Category: SPORTS

KISHTWAR, JULY 20: The West Bengal Sonarpur Aarohi Club, comprising a team of skilled and eminent mountaineers, has successfully conquered Mt Brammah 1. The challenging peak, known for its technical difficulty, has been a long-standing aspiration among the mountaineering community since it was first climbed by British mountaineer Chris Bonnington about 50 years ago.
This remarkable achievement marks the first Indian team to conquer the summit, making history in the world of mountaineering.
After meticulous planning, the expedition took off on July 16, 2023 with the cooperation of the district Administration Kishtwar and different government and military bodies. However, adverse weather conditions, including whiteout and heavy snowfall, forced the team to abandon their initial summit attempt.
During this unfortunate incident, a Sherpa member fell approximately 70 meters but, fortunately, survived with bruises, cuts, shock, and snow blindness while searching for the summit route. The team made a courageous decision to wait for his recovery and launch another attempt within 30 hours.
On the midnight of July 17, the team set out once again, and at approximately 10:30 am on July 18, they achieved their goal, successfully summiting Mt Brammah 1. The team recorded the height as 6426 meters, which differed slightly from the topo map’s mentioned elevation of 6416 meters, based on four devices’ readings.
A total of nine climbing members and five Sherpas accomplished the momentous summit, while three members coordinated the activities from the base camp.
Upon safely returning to the Base Camp on July 19 at 8:30 pm, the team expressed their gratitude to the district Administration Kishtwar for its support, both direct and indirect, throughout the expedition.
Besides, it also thanked Indian Army 17RR, Police, Forest Department, KDA and the local team, consisting of Ravinder Singh Thakur, Bhanu Badyal, Rajesh Thakur and Avleen Bhutiyal including 2 local Youth from Kishtwar who recently completed the Adventure Training Course at the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Pahalgam.
DC Kishtwar, Dr. Devansh Yadav congratulated the team for this remarkable accomplishment and expressed enthusiasm about boosting the tourist potential and tourism in Kishtwar. He believes that this achievement will open up new avenues for future adventure tourism in the Kishtwar Himalayas.

Organises Martial Art Competition

SHOPIAN: In a remarkable initiative to promote sports and community engagement, Police under the auspices of the Civic Action Programme inaugurated the Cricket Tournament, concluded the Women’s Volleyball tournament and organised the Martial Art Competition in Shopian.

The opening ceremony of the Cricket Tournament and other sports/Martial Art competition was held at Batpora Stadium where teams from various localities and villages gathered to showcase their skills and compete for the coveted trophy. The events witnessed the presence of distinguished guests, school Childrens, community leaders and enthusiastic spectators, who came together to support the participating athletes.

During the inaugural ceremony, the senior police officers highlighted the significance of sports in promoting physical fitness, mental well-being and overall personality development. They underscored the role of sports in empowering youth/women, instilling discipline and nurturing leadership qualities.

While speaking on the occasion, SSP Shopian Ms Tanushree-IPS stressed upon the young & budding players of the district to allow their minds to explore their own thoughts and imagination through the medium of sports. The inaugural match was played between Friends cricket Club Safanagri Vs Sheen Sports Chotigam which was won by Friends Cricket Club by 20 runs.

Moreover, the Final of Women’s Volleyball was played between Shahi Hamdan school vs Khelo India Centre Shopian which was won by Khelo India Centre by 6:1 points. The event was attended by all senior police officers of the district. At the end, presents/mementos were distributed among the winning and participating teams/players by SSP Shopian in presence of ASP Shopian, Dysp Hqrs Shopian and DySP DAR Shopian.

It is pertinent to mention here that Police is organising different sports events, like volleyball tournament, football tournament, cultural programmes and other co-curricular activities in district Shopian for upliftment of sports among the youth.

Local residents, clubs & other organizations wishing to use college playground asked to seek proper permission: College Authorities

SRINAGAR, JUNE 26: Amar Singh College is a premier multi-disciplinary institution of the valley having around 5000 boys and girls on its rolls in different disciplines and on a day there is a huge foot fall of students in the college. The students have to play in the college play ground as per college sports calendar.

It has been observed that outsiders enter the college sports ground during official hours from the backside of the college which hinders our college boys and girls sports activities.

Accordingly, public in general and residents in the vicinity of Amar Singh College in particular are informed through this notice that college play ground is meant primarily for bonafide students of Amar Singh College and as such no outsider will be allowed to use the playground during official time 09:00 AM to 05: 00 PM.

However, the residents in the vicinity, clubs and other organizations who want to play in the college playground beyond college hours and holidays can seek proper permission from college authorities.

RAHI SHAMSHAD

PATTAN: Molvi Imran Raza Ansari kicked off the late Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (RA) Memorial T20 Cricket Tournament at Pattan in district Baramulla here on Saturday.
This is the second edition of this tournament, which is being held in the name of the late Movli Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (RA). This tournament is fully sponsored by Ex-MLA Pattan Molvi Imran Raza Ansari.

The inaugural match of the T20 Cricket Tournament was played between PCC Pattan and MM Motors Lawypora Srinagar.

While talking with Valley Observer “Ex-MLA Pattan briefed about the motive of this tournament, Ansari mentioned that I am sponsoring this tournament in the name of my late father who always used to say that we should keep our youth away from drugs and other unlawful activities so I carried out his mission and I have kicked off this tournament just to make sure our youth will stay healthy physically as well as mentally”.

“The main motive behind this is to keep our future generation away from drugs and other harmful activities, our future generation is our asset so we need to keep them healthy and motivated”, Ansari added

“My dream is to see our youth excel in the field of sports activities and mark their names on the top note, earlier we seen many icons like Abdul Samad, Parvaiz Rasool and other players who have marked their presence in international as well as in national tournaments. Our youth have a lot of potential to show their talent all they need is a platform”, Ansari said.

BARAMULLA, JUNE 24: The inter-district provincial level Sabroto Mukherji football championship organized by the Youth Services & Sports department for under 14 boys concluded today at Baramulla.

District Youth Service & Sports Officer, Jatinder Singh was the chief guest at the event.

The championship that commenced from June 20 was aimed to promote the game of football at grass-roots level and provide a platform for young players to showcase their skills. The tournament witnessed overwhelming participation from all districts of Kashmir province, with teams competing fiercely for the prestigious title.

The tournament witnessed an electrifying opening ceremony that set the stage for an intense battle on the field. The matches were held at the Showkat Ali Stadium GDC ground Baramulla.

The final match of the championship was held today at Showkat Ali stadium, with the teams representing Baramulla and Anantnag locking horns in a thrilling encounter. Both sides displayed remarkable talent and fought tooth and nail for the coveted trophy.

In the contested battle, Baramulla emerged victorious defeating Anantnag by a margin of 04:01.

The closing ceremony was held after the final match, where the winning team was awarded the championship trophy amidst thunderous applause.

Speaking at the event, the chief guest applauded the efforts of the officials of the department and highlighted the importance of such tournaments in nurturing young talent.

Huge crowd of football lovers, officials, were present to witness the grand finale and celebrate the exceptional talent displayed by the young athletes.

It is a dream of every athlete to get an opportunity to participate in sporting event, excel in their respective area and become role model for upcoming generation: LG Sinha

We are building new sporting future of J&K: LG Sinha

SRINAGAR, JUNE 19: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today felicitated the winners of ‘Jashn-e-Dal’, a Water Sports event organized by Jammu Kashmir Police, at Srinagar.

700 participants competed in 20 categories of Kayaking, Canoeing and Slalom discipline during the three-day long event.

Addressing the participants and the organizers, the Lt Governor commended the J&K Police for its valuable contribution in nurturing young sporting talents and providing them opportunity through Civic Action Programmes to realise their full creative potential.

“It is a dream of every athlete to get an opportunity to participate in sporting event, excel in their respective area and become role model for the upcoming generation. The ongoing sports activities give us hope and confidence that our players can produce path-breaking achievements,” said the Lt Governor.

The vibrant sports culture reflects the image of aspirational J&K, which is determined to build a better future for the young generation. Our athletes will play a significant role in this task and contribute in building a strong and prosperous Jammu Kashmir, he added.

The Lt Governor reiterated the commitment of the UT Administration to provide world class facilities, coaching and mentoring to the young sporting talents of Jammu Kashmir.

“We are building new sporting future of J&K. It is our collective responsibility to empower our sportspersons, help the hidden talents in the villages so that they can script shining successes in international sporting events,” said the Lt Governor.

The Lt Governor made a special mention of sports personalities from J&K for bringing laurels to the nation at the world stage. He also appreciated the efforts of the sports associations and stakeholder departments for the promotion of sports in the UT.

The Lt Governor also called upon the people, especially the youth to discharge their duties and to contribute in Swachhta Abhiyan.

At the closing ceremony, the Lt Governor took the ceremonial salute at an impressive pedal pass and interacted with the players.

Sh Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor; Sh Dilbag Singh, DGP; Sh R K Goyal, ACS, Home Department; Sh RR Swain, Special DG CID; Sh SJM Gillani, ADGP J&K Armed Police, senior officials of Police and Civil Administration, members of water sports association, prominent sports personalities, representatives of various sports clubs and associations and youth in large number attended the felicitation ceremony.

SRINAGAR, JUNE 08: The Department of Physical Education, Government College of Education (IASE) M.A Road Srinagar organized Annual College Road Race for Men and Women.

For men, the race started from Nehru Park to Nishat Gate at 06:30 a.m. and for women’s section the race started from SKICC to Nishat Gate at 06:45 a.m. A total number of 75 students both men and women, participated in the race.

The races were flagged-off by Dr. Nazir Ahmad Bhat along with Prof. Aijaz Ahmad Dar, Prof. Gousia Nissar, and Fazal illahi, Arshid Saulleh, Daljeet Kour and Dr. Bilal Ahmad Malla.

Mohammad Ayoub former Physical Director and former HOD Department of English Prof. Grmeet Kour were also present on this occasion.

On this occasion Principal of the college Prof.(Dr) Seema Naz encouraged the participants and also highlighted the importance of sports activities and active involvement in the sports to bring out the natural talent.

At the end, the Principal of the college along with other faculty members distributed trophies and medals among the position holders.

Position holders in the Men’s section include Gowher Mushtaq 1st; Hashim Nabi 2nd; Mohammad Aslam 3rd and Ab. Hamid Ganie 4th.

Position holders in Women’s section were Syed Soliha Nazir, 1st; Joziya Rashid, 2nd; Humaira Rasool, 3rd and Sabreena Ayoub, 4th

JAMMU, MAY 30: The 5th Faizal Abbas Memorial Volley ball Tournament, which commenced on 22nd May, 2023 at Government Polytechnic College, Jammu concluded here today.

Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon was the chief guest on the concluding ceremony while Director Skill Development Department, Sudershan Kumar, was the guest of honour.

Principal, Government Polytechnic College, Engineer Arun Bangotra highlighted that the volleyball tournament is being organized since 2016 in memory of one of the finest volleyball players of the college Late Faizal Abbas Ashoor. He also highlighted other activities being undertaken by the Sports wing during the current session.

The summit clash for the title of 5thFaizal Abbas Memorial Volleyball tournament was held between Automobile Engineering and Electrical Engineering in which Electrical Department knocked down Automobile Engineering 2-1 (25,13), 25-17, 25-19 and lifted the trophy.

Earlier, Automobile Engineering won against Mechanical Engineering by 2-0 (25-12, 25-17) in the first 1st and in the 2nd semifinal Electrical Engineering were victorious over Computer Engineering by 2-1 (25-18, 25-19, 25-20).

Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon appreciated the efforts of Government Polytechnic Jammu for organizing such sports events in the college campus which will inculcate good habits among the students for a brighter future.

The tournament was organized under the overall supervision of Amit Kumar Sharma, Lecturer, Travel and Tourism and Sports Secretary, Chamel Singh, Physical Education Master, Toshi Devi, PET of Sports Department.

Others present on the occasion were Engineer Suket Gupta, Principal Government Polytechnic for Women Jammu, Neelanjana Manawati, Principal Government Polytechnic Samba, Engineer Vivek Mahajan, Principal Government Polytechnic Ramban, Rashid Sheikh Principal Government ITI Jammu, Amandeep Singh, Superintend Government Women ITI Jammu, Amanpreet Singh, Superintend Government ITI Samba, Ruchi, Superintend Government ITI R S Pura, Engineer Inderjeet Singh Workshop Superintend, Engineer, Kuldeep Singh Registrar JK Board of Technical Education Engineer Raj Kumar HOD Mechanical Engineering, Engineer Rani Devi, HOD IT Engineering, Engineer Manjeet Singh HOD Electrical Engineering, Engineer Manish Kumar, HOD I&C Engineering, Engineer Sanjay Koul HOD Computer Engineering, faculty, staff and students of the institute.

Ganderbal, May 30: Under the theme “Our Planet: Our Environment and Our campus”, Mass Mobilization On Mission LiFE”, Departments of Management Studies and Politics and Governance in collaboration with the Directorate of Student’s Welfare (DSW) organized a cycle-race for the students here Tuesday morning.

Dean School of Business Studies, Prof. Fayaz Ahmad Nikka, flagged off the race from Green Campus to Tulmulla Campus. As many as 20 students participated in the event. Mubashir Riyaz from the Department of Physics bagged the top slot and Sameer Makhdoomi from the department of IT bagged the second position. Akhilesh from the department of Education won the third spot.

Speaking on the occasion, Dean School of Business Studies, Prof. Fayaz Ahmad Nikka, congratulated the winners on achieving the feat and hailed all the students for participating in the competition. He said, “Cycling has huge health benefits and the daily routine improves mobility, coordination, heart health, and reduces weight.” He said that regular cycling can lessen mental health disorders, including depression, tension, and anxiety and the individuals can learn attentiveness and mindfulness by keeping their eyes on the road.

Prof. Fayaz Ahmad Nikka said, the objective of organizing the event was to promote eco friendly transport system. “Emission of greenhouse gases from the automobiles have wreaked havoc with the environment and the need of the hour is increase the use of cycles for daily commuting,” he added

Dy DSW, Dr. Asif Khan, Asst Professors, Dr. Mir Insha, Dr Khalid Waseem and NSS Programme Officer, Dr. Mohammad Muzammil Shah, other functionaries of the university were also present on the occasion.

Srinagar, May 29: The first-ever sitting volleyball match was organised by the Directorate of Physical Education and Sports (DPES), University of Kashmir, at the main campus on Monday.

Para-players from different parts of Kashmir participated in the match, which was held on directions of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Nilofer Khan, who has instructed for organising various sports activities for specially-abled persons on a regular basis.

The Directorate is mulling organising several inter-college para events, alongside regular inter-college sports activities, to provide equal opportunities to specially-abled students to showcase their talent.

In a three-set match, team Green defeated team Red by 2 sets to 1. The scores were: 23-25, 25-21 and 26-24.

Director DPES, Dr Mussavir Ahmed, distributed the prizes among the players and said the University has lined up various sports events for specially-abled players in its schedule of sports activities.

Such events will be a regular feature across the University’s campuses, he said.

The para-players expressed their gratitude to the organisers, especially Vice-Chancellor, for providing them a platform and requested the VC to organise more such events in future.