,Leh, Rajouri,Poonch, Samba, Kathua,Udhampur, Reasi and Jammu.
The Championship wasdeclared open by veteran sportsadministrator, Aushtosh Sharma,General Secretary J&K OlympicAssociation, while the functionwas presided over by RanjeetKalra, Vice Chairman, SportsCouncil Jammu.
Vijay Saraf, President WushuAssociation of J&K, Jt.Secretary J&K State SportsCouncil, Jammu, Shiv KumarSharma and Chief SportsOfficer, Abdul Qayoom werepresent on the occasion.
The dignitaries appreciatedthe efforts of the WushuAssociation for promoting theWushu in all regions of the State.
They congratulated themedalists of the Wushu at theInternational and National leveland wished them best of luck forthe forthcoming WorldChampionship and AsianGames.
Speaking on the occasionRanjeet Kalra lauded the effortsof Wushu association underIndia coach, Kuldeep Handoo
for promoting the game. He alsohighlighted the initiatives beingtaken by the Council for promo-tion of sports especially the per-sonal initiative by ChiefMinister, who is also thePresident of State SportsCouncil.
The opening fight of the subjunior category in 30 kg was ofteen sensation Tajamul Islamwho defeated Shaftan hamidfrom Baramulla..
The president of the Wushu
Association appealed J&K StateSports Council to provide Basicfacilities to this medal winningsports discipline.
The vote of thanks was pre-sented by Kuldeep Handoo,Wushu Coach of India.
Prominent among otherspresent on the occasion wereSohit Sharma (Treasurer), AjayPaul, Arun Singh, Lalit Singh,Ruchi, Ashi Jamwal, Usha Kher(DySP), Bhanu Partap Singhand Rajinder Singh.
Sports teach quick decision making: Dilbag SinghVijay Club lifts title of 5th
Christmas Soccer Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: TrouncingYoung Param FC by 5-4 in tie-breaker, Vijay Club won the titletrophy of the 5th Christmas SoccerChampionship, organized byChristian Sports Organization incollaboration with J&K FootballAssociation at Parade ground,here.
The Additional DirectorGeneral of Police SecurityHeadquarters J&K, Dilbag Singhwas the chief guest on the valedic-tory function, while JungBahadur, Member SHRC; SSPJammu, Dr Sunil Kumar; RanjeetKalra, Vice Chairman JammuSports Council; Bushan Dogra,Vice Chairman SC AdvisoryBoard and Ranjeet Singh,Secretary JMC were the guests ofhonour, while SP City Jammu Dr.Vinod Kumar, CPO VikrantSharma, Surinder Bunty, VicePresident Jammu FootballAssociation, Mohan Lal, SecretaryJKFA ,SM Gill, Ex.MLC, VikasBhatti, Vikas Sharma, Sr. ManagerFederal Bank, Palki Anand,Manager South Indian Bank andManager Canara Bank were alsopresnt on the occasion.
The ADGP distributed the tro-phies and awards in an impressive,
colourful and festive atmosphere. Prominent among others who
present on the occasion are VinodKumar SP City, Vivek ShekharDY.SP City, Vivek Gupta (ASM)Huawei, Ragav Talwar (TSM)Huawei, Asif Gill, InspectorShakti, Victor Sotra, WilliamMattoo, Sunny Gill, BharatBhushan, Satpal Coach, CoachRanjeet Singh, Yousuf Don,Ramesh Chander, Daniel Masih,David Burat and Sardari Lal.
While speaking on theOccasion ADGP conveyed hisChristmas wishes to the sportsper-sons and the Christian Communityin advance.
He said sports and games apartfrom helping youth not to derailfrom the mainstream, serve fordelight, for ornament and for agili-ty, adding that sports inculcatesspirit and discipline, besides helpin quick decision in making.
The ADGP assures all supportfrom Police Department to theChristian Sports Organization forconducting Sports events for theyouths of the State.
Earlier, Rajesh Gill ChiefProsecuting Officer and theCoordinator of the event presentedwelcome address and gave briefreport of the Championship. Hesaid that Christian Sports
Organization is regularly conduct-ing sports events in collaborationwith Police Department for thestudents and youths of the state.
Meanwhile, in the final match,Vijay Club defeated Param FC by5-4 goals vie tie-breaker andclinched the title trophy of theChampionship with a cash prize ofRs.20,0000, The runners-teamreceived a cash prize of Rs. 10,000and a trophy, while Kanwal SportsAnantnag Football Club receivedbest disciplined team trophy.
The main Sponsors of thechampionship are Federal Bank,South Indian Bank and CanaraBank whereas the Co-Sponsorsincludes M/S TryMe ReadymadeGarments, E-going BusinessResolutions, Punjabi Brothers andHonor powered by Huawei .
The officiating members of thefinal match were Suresh Gupta,Vijay Kumar, Dheeraj Mania andRicky Kumar, while the organiz-ing secretaries of theChampionship were Asif Gill andYousuf Don and Rajesh Gill wasthe Coordinator of theChampionship.
The proceedings of the vale-dictory function were conductedby Rajesh Dhar and Victor Sotra.
‘Shrine Board’s Sports Complex to bedeveloped as hub of sport activities’
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
KATRA, Dec 21: The 1stmeeting of the Governing Councilof the Shrine Board's SportsComplex, Katra was held at theSpiritual Growth Centre herewhich took a number of importantdecisions for developing theSports Complex as a hub of sportsand games as well as specialisedcoaching facilities.
Dr. Ashok Bhan, Member ofShri Mata Vaishno Devi ShrineBoard and Chairman of theGoverning Council of the SportsComplex, chaired the meeting,whereas Ajeet Kumar Sahu, CEOand Dr. Piyush Singla, AdditionalCEO also attended the meeting.
Prominent sportspersons i.e.Sanjeeva Singh, formerInternational Archer(Arjuna/Dronacharya Awardee);Krupali Singh, NationalGymnastics Coach (ArjunaAwardee); Kuldeep Handoo, emi-nent Wushu player andInternational Coach; and Mr.Ashok Kumar, Director Sports ofthe Shrine Board, who all aremembers of the GoverningCouncil, participated in the delib-erations. Ranjit Kalra, Member,J&K State Sports Council attendedthe meeting as a Special Invitee.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr.Bhan dwelt on the aims and objec-tives of setting up of the SportsComplex Katra and the mandateof the Governing Council. Headded that keeping in view thestate-of-the-art facilities madeavailable at the Sports Complex,strenuous efforts are required to bemade for optimum utilisation ofthis facility to develop it as a hubof sports in the area.
Dr. Piyush Singla, AdditionalCEO made a detailed presentationon the to-date status of SportsComplex and the achievements sofar. After its inauguration by theHon'ble Prime Minister in Aprilthis year, 21 sports activities havebeen organised involving 2012
participants. These events includea 3-day State level Rifle and Pistolshooting Championship. The com-plex has 358 annual members whotake part in various sports activi-ties on daily basis.
The meeting had a detaileddiscussion on utilisation and main-tenance of various existing facili-ties and also discussed the modali-ties for creating Centre ofExcellence in identified three dis-ciplines of Archery, Shooting andAthletics (long distance run andthrows). For this purpose, talenthunt will be organised by holdingtrials in the educational institutionsof the area with a view to catchthem young and thereafter theselected boys and girls will beimparted specialised coachingwith the help of experiencedcoaches to groom them for partici-pation in various national andinternational competitions.
In addition, the meeting askedthe Director Sports to organisewinter and summer sports campsof 3 weeks duration each both forthe school children and seniorsand organising competitions attheir culmination. The meetingalso discussed the modalities fororganising such coaching campsand the requirement of the equip-ments.
The Governing Council meet-ing reviewed the implementationof the calendar of activities of theSports Complex from July toDecember 2016 and approved thecalendar of activities prepared forthe next six months. Dr. Bhanemphasised the need for formu-lating calendar of activities for theentire year of 2017 which will bediscussed and finalised at the nextmeeting of the GoverningCouncil.
Those who were present inthe meeting included HemkantPrasher, Chief Accounts Officerand Dr. Arvind Karwani, Dy.CEO of the Shrine Board.
Kashmiri girls win gold, bronzeExcelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR Dec 21:Mehroosh Manzoor Paul, a resi-
dent of Narkara in CentralKashmir's Budgam district, wonthe gold in South Asian Tong-IlMoo-do Championship 2016,
held at Indoor Stadium inBhutanese capital of Thimphu.
The girl has brought laurelsto the state by winning gold in a
martial arts champi-onship in Bhutan.
Aqsa Fareed Khan,class 5th student ofPresentation ConventHigher SecondarySchool Srinagar, hasbagged bronze in TongIL Moo Do in JuniorMedium WeightCategory.
The championshipwas held at indoor stadi-um at Thimpu, the capi-tal of Bhutan, December16, 2016. Besides from
India, the players from Srilanka,Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutanand Maldives participated in thisinternational event.
St Peter’s HS celebrates AnnualSports Day with zeal, zest
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: St. Peter'sHigh School's Junior wing cele-brated Sports Day in the schoolpremises for the first time, withgreat Zeal and enthusiasm.
Zorawar Singh Jamwal,Chairman of Team Jammu wasthe chief guest on the occasion,while Fr. Jose Vadake, VicePresident of Jammu SrinagarDioceses along with Fathers andSisters of different schools werepresent on the occasion.
The celebration started withthe welcome address by Fr.Thomas Niravathu, Principal ofthe School.
In his address he stressed onthe need of having sports activi-ties in the life of the students.
Students of Junior wing pre-sented a soulful welcome dance.Tiny-tots presented the MarchPast with the values Peace, Unity,Brotherhood, Sacrifice andTolerance. The chief guest tookthe salute of the March-Past.
Sports Flame was lit by Fr.Niravathu, Mr Zorwar Singh andcarried by the students who havebrought laurels to the institution
which was followed by the decla-ration of the meet open.
The dance depicting impor-tance of sports and games present-ed by children added colour to theshow.
Importance of Yoga wasdepicted by toddlers in a beautifulmanner.
The children in beautiful Pinkand black attire presented aero-bics. One leg race and Frog Racewere the main highlights of theshow. Bursting of balloons wasanother interesting race.
Winners of different gameswere honoured by the chief guest,who is also an alumnus of the StPeter's High School. He alsoaddressed the gathering and feltextremely glad to be a part of thecelebration.
Recalling his good old days inthis institution, he shared hisexperience with the students.
Mr Jamwal also threw lighton the ill effects of drug abusewhich is increasing day-by-day inthe society.
The programme ended with acolourful Bhangra presented byenthusiastic toddlers.
Vijay Merchant U-16 Cricket Tournament
HP 154/2 against J&K’s 132Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21:Himachal Pradesh were incomfortable position at 154/2against Jammu and Kashmir'smodest total of 132 runs on theopening day of the 3-daymatch of Vijay MerchantUnder-16 Cricket Tournamentat Atal Bihari Vajpayee CricketStadium, Amtar in HimachalPradesh, today.
Batting first, J&K werebundled out for a modest totalof 132 runs in 49.5 overs.Muhmmad Shahdad was thetop scorer with 42 runs, whileRaghav Sharma contributed 21runs to the total. Rather ZaminBin Zahoor, Mujtaba Yousufand Kartik Sharma alsochipped in with 17, 14 and 11runs respectively. None of theother batsmen could cross thedouble figure mark.
Earlier, J&K were 21/3with both openers AbdulSamad (8) and Kanhaiya
Wadhawan (6) back into thepavilion. For HimachalPradesh, Lakshay H Vermatook 4 wickets, while VikrantBakshi and Rishab S Charakbagged 3 wickets each.
In reply, Himachal Pradeshwere strongly placed at 154/2when the stumps were drawntoday. Sidharth A Mehta andAryarat R Sharma wereunbeaten on 74 and 56 runsrespectively. Openers Kushal LPal and Raghav K Angra wereback to the pavilion early inthe innings. Kushal was caughtby Kanhaiya Wadhawan andbowled by Praful Dhar for 8runs off 33 balls, while Raghavwas caught by Praful Dhar andbowled by Rather Zamin BinZahoor for 6 runs off 15 balls.Praful and Zamin were the twosuccessful bowlers for J&K,claiming one wicket each byconceding 24 and 25 runs intheir 6 and 8 overs respective-ly.
District Udhampur ChessChampionship from Dec 25
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Dec 21: Morethan 100 players from differentparts including school and col-leges were expected to participatein District Udhampur ChessChampionship 2016. This wasdisclosed by the officer bearers ofDistrict Udhampur ChessAssociation while speaking in apress conference, he said battlesacross the table at the DistrictUdhampur Chess Championshipwill start from December 25 andlast date for entry is December24.
The Championship will beheld in male & female in all cat-egories including Open TitleComputer Point Open category2016.
Championship venue will bebe fixed at Computer PointTechnologies Institute Udhampurand champoinship organised byDistrict Udhampur ChessAssociation under the aegis ofAll J&K Chess Assocation.
Performance during the dis-trict championship will be theyardstick for selection of playersin the state squads and further for
the national championships trulyon performance basis.
"Champion Sports andCultural Academy (CSCA) willbe coordinator, while Sky HighIndia Social Organisaton will besupporting organization, RSCET& Computer Point Technologieswill be Sponsor of thisChampionship.
While speaking AmanKalsotra Official DistrictUdhampur Chess Associationsaid that winners of this champi-onship will be sponsored freetrip.
Officials of the ComputerPoint District Udhampur ChessChampionship-2016 have madeelaborate arrangements for thetourney. The championship willbe played under FIDE(Fédération Internationale desÉchecs) law. Some exciting con-tests are on the cards," saidDistrict Udhampur ChessAssociation.
Interested school, institutions,club, organization, participants &players may contact at MobileNo. 9419175264 and also atoffice Computer PointTechnologies Institute, 2nd floor,
LCC defeats GKCC by 15 runsExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: LupinCricket Club defeated GreaterKashmir Cricket Club by 15 runsin a friendly T-20 cricket matchplayed at Smailpur stadium here.
LCC after winning the tossopted to bat first and posted atesting 160 runs target on thescoreboard at the loss of 5 wick-ets in 20 overs. Pravesh scoredhighest 64 runs in 36 balls, whileMinanshu scored 34 in 44 balls.For GKCC Akash, Yash, andRahul shared a wicket each.
While chasing the targetGKCC had a disparaging start
with their top order batsmen dis-played some irresponsible shotsselection as GKCC were at 23for 2 after five overs. Akash 44runs off 32 runs played some bighit as GKCC somehow regainedthe asking rate in control; he wasably followed by Rahul 38 runsoff 18 balls. LCC showed somehandy stuff in the death oversand bundled out the GKCC 15runs short of the target.
For LCC Pradeep andRadhesham clinched 2 wicketseach. For scoring 64 runs and awicket Pravesh from LCC wasadjudged as the man of thematch.
South Kashmir SportsFestival concludes
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 21: Policetoday said the South KashmirSports Festival organized by itconcluded today and the finalsof all events were played atGovernment Degree CollegeAnantnag.
A police spokesman said, inCricket, the final match of theevent was played betweenShopian and Anantnag in whichAnantnag emerged as winners.In volley ball, the final matchwas played between Anantnagand Pulwama which was wonby the Anantnag, he said.
The spokesman said thefinal match in carrom wasplayed between Awantipora andAnantnag in which the formeremerged as winner. "The chessfinal was played betweenKulgam and Shopian which waswon by the Kulgam. In Khofinal which was played betweenKulgam and Shopian, Kulgamemerged as winners," he said.
The police spokesman added
that the SQAY Martial Art wasintroduced in the festival for thefirst time in which the playersfrom Shopian district displayedspectacular skill and won all thebouts in different categories.
In senior boys' category,Hamid Rashid, Danish Aijaz,Jibran Hilal all from Shopianwon the Gold in lower, middleand upper weight categoriesrespectively. In junior boys' cat-egory, Mahran Nasir, ShahidHamid and Raja Younis Tak allfrom Shopian won the gold inlower, middle and upper weightcategories respectively.
In sub-junior boys' category,the gold was won by MuzamilHamid, Naveed Tariq, ImranInayat in lower, middle andupper weight categories respec-tively. The closing ceremony ofthe festival is being held by theend of this week where the win-ners/runners up will be present-ed trophies and merit certifi-cates, the police spokesmanadded.
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 21: Withthe Chillai Kalan setting in, theoptions for outdoor activities inthe Valley are bound to becomerestricted and Chinar 9Jawanclubs that have been opened allacross Kashmir promise to pro-
vide the youth with a suitableplatform to engage with peopletheir age besides indulging invarious constructive, healthyand fun activities, a defencespokesman said here.
The spokesman said theclub's edition in Behibagh areaof Kulgam district is provingjust that haunt for a stream ofyoungsters who are optimizingthe numerous facilities affordedthere with the well equippedgymnasium as the mostfavoured destination.
"The boys, under the expertgym trainer, are following astrict fitness regimen with nec-essary tips on other exercisestowards a fit and healthy bodyand mind. Seeing the enthusias-tic response that the club haselicited from the youth whosenumber is increasing by the day,the army is planning to extendthe gym facility thrice a day," hesaid.
Jubilant Vijay Club team posing alongwith ADGP Dilbag Singh and other dignitaries after win-ning 5th Christmas Soccer Championship in Jammu. -Excelsior/Rakesh
Players in action (L) and Championship being declared open by dignitaries. -Excelsior/Rakesh
Neena Gupta, W/o SanjayRohmetra, D/o Satya Gupta and
Late DharamPaul Gupta, R/o21/9, Vikas Nagar,Sarwal, Jammu,who has beendeclared qualifiedfor the award of
the degree of Doctor ofPhilosophy (PhD) by theUniversity of Jammu. Sheworked on the topic, "BiculturalPulls and CrossculturalEncounters in the Writings ofUma Parmeswaran," under thesupervision of Prof Posh Charak.
HSS Canal Road organises guest lectureExcelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: A guest lec-ture was organised by Govt HigherSecondary School, Canal Road,Jammu on the topic 'Plants andEnvironment', under the guidanceof Principal Sushma Koul, heretoday.
The invited guest of honourwas OP Vidyarthi, DirectorEnvironment J&K and interna-tionally acclaimed person for hiscontribution in the field of envi-ronmental protection.
The lecture started with a wel-come address by the Principal,while Lecturer Kulbhushan gave
detailed account of the contribu-tion and achievements of theguest.
Mr Vidyarthi spoke in lengthon the topic and the students lis-tened him carefully.
The guest has a distinction ofpublishing a dictionary of thebotanical names of plants inDogri Language.
The students were inspired bythe contributions of the guest in thefield of plants and environment.
The programme was conduct-ed by Promila, Lecturer Botany,while the vote of thanks was pre-sented by Harmeet Kour, VicePrincipal.
Ganga for promoting Scouts& Guides movement in J&K
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: Ministerfor Industries and CommerceChander Parkash Ganga hasstressed the need for promotingScouts and Guides movement ineducational institutions to culti-vate values like commitment,conviction, character, courtesyand cheerfulness among theyouth.
The Minister was speaking ata function organized by BharatScouts and Guides here today inwhich about 200 Scouts/Guides,Scouters/Guiders and heads ofvarious institutions participated.
On the occasion, the Ministerwished the young boys and girlsgoing to represent J&K inNational Jamboree being held atKarnataka this month. Over30,000 students from across thecountry and about 2,000 fromneighboring countries are expect-ed to take part in the nationalevent.
"Activities of Scouts andGuide need encouragement asthey promote character building,spirit of camaraderie and brother-hood, which is vital is overallcharacter building of an individ-ual," the Minister emphasized.
The Minister called upon theyouth to channelize their energiestowards right perspective andmake the state proud of their con-tribution in strengthening thebonds of communal harmony andbrotherhood among various sec-tions of the society.
Ganga said the State ofJammu and Kashmir is proud ofthe services being rendered byBharat Scouts & Guides in pro-moting communal harmonyamong the people from variouswalks of life.
Later, the Minister attended aseminar on the topic"Demonetization, a Mile StoneTowards Good Governance" atShikha Niketan Senior SecondarySchool, Jeevan Nagar.
MLA Jammu West SatSharma and other dignitaries alsopresent on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, theMinister said that the decision ofthe Government of India ondemonetization has receivedoverwhelming response from thepeople as they are convincedabout the objective behind thisinitiative. He further said that itwill ensure in eliminating corrup-tion, black-money and fake cur-rency from the country.
Doon International School celebrates ‘Spectrum 2016-17’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: DoonInternational School celebratedits second Annual Day'Spectrum 2016-17' depictinglife in colours through a spectac-ular, exuberant and colourful
show presented by the DABS ofDoon International School.
To enhance the elegance ofthe show, Dr Pawan Kotwal,Divisional Commisioner
Jammu was the chief guest onthe occasion along with thepatron of Doon InternationalSchool Dehradun, DS Mannand MK Mann as the specialguest of the function. Also pres-ent on the occasion were theguests of honour Padmashree SP.Varma, President Gandhi GlobalFamily, Jatinder Singh DirectorForensic Department, Vijay Purirenowned educationist and KCSMehta, Principal APS Akhnoor.
Dr Kharu was also present on theoccasion.
After the welcome address,the Principal of the school,Vikesh Kaur presented the annu-al report of the school highlight-ing the achievements throughoutthe year.
Speaking on the occasion DrPawan Kotwal DivisionalCommissioner Jammu empha-sized on the importance of valuebased education in today's timealong with the pragmaticapproach to keep a pace with theglobal scenario.
The students of DIS present-ed a marvelous show depictingthe relation of each colour withone or the other emotion as wellas value of life.
Chairman GN Tantray ,Principal Vikesh Kaur and ViceChairman MA.Tantray applaud-ed the extraordinary efforts ofthe children and the staff to makethe second Annual Day 'SPEC-TRUM 2016-17' a success.
Mehroosh Manzoor Paul celebrat-ing after winning gold medal.
Vicky XI Pathankot, Sandhu CCLudhiana register easy victories
Excelsior Sports CorrespondentKATHUA, Dec 21: Vicky XI
Pathankot and Sandhu CricketClub Ludhiana registered con-vincing victories over theirrivals in the ongoing 7th PoliceMartyrs Memorial North ZoneInter Club T20 CricketChampionship at SportsStadium, here today.
In the 9th match of theChampionship, Jammu XI ClubJammu won the toss and chooseto bat first. Batting first, JammuXI Club scored a paltry total of94 runs in 18.4 overs. AdityaPartap Singh scored 29 runs off29 balls. Kishani and Sukha ofVicky XI Pathankot were thesuccessful bowlers who took 4and 03 wickets respectively.
Vicky XI Pathankot chasedthe target easily by losing 7wickets in 16.2 overs . Rohanwas the top scorer with 25 runsoff 30 balls including 4 bound-aries. Kishani was declared asman of the match and was pre-
sented a cash prize of Rs. 2100and a trophy by Baba Sidhgoria.
In another match, StadiumJunior XI Kathua won the tossand decided to bat first and set atarget of 120 runs by Losing 7wickets in 20 Overs. Anuj andSandeep of Stadium Junior XIKathua were scored 42 and 29runs respectively.
Rubaljit Singh and Palla ofSandhu cricket Club Ludhianawere the main successfulbowlers who took 4 wicketseach . Sandhu Cricket ClubLudhiana chased the target easi-ly by losing 4 wickets in 15.2overs. Ankit and Palla scored 46and 43 runs respectively.Pushkar and Abhi of StadiumJunior XI Kathua were took 2and 01 wicket resepctively. Pallawho scored 43 runs and took 2wickets was declared as man ofthe match and received a cashprize of Rs. 2100 and a trophyby Shaheed Welfare CommitteeKathua.
Children performing colourful cultural activity duringAnnual Day celebration at Doon International School inJammu. -Excelsior/Rakesh
Army Chinar 9 Jawan clubs emergingyouth's favourite destiny in winter
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